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SAN FRANCISCO, March 13, 2008 –The
Open Group, a vendor- and technology-neutral consortium focused
on open standards and global interoperability within and
between enterprises, today announced that Sun Microsystems,
Inc. (Nasdaq: JAVA) has joined other IT industry leaders,
Capgemini, EDS, HP, HSBC, IBM and NEC, as a Platinum Member
of the organization. In this capacity, Sun will play a leading
role in advancing best practices, standards and professional
certification programs related to enterprise architects and
IT Specialists, including The Open Group’s Architecture
Framework (TOGAF™), IT Architect Certification (ITAC)
and the IT Specialist Certification (ITSC).
“Sun is committed to supporting open source and open
standards as fundamental catalysts that help communities
form and thrive. The Open Group and its members play an important
role in advancing the standards and best practices required
to enable Boundaryless Information Flow™ for today’s
highly distributed global business climate,” said James
Hollingshead, vice president, Systems Engineering, Sun Microsystems. “As
a Platinum Member, Sun looks forward to active participation
in Open Group initiatives related to enterprise architecture
and the IT Specialist profession, such as TOGAF, ITAC and
ITSC, as well as continuing our long standing participation
in the UNIX® certification program.”
As a Platinum Member, Sun Microsystems will be a contributor
to the Architecture Forum’s continued success, which
developed and continues to evolve The Open Group Architecture
Framework (TOGAF), an industry standard that may be used
freely by any organization wishing to develop its own in-house
enterprise architecture.
“For the last 25 years Sun Microsystems and innovation
have gone hand in hand,” said Allen Brown, president & CEO
of The Open Group. “We’ve had the pleasure of
working with Sun for much of The Open Group’s history
and are thrilled to have them on board as a Platinum Member
once again. Their rich history of innovation and ongoing
contributions to the Architecture Forum will be of significant
value to the global IT community.”
For more information on The Open Group, please visit: http://www.opengroup.org/member/.
The Open Group is a vendor-neutral and technology-neutral consortium, which drives the creation of Boundaryless Information Flow™ that will enable access to integrated information within and between enterprises based on open standards and global interoperability. The Open Group works with customers, suppliers, consortia and other standard bodies. Its role is to capture, understand and address current and emerging requirements, establish policies and share best practices; to facilitate interoperability, develop consensus, and evolve and integrate specifications and open source technologies; to offer a comprehensive set of services to enhance the operational efficiency of consortia; and to operate the industry’s premier certification service. Further information on The Open Group can be found at http://www.opengroup.org.
Note to editors: Boundaryless
Information Flow and TOGAF are trademarks of The Open Group.
UNIX is a registered trademark of The Open Group in the US
and other countries. All other company, brand and product
names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their
respective holders.
Sun, Sun Microsystems, the Sun Logo and The Network Is The
Computer are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems,
Inc. in the United States and other countries.
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