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About IDEAlliance > Organization
IDEAlliance, founded as The Graphic Communications
Association in 1966, was formed to help member companies apply
the latest computer-related technologies to all forms of print
and electronic publishing.
From 14 founding firms, IDEAlliance has grown to a worldwide
organization with over 200 member companies and a following
of thousands of individuals who participate in our training
programs, conferences, standards development committees, and
communities of practice.
As an IDEAlliance member, you become part of a community
with a common business focus. IDEAlliance programs and activities
enable its members to strengthen their staff skills, participate
in the development of standards, influence the development
of tools and technologies, develop strategies and partnerships
to deploy technology solutions, and position themselves as
industry leaders.
| "IDEAlliance membership enables us to work with
key players, set industry strategy and emerge as a leader."
— Alok Z. Srivastava, Director Web Services, Oracle
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| "Implementing new technologies requires in-depth
technical knowledge, an understanding of the tools for
the job and a solid implementation strategy. IDEAlliance
membership provides us with all the components for success."
—Thomas A. Quadracci, Chairman & CEO, Quad/Graphics,
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| "The support of IDEAlliance for
innovations in information technology has taken us from
GenCode to SGML, to XML —the cornerstone of the Web
as we know it today." — Charles F. Goldfarb,
father of XML technology and author of The XML Handbook
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| "We are actively involved in the development
of IDEAlliance standards because they enable a seemless
digital supply chain for content acquisition, production,
management and delivery." — Barry Meinerth,
Senior Vice President of Production and Fulfillment, Time
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