Ecma International () is a nonprofit standards organization for information and communication systems. It acquired its current name in 1994, when the European Computer Manufacturers Association (ECMA) changed its name to reflect the organization's global reach and activities. As a consequence, the name is no longer considered an acronym and no longer uses full capitalization. The organization was founded in 1961 to standardize computer systems in Europe. Membership is open to large and small companies worldwide that produce, market, or develop computer or communication systems, and have interest and experience in the areas addressed by the group's technical bodies. It is located in Geneva. Aims Ecma aims to develop standards and technical reports to facilitate and standardize the use of information communication technology and consumer electronics; encourage the correct use of standards by influencing the environment in which they are applied; and publish these standards and reports in electronic and printed form. Ecma publications, including standards, can be freely copied by all interested parties without copyright restrictions. The development of standards and technical reports is done in co-operation with the appropriate national, European, and international organizations. Unlike national standardization bodies, Ecma is a membership-based organization. It takes pride in the resulting "business-like" approach to standards, claimed to lead to better standards in less time, thanks to a less bureaucratic process focused on achieving results by consensus. Ecma has actively contributed to worldwide standardization in information technology and telecommunications. More than 400 Ecma Standards and 100 Technical Reports have been published, more than of which have also been adopted as international standards and/or technical reports. The memberlist of Ecma International is available on its website. Its members include IT companies, IT trade associations, universities, foundations and public institutions. Standards Ecma International is responsible for several standards, including: ECMA-6 – 7-bit Coded Character Set (based on ASCII), also approved as ISO/IEC 646 ECMA-35 – Character Code Structure and Extension Techniques, also approved as ISO/IEC 2022 ECMA-48 – Control Functions for Coded Character Sets, also approved as ISO/IEC 6429 ECMA-107 – FAT12/FAT16 file system ECMA-119 – CD-ROM volume and filestructure (later known as ISO 9660) ECMA-130 – CD-ROM "Yellow Book" format ECMA-262 – ECMAScript Language Specification (based on JavaScript) ECMA-334 – C# Language Specification ECMA-335 – Common Language Infrastructure (CLI) ECMA-341 – Environmental design considerations for electronic products ECMA-363 – Universal 3D File Format ECMA-367 – Eiffel: Analysis, design and programming Language (See