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Object Management Group Meets in Boston, Massachusetts to Adopt New Standards

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Members of the Object Management Group (OMG) met in Boston, Massachusetts, during the week of June 26-30, 2006, to adopt new standards and advance the development of model-driven architecture. Hosted by the Boeing Corporation, the meeting saw the completion of three new standards, including the Ontology Definition Metamodel (ODM), and the official adoption of the Systems Engineering Modeling Language (OMG SysML) and the Knowledge Definition Metamodel (KDM). The group also previewed the Compliance Global Regulatory Information Database (C-GRID) and initiated new standards work in software modeling and interoperability.

Key Takeaways:

  • The OMG met in Boston, Massachusetts, during the week of June 26-30, 2006, to adopt new standards and advance the development of model-driven architecture.
  • Three new standards completed member evaluation and started the series of votes leading to official adoption: the Ontology Definition Metamodel (ODM), and two new infrastructure specifications, one adding an interoperability protocol to OMG's Data Distribution Service (DDS) and another mapping from Web Services Definition Language (WSDL) to C++.
  • OMG SysML and KDM were officially adopted as standard specifications by the OMG Board of Directors.
  • C-GRID, a database of rules, regulations, standards, and government guidance documents, was previewed by OMG.
  • Five new specifications were initiated, including efforts to standardize software modeling and interoperability, as well as the development of new MDA-based domain specifications.
  • OMG welcomed non-members to join and contribute to its specifications, with all five RFPs initiated during the meeting open to participation.
  • Tutorials, information days, and software demonstrations were held during the meeting, with four member companies demonstrating software products implementing OMG specifications.

Statistics:

  • OMG met during the week of June 26-30, 2006, in Boston, Massachusetts.
  • Five new specifications were initiated during the meeting.
  • Three new standards completed member evaluation and started the series of votes leading to official adoption.
  • OMG SysML and KDM were officially adopted by the OMG Board of Directors.
  • Four member companies demonstrated software products implementing OMG specifications.
  • The meeting featured three half-day tutorials, an information day on Commercial Software-Defined Radio in 2006, and an Information Day on the SOA Roadmap.

Sources:

  • Object Management Group Press Release, June 2006
  • "Meeting Highlights" section, OMG web site, accessed June 2006
  • "OMG SysML and KDM Adoptions Become Final", OMG web site, accessed June 2006
  • "About The OMG", OMG web site, accessed June 2006
  • "Note to editors" section, OMG web site, accessed June 2006

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