NIST is the federal technology agency that works with industry to develop and apply technology, measurements, and standards.

Nonprofit international association certifying interoperability of wireless local area network products based on IEEE 802.11 specification.

VESA was established in 1989 to set and support industry-wide interface standards designed for the PC, workstation, and other computing environments.

An international standards body and trade association with over 300 member companies that was founded in 1989 to establish standards for Integrated Circuit cards and to promote interchangeability among mobile computers where ruggedness, low power, and

A not-for-profit organization which represents the imaging industry. TWAIN`s purpose is to provide and foster a universal public standard which links applications and image acquisition devices. The mission of this organization is to continue to enhance

Worldwide federation of national standards bodies from 130 countries and non-governmental, promoting the development of standardization and related activities resulting in international agreements which are published as International Standards.

Publications center.

A collection of files and links to material about the PCs parallel port, including ECP, EPP, bidirectional, and IEEE-1284 modes (and other I/O ports as well). From Jan Axelson.

Interfacing to the IBM-PC Parallel Printer Port.

Open industry group lead by Intel, Compaq, Fujitsu, Hewlett Packard, IBM, NEC and Silicon Image. Addressing the industry`s requirements for a digital connectivity specification for high-performance PCs and digital displays.

Explains what a standard is with links to additional information.

For video terminals and peripherals in alphabetic order by mnemonic.

Acronyms, buzzwords, and commonly asked questions about Standards.

Find standards documents for purchase or research. Includes hot topics, where you can find the most recently published standards, and a glossary of standards acronyms.

Article from the Internet Society by Anthony M. Rutkowski.

ANSI serves as administrator and coordinator of the United States private sector voluntary standardization system. Founded by five engineering societes and three government agencies, the Institute remains a private, nonprofit membership organization

The storage drive industry organization has information on its various standards committees and their tasks. A number of standards documents on the topic of microcontamination are available for download in PDF format.