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The Open Group to Provide Infrastructure Services
to Interconnect Software Consortium
Group Will Take the Lead on Deployment of Fast Interconnects
December 20, 2001—San Francisco, CA - The Open Group today announced
that it has been selected by the Interconnect Software Consortium to provide
standards process and infrastructure services for the group, which is
set to launch operations January 14, 2002. The period for joining the
consortium as a Founding Member ends January 11, 2002; details are available
at www.opengroup.org/icsc/.
The Interconnect Software Consortium will develop software specifications
that enable successful deployment of next-generation, fast interconnects
such as InfiniBand®. InfiniBand is a new industry specification for server
connectivity that provides high bandwidth, low latency, low overhead communication
among computational elements, storage, network interfaces and other devices
over a switched fabric.
The Interconnect Software Consortium will develop and upgrade specifications,
guidelines and compliance tests that software developers need to take
advantage of the latest interconnect technology. The specifications
will include extensions to the UNIX Sockets API (Application Programming
Interface) and an API that provides access to the full capabilities of
the InfiniBand transport. These common APIs are essential for interoperability
among software products across the industry.
“The Open Group is delighted to support the rapid uptake
of products that deliver solutions to customer needs for reducing the
cost and complexity of IT infrastructures,” said Allen Brown, President
and CEO of The Open Group. The Open Group will provide its expertise in
the operation of the standards process as well as provide the legal, administrative,
membership and conference services for the consortium.
About The Open Group
The Open Group, a vendor-neutral and technology-neutral
consortium, is committed to delivering greater business efficiency by
bringing together buyers and suppliers of information technology to lower
the time, cost and risks associated with integrating new technology across
the enterprise. The Open Group's mission is to offer all organizations
concerned with open information infrastructures a forum where they can
share knowledge, integrate open initiatives, and certify approved products
and processes in a manner in which they continue to trust our impartiality.
More information on our organization can be found at http://www.opengroup.org
InfiniBand® is a trademark of the InfiniBand Trade Association.
UNIX is a registered trademark of The Open Group in the US and other countries.
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