OASIS Open: Lifting the Curse of the Tower of Babel

OASIS OpenOrganization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards

Lifting the Curse of the Tower of Babel

Background

OASIS Open is a not-for-profit consortium that creates market-driven software standards

Founded in 1993 as SGML Open XML JSON Global representation:

• 5,000+ participants including 600+ organizations & experts• In 100+ countries

OASIS Mission

“To drive the development, convergence and adoption of open standards for the global information society.”

The Problem OASIS Standards Solve

What Standards Do

Abolish technology lock-in Lower cost of technology Stimulate innovation Create global markets

OASIS: A Global Village of Problem Solvers

Collaborate on smarter ways to exchange information in the Cloud (private or public)

Contribute time, resources, and vision to solving pressing business problems - and advancing open standards worldwide

OASIS Goals Provide effective, open, and transparent environment for

developing quality standards Broaden international representation and diversity of membership Support all stages of standards lifecycle:

Requirements definition Specification development Best practices advocacy Adoption services

Cultivate productive relationships with policy setters, analysts, and decision makers

Why Organizations and Experts Join OASIS OASIS is the most effective organization at creating market-driven,

global standards OASIS offers a community of IT experts with broad knowledge OASIS rules are clear, especially for intellectual property OASIS is open: all participants have an equal voice in the work Companies join to be part of technical innovation, increase their market

share and open up new markets Governments join because they want procurement standards, or want

include national needs in international standards Experts join because they want to work with their peers and be

recognized as global thought leaders

OASIS is Uniquely Democratic and Diverse

Technical agenda set by members Board and Committee chairs elected by members Convergence encouraged, not mandated Diverse membership base: 100 countries, many languages Public archives Streamlined and completely visible process Everyone gets a vote Inexpensive: many membership options

Why OASIS Members Lead The Industry

They: Ensure their interests are represented in standards decisions Protect development efforts from single-vendor bias Build support for new ideas and creative approaches Define business cases and user requirements Unify fragmented efforts and encourage convergence Grow markets for standards-compliant products and services Promote adoption and educate user communities Encourage standards to be developed under preferred licensing

terms, including Royalty-Free and Non-Assert

OASIS TCs Do More Than Just Standards… Marketing groups, webinars, white papers that advance

adoption Recommend best practices Develop ways to automate policy Address interoperability issues, do interop demos Promote conformance and publish test suites Articulate requirements and identify gaps Provide input to many other groups

Why You Should Join

If you make software: It’s easier to sell software that prevents lock-in Procurement starts with standards Join the Big Players and show thought

leadership Craft specs that fit your model

If you use software: Submit requirements that meet your needs Reduce the cacophony of incompatible apps Standardize your processes along with your

data … And if you’re a public agency,

standardizing serves your constituency

OASIS Standards: Work That’s Making A Difference ID in the Cloud Cloud Portability (TOSCA) ebXML (ISO 15000) WSRP WSDM BPEL, BPEL4People SAML WS-Security XACML KMIP CMIS OpenDocument Format (ODF)

(ISO 26300)

DITA DocBook LegalXML CAP EDXL SCA, SDO SOA-RM IMI WS-DD Smart Grid Biometrics …

“The largest standards group for electronic commerce on the Web [is] the Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards.”

Contact Information:

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+1 781 425 5073

http: www.oasis-open.org/join/