SCOPE Alliance Influences Future High Availability Network Infrastructure Products through Release of a New Middleware Profile.Carrier-Grade Middleware Software that functions as a conversion or translation layer. It is also a consolidator and integrator. Custom-programmed middleware solutions have been developed for decades to enable one application to communicate with another that either runs on a different platform or comes from a Profile v2.0 from SCOPE Alliance focuses on gaps in existing specifications to help specifications bodies, open source projects, and middleware vendors enhance the building blocks needed in high availability Also called "RAS" (reliability, availability, serviceability) or "fault resilient," it refers to a multiprocessing system that can quickly recover from a failure. There may be a minute or two of downtime while one system switches over to another, but processing will continue. network infrastructure products PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- The SCOPE Alliance, an association of leading Network Equipment Providers (NEPs), is pleased to announce the availability of version 2.0 of its Middleware Profile. The release of the Middleware Profile v2.0 by the SCOPE Alliance along with previously published Reference Architecture, and profiles (Middleware v1.0, ATCA See AdvancedTCA. , AMC (Advanced Mezzanine Card) See AdvancedTCA. , and Operating System operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. ) provides the Carrier Grade Base Platforms / COTS ecosystem (consumers & suppliers, specifications setting bodies, and the Open Source community) with comprehensive guidance regarding the creation of interoperable The ability for one system to communicate or work with another. See interoperability. Carrier Grade Base Platforms for NEPs and Systems Integrators. The new Middleware Profile v2.0 builds on the foundation laid with, and is a companion document to, version 1.0. Version 1.0 prioritized the major services already specified by the SA Forum. Version 2.0 of the profile adds to Version 1.0 by clearly identifying perceived gaps in the current specifications published by the SAForum. This profile is expected to help the ecosystem follow a NEP NEP: see New Economic Policy. focused roadmap leading to accelerated availability of interoperable Carrier Grade Base Platforms. The Middleware profile version 2.0 is now available and interested parties may view and download it "Download It" is Clea's debut single. It was released in the UK on September 22, 2003 and missed the top 20 charting at #21. The single had average promotion, being performed in shows like Top of the Pops. from the documents area of SCOPE Alliance website at http://www.scope-alliance.org/docs.html. Improvements to hardware management (HPI HPI abbr. history of present illness ), Trace service, and Comprehensive MW statistics and measurements were all ranked as high priority gaps. "The SCOPE Alliance Middleware Profile v2.0 and gap analysis represents key requirements and priorities of the NEPs in high availability middleware" states Dr. Asif Naseem, SA Forum president. "Extending the SA Forum specifications to incorporate these recommendations will further accelerate the adoption of open specification high availability middleware and COTS platforms." About SCOPE Alliance The SCOPE Alliance is an association of Network Equipment Providers aimed at accelerating the deployment of Carrier Grade Base Platforms for service provider applications. Its mission is to enable and promote the availability of open Carrier Grade Base Platforms based on Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) hardware and software building blocks, and to promote interoperability to better serve Service Providers and consumers. For more information about the SCOPE Alliance, visit: www.SCOPE-Alliance.org. About the SA Forum[TM] The Service Availability Forum
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