INTEROPERABILITY CLEARINGHOUSE � WHAT�S HAPPENING NOW!!! CONTENTS 1. Successful Launch of Interoperability Clearinghouse (ICH) 2. Preliminary ICH Website is Operational on the Internet 4. Industry@E-Interop: Top CIO and IT Architecture Briefings 3. USPTO engages ICH: Architecture Immersion Program 5. Top IT Firms Provide Clear Statements of Support for ICH -------------------------------------------------------------- 1. SUCCCESSFUL LAUNCH OF THE ICH � The Interoperability Clearinghouse was officially launched as an IT consortium organization, last week at the Washington DC Convention Center, as part of the Industry@E-Interop Executive Forum. The Industry@E-Interop event, presented on June 29 and 30th, 1999 including briefings by top Chief Information Officers and IT Architects. ICH received strong commendations of support from TINA-C, OAG, Defense Logistics Agency, META Group and USPTO, who included ICH information in their presentations. 2. PRELIMINARY I.C.H. WEBSITE IS OPERATIONAL ON INTERNET � One of the key outcomes of the ICH launch was a strong membership demand for on-line ICH information, including an Internet presence. ICH has been busy for some time, developing its Internet presence, and has created a preliminary site for your perusal. Please visit our �work in progress� site and send your feedback to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please visit -- http://164.164.65.161/ic/index.htm 3. INDUSTRY@E-INTEROP: TOP C.I.O. AND I.T. ARCHITECTURE BRIEFINGS - You will find these briefings on the preliminary ICH web site (http://164.164.65.161/ic/index.htm), behind the �Events� link off the ICH home page. A number of other briefings from OSD, Unisys, NYSE/SIAC, and NASD/NASDAQ are also hosted under the �Case Studies� link on the same site. From that site you can view the briefings on-line, in text-only mode, or download the briefings in PPT format. If you have any questions about accessing these briefings, please contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] 4. PATENT & TRADEMARK ENGAGES I.C.H.: ARCHITECTURE IMMERSION PROGRAM � The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has awarded ICH with an Architecture Immersion Program engagement contract. As part of the award, USPTO has subscribed to a two year ICH membership as a Chartering Government Member of the ICH. The Architecture Immersion Program is available to Corporate and Government members as a way to benefit immediately from ICH architecture knowledge and lessons learned plus best practices of peer organizations in their own domain. For Technology Suppliers and Service Firms: On selected engagements, ICH is leveraging the contributed expertise of member architects, from other membership categories (supplier/services), as long as there is a strong match between product/service provider and the large IT organization receiving the immersion program service. This delivers the added benefit of additional expertise available during the immersion program, as well as, market access for the supplier. 5. TOP IT FIRMS PROVIDE CLEAR STATEMENTS OF SUPPORT FOR ICH IBM: " IBM, will continue to be an influential force in promoting open systems and interoperability, and as such, sees the Interoperability Clearinghouse as one of the more significant initiatives in defining the road map to enterprise computing. Our support of this initiative is further evidence of our commitment to open, standards based IT". SUN: Sun applauds the efforts of the OMG, OTG and DARPA in developing an "Interoperability Clearinghouse" tool. This ambitious project will help to evangelize what Sun has been saying for so long. "Open systems are the best way to protect IT investments." Microsoft: The Interoperability Clearinghouse initiative promises to be a means for IT professionals to make informed decisions in this complex area. Microsoft welcomes the efforts of the IC initiative and looks forward to it becoming a useful tool for understanding interoperability of IT products LMCO: This initiative complements several on going COTS efforts within Lockheed Martin Corp., and we recognize the potential value that the (Interoperability Clearinghouse) effort will bring to industry Oracle: Count Oracle in. This is a great initiative and will be of great help to the industry. (pending) UNISYS: "The Interoperability Clearinghouse is a important forum in the drive toward viable, interoperable E-Business solutions. Unisys is pleased to join the other leaders in support of this key industry initiative.� Barbara Babcock Sybase: Thanks for the great [ICH] information. We're sure Sybase will take an active role. KPMG: As Information Engineering is involved in the development of object/component applications, we would like to be involved in your activities. W3C: I think this has the possibility to increase accountability of vendors to consumers, and so I like the idea. OSD Logistics: DoD�s Adoption of COTS based Information Infrastructure can be significantly enhanced through the Interoperability Clearinghouse tools and processes. I hope DoD does not miss out on this great opportunity to join in this industry information sharing initiative. MOMA: I believe that MOMA, as a consortium whose charge is to "oversee" the message oriented middleware space, be interested in supporting a "super-group" that was acting,s as a data collector and funneler for testbed activities. OMG: As one of the leading advocates of open systems and interoperability, the OMG believes that the Interoperability Clearinghouse initiative will help users realize the benefits from our combined efforts. NSTL: We recognize the criticality of testing and will work with the Interoperability Clearinghouse to propagate our results -------------------------------------------------------------- For more information on the Interoperability Clearinghouse: http://www.omg.org/techprocess/meetings/ic.html http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayStory.pl?981113.whsoft.htm http://www.fcw.com/pubs/fcw/1999/0208/fcw-newsinterop-2-8-99.html http://www.gcn.com/gcn/1999/February8/1c.htm http://www.ntgov.com/gcn/gcn/1999/march29/16.htm http://www.healthcare-informatics.com/issues/1999/05_99/standards.htm ********************************************* Interoperability Clearinghouse "From Architectures to Reality" 703-768-0400(v) 703-765-9295(f) http://www.E-Interop.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] ********************************************* =========================================================================== To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include in the body of the message "signoff EJB-INTEREST". 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Interop. Clearinghouse status update.
Interoperability Clearinghouse Wed, 14 Jul 1999 09:21:49 -0700
