Microsoft, OMG!
Published by: Codrut Nistor, in News
September11th2008
Most of the time, if you hear "Microsoft" and "OMG" you'd think about what they have done wrong again. After all, what else can it be, rather than
"OMG, Microsoft...?" Well, what about Microsoft and Object Management Group, shortly known as OMG? Obviously, this is exactly what we're going to find out right now!
Tell me OMG, and I will think about the "Oh, my God!" interjection, or about "Online Multiplayer Game," especially since I am not crazy about the IT business standards, enterprise software, and other things that usually are about a bunch of companies united to turn some ideas into standards, as it happens with the Z-Object Management Group (OMG or ZOMG)...
ZOMG, originally aiming to set standards for distributed object-oriented systems, is a consortium founded back in 1989 by no less than 11 companies, including HP, IBM, Apple and American Airlines.
In the meantime, they became focused on modeling and model-based standards, and over 800 companies have become members.
Leaving details aside, I will get now to the point by telling you what just happened: Microsoft joined the OMG! With standards that include UML (Unified Modeling Language) and BPMN (Business Process Modeling Notation), OMG is the perfect part to be added to Microsoft's strategy for model-driven software development.
According to Burley Kawaski, director of product management for the Microsoft Connected Systems Division, "We think OMG is important to help contribute to the open industry dialogue. Modeling has been something that has really been viewed as sort of a niche."
What does this whole thing mean for the end user? Well, apart from UML backing, Microsoft also has in mind adding support for BPMN in Oslo and its Visio drawing and modeling tool.
You know what's the funniest part of this? That it took Microsoft 19 years to realize the need for joining such a group in setting industry standards, rather than fighting on its own...but maybe I am missing something here, so feel free to enlighten me, if you know more about the topic!
"OMG, Microsoft...?" Well, what about Microsoft and Object Management Group, shortly known as OMG? Obviously, this is exactly what we're going to find out right now!
Tell me OMG, and I will think about the "Oh, my God!" interjection, or about "Online Multiplayer Game," especially since I am not crazy about the IT business standards, enterprise software, and other things that usually are about a bunch of companies united to turn some ideas into standards, as it happens with the Z-Object Management Group (OMG or ZOMG)...
ZOMG, originally aiming to set standards for distributed object-oriented systems, is a consortium founded back in 1989 by no less than 11 companies, including HP, IBM, Apple and American Airlines.
Leaving details aside, I will get now to the point by telling you what just happened: Microsoft joined the OMG! With standards that include UML (Unified Modeling Language) and BPMN (Business Process Modeling Notation), OMG is the perfect part to be added to Microsoft's strategy for model-driven software development.
According to Burley Kawaski, director of product management for the Microsoft Connected Systems Division, "We think OMG is important to help contribute to the open industry dialogue. Modeling has been something that has really been viewed as sort of a niche."
What does this whole thing mean for the end user? Well, apart from UML backing, Microsoft also has in mind adding support for BPMN in Oslo and its Visio drawing and modeling tool.
You know what's the funniest part of this? That it took Microsoft 19 years to realize the need for joining such a group in setting industry standards, rather than fighting on its own...but maybe I am missing something here, so feel free to enlighten me, if you know more about the topic!
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