OSGi Alliance Opens Release 4 Compliance Program, Certifies First Three Software Products; Certified Solutions Expand Products' Capabilities and Potential Markets
The compliance certification program for R4 is open now for product testing and certification.
The OSGi Service Platform, with its dynamic module system for Java(TM), enables applications to be developed, maintained and upgraded remotely and dynamically and allows for interoperability between the different OSGi based devices and computers. The OSGi technology is already delivered in products and services shipping from several Fortune Global 100 companies.
The OSGi compliance certification program assures customers of interoperability for OSGi applications and services running on platforms certified compliant with the OSGi Service Platform Release 4 specification. The compliance certification program enables developers to build solutions for a broader variety of reliable product solutions that include OSGi technology.
Effective August 1, updates to the program will make it even easier for OSGi members to submit their products for testing and certification, and for qualified not-for-profit organizations and qualified individuals to verify compliance.
OSGi technology adopters benefit from improved time-to-market and reduced development costs because OSGi technology provides for the integration of pre-built and pre-tested component subsystems. Adopters also benefit from reduced maintenance costs and unique new aftermarket opportunities because networks can be utilized to dynamically update or deliver services and applications in the field.
Alliance membership options include the recently established, low-cost adopter associate membership. More information on membership and its benefits is available at http://www.osgi.org/about/membership_benefits.asp?section=5 on the OSGi R4 compliance program is available at http://www.osgi.org/osgi_technology/compliance.asp.
ABOUT THE OSGI ALLIANCE
The OSGi Alliance is a worldwide consortium of technology innovators that advances a proven and mature process to assure interoperability of applications and services based on its component integration platform. The alliance provides specifications, reference implementations, test suites and certification to foster a valuable cross-industry ecosystem. OSGi technology is delivered in many Fortune Global 100 company products and services. Member companies collaborate within an egalitarian, equitable and transparent environment and promote adoption of OSGi technology through business benefits, user experiences and forums. For more information on the non-profit technology corporation, visit http://www.osgi.org.
ABOUT THE ECLIPSE FOUNDATION
Eclipse is an open source community whose projects are focused on providing an extensible development platform and application frameworks for building software. Eclipse provides extensible tools and frameworks that span the software development lifecycle, including support for modeling, language development environments for Java, C/C++ and others, testing and performance, business intelligence, rich client applications and embedded development. Eclipse is based on the OSGi specification and ships an OSGi implementation, called Equinox. A large, vibrant ecosystem of major technology vendors, innovative start-ups, universities and research institutions and individuals extend, complement and support the Eclipse Platform.
The Eclipse Foundation is a not-for-profit, member supported corporation that hosts the Eclipse projects. Full details of Eclipse and the Eclipse Foundation are available at www.eclipse.org.
ABOUT GATESPACE TELEMATICS AB
Gatespace Telematics is a leading provider of Java and OSGi based middleware that enables a world of ubiquitous services. By using Gatespace Telematics service oriented middleware, applications for client devices can easily and securely be added, removed, upgraded or reconfigured. The service application offering on the client becomes truly dynamical and can be set to meet any new or changed needs out in the field.
Gatespace Telematics maintains Knopflerfish, an open source OSGi distribution, and offers complementary middleware services and products to the freely available Knopflerfish, thereby giving companies the assurance needed to use open source software in commercial products. The offering includes a remote management systems for OSGi devices, the commercial "Knopflerfish Pro" edition, including full support agreements, and the expertise and consulting services of the maintainers of Knopflerfish. The company is headquartered in Gothenburg, Sweden. More info is available at http://www.gatespacetelematics.com and http://www.knopflerfish.org
ABOUT PROSYST SOFTWARE
ProSyst is a leading provider of embedded Java and OSGi compliant software. ProSyst offers client and server side OSGi service platforms as well as generic and custom applications that will allow devices to evolve and adapt their capabilities by installing new software components on demand. Our corporate customers are able to remotely start or stop a client's application, upgrade a client device and troubleshoot any software problems, fixing them immediately. ProSyst enables the time- and cost-effective development, deployment and management of services and applications. ProSyst intends to make its customers move into this space as simple, rapid, and profitable as possible, by spearheading advances in open end-to-end Java/OSGi technology-based architecture and developer productivity. With ProSyst, you can access the leading OSGi software products, the best developer support and professional services, and a large installed base. ProSyst was founded in 1997. Headquartered in Cologne, Germany with offices in Sofia, Bulgaria and Seoul, Korea, ProSyst is a privately held company and employs 120+ Java/OSGi engineers.
OSGi is a trademark of the OSGi Alliance in the United States, other countries, or both.
Java and all Java based trademarks are trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc., in the United States, other countries, or both.
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