


BACnet® International is an organization that encourages the successful use of BACnet® in building automation and control systems through interoperability testing educational programs, and promotional activities. BACnet® International members include companies involved in the design, manufacturing, installation, commissioning, and maintenance of control equipment that uses BACnet® for communication.

ThreadX by Express Logic, Inc., is a real-time operating system (RTOS) used in real-time embedded systems, especially in deeply embedded systems.

Windows Embedded consisting of Windows Embedded CE, Windows Embedded XP and Windows Embedded for Point of Service is the best set of embedded tools and technology that helps in building reliable, powerful and intelligent embedded devices.

Modbus-IDA is a membership-based trade association of independent users and suppliers of automation devices that seeks to drive the adoption of the Modbus communication protocol suite and the evolution to address architectures for distributed automation systems across multiple market segments. Modbus-IDA engages in a broad range of activities relating to the maintenance and proliferation of the Modbus protocol.

ODVA, founded in 1995, is an international association comprised of members from the world's leading automation companies. Colectively, ODVA ant its members supports network technologies based on the Common Industrial Protocol (CIPTM) - DeviceNetTM, EtherNet/IPTM and CompoNetTM -and major application extensions to CIP-CIP SafetyTM, CIP MotionTM and CIP SyncTM.

The OPC Foundation is dedicated to ensuring interoperability in automation by creating and maintaining open specifications that standardize the communication of acquired process data, alarm and event records, historical data, and batch data to multi-vendor enterprise systems and between production devices.