OASIS (Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards) is a member-led, international non-profit standards consortium focused on global e-business. OASIS drives the development, convergence and adoption of e-business standards. OASIS was founded in 1993, and now operates with over 500 member organizations and 5,000 participants in 80 countries. There are over 60 OASIS Technical Committees producing royalty-free and RAND standards. The open OASIS technical process is expressly designed to promote industry consensus and unite disparate efforts. OASIS cooperates with over 50 other standards and industry organizations to reduce duplication and promote interoperability for OASIS Standards.