ASP INDUSTRY CONSORTIUM
(http://www.allaboutasp.com)
Founded in May of 1999, the Application Service Provider Industry Consortium is an international advocacy group of more than 1000 companies formed to promote the application service provider industry by sponsoring research, promoting best practices, and articulating the measurable benefits of the ASP delivery model. Its goals include educating the marketplace, developing common definitions for the industry, as well as serving as a forum for discussion and sponsoring research. Among the technology sectors represented among the ASP Industry Consortium membership are Independent Software Vendors (ISVs), Network Service Providers (NSPs), Application Service Providers (ASPs), as well as emerging business models and other sectors supporting the industry.
WIPO ARBITRATION AND MEDIATION CENTER
(http://arbiter.wipo.int)
Based in Geneva, Switzerland, the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center was established in 1994 to offer arbitration and mediation services for the resolution of international commercial disputes between private parties. Developed by leading experts in cross-border dispute settlement, the procedures offered by the Center are widely recognized as particularly appropriate for technology, entertainment and other disputes involving intellectual property.
The Center has focused significant resources on establishing an operational and legal framework for the administration of disputes relating to the Internet and electronic commerce and is frequently consulted on issues relating to intellectual property dispute resolution and the Internet. The Center also provides dispute resolution advisory services and has worked with a variety of organizations to develop dispute resolution schemes tailored to meet their specific requirements.
An independent and impartial body, the Center is administratively part of the International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organization.