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The interoperability imperative. Giampiero Nanni Interoperability Initiative Microsoft UK. http://www.microsoft.com/uk/interop/. The interoperability challenges. Openness. Web Services/Cloud Content Management. Document Formats. LAMP. Innovation. Semantic Interoperability. OSS.
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The interoperability imperative Giampiero Nanni Interoperability Initiative Microsoft UK http://www.microsoft.com/uk/interop/
The interoperability challenges... Openness Web Services/Cloud Content Management Document Formats LAMP • Innovation Semantic Interoperability OSS Systems Management • Heterogeneous and hybrid environments Organisational Interoperability Federated Identity Management Collaboration with OSS Communities Cost-efficiency Choice Standards Security and Privacy http://www.microsoft.com/uk/interop/
The Microsoft interoperability capabilities... Now you can…: • Monitor both Windows and Unix or Linux environments with single tool • Run SUSE Linux as an optimized guest on Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V • Manage Hyper-V, VMware virtualized environments through single console • Centrally authenticate, control access through Active Directory, increasing administrative efficiency • Create trusted relationships with other organizations, enabling identity federation, single sign-on capabilities • Connect, integrate existing applications into solutions via SOA • Integrate line-of-business data into Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 • Leverage standards work to integrate data across content repositories • Access protocol, API documentation for Windows Vista (including .NET Framework), Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 and Office SharePoint Server 2007 • Create bridge between Java and .NET components • Access Microsoft technologies using Java, other non-Microsoft languages • Native support for ODF 1.1, PDF 1.5, PDF/A and XPS in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 SP2. • Write to Windows Azure Platform from Java, Ruby • Integrate data from line-of-business applications into Office applications to analyze data, create reports or presentations • Synchronize mail, contacts, calendar information from Microsoft Exchange with third party mail clients • Create solutions, so workers can view Office documents from browsers, on mobile devices • Open an attachment in an Outlook email on an iPhone • Access Windows Live Profiles and Contacts from PHP Apps http://www.microsoft.com/uk/interop/
i The -word • “Ability to connect diverse systems, data, processes, people, organizations”. • Interoperability ranked as second most critical criterion in Public Sector IT procurement, after security and ahead of TCO, ease of use, standards. • Interoperability : Technical, semantic, process, people, organizational • How to achieve interoperability: Product, Collaboration, IP Access, Standards http://www.microsoft.com/uk/interop/
The interoperability principles I: Open Connections II: Support for Standards III: Data Portability IV: Open Engagement http://www.microsoft.com/interop/principles/default.mspx http://www.microsoft.com/uk/interop/
Collaboration, openness • Interoperability Council UK (customers, partners, analysts, academia, government and standard bodies) • Interoperability Executive Customer Council WW (~30 CIOs from large WW customer organisations) • Document Interoperability Initiative (DII) – London 18 April • Interoperability Vendor Alliance – Partner technical forum and lab • OSS community – PHP, Linux, Apache… • Novell-Linux/Suse agreement • Red Hat virtualization announcement http://www.microsoft.com/uk/interop/