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VSORB 2.3 Test Suite Available For BrandingTest Suite developed as part of the European Commission funded project CORVAL2; indicates compliance to CORBA™ 2.3Menlo Park, CA., 21 October 2001 – The Open Group recently made available the VSOrb 2.3 test suite for compliance with CORBA (Common Object Request Broker Architecture) version 2.3. With CORBA, an application program operates in a distributed environment, composed of client programs and server objects cooperating through the medium of an Object Request Broker (ORB). The VSOrb 2.3 test suite tests products that provide this ORB functionality for conformance with the CORBA specification. VSOrb 2.3 tests ORBs with C++ and Java language mappings. CORBA, developed by The Object Management Group™ (www.omg.org), has an architecture and specification for object technology use, management and interworking (the exchange of data between object models.) The Object Request Broker enables objects to transparently make and receive requests and responses in a distributed environment. The test suite VSOrb 2.3 (C++ and Java) ensures correct and consistent interfaces and functionality for CORBA-conformant ORBs. Thus, applications can use the features and services of CORBA, without change, across all CORBA-conforming products. The VSOrb 2.3 test suite focuses on defined APIs and services rather than product implementation. Thus ORB developers retain the flexibility to optimize and differentiate their ORBs for performance, operating environment, marketplace, etc., while at the same time providing a standard interface for applications. Parts of VSOrb are implemented under the TETware test harness, the multi-platform version of the Test Environment Toolkit, a widely used framework for implementing test suites, while other parts are implemented in TTCN - the Tree and Tabular Combined Notation - a widely used technology for protocol and interface testing. The test management interface TTmanX provides a graphical user interface to guide through the automated test execution. VSOrb is designed to operate on POSIX conformant systems. An ISO C compilation system (header files, compiler and libraries of support functions) is required, and a C++ compilation must also be supplied if the C++ language binding is to be tested. VSOrb testing is initially performed using a single ORB and a single host system. The VSORB 2.3 test suite has been developed as part of the European Commission funded project CORVAL2. The test suite has undergone its beta test cycle and met the quality criteria therein for acceptance to general availability status. More information on the VSOrb 2.3 test suite, including pricing information can be found at www.opengroup.org/testing/testsuites/vsorb2_3.htm For more information on branding, please go to http://www.opengroup.org/registration/wotis.htm About CORVAL2 Enhanced Techniques for CORBA Validation (CORVAL2) is a project whose objective is to develop new mechanisms for conformance testing CORBA 2.3 technology. The total project budget is over EUR 1.7 million, with the EC funding accounting for about 50% of this. CORVAL2 is an EC Fifth Framework Program project, within the Information Societies Technology (IST) program. CORVAL2 is a 2-year project that commenced in January 2000. The project partners are The Open Group (managing partner), GMD Fokus, Object Oriented Concepts, Fujitsu (ICL IT Centre), Eric Leach Marketing and The Object Management Group (OMG). More information on the project can be found at www.opengroup.org/corval2. To remain up-to-date with the project, please send an email to: corval2-interest- group@opengroup.org 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 CORBA™ is a trademark of The Object Management Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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