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BURLINGTON, Mass., May 22, 2007 – The DirecNet Task Force, an alliance of recognized leaders in the development of military communications systems, today announced the appointment of Prof. Christopher Gunderson to the DirecNet Board of Advisors. Currently at the Naval Post Graduate School as a research associate professor of Information Science, Prof. Gunderson is on a special assignment sponsored by the Defense Information System Agency (DISA) Joint Interoperability Test Command (JITC) to establish a Netcentric Certification Office (NCO).
“The members of the DirecNet Task Force recognize the value in teaming up for their mutual benefit and for the benefit of their common customer, the U.S. Government,” said Prof. Gunderson, advisor, DirecNet Task Force. “Great pains have been taken to involve both their operational customers and the interoperability certification authorities from the very first days of the project. All in all, DirecNet is a true example of the kind of pragmatic, forward-thinking industry partnership the Dept. of Defense needs to achieve its vision of an adaptive, integrated, information-centric force.”
Before taking to Netcentric Certification Office project, Prof. Gunderson managed an initiative sponsored by the Office of the Secretary of Defense to create the World Wide Consortium for the Grid (W2COG), a global network of collaborative experts committed to rapidly fielding network centric tools for enhancing global security and peaceful commerce. Gunderson retired from the U.S. Navy in October 2004 as a Captain following 27 years of service.
For more general information on the DirecNet Task Force, please visit: http://www.direcnet.org/default.htm. For membership inquiries, please contact John (Jay) Spaulding, DirecNet Task Force Director for The Open Group, at j.spaulding@opengroup.org.
Hosted by The Open Group, the DirecNet Task Force is multi-vendor alliance of recognized leaders in the development of military communications systems focused on creating new specifications for a directional mesh networking system based entirely on open standards. Serving as critical subject matter expert contributors to the standard development process, DirecNet Task Force members include: AAI Corp., BAE Systems; Boeing; Cubic Defense Applications; Harris; ITT Corporation; Innovative Concepts; L-3 Communications; Northrop Grumman; Raytheon, Rockwell Collins and ViaSat.
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.
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