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Object Management Group
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Enterprise SOA Enabled by New OMG Standard
Business Process Modeling Notation (BPMN)
New Data Modeling Standard Adoption Begun at Object Management Group
Meeting in Burlingame, CA, USA, December 5-9, 2005
Needham, MA, USA - December 14, 2005 - Members of the Object Management
Group™ (OMG™) met in Burlingame, California, USA during the week of
December 5-9, 2005, co-sponsored by RTI (www.rti.com)
and Telelogic (www.telelogic.com).
At this meeting, the Business Process Modeling Notation™ (BPMN™), a
key element in the design and implementation of enterprise
Service-Oriented Architectures (SOA), started the sequence of votes that
will conclude OMG's fast track adoption process. In addition to standards
work, members viewed demonstrations of products implementing OMG
specifications, and attended tutorials and a co-located meeting of the W3C
working group on Business Rule Interchange Format.
Business Modeling Standards Activity
The BPMN entered the final phase of its fast-track adoption at this
meeting. One of two early results from the June 2005 merger of OMG and
BPMI.org, the BPM Notation enables portability of business process
descriptions among the many tools that already support it, and enables
enterprise-wide SOA implementation based on business process standards.
The Business Motivation Model (BMM), the other contribution from the
merger, is undergoing final adoption votes at the same time. OMG's ongoing
process to enable interoperability between BPM tools, the Business Process
Definition Metamodel, now invites organizations to become involved in the
process; letters declaring intent to participate have a deadline of
February 6, 2006. For more information, email info@omg.org.
Additional Domain Specifications Work
Taking advantage of the Model Driven Architecture® (MDA®), OMG members
adopt specifications in many vertical industries. In Burlingame, the Life
Science Research DTF initiated work on a standard DNA Variation and
Phenotype Data Model by issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP) listing the
requirements for the new specification. Members also chartered the
Robotics DTF to focus standards work in this growing industry.
Responding to emerging use of TCP/IP over satellite communications, the
Space DTF issued a Request for Information (RFI) on CORBA®-based Space
Standards as a first step in standards-setting in this area. Any person or
company may submit information or comments to OMG in response to an RFI;
the CORBA-based Space Standards RFI may be downloaded from http://www.omg.org/space-rfi.
Information Management Metamodel (IMM) Specification Work Starts
At this meeting, OMG members initiated an adoption process to update the
widely used data modeling specification, the Common Warehouse Metamodel
(CWM™). Renamed the Information Management Metamodel (IMM) in
recognition of its broader applicability, the new specification will
define profiles for Relational, Logical (Entity-Relationship), XML,
Record, and "Information Engineering" Data Modeling.
Any interested company may join OMG and submit a draft for
consideration by members in response to the Request for Proposals (RFP)
that states requirements and deadlines for a new specification; for
information, send an email to info@omg.org.
CORBA Component Model Extended with Quality of Service Interfaces
A specification extending the CORBA Component Model (CCM) with interfaces
to control real-time Quality of Service (QoS) completed its member
evaluation and started the sequence of votes leading to formal adoption.
Coordinated with the UML Profile for QoS, this supports
platform-independent design and CCM implementation of Real-Time
applications in OMG's Model Driven Architecture.
Formal Adoptions Completed
A vote by OMG's Board of Directors concludes the sequence that creates a
new OMG specification. Following the meeting in Burlingame, OMG's Board
voted to adopt five new specifications: Semantics of Business Vocabulary
and Business Rules, Chemical Structure Access & Representation, MOF™
2.0 Queries/Views/Transformations, UML® Profile for Voice-based
Applications, and UML Extension Profile for a System-on-a-Chip. Following
a brief editing process, these specifications will be available for free
download on OMG's website.
Meeting Sponsor Presentations
Gordon Hunt and Dr. Gerardo Pardo-Castellote of RTI spoke to members on
"DDS - Enabling Global Data." Jan Popkin of Telelogic spoke on
"OMG, Technology, and the Future."
Tutorials and Software Demonstrations
During the meeting week, OMG members presented six, half-day tutorials on
the group's various specifications. A daylong seminar covered IT Standards
and Regulatory Compliance. Six member companies demonstrated software
products implementing OMG specifications.
Next Meeting; Links to Additional Information
OMG members will meet next in Tampa, Florida, USA, during the week of
February 13-17, 2006. Interested non-members may attend as observers; for
an invitation see http://www.omg.org/tcguest.
Members may register for the meeting at http://www.omg.org/registration.
OMG's home page is http://www.omg.org.
Information about the Model Driven Architecture (MDA) is collected at http://www.omg.org/mda.
All OMG specifications may be downloaded free of charge from http://www.omg.org/specifications.
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