Government OSI Profile: A set of OSI protocols specified by the U.S. government as standards for the government’s new networks.

American Bar Association

Areas of Competitive Advantage

Automotive Industry Action Group: An industry organization formed to improve the competitiveness of the American automotive industry. It was an early developer of EDI standards.

Automatic Identification Manufacturers

Article Numbering Association

American National Standards Institute: A non-profit organization chartered to develop and maintain voluntary American national standards. It is the U.S. representative to the International Standards Organization.

ANSI's Accredited Standards Committee: The organization charged by ANSI with the development and maintenance of ANSI X12 standards.

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Asynchronous data transmission protocol