<s>
The	O
MPEG	B-Device
Industry	I-Device
Forum	I-Device
(	O
MPEGIF	B-Device
)	O
is	O
a	O
non-profit	O
consortium	B-Application
dedicated	O
to	O
"	O
further	O
the	O
adoption	O
of	O
MPEG	O
Standards	O
,	O
by	O
establishing	O
them	O
as	O
well	O
accepted	O
and	O
widely	O
used	O
standards	O
among	O
creators	O
of	O
content	O
,	O
developers	O
,	O
manufacturers	O
,	O
providers	O
of	O
services	O
,	O
and	O
end	O
users.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
group	O
is	O
involved	O
in	O
many	O
tasks	O
,	O
including	O
promotion	O
of	O
MPEG	O
standards	O
(	O
particularly	O
MPEG-4	B-Algorithm
,	O
MPEG-4	B-Application
AVC	I-Application
/	O
H.264	B-Application
,	O
MPEG-7	O
and	O
MPEG-21	O
)	O
;	O
developing	O
MPEG	O
certification	O
for	O
products	O
;	O
organising	O
educational	O
events	O
;	O
and	O
collaborating	O
on	O
development	O
of	O
new	O
de	O
facto	O
MPEG	O
standards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MPEGIF	B-Device
,	O
founded	O
in	O
2000	O
,	O
has	O
played	O
a	O
significant	O
role	O
in	O
facilitating	O
the	O
widespread	O
adoption	O
and	O
deployment	O
of	O
MPEG-4	O
AVC/H.264	O
as	O
the	O
industry	O
's	O
standard	O
video	O
compression	O
technology	O
powering	O
next	O
generation	O
television	O
and	O
most	O
mainstream	O
content	O
delivery	O
and	O
consumption	O
applications	O
including	O
packaged	O
media	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MPEGIF	B-Device
serves	O
as	O
a	O
single	O
point	O
of	O
information	O
on	O
technology	O
,	O
products	O
and	O
services	O
for	O
these	O
standards	O
,	O
offers	O
interoperability	O
testing	O
,	O
a	O
conformance	O
program	O
,	O
marketing	O
activities	O
and	O
is	O
supporting	O
over	O
50	O
international	O
trade	O
shows	O
and	O
conferences	O
per	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MPEGIF	B-Device
is	O
also	O
running	O
the	O
MPEGIF	B-Device
Logo	O
Qualification	O
Program	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
designed	O
to	O
help	O
guide	O
interoperability	O
among	O
products	O
and	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
program	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
self-certification	O
process	O
,	O
is	O
free	O
of	O
charge	O
and	O
open	O
to	O
all	O
companies	O
using	O
MPEG	O
technology	O
,	O
not	O
just	O
members	O
of	O
MPEGIF	B-Device
although	O
,	O
membership	O
is	O
encouraged	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
will	O
also	O
have	O
their	O
product	O
listed	O
in	O
the	O
MPEGIF	B-Device
Product	O
Directory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2012	O
the	O
MPEG	B-Device
Industry	I-Device
Forum	I-Device
officially	O
"	O
declared	O
victory	O
"	O
and	O
voted	O
to	O
close	O
its	O
operation	O
and	O
merge	O
its	O
remaining	O
assets	O
with	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
Open	O
IPTV	O
Forum	O
.	O
</s>
