2.4.2 Standards Bodies
Documents from the following non-Microsoft standards bodies are cited normatively and informatively in the Windows protocols documentation set.
American National Standards Institute (ANSI): Represents the U.S. standards and conformity assessment system and oversees the creation and use of norms and guidelines in nearly all business sectors. ANSI also accredits programs that assess conformance to standards and operates the National Standards System Network (NSSN).
International Committee on Information Technology Standards (INCITS): INCITS is part of ANSI. It is the primary U.S. standards group in the field of Information and Communications Technologies (ICT), encompassing storage, processing, transfer, display, management, organization, and retrieval of information. INCITS also serves as ANSI's Technical Advisory Group for ISO/IEC Joint Technical Committee 1. JTC 1 is responsible for international standardization in the field of Information Technology.
Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF): An IT industry organization that facilitates the development, validation, and promotion of systems management standards.
ECMA International: Standards organization for communications technology and consumer electronics.
Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS): Standards and guidelines issued by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). NIST develops FIPS when there are compelling Federal government requirements such as for security and interoperability and there are no acceptable industry standards or solutions.
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Standards Association: The IEEE-SA helps develop and advance global technologies by creating standards that drive the functionality, capabilities. and interoperability of a wide range of products and services.
International Organization for Standardization (ISO): ISO is a network of the national standards institutes of 161 countries. Member institutions come from both government and the private sector. ISO enables a consensus to be reached on solutions that meet both the requirements of business and the broader needs of society.
International Telecommunications Union (ITU): The United Nations agency for information and communication technology issues, and the global focal point for governments and the private sector in developing networks and services.
Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA): The organization responsible for coordinating some of the key elements that keep the Internet running smoothly. IANA provides technical coordination of key parts of the Internet.
Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF): The IETF helps to make the Internet work better by producing high quality, relevant technical documents that influence the way people design, use, and manage the Internet.
Internet Society (ISOC): The Internet Society (ISOC) is a nonprofit organization that provides leadership in Internet -related standards, education, and policy.
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST): An agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce, the mission of NIST is to promote U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness by advancing measurement science, standards, and technology in ways that enhance economic security and improve our quality of life.
Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards (OASIS): OASIS is a nonprofit consortium that drives the development, convergence and adoption of open standards. OASIS promotes industry consensus and produces worldwide standards for security, cloud computing, SOAP, web services, the Smart Grid, electronic publishing, emergency management, and other areas.
The Open Group: The Open Group is a vendor- and technology-neutral consortium that works towards enabling access to integrated information within and between enterprises based on open standards and global interoperability.
The Unicode Consortium: The Unicode Consortium is a nonprofit organization that develops standards in the area of internationalization including defining the behavior and relationships between Unicode characters.
Trusted Computing Group, Trusted Network Connect: The Trusted Computing Group (TCG) is a nonprofit organization that is focused on developing, defining, and promoting open standards for trusted computing. TCG's Trusted Network Connect (TNC) network security offers interoperable standards for secure guest access, user authentication, endpoint integrity, clientless endpoint management, and coordinated security.
World Wide Web Consortium (W3C): The W3C is an international community that develops standards to ensure the long-term growth of the web. The W3C mission is to develop protocols and guidelines that ensure the long-term growth of the web.