Alphabetical List
| | | 10 Gigabit Ethernet Alliance | Promotes the introduction of the 10 Gigabit Ethernet into the networking market| 100VG-Anylan Forum | Promoted the 100VG-AnyLan, IEEE 802.12 standard | 1355 Association | Promoted the IEEE 1355-1996 standard (ISO/IEC 14575) | 1394 High Performance Serial Bus Trade Association | Promotes adoption of the IEEE 1394 Serial Bus standard | 3D Industry Forum (3DIF) | Promotes 3D technology and standards| 3GAmericas | Americas-based organization that seeks to integrate the five major wireless technologies, and support their Third Generation migration| Accellera Systems Initiative (formerly Open SystemC Initiative) | Supports and advances SystemC as an open source standard for system-level design| Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL) | Develops standards for advanced distributed learning| Advanced Switching Interconnect SIG (ASI SIG) | Developed and promoted a switched fabric interconnect standard| AIGA | Seeks to advance designing as a professional craft| Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS) | Service provider body developing telecom standards| Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) | Promotes
anti-phishing activities and compiles industry data| Application Home Initiative, The (TAHI) | Develops solutions for issues surrounding connected homes| Application Service Provider Industry Consortium, Inc. (ASPIC) | Promoted and supported the ASP industry | ARCNET Trade Association (ATA) | Promotes the use of ARCNET
technology| Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) | Forum for facilitating economic growth, cooperation, trade and investment in the Asia-Pacific region| ASIS International (ASIS) | Promotes the security management profession | Association Connecting Electronic Industries (IPC) | Promotes the electronic interconnect industry| Association for Automatic Identification and Mobility (AIM) | Promotes the growth and use of AIDC technologies and services| Association for Cooperative Operations Research and Development (ACORD) | Develops standards for the insurance industry| Association for Information and Image Management (AIIM) | Creates enterprise content standards | Association for Suppliers of Printing, Publishing and Converting Technologies (NPES) | Supports providers of printing, publishing and converting technologies
| Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation, The (AAMI) | Promotes the understanding and beneficial use of medical instrumentation| Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers (AHAM) | Trade Association representing home appliance manufacturers| Asynchronous Transfer Mode Forum (ATM) | Promotes the
Asynchronous Transfer Mode and other broadband technologies| Australian Communications Industry Forum (ACIF) | Implements and manages communications self-regulation within Australia.| Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) | Promotes the
automotive industry| BioAPI Consortium | Develops APIs
for various biometric technologies | Bluetooth SIG | Promotes the implementation
of Bluetooth wireless technology
| BPM Standards Group (BPM) | Advocates for business
performance management (BPM) solutions| British Interactive Multimedia Association (BIMA) | Represents and promotes the UK interactive and digital media industry| Camera and Imaging Products Association (CIPA) | Promotes
solutions to issues concerning the Camera and Imaging Products industry| Chemical Industry Data Exchange | Promoted Chem eStandards and advocated for the chemical industry| Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC) | Develops electronic standards for medical and biopharmaceutical development| Coalition for Healthcare eStandards Inc. (CHeS) | Adopted and promoted standards for health care supply chain transactions over the Internet| Collaborative Electronic Notebook Systems Association (CENSA) | Promotes electronic recordkeeping systems standards| Collaborative Labeling and Appliance Standards Program (CLASP) | Promotes energy efficiency standards and labeling worldwide| CommerceNet | Develops and implements new
eCommerce technologies and business practices | Compliance Consortium Corporation | Promotes enterprise governance, risk and compliance management| Computer and Communications Industry Association (CCIA) | Promotes competitive and fair open markets, open systems, and open networks| Computer Graphics Metafile Open Consortium (CGM Open) | Enables open and interoperable standards for the exchange of graphical information| Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) | Sets standards in computing and communications industries | Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) | Promotes the
consumer electronics industry| Content Alliance | Fosters interoperability
of Content Delivery Networks (CDNs) | Content Reference Forum (CRF) | Promotes digital content
distribution specifications | ControlNet International | Manages
ControlNet technology and supports vendors and users of ControlNet products| Cyber Security Industry Alliance (CSIA) | Hardware,
software and service provider advocacy group formed to enhance cyber security| DARPA Agent Markup Language (DAML) | Developed, maintained and promoted the use of the DARPA Agent Markup Language (DAML)| Data Center Markup Language Organization (DCML) | Promotes and maintains the DCML specification| Digital Cinema Initiatives, LLC (DCI) | Develops digital cinema specifications| Digital Interoperability Forum (DIF) | Promotes interactive digital television and multimedia services | Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM) | Promotes the digitizing of AM bands below 30 MHz| DSL Forum (DSLF) (now the Broadband Forum) | Promoted the development of broadband DSL| DVD Forum | To promote and develop the DVD Format, its technical capabilities, improvements and innovations| e-CENTRE (now GS1 UK) | Promoted business data
standards to facilitate e-commerce| EDA Consortium | Promotes the Electronics Design Automation Industry | EDI Forum for Companies with Interest in Computing and Electronics (EDIFICE) | Promotes standards and practices in e-business| Electronic Commerce Promotion Council of Japan (ECOM) | Developed standards for electronic commerce for use in B2B and B2C arenas| Electronic Industries Alliances (EIA) | Promoted market development and competitiveness in the U.S. high-tech industry| Embedded Linux Consortium (Merged into the Linux Foundation) | Developed, advanced, and promoted Linux standards | Energy Conservation and Home Network (ECHONET) Consortium | Develops ecologically friendly software and hardware| Enterprise Computer Telephony Forum (ECTF) | Promotes interoperability in the computer telephony (CT) industry| Enterprise Grid Alliance | Develops enterprise grid
solutions| Entertainment Services & Technology Association (ESTA) | Promotes the North American entertainment technology industry| Ethernet User Alliance | Promotes the Ethernet Standard| European Cooperation for Space Standardization | Develops standards for European space activities| European Forum for Energy Business Information Exchange (ebIX) | Develops standards for the energy industry| European Information and Communication Technology Industry Association (EICTA) | Promotes the European information and communication technology industry| European Photonic Industry Consortium (EPIC) | Promotes
the photonic industry| European Smart Card Industry Association (EUROSMART) | Promotes smart cards and smart card systems and standards| Financial Services Technology Consortium (FSTC) | Promotes open-standard technologies in the financial services industry| German Institute for Standardization (DIN, Deutsches Institut for Normung) | Official
German standards organization| Global Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) Industry Forum (GIIF) | Promotes the growth of the ISDN industry
| Global Mobile Commerce Forum (GMCF) | Promotes
the development of mobile commerce services| Global Spatial Data Infrastructure (GSDI) | Supports
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