Alphabetical List
| | | 10 Gigabit Ethernet Alliance | Promotes the introduction of the 10 Gigabit Ethernet into the networking market| 100VG-Anylan Forum | Promotes the
100VG-AnyLan, IEEE 802.12 standard | 1355 Association | Promotes 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| AAF Association, Inc. (AAF) | Develops and Promotes
File Interchange Formats, including the Advanced Authoring Format | Accredited Standards Committee X12 (ASCX12) | Develops, maintains, interprets, publishes and promotes the proper use of American National and UN/EDIFACT International Electronic Data
Interchange Standards| Accredited Standards Committee X9 | Develops and promotes
standards for the Financial Services Industry| aHIT! | Documents interoperability requirements for
IP Telephony and Multimedia applications | American National Standards Institute (ANSI) | The
United States representative in ISO (the International Organization for Standardization)| American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, The (ASPRS) | Advances the science of photogrammetry and remote sensing| Application Home Initiative, The (TAHI) | Develops
solutions for issues surrounding connected homes| Application Service Provider Industry Consortium, Inc. (ASPIC) | Promotes and supports the ASP industry | ARCNET Trade Association (ATA) | Promotes the use of ARCNET
technology| 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 Retail Technology Standards (ARTS) | Promotes and develops retail standards| Audio Engineering Society (AES) | Professional society
devoted to audio technology | BioAPI Consortium | Develops APIs
for various biometric technologies | Biomedical Informatics Research Network (BIRN) | Establishes a distributed information technology infrastructure for biomedical research| Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) | Promotes Blu-ray Disc technology for use in DVD media and players| Bluetooth SIG | Promotes the implementation
of Bluetooth wireless technology
| Business Process Management Initiative (BPMI) | Develops standards to promote BPM on the network and Internet | Calendaring and Scheduling Consortium | Promotes the interoperable exchange of calendaring and scheduling information between dissimilar programs, platforms, and technologies| Camera and Imaging Products Association (CIPA) | Promotes
solutions to issues concerning the Camera and Imaging Products industry| CDMA Development Group | Promotes
development, adoption and standardization of CDMA wireless systems | Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC) | Develops electronic standards for medical and biopharmaceutical development| Component Vendor Consortium (CVC) | Promotes the use of commercial software components and tools by developers| Computer Graphics Metafile Open Consortium (CGM Open) | Enables open and interoperable standards for the exchange of graphical information| Consortium Of Anti-Spyware Technology Vendors (COAST) | Promotes anti-spyware standards| 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| Daisy Consortium | Promotes the transition of libraries from analog to Digital Talking Books| Data Center Markup Language Organization (DCML) | Promotes and maintains the DCML specification| Desktop Linux Consortium | Promotes the GNU/Linux operating system for desktop use | Digital Audio Visual Counsel (DAVIC) | Promoted
audio-visual interoperable standards before closure in 1999| Digital Data Exchange (DDEX) | Develops and promotes transaction standards to support digital distribution of music and other digital content.| Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications Forum (DECT) | Promotes digitally enhanced cordless technology| Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) | Promotes the
development of a home wireless interoperable network| Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM) | Promotes AM bands below 30
MHz| DVD Copy Control Association, The (DVD CCA) | Licenses the
Content Scramble System (CSS) to manufacturers of DVD hardware, discs and related products| DVD Forum | Exchanges and promotes ideas and information
about the DVD Format | DVD Rewritable Alliance (DVD+RW) | Develops and promotes a universal rewritable DVD format| EAN.UCC System | Develops supply chain
standards and numbering systems | EDA Consortium | Represents the
Electronics Design Automation Industry | Embedded Microprocessor Benchmark Consortium (EEMBC) | Develops performance benchmarks for embedded systems| Energy Conservation and Home Network (ECHONET) Consortium | Develops ecologically friendly software and hardware| Enterprise Grid Alliance | Develops enterprise grid
solutions| Ethernet User Alliance | Promotes the Ethernet Standard| European Committee for Banking Standards (ECBS) | Represents European banking and credit sector| European Electronic Messaging Association (EEMA) | Promotes electronic commerce and business communications | Extend The Internet Alliance (ETI) | Provides networking
and remote management solutions for intelligent devices| Foundation for Intelligent Physical Agents (FIPA) | Develops software standards for physical agents and agent-based systems| Free Standards Group (FSG) | Develops and promotes
standards through the use of open source software | Gaming Standards Association (GSA) | Develops and promotes standards for the gaming industry| Global Grid Forum (GGF) | Promotes global standardization
of grid computing| Global Infrastructure Alliance for Internet Safety (GIAIS) | Provides technology and communications support to the service provider industry| Global Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) Industry Forum (GIIF) | Promotes the growth of the ISDN industry
| Global Spatial Data Infrastructure (GSDI) | Supports
ready access to geographic information| Globus Alliance, The | Produces open source software in the areas of science and engineering.| HomePlug Powerline Alliance | Enables and promotes
powerline networks and products| HR-XML Consortium (HR-XML) | Develops and promotes a
standard suite of XML specifications| HyperTransport Technology Consortium | Promotes
HyperTransport technology specifications| IEEE Computer Society (IEEECS) | Provides
technical information and services to computing professionals| InfiniBand Trade Association (ITA) | Promotes the InfiniBand
architecture| Infrared Data Association (IrDA) | Develops
specifications for infrared wireless communication| Insitute of Electronic and Electrical Engineers (IEEE) | | International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) | Fosters research and development in the computing and communications industry| International Multimedia Telecommunication Consortium (IMTC) | Promotes telecommunications media| International Organization for Standardization (ISO) | Prepares and publishes international standards for all electrical, electronic and related technologies | Internet 2 | Develops Internet network
applications and technologies| Internet Software Consortium (ISC) | Develops and
maintains Open Source reference implementations of core Internet protocols| Internet Streaming Media Alliance (ISMA) | Creates
specifications to enable streaming rich media over the Internet| IPv6 Forum, The | Promotes the IPv6 protocol| J Consortium, Inc. | Provides an open
forum for setting Real Time Java standards | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |