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News Release from: ISA:Instrumentation Systems and Automation Society
Edited by the Processingtalk Editorial
Team on 18 October 2007
OpenO+M formed as a co-operative forum
OpenO+M is a co-operative forum where members can work together to solve automation challenges through standardisation and harmonisation of industry guidelines
OpenO+M has been established by ISA, MIMOSA, OAGi (the Open Applications Group), the OPC Foundation, and WBF have joined forces to establish OpenO+M Each organization has a different scope and focus for their individual standards and specifications work
This article was originally published on Processingtalk on 8 Aug 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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The principal organisations in OpenO+M are working together to ensure a cohesive set of standards, harmonise divergent and competitive approaches to standardisation, avoid duplication of efforts, and eliminate confusion among users,.
Through collaboration and communication about the development of manufacturing data exchange standards and implementation technologies, OpenO+M will stimulate continuous improvement of specific standards and specifications overseen by participant organisations.
The forum will facilitate end user input and direction, and provide a co-ordinating function to exchange insights, identify overlaps, and harmonise work.
"OpenO+M is not a new or separate standards body, and it is not an organisation for the arbitration of technical questions.
Instead, it's a forum where organizations can come together to work on projects that benefit the industry," said Alan Johnston, MIMOSA President.
The principal organizations will exchange non-voting memberships on a no-fee basis, enabling the principals to provide staff and officers to attend each other's meetings and participate in standards development activities.
The organizations will share the official minutes of their relevant work group meetings, committee rosters, and draft documents.
OpenO+M allows for cross-participation in each others' work groups, project teams and other related committees.
The principals will work together to reconcile differences, duplications, and inconsistencies in standards.
They will exchange XML schema and communicate technology experiences and knowledge to aid each other in their developments and to share implementations where it is in the best interest of each organization.
The organizations will also team up to communicate the benefits of manufacturing standards and implementation technologies to manufacturing companies and their suppliers.
OpenO+M will be administered by a steering committee, composed of one representative from each of the principal organizations.
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