Object Management Group Announces LogOn Technology Transfer GmbH as Continental European Representative.

Business/Technology Editors

NEEDHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 3, 2000

The Object Management Group(TM) (OMG(TM)) announces LogOn Technology Transfer GmbH `s expanded role as international representative to include all of continental Europe. Prior to this expanded role, LogOn was the official representative of the Object Management Group (OMG) for Germany since 1993.

Founded in 1991, LogOn Technology Transfer GmbH, is a privately owned company exclusively focused on the Internet Technology, Object Technology and Software Development markets. The company is organized into two operating divisions: Trade Shows and Events and Marketing. Located in Kronberg (Frankfurt) Germany, LogOn handles the promotion and marketing of OMG's Information Days in all of continental Europe.

" With the expansion of its Central European office, LogOn will be able to provide even more information about OMG standards and activities to European companies and governments, and better coordinate OMG's overall activities with other European standards institutions", said Christiane Sattler, managing director at LogOn.

Since 1993, LogOn has held a series of OMG Information Days focusing on Enterprise Application Integration. OMG Information Days was developed to expand awareness of OMG and its technology efforts in Europe. LogOn is credited for being instrumental in the growth of the OMG in Europe.

More information on LogOn's services is available at: http://www.ltt.de

About LogOn

LogOn Technology Transfer GmbH, founded in 1991, is a privately owned company exclusively focused on the Internet, Object Technology and Software Development markets. LogOn is organized into two operating divisions: Marketing, and Trade Shows/Events. With over 10 years of experience in marketing and event management, LogOn Technology Transfer is highly tuned into the European software development community.

[pilcrow (paragraph sign)] LogOn has pioneered promotion and marketing of object technology and application integration in Europe. Since 1992 LogOn has been organizing OMG Information Days in Europe, and managing the Object World trade show in Germany. Other events of LogOn include the Linux@work European Days, the Software Development Village at IFABO, and the new XML Days European tour scheduled for Fall 2000.

LogOn has been the official representative of the Object Management Group (OMG) for Germany since 1993.

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 Needham, MA, USA and has international marketing offices in Bahrain, Germany, India, Japan and the UK, along with a U.S. government representative in Washington, DC, USA.

For information on joining the OMG or additional information, please contact OMG headquarters by phone at [phone], by fax at [phone], or by email at [e-mail]. The OMG provides current information and services for Distributed Object Computing through The Information Brokerage(R) on the World Wide Web at www.omg.org and at www.corba.org.

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