OMG Announces Program Details for New Workshop on Software-Based Communications; September 13-16, 2004, Arlington, VA.

NEEDHAM, Mass. -- Object Management Group(TM) (OMG(TM)) today announced its upcoming first annual Software-Based Communications (SBC) Workshop: From Mobile to Agile Communications, taking place September 13-16, 2004 in Arlington, VA. Sponsored by PrismTech, the workshop's four-day program will focus on concepts related to software-based communications, from today's military Software Defined Radio (SDR) programs to future deployments in commercial wireless networks and consumer devices.

Program highlights include:

--Opening Keynote: - SDR and Cognitive Radio by Dr. Joseph Mitola III, Special Assistant (Joint Special Projects), National Security Agency & DARPA, Joint Projects in Trustworthy Cognitive Systems

--Tutorial topics: Software Communications Architecture (SCA), Security for Software Based Communications, Component and Application Development using SCA, Deployment and Configuration of Component-based Distributed Applications and Use of Real-time CORBA(R) for Signal Processing Sub-systems

--Session topics: Applying MDA(R) to Software Defined Radio, SCA Implementation Architecture, Standardizing the SBC Environment, Commercial SDR, Modeling, Security, High Capacity, SBC Case Studies and Experience Reports

--Panel Discussion: Portability in Software Based Communications

The SBC Workshop is open to all with an interest in, and understanding of the topic of software-based communications. Workshop participants will include representatives of technology providers, implementers (architects, modelers, developers, systems integrators), standards bodies, and large end-user organizations (e.g., government agencies.) Practitioners with relevant experience are invited to come and share their experiences with each other and their vendor community. To see a complete program schedule and to register to attend, http://www.omg.org/sbcworkshop/index.htm. For more information contact Kevin Loughry, Director of Event Management at [e-mail].

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