Open Mobile Alliance

The merger of the Open Mobile Architecture initiative and the WAP Forum formed the foundation of the Open Mobile Alliance (OMA) announced June 12, 2002.
OMA is aiming to consolidate into one organization all specification activities in the service enabler space. A year into the formation of OMA, significant consolidation was actually achieved with the integration of the WAP Forum, Location Interoperability Forum (LIF), SyncML initiative, MMS-IOP (Multimedia Messaging Interoperability Process), Wireless Village, Mobile Gaming Interoperability Forum (MGIF), and the Mobile Wireless Internet Forum (MWIF) into OMA. OMA counts over 300 members representing the entire mobile industry.

More on http://www.openmobilealliance.org

TELEMATICS Forum

Initiated by ERTICO, the Telematics-Forum grouped service companies, terminal manufacturers, and the automotive industry to support and promote the continuing development and market adoption of automotive ITS services delivered via cellular networks. This forum, formally called GATS (Global Automotive Telematic Standard) Forum, was aiming at changing the focus, from the roll-out of a specific protocol to a one-stop shop for telematics-based smart vehicles, noticeably by converging former GATS applications (e.g. emergency call, traffic information, etc.) with WAP specifications.

More on http://www.telematicsforum.com/