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CGM Open Foundation is nonprofit international foundation made up of developers and users dedicated to open and interoperable standards for the exchange of graphical information. The principal mission of CGM Open Foundation is to accelerate the further adoption application and implementation of the Computer Graphics Metafile CGM the ISO standard for open interchange of structured graphical objects and their associated attributes. Who Benefits CGM Open Foundation provides its members with an open forum to discuss market needs and directions and to develop and provide guidelines to enhance product interoperability. The Foundation receives coordinates and disseminates information describing CGM methodologies technologies and implementations.