Objective
The current phenomenon of large, monolithic software application suites reveals a pressing need for the next wave of software solutions based on "business objects". These are the high-level components from which tomorrow's business information solutions will be built.
The Open Business Object Environment (OBOE) project will implement the Object Management Group (OMG)'s envisioned "Business Object Facility", an advanced platform for business objects.
OBOE will deliver a set of business objects to prove and demonstrate the use of a Business Object Facility built from platform technology provided by two suppliers who are Partners in the project.
These business objects will illustrate new features such their capability to be integrated into useful solutions by "users" without the need for special skills - a capability, known as "plug-and-play".
The OBOE team includes Schlumberger Geco-Prakla (Geco), SSA Object Technology (SSAOT), Prism Technologies, Heinz Nixdorf Institute (HNI), SINTEF, University of Frankfurt (Uni-F), LogOn Technology and X/Open. This combines the user organisation, technology suppliers and related, complementary expertise in modelling, legacy system integration, standards and conformance testing.
OBOE will be built on existing technology from two suppliers. This is expedient, cost-effective and provides a clear exploitation path for the project results.
Towards the end of the project a stand-alone demonstrator application will be delivered. This will be used to prove the BOF concept in action. This, and the case study derived from the major (seismic) application within the project, will be used for widespread dissemination of the concept.
OBOE will assist user organisation Geco to increase competitive advantage and achieve faster time to market for new services and bring forward the implementation of Business Object Facilities from technology suppliers SSAOT and Prism. In addition, the project will:
- Bring forward the practical availability of standards-compliant object technology at the business object level by beginning to address the challenges of conformance testing and interoperability assurance.
- Illustrate how "plug-and-play" can work at the business object level and how systems can be integrated at the business object level
- Offer a practical vision to OMG (and to POSC and others) and assist OMG and X/Open in their respective standardisation goals.
OBOE's exploitation plan is based on commercial products from two of the partners, supported by a substantial portion of their own marketing programs. A new "branding" program from X/Open will follow (outside the scope of OBOE itself).
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