The Open Applications Group Announces Completion of ERP Interoperability SpecificationsConsortium Delivers Multi-Source, Multi-Vendor Integration Standards One Year Ahead of ScheduleCHICAGO, IL - July 16, 1997 -- The Open Applications Group, Inc., a non-profit industry consortium comprised of the world's leading enterprise applications companies, today announced that it has published the next release of its integration specifications which covers comprehensive capabilities for open integration of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software applications. OAGIS Release 5 represents approximately 60 person-years of development work on the part of the Open Applications Group member teams and provides robust functionality for the most needed ERP integration functions, including Core Financial, Human Resources, Manufacturing, and Logistics applications. The benefits of open integration include the ability to more easily deploy and use applications from multiple sources, including purchased, customized, and "in-house" applications. This Release of OAGIS 5 adds the following capabilities to the OAGIS Specification:
The OAGIS document itself has been redesigned for ease of use, including the addition of a new section that contains diagrams of many application integration scenarios supported by OAGIS. "We are delighted with the progress the Open Applications Group has made in such a short time," said Paul Margolis, Chairman of the OAG. "Through the OAG, in just two years, the key ERP vendors have agreed on a robust specification for integrating the key components of their applications. As the customer and vendor communities begin to adopt these specifications, we will move closer to the reality of easy operability." The reaction from customers to the specification release demonstrates their anticipation of improved interoperability through OAGIS Release 5 compliance. "I am very pleased that the Open Applications Group is making such excellent progress towards optimizing the integration of business applications," said Carlos Cabrera, Chief Information Officer of Sun Chemical. "Sun Chemical is anxious to implement OAG-defined integration to ease the burden of integrating financial and manufacturing ERP products from separate vendors." OAGIS Release 5 is available for download or online viewing at no charge at the OAG's web site at http://www.openapplications.org. It is also available in print for a nominal fee of US$50.00, from the Open Applications Group Headquarters, 401 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60611, USA. Tel: 312 527 6799, Fax: 312 245 1081. The Open Applications Group was established in 1995 to develop interoperability specifications for open application integration in response to customer concerns over implementation of multiple vendor applications modules at the business process level. Beginning in 1996 with its first release of specifications, the Open Applications Group has continued its efforts to promote standards for open application interoperability that enable customers to seamlessly integrate all of their information systems into one cohesive technology infrastructure. The corporate membership of the Open Applications Group includes many of the largest enterprise application vendors in the world, including American Software, CGI Systems, Inc., Computer Associates, CODA, IBM Manufacturing Solutions, J.D. Edwards & Company, Marcam Solutions, NEC C&C Systems Group, Oracle Corporation, PeopleSoft, QAD, SAP AG, Siemens Nixdorf InformationsSysteme AG, Texas Instruments, and TSW International. The Open Applications Group headquarters is at 401 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60611, USA. For further information on the Open Applications Group or membership inquiries, contact the Open Applications Group at 312 527 6799. |