ICANN is a non-profit corporation that was formed to assume responsibility for the allocation or management of domain names, IP addresses, protocols, and root servers.

The IETF is a large, open, and international community of Internet professionals concerned with the evolution of the Internet architecture and the smooth operation of the Internet.

USA. Federal agency, cooperating with industry to develop and apply technologies, measurements, and standards.

International industry consortium founded in 1994 whose purpose is to develop specifications, guidelines, software, and tools to promote the Internet's evolution and ensure its interoperability.

Independent organization managing the eXtensible Name Service, an open protocol and open-source platform for universal addressing, automated data exchange, and privacy control. Includes an overview, charter, history, and specifications.

ECMA, known for its ECMAScript standard, is an international association founded in 1961 and dedicated to the standardization of information and communication systems.

By tracking valid protocol values, MIME types, and other Internet numbers, IANA preserves the central coordinating functions of the Internet.

The ISOC is a professional membership society providing leadership in addressing issues that confront the future of the Internet and is the organization home for the groups responsible for Internet infrastructure standards.

NSSN serves as a central point to search for standards information from many sources and serves as an important gateway connecting those who seek standards to those that supply them.

OpenStandards.net is a not-for-profit organization connecting people to open standards and the bodies that build and foster their growth.

Source for all information about the IEEE PASC Family of standards, PASC meetings, and other related materials. Includes IEEE POSIX.

OASIS is a non-profit, international consortium that creates interoperable industry specifications based on public standards such as XML and SGML. OASIS members include organizations and individuals who provide, use and specialize in implementing the technologies that make these standards work in practice.

This group works to improve the ability of business, trade and administrative organizations to exchange products and services. It encourages organizations to contribute and help develops its recommendations and standards.