PICMG

The PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers Group (PICMG) is a consortium of over 227 companies. The group, founded in 1994, was originally formed to adapt PCI technology for use in high-performance telecommunications, military and industrial computing applications but its work has now grown to include newer technologies. PICMG is distinct from the similarly named and adjacently-focused PCI Special Interest Group.PICMG currently focuses on developing and implementing specifications and guidelines for open standards based computer architectures from a wide variety of interconnects.