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1 Introduction Chris Parnell Director Membership & Services Thames Tower Station Road Reading RG1 1LX UK Tel: +44 (0) Fax: +44 (0)

2 An Introduction to The Open Group An introduction for first-time attendees at an Open Group Conference Members and non-members Take away an understanding of What The Open Group does and how it does it How you can/could get the best out of a membership

3 What The Open Group Is International Consortium >350 Member organizations >8,000 participants > 80 countries <50 staff Vendor/technology neutral Non-profit operation >25 years experience South America OFFICES San Francisco, CA Boston, MA Reading, UK Tokyo, Japan Shenzhen, China St Cloud, France Johannesburg, SA Dubai, UAE

4 Member Representation Australia Belgium Brazil Canada China Colombia Denmark Finland France Germany India Ireland Israel Italy Based in 28 countries Offices 80 countries Spanning6 continents Japan Netherlands New Zealand Norway Poland Singapore South Africa South Korea Spain Sweden Switzerland UK United Arab Emirates USA

5 How The Open Group Works Governing Board Silver*/Gold Members Platinum Members Elected Representatives Customer Council Supplier Council ArchiMate Forum President & CEO Architecture Forum Enterprise Management Forum Management Team Identity Management Forum Platform Membership & Events Certification Authority Full Consortia Services Real-time & Embedded Systems Security Forum Legal, HR & Finance Marketing Operations & IT Council Work Groups Business Architecture Semantic Interoperability Service Oriented Architecture

6 The Open Group Members Wide range of company sizes, industries and public/private organizations Customers Financial Sector Government Departments & Agencies Manufacturers, Utilities and Materials Retail Telecommunications Suppliers Systems Vendors Software, Middleware and Application Developers Integrators, IT Architects and Consultants Academia

7 Platinum members

8 Example of Members

9 The Business Imperative Boundaryless Information Flow achieved through global interoperability in a secure, reliable and timely manner Boundaryless does not mean there are no boundaries it means that boundaries are permeable to enable business. 9

10 Mission Statement The mission of The Open Group is to drive the creation of Boundaryless Information Flow achieved by: Working with customers to capture, understand and address current and emerging requirements, establish policies, and share best practices; Working with suppliers, consortia and standards bodies to develop consensus and facilitate interoperability, to evolve and integrate specifications and open source technologies; Offering a comprehensive set of services to enhance the operational efficiency of consortia; and Developing and operating the industry's premier certification service and encouraging the procurement of certified products.

11 The Open Group Value Information Sharing with peers Early access to deliverables Influence Suppliers deliverable standards Customers addressing needs Involvement Greater context awareness

12 What the Open Group Does Membership & Events Forums and Work Groups International Conferences Regional Conferences Certification People - ITAC, ITSC, TOGAF Products UNIX, WAP Services - Training Collaboration Services Various management services to other special interest groups

13 Forums and Work Groups Meeting points for Suppliers and Customers Work under The Open Group s consensus rules Have a high level of autonomy Direction determined by members Outputs approved by members Strong governance processes Initiate new areas of work, sometimes in partnership

14 Achievements 1. Formed by the merger of two consortia 10 years ago Each established over 25 years ago focused ion UNIX standards The Open Group awarded the UNIX trade mark Used to denote products that conform to the Single UNIX Specification Came after XPG4 effectively unified the many flavors of UNIX TOGAF first published Members of the Customer Council demanded standards for how to do Enterprise Architecture. US DISA Agency within the DoD donated TAFIM Customer Council published a White Paper on The Interoperable Enterprise Foundation of the vision of Boundaryless Information Flow In October launched the first Enterprise Architecture Practitioners Conference Very popular series, now the 23rd event forthcoming Now also Security Practitioners Conference

15 Achievements Every Member has their own version of this list Launched the IT Architect Certification Program (ITAC) Validates the existence in a professional of the qualities and skills that enable the effective practice of IT architecture 2,500 individuals have achieved this Apple join Fujitsu, HP, IBM and Sun Microsystems with UNIX03 certified products Launched the IT Specialist Certification Program (ITSC) Validates the existence in a professional of the qualities and skills that enable the effective development, implementation and operation of IT solutions Almost 1,000 individuals have achieved this In February TOGAF 9 was successfully launched Unprecedented coverage from press, analysts, etc. A record of more than 5,300 downloads in a quarter Exceeded the record of the Single UNIX Specification In April launched the SOA Source Book

16 2009 International Conferences The Open Group Conference and Member Meetings 2-6 February 2009 San Diego, USA The Open Group Conference and Member Meetings 22 April 1 May 2009 London, UK The Open Group Conference and Member Meetings July 2009 Toronto, Canada The Open Group Conference and Member Meetings October 2009 Hong Kong, China Plus Regional Conferences: France, India, South Africa, China

17 Conferences Combination of: Themed public conference Provide excellent learning opportunities Working meetings of Forums and Work Groups Face-to-face meetings that move projects along Interact with the members of other Forums and Work Groups Opportunity to express opinions to the Councils and Governing Board

18 Thank you

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