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<p>Digital Data Exchange (DDEX) is an international standards-setting organization that was formed in 2006 to develop standards that enable companies to communicate information along the digital supply chain more efficiently by: </p> <ul><li>Developing standard message and file formats (<a href="/facts/XML/clNgUfWk">XML</a> or <a href="/facts/Flat_file_database/aNeNVE3h">flat-file</a>)</li> <li>Developing choreographies for specific business transactions</li> <li>Developing communication protocols (<a href="/facts/SSH_File_Transfer_Protocol/88YptbER">SFTP</a> or based on <a href="/facts/Web_service/qxrwqB3D">web services</a>)</li> <li>Working with industry bodies to create a more efficient supply chain.</li></ul> <p>DDEX currently focuses on the music industry and has 3 types of membership: charter, full and associate members, with about 100 members. </p> CHARTER MEMBERS<table><tbody><tr><td><a href="/facts/Google/GT9Sugza">Google</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Amazon_(company)/YzUTUVE8">Amazon (company)</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Apple_Inc./oTJYta3k">Apple Inc.</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Broadcast_Music%2c_Inc./WMNL6HNv">Broadcast Music, Inc.</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/American_Society_of_Composers%2c_Authors_and_Publishers/CdIrEsnT">American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers</a></td><td><a href="/facts/GEMA_(German_organization)/mUdC9v6M">GEMA (German organization)</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Kobalt_Music_Group/ohDfNKdN">Kobalt Music Group</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Pandora_Media%2c_Inc./zwtCFPlq">Pandora Media, Inc.</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Phonographic_Performance_Limited/jhmo8uo9">Phonographic Performance Ltd (PPL)</a></td><td><a href="/facts/PRS_for_Music/B1FprorR">PRS for Music</a></td><td>Société Civile des Producteurs Phonographiques (SCPP)</td><td><a href="/facts/Sacem/V3ECplF5">Sacem</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Society_of_Composers%2c_Authors_and_Music_Publishers_of_Canada/NIFKxzFG">Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Sony_Music_Entertainment/G2expBwI">Sony Music Entertainment</a></td><td><a href="/facts/SoundExchange/7nls8qmF">SoundExchange</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Spotify/wsTSvDD8">Spotify</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Tencent_Music/bBmz9IEw">Tencent Music</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Universal_Music_Group/VufxcUef">Universal Music Group</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Warner_Music_Group/r0x3FlQE">Warner Music Group</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Downtown_Music/QstbUmQP">Downtown Music</a></td></tr></tbody></table>