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San Francisco, CA – January 25, 2006 — The
Open Group announced today that IBM is the first company
to achieve accreditation for The Open Group's IT Architect
Certification (ITAC) program. The accreditation authorizes
IBM to recommend employees who meet the criteria for certification
in The Open Group IT Architect Certification program. The
Open Group’s
accreditation validates the quality of IBM’s IT Architect
certification program and the thousands of professionals
who are qualified by it, and practice for IBM and its customers.
Developed in response to industry demand, The Open Group
IT Architect Certification program defines a global set of
standards for measuring the skills and experience of IT Architects.
Based on proven industry best practices, it sets a common
industry-wide baseline and provides an independent benchmark
for customers and partners who employ the services of IT
Architects. In addition to accreditation of third party certification
programs, The Open Group also operates a direct certification
service for individual IT Architects who are not employed
by accredited organizations but wish to be certified and
who meet the required levels of skill and experience. The
skill and experience conformance requirements for both direct
certification and accredited program are the same.
“We congratulate IBM on this significant achievement," said
Allen Brown, The Open Group’s President and CEO. “IBM’s
accreditation demonstrates their dedication to furthering
IT Architecture as a profession and is evidence of their
commitment to industry-wide standards.”
“We’re thrilled to receive accreditation from
The Open Group. It validates the exceptional work our team
of IT architects do for customers on a daily basis,” said
Lauren States, Vice President, Technical Sales, IBM Software
Group. “As technology projects continue to grow within
organizations in terms of size and scope, it’s important
that IT architects have a set of recognized industry standards
to help guide them. Being certified by The Open Group is
a tremendous step in the right direction.”
The Open Group developed the accreditation program to enable
companies who manage their internal programs at their own
convenience without geographic, language or resource limitations.
The accreditation is awarded based on a set of strict criteria
that the third party program must meet. Eligible third-party
programs may also include additional requirements appropriate
to their business, for example knowledge of proprietary methods.
For more information: http://opengroup.org/itac/accreditation.html.
Establishing an experience and skill baseline, and setting
certification criteria for IT Architects, the IT Architect
Certification program brings a number of benefits to customers,
companies, governments, academic institutions, as well
as individuals.
Organizations gain an industry-wide benchmark for selecting
qualified individuals to lead their critical programs, and
are able to verify their status in The Open Group Certification
Directory. Companies with internal IT Architect programs
gain credibility and increased stature for their programs.
Certified professionals get portable credentials, and are
able to choose the best of the available positions. Academic
institutions are able to use the skills criteria for fine-tuning
their curriculum focused on IT architecture. And finally,
a recognized certification standard helps ensure further
industry development and elevate the practice of IT architecture
and the professionals who perform it.
Complete information about the program, including how to
become an accredited partner, how to get certified, and the
Directory of Certified IT Architects, can be found at http://www.opengroup.org/itac.
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 is a trademark
of The Open Group.
Media contact: |
Eva
Mann
The Open Group
+1 415 374-8280 |
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