Software and Information Industry Association

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The Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) is the principal trade association for the software and digital content industry. The SIIA performs lobbying with United States policy makers as well as conducting surveys and research.

The SIIAs activities pertain to government relations, business development, corporate education and intellectual property protection to companies that produce and deliver software and content products and services.

1 History
2 Organization
3 Awards
4 See also
5 References
6 External links

[edit] History

The Software Publishers Association (SPA) was founded in 1984 by Ken Wasch. The original purpose was to provide its two dozen members representation with policy makers. The clientele later grew to over a thousand companies, and in 1999 it was merged with the Information Industry Association (IIA) to form the Software & Information Industry Association.

[edit] Organization

The SIIA consists of six divisions. Public Policy, Anti-piracy, Software, Content, Education, and Financial Information Services. In addition the SIIA promotes the products and services of its members through the annual Codie awards.

[edit] Anti-Piracy Division

The SIIA's Anti-Piracy Division conducts an industry-wide campaign to fight software and content copyright infringement. The campaign combines enforcement with education, and encourages member firms to develop methods of prevention.

[edit] Content Division

The Content Division of the SIIA provides a forum for companies that are in the business of publishing and distributing online content, or whose products facilitate distribution of information products. The division works with emerging issues and produces deliverables of special interest to members of the division.

[edit] Financial Information Services Division

The Financial Information Services Division (FISD) of the SIIA provides a forum for exchanges, market data vendors, specialist data providers, brokerage firms and banks on distribution, management, administration and use of market data. The FISD was founded in 1985 and is governed by a 27-member Executive Committee of exchanges, vendors and market data user firms.