Centre for Object Technology, Applications and Research (COTAR)
   Industry-focussed academic research centre located at University of Technology, Sydney (UTS). The focus on object and component technology: both research issues and technology transfer.
   http://www.cotar.uts.edu.au/

Object Management Group (OMG)
   Object computing industry consortium that defines standards including UML, CORBA and IIOP.
   http://www.omg.org/

Software Engineering Laboratory
   Specialized in software development methods and tools for the object-oriented paradigm. Information on courses, researches, and publications. Located in Lausanne, Switzerland.
   http://lglwww.epfl.ch/