2003 OMG Europe Object Application Awards; Call for Submissions.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

NEEDHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 24, 2003

The Object Management Group's(TM) (OMG(TM)) European affiliate LogOn Technology Transfer GmbH, announces the 2003 Object Application Award Program, a competition designed to publicize the best of custom applications using object-oriented approaches in the enterprise, and to recognize the expertise of professionals implementing the technology. The awards committee is currently seeking submissions that describe successfully implemented object technology in their organizations. There are two award categories; "Best Integration Using the OMG Model Driven Architecture(TM) (OMG MDA(TM)) Approach" and "Best Vertical Domain Application."

To submit an entry for the Awards, download the Official Entry Form from http://www.ltt.de/download/oaa/oaa.entry-form.pdf : Deadline for submissions is May 2, 2003. Among all the qualified entries received, a panel of judges will select three finalists from each of the two award categories mentioned above. Finalists will be notified the week of May 11, 2003. All finalists will need to have at least one company representative at the awards ceremony that will be held during the OMG Information Day in London, on June 10, 2003. Since 1994, these awards have enabled companies to showcase their outstanding accomplishments in the development of object technology.

Please mail entries by May 2, 2003 to:

Object Application Awards Program,

Att.: Anne Claushues,

c/o LogOn Technology Transfer GmbH,

Bleichstr. 5

D-61476 Kronberg, Germany

The Object Application Awards are sponsored by OMG. Questions should be directed to Anne Claushues at LogOn Technology Transfer GmbH at [e-mail] or by phone at [phone]. For information about OMG Europe, visit LogOn Technology Transfer at www.ltt.de. To find out more about the Object Management Group, go to www.omg.org.

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With well-established standards covering software from design, through development, to deployment and maintenance, the Object Management Group (OMG) supports a full-lifecycle approach to enterprise integration. Based on the established Object Management Architecture (OMA) and emerging Model Driven Architecture (MDA), OMG's standards cover application design and implementation. OMG's Modeling standards include the UML (Unified Modeling Language) and CWM (Common Warehouse Metamodel). CORBA, the Common Object Request Broker Architecture, is OMG's standard open platform. OMG also issues the CORBAservices and a rapidly-growing set of industry-specific standards in vertical markets including healthcare, telecommunications, biotechnology, transportation and a dozen other areas. The OMG is headquartered in Needham, MA, USA, with an office in Tokyo, Japan as well as international marketing offices in the UK and Germany, along with a U.S. government representative in Washington, DC.

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