The manufactures, namely Grundig, Hitachi, Panasonic, Philips, Sharp, Sony, Thomson and Toshiba along with now over 30 other participants, have formed a non-profit organization called HAVi (Home Audio Video Interoperability) for promoting the development of interoperable consumer products.
The first beta version of the HAVi standard version 1.0 was published in December 1998 while the final 1.0 version was released in December 1999.