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Overview: DMARC.org (Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting and Conformance) is an unincorporated working group made up of many of the world's leading email providers (AOL, Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo! Mail), financial institutions and service providers (Bank of America, Fidelity Investments, PayPal), social media properties (American Greetings, Facebook, LinkedIn) and email security solutions providers (Agari, Cloudmark, eCert, Return Path, Trusted Domain Project). The group is dedicated to developing Internet standards to reduce the threat of email phishing and to improve coordination between email providers and mail sender domain owners.
Specifications: Available here; http://www.dmarc.org/specification.html
IPR Policy: Not available
Current Status: Active
Last Updated: February 3, 2012
Mobile Marketing Research Association
Overview: The MMRA transcends all industry sectors. Members include clients, market research firms, technology developers, marketing consultants, mystery shopping providers, merchandising companies, educators, students and trade media. Together we work to define and promote best practices and to share ideas to help enhance the effectiveness and value of using mobile devices for marketing research worldwide.
Specifications: Not available
IPR Policy: Not available
Current Status: Active
Last Updated: February 3, 2012
Overview: EPASOrg is an international non-profit association founded by key industry players in Brussels to foster interoperability in card payment protocols. The mission of EPASOrg is to bring together industry stakeholders to drive interoperability in card payments, overcoming the barriers of today’s fragmented card payment environment.
Specifications: http://www.epasorg.eu/spip.php?rubrique11
IPR Policy: Not available
Current Status: Active
Last Updated: February 3, 2012
Electrification Leadership Council
Overview: Putting commercial EVs to work in a local market where an EV Ecosystem is created to ensure that the vehicles, infrastructure and the full network of support services and technologies arrive together for a comprehensive EV deployment solution.
Specifications: Not available
IPR Policy: Not available
Current Status: Active
Last Updated: January 23, 2012
Overview: Plugin Alliance LLC is a new American pro-audio plugin-company, founded by Brainworx CEO Dirk Ulrich. “Our goal is to establish a new, user friendly native plugin “Über-Standard”, supporting all major plugin formats and uniting some of the best-known international audio companies under one virtual home.
Specifications: Not available
IPR Policy: Not available
Current Status: Active
Last Updated: January 23, 2012
Wireless Speaker & Audio (WiSA)
Overview: Established in 2011 and headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, the Wireless Speaker & Audio (WiSA) Association is an industry group dedicated to bringing reliable, high- performance interoperable wireless audio products to the consumer. The Association is responsible for developing specifications and performing testing and interoperability certification of WiSA-certified products, Association administrative management, and outbound marketing campaigns to promote the broad adoption of WiSA interoperability.
Specifications: Not available
IPR Policy: Not available
Current Status: Active
Last Updated: December 19, 2011
Association of Radio Industries and Businesses (ARIB)
Overview: To conduct investigation, research & development and consultation of utilization of radio waves from the view of developing radio industries, and to promote realization and popularization of new radio systems in the field of telecommunications and broadcasting.
Specifications: Avaialable here; http://www.arib.or.jp/english/html/overview/index.html
IPR Policy: Not available
Current Status: Active
Last Updated: December 12, 2011
Overview: Developing a common global vision for the future of wireless to drive research and standardization. In addition to influencing regional and national research programmes (such as the European Union’s FP7 programme), but also contributions to the work done within the ITU, UMTS Forum, ETSI, 3GPP, 3GPP2, IETF, and other relevant bodies regarding commercial and standardisation issues derived from the research work. The Forum is bringing together industry and academia from across the globe, with a strong focus on emerging economies.
Specifications: Not available
IPR Policy: Not available
Current Status: Active
Last Updated: December 12, 2011
Overview: The CompactFlash® Association was established in 1995 by a group of international companies and is now focused on the common goal of creating industry standards for flash-based memory cards targeting the professional imaging, video and industrial markets. The CompactFlash Association focuses on the development of the specifications, compliance testing processes and tools, as well as conduct marketing activities to promote CompactFlash products, technology and associated applications. Today, the CompactFlash Association has approximately 80 members involved in the design, development, manufacture or sale of products using CompactFlash specifications and technologies.
Specifications: Available here; http://compactflash.org/specifications/
IPR Policy: Not available
Current Status: Active
Last Updated: December 12, 2011
Satellite Interference Reduction Group (sIRG)
Overview: The satellite industry loses millions of dollars per year down to cases of interference and a great deal of manpower has to be given over to discovering its causes. RF interference is caused by human error, bad installation, lack of training, poor equipment or system design and a lack of adherence to industry standards and guidelines. Occasionally, interference may be malicious, but this is rare and the main issues of interference lie largely within the heart of the satellite industry itself. The orbital spacing of satellites is being reduced and the fill rate is getting higher. It is getting crowded up there, leading to increased interference. The Satellite Interference Reduction Group (sIRG) is aiming to improve these results. sIRG has a number of practical initiatives, all aimed at reducing satellite interference, including establishing Carrier ID, Training & Certification and Type Approvals. The group itself comprises three main working groups, covering video, data, and VSAT. Each group is chaired by a key industry expert, charged with the task of ensuring progress in each of those areas, both in establishing the practical initiatives and obtaining the support of the entire industry.
Specifications: Not available
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Last Updated: November 12, 2011
Overview: The founders of the association will work together to help define and establish UV LED-based guidelines for UV LED curing applications. This goal will become increasingly important as the adoption rate of UV LED technology continues to rise and the need for industry collaboration becomes critical. The association will also serve as a forum for fostering communication within the UV industry in order to facilitate the exchange of information and enable the entire industry to better address market needs. While complimentary to other existing and well established associations, the UV LED Curing Association focuses only on UV LED curing technology and its applications.
Specifications: Not available
IPR Policy: Not available
Current Status: Active
Last Updated: November 23, 2011
Overview: The OpenSAF™ Project is an open source project established to develop a base platform of high-availability middleware consistent with Service Availability™ Forum (SA Forum) specifications. The OpenSAF Foundation was established by leading communications and computing companies to facilitate the OpenSAF Project and to accelerate the adoption of the OpenSAF code base in commercial products. The OpenSAF code is licensed under the GNU Lesser General Public License, version 2.1 (LGPL v2.1). Anyone may participate in the OpenSAF Project by downloading the code and contributing to the development project.
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IPR Policy: Not available
Current Status: Active
Last Updated: November 10, 2011
Overview: BD+ Technologies, LLC is a joint venture between Panasonic Corporation, Sony Corporation and Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation that was formed in 2006 for the purpose of licensing the specification for BD+ content protection technology. The BD+ technology provides an additional layer of content protection for High-Definition movies and other high-value content released on Blu-ray Discs.
Specifications: Available upon registration.
IPR Policy: Not available
Current Status: Active
Last Updated: November 10, 2011
Advanced Access Content System
Overview: Advanced Access Content System Licensing Administrator (AACS LA) is developing the Advanced Access Content System, a specification for managing content stored on the next generation of prerecorded and recorded optical media for consumer use with PCs and CE devices. Advanced Access Content System will complement new innovations in the next-generation of optical discs, and enable consumers to enjoy next-generation content, including high-definition content.
Specifications: Available here; http://www.aacsla.com/specifications/
IPR Policy: Not available
Current Status: Active
Last Updated: November 10, 2011
Healthcare Delivery Innovation Alliance (HDIA)
Overview: Healthcare Delivery Innovation Alliance (HDIA) is an association of leaders in healthcare services, business, technology, government, and academia. HDIA members will come together to identify and advance standards for new healthcare delivery systems that expand access, lower costs and improve the patient experience. Members will also identify new delivery methods and technologies to help achieve these goals. Our mission is to provide American businesses and government leaders with the standards necessary for reform that improves the consumer’s healthcare experience while lowering the costs â€" breaking the cost trend.
Specifications: Not available
IPR Policy: Not available
Current Status: Active
Last Updated: November 10, 2011