ANS : American National Standards

ANSI X3L8 : Data Representation Standards (Data Element Definitions)

ANSI X3 : Information Technology Parent Committee

Computer and Communications Standards

D&B Information -- the DUNS number place

EPA Scientific Metadata Standards Project

Geneva International

ISO : International Standards Organization

ISO 4217 : Currency and funds codes

ISO 639 : Language Codes

ISO 3166 : Country Codes

Ken's Dictionary of Computer Standards

NAICS : North American Industry Classification System (the future of SIC)

NASA Software Acquisition Standards (good description of software development methodology

ODMG : Object Data Management Group (Object DBMS Standards)

SIC : Standard Industrial Classification Code (Pay for software and CD-ROM)

SQL Standards Home Page

Super Directory of Associations

UN : United Nations Home Page

UCC : Uniform Code Council (Owners of the UPC)

WHO : World Health Organization

W3C : World Wide Web Consortium

X/Open Consortium