What is the UPnP Forum?
A. The Universal Plug and Play Forum is an open industry consortium that was formed in June 1999 to help define the UPnP standards to simplify the networking of intelligent devices in homes and, longer term, within enterprises. The forum is achieving this goal by defining and publishing UPnP device control protocols and service control protocols. As of early June 2001, more than 350 companies are members of the UPnP Forum. The UPnP Forum is directed by the 22-member UPnP Steering Committee. A Technical Committee, Marketing Committee and a variety of working committees, each focused on a specific device category, also are set up to carry out the organization’s efforts. A list of forum members, along with information on joining, is available at the forum Web site.
