Other Consortia

X/Open: Initially, a Unix-oriented consortium. Just announced merger with OSF (Open Software Foundation). Conformance testing and branding. Project-based work, with technical expertise from members, not consortium staff.
OMG: Object Management Group. Largest software consortium. Protocols for object-oriented systems (CORBA is best-known). Technical staff, primarily working on defining specifications.
FSTC: Financial Services Technical Consortium. Primary members are banks or other financial institutions. Working on electronic commerce projects. Staff is from "bank back office," drawing on technical expertise from member companies through organized projects.
CommerceNet: Projects and specifications related to electronic commerce, particularly over the Internet. Non-technical staff. JEPI project draws technical talent from W3C and member companies.