[comp.std.misc] Overview of International Standards Organizations??

taylor@limbo.Intuitive.Com (Dave Taylor) (03/27/91)

I'm looking for a succinct description{ of the following 
organizations, and would appreciate any assistance I can 
obtain from the net:

	IEC
	ISO
	ANSI/NIST
	ECMA
	IEEE POSIX
	JIS

and other organizations with a similar bent.  Thanks!

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Intuitive Systems
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