RE: [Bodington-developers] Tetra: MIT O.K.I. and IMS/GLC Collaborate to Evolve Open Service Interface Definitions

[Andrew B. <a.g...@le...>]

I don't think we can ignore it.

Aggie

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Collaborate to
Evolve Open Service Interface Definitions


Did we see this for Tetra?

Adam

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Interface Definitions

For your interest,

Vashti

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

MIT O.K.I. and IMS/GLC Collaborate to Evolve Open Service Interface
Definitions

Cambridge, MA, Tuesday, 12 April 2005.  Today the IMS Global Learning
Consortium (IMS/GLC) and MIT's Open Knowledge Initiative (O.K.I.) =
launched a
collaborative change process for the next release of the Open Service
Interface Definitions (OSIDs).   This process will result in the third =
major
release of the OSID specifications scheduled for later this year.

The OSIDs define application programming interface specifications for
service-oriented systems that are being adopted by a number of =
commercial
and open source eLearning software products. Several IMS/GLC members,
including SUN, Microsoft, Giunti Labs, University of Michigan, MIT, and
Cisco Systems, have asked whether the O.K.I's Open Service Interface
Definitions (OSIDs) can be made available as part of the IMS/GLC suite =
of
eLearning interoperability specifications. The collaboration between the =
O.
K. I. and IMS/GLC marks the transition of the OSID maintenance and
dissemination process, a necessary first step in considering adoption of =
the
specifications by the Consortium.

As part of this effort, O.K.I. and IMS/GLC will be distributing the =
draft
XML models for OSIDs (XOSID) via the IMS member and public websites. The
Java language bindings of the OSIDs will also be distributed via the IMS
website. PHP bindings also exist, and work is progressing on C# and
Objective C bindings which will be distributed when available.

IMS/GLC has created a public forum to support the maintenance process =
for
the OSIDs, located at  <http://www.imsglobalproject.org/>
http://www.imsglobal.org (look in the Quick Links section for =
"Specification
Problem and Suggestion Reporting").   A document describing the process =
can
be found on the IMS/GLC site and also at the O.K.I. project site,
<http://www.okiproject.org/> http://www.okiproject.org    For more
information please contact oki...@mi...

About the IMS Global Learning Consortium:

The IMS Global Learning Consortium promotes the development and delivery =
of
interoperable learning technology. IMS/GLC specifications and related
publications are made available to the public at no charge from
www.imsglobal.org. To join IMS/GLC and participate in the development of
e-Learning specifications and support their implementation and use
world-wide, visit  <http://www.imsglobal.org/membership.html>
http://www.imsglobal.org/membership.html.

About the Open Knowledge Initiative:

The Open Knowledge Initiative (O.K.I.), a program at the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, develops specifications that describe how the
components of an educational software environment communicate with each
other and with other enterprise systems. O.K.I. specifications address =
broad
interoperability agreements that allow for adaptation and further
specification by communities of practice. In this way, O.K.I. seeks to =
open
new markets for educational tools and content.

The O.K.I. team at MIT continues to provide architectural and technical
leadership for software initiatives in higher education, among industry
affiliates, and through national and international organizations such as =
the
IMS Global Learning Consortium. This work helps ensure that the next
generation of e-learning software will integrate seamlessly with the
educational enterprise, and it establishes O.K.I. as a global leader in
behavioral specifications for educational technology interoperability.
<http://www.okiproject.org/> http://www.okiproject.org .


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