Concept Five Technology's Bill Ruh Elected to OMG's Board of Directors; C5's EAI, E-Business Expertise Sited as Critical Contributions.MCLEAN, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 15, 1999-- At its most recent Technical Meeting, the Object Management Group (OMG (1) See Object Management Group. (2) "Oh my God!" See digispeak. OMG - Object Management Group ) elected Bill Ruh, Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of Concept Five Technologies, to its Board of Directors. The Board is accountable for business affairs, holds final voting responsibilities for technology adoptions, and upholds the bylaws The rules and regulations enacted by an association or a corporation to provide a framework for its operation and management. Bylaws may specify the qualifications, rights, and liabilities of membership, and the powers, duties, and grounds for the dissolution of an of the OMG. The OMG was formed to create a component-based software marketplace by hastening the introduction of standardized object software. The organization's charter includes the establishment of industry guidelines and detailed object management specifications to provide a common framework for application development. Its de facto standard Hardware or software that is widely used, but not endorsed by a standards organization. Contrast with de jure standard. de facto standard - A widespread consensus on a particular product or protocol which has not been ratified by any official standards body, such as ISO, , the CORBA (Common Object Request Broker Architecture) A software-based interface from the Object Management Group (OMG) that allows software modules (objects) to communicate with each other no matter where they are located on a private network or the global specification, provides interoperability among the rapidly proliferating number of hardware and software products available today. "Bill Ruh will be a real asset to the OMG's Board of Directors," commented Richard Soley Richard Mark Soley (Baltimore, Maryland) is the chair and CEO of Object Management Group, Inc. (OMG); as such, the vision and direction of the consortium are his responsibility. , chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of the Object Management Group. "His expertise will help the OMG increase its influence in distributed object computing and enterprise-wide component-based development. Concept Five Technologies' leadership, especially in the area of Enterprise Application Integration (EAI (Enterprise Application Integration) Refers to various techniques used to share data and business processes in large enterprises. When companies acquire another organization, disparate information systems have to be made to work together. ) as it applies to e-business, has been instrumental in advancing the acceptance of CORBA, UML (Unified Modeling Language) An object-oriented analysis and design language from the Object Management Group (OMG). Many design methodologies for describing object-oriented systems were developed in the late 1980s. and our other standards. I know our Board will benefit from Bill's valuable insight into our strategic direction and his ideas on our technological vision." Mr. Ruh, one of the founders of Concept Five Technologies, is responsible for the technology strategy, product development and partner activities for the company. He is a recognized expert in the areas of distributed object technology. He is the author of Inside CORBA: Distributed Object Standards and Applications (Addison-Wesley, 1997) and the upcoming books, IIOP (Internet Inter-ORB Protocol) The CORBA message protocol used on a TCP/IP network (Internet, intranet, etc.). CORBA is the industry standard for distributed objects, which allows programs (objects) to be run remotely in a network. Complete: Middleware Interoperability and Standards (Addison-Wesley, winter, 1999) and Enterprise Application Integration at Work: How to Successfully Plan for EAI (Wiley, 2000). "The OMG has never been more relevant to business than it is now, with its focus on enterprise-wide standards for interoperability. Any company serious about being an e-business will benefit from participating in the OMG standards-setting process. I am pleased to be part of its leadership at this exciting time at the OMG," said Mr. Ruh. About the OMG With the support of its membership of software vendors, software developers and end users, the OMG's CORBA is "The Middleware That's Everywhere(TM)." Since 1989, the OMG has been "Setting The Standards For Distributed Computing(TM)" through its mission to promote the theory and practice of object technology for the development of distributed computing systems. The goal is to provide a common architectural framework for object oriented applications based on widely available interface specifications. The OMG is headquartered in Framingham, MA, USA and has international marketing offices in Bahrain, Brazil, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, India and the UK, along with a healthcare representative in Pelham Noun 1. Pelham - a bit with a bar mouthpiece that is designed to combine a curb and snaffle bit - piece of metal held in horse's mouth by reins and used to control the horse while riding; "the horse was not accustomed to a bit" , AL, USA and a U.S. government representative in Washington, DC, USA. Additionally, the OMG is a sponsor of Ziff-Davis Trade Shows and Conferences in this technology area. For information on joining the OMG or additional information, please contact OMG headquarters by phone at +1-508-820 4300, by fax at +1-508-820 4303, or by email at info@omg.org. About Concept Five Technologies Concept Five Technologies offers e-business solutions and technologies that help companies jump-start their new business services while leveraging and securing their enterprise-wide resources. Their solutions include industry-specific business strategies, advanced Web development, security, enterprise application integration (EAI) services and frameworks, for financial services, telecommunications and pharmaceutical companies. Concept Five is also the host of the EAI Forum (www.eaiforum.com), an on line forum for addressing the pragmatics pragmatics In linguistics and philosophy, the study of the use of natural language in communication; more generally, the study of the relations between languages and their users. of enterprise application integration. Since its founding in 1996, Concept Five has been among the leadership at the OMG. For more information about Concept Five Technologies visit their web site at www.concept5.com, call 1 888 884 4652 or email to c5info@concept5.com. |
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