The Communications Platforms Trade Association (CP-TA) is an association of communications platform and building block providers dedicated to accelerating the adoption of SIG-governed, open specification-based communications platforms through interoperability certification. With industry collaboration, the
CP-TA plans to drive a mainstream market for open industry standards-based communications platforms by certifying interoperable building blocks.

The CP-TA brings together industry leaders who are collaborating to establish a true standards ecosystem that delivers interoperable building blocks from multiple vendors. We are working with PICMG, the Service Availability Forum and the SCOPE Alliance, complementing their processes to realize this interoperability vision.

SCOPE is an industry alliance committed to accelerating the deployment of carrier grade base platforms for service provider applications. Its mission is to help, enable and promote the availability of open carrier grade base platforms based on Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) hardware/software and Free Open Source Software (FOSS) building blocks, and to promote interoperability to better serve Service Providers and consumers.

SCOPE plans to complement the work of industry initiatives such as PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers Group, Service Availability Forum, Open Source Development Lab and others that have successfully created high quality open specifications that enable the creation of carrier grade base platforms. SCOPE will not create specifications, but it will establish profiles that enable and encourage the use of COTS and free open source software building blocks based upon open specifications developed by those other industry groups. SCOPE will focus on existing open specifications it believes best meets the needs of Service Providers and identify areas where additional specification work is needed.

SCOPE has been founded January 1, 2006 by Alcatel, Ericsson, Motorola, NEC, Nokia and Siemens.

Formed in 1992, the PCI-SIG is the industry organization chartered to develop and manage the PCI standard. With over 850 members, the PCI-SIG effectively places ownership and management of the PCI specifications in the hands of the developer community. A Board of Directors comprised of nine people, each elected by the membership, leads the PCI-SIG.

DTI began operating as an ISO 9001 registered company in 1996. As such, all aspects of product design, manufacture, sales, and service are fully documented by the quality management system. Adherence to the guidelines set forth by ISO 9001 ensures that DTI is continually reviewing its processes and looking for ways to enhance product quality and customer satisfaction. DTI's commitment to continual improvement has been further solidified by its seamless transition to ISO 9001:2000.

Since 1957, IPC—Association Connecting Electronics Industries® has been guiding the electronic interconnection industry through its dramatic changes. A global trade association dedicated to the competitive excellence and financial success of its almost 2,200 member companies, IPC is the only electronic interconnect organization that brings together all industry players, including designers, board manufacturers, assembly companies, suppliers, and original equipment manufacturers.

The American Society for Quality (ASQ), headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, is the world’s leading authority on quality since 1946. The 104,000-member professional association creates better workplaces and communities worldwide by advancing learning, quality improvement, and knowledge exchange to improve business results. By making quality a global priority, an organizational imperative, and a personal ethic, ASQ becomes the community for everyone who seeks technology, concepts, or tools to improve themselves and their world.

The IEEE has advanced the theory and application of electrotechnology and allied sciences, served asa catalyst for technological innovation and supported the needs of its members through a wide variety of programs and services. The goal of the organization is to advance global prosperity by fostering technological innovation, enabling members' careers and promoting community worldwide. The IEEE promotes the engineering process of creating, developing, integrating, sharing, and applying knowledge about electro and information technologies and sciences for the benefit of humanity and the profession.