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ASG Joins Object Management Group As Domain Member

ASG, a worldwide enterprise software and professional services provider to Global 5000 companies, announced that it has joined the Object Management Group (OMG), an industry consortium responsible for developing and maintaining distributed computing specifications, as a Domain Member. The OMG's charter includes the establishment of industry guidelines and detailed object management specifications to provide a common framework for application development, particularly the MDA, CORBA, CORBAservices, IIOP and UML specifications. As a Domain Member of the OMG, ASG will serve as a force in leading the industry-standard definition for application transformation.

ASG has a strong devotion to research and development, pouring nearly thirty percent of revenues back into R&D. Senior Director of Applications Product Management Barbara Errickson-Connor said, "Our expertise in legacy application management will be expanded by close communication and interaction with other experts in the space -- this exchange will influence our development blueprint and schedule for these evolving solutions."

OMG Domain Members are part of the steering force for the OMG's efforts in vertical markets. They can submit proposals to the Domain Technical Committee for technology standards extensions, and can vote on proposal adoptions. They also have full voting rights in all Task Forces and Special Interest Groups. In addition, Domain Members are eligible to stand for a seat on the OMG's Architectural Board.

According to Errickson-Connor, ASG clients will benefit from ASG's participation in the OMG through the expanded view of many great minds working together on rapidly evolving IT challenges.

"As a privately-held, flexible organization, ASG will be quick to market solutions in response to evolving standards. ASG products will be on a timely release schedule in accordance to the standards set by the OMG and will interoperate with other key products that support legacy modernization," said Errickson-Connor.

"ASG brings Legacy Application Modernization expertise to the OMG," said Dr. Richard Soley, chairman and chief executive officer of OMG. "Modernization is critical as organizations today are trying to leverage their investment in legacy data. We welcome ASG to OMG and look forward to its contributions."