Open Systems Pavilion at UniForum '96

Leading Organizations to Exhibit Together

The UniForum Association, X/Open Co., Ltd., the Open Software Foundation, the Object Management Group, and the UnixWare Technology Group will jointly sponsor and host an Open Systems Pavilion on the exhibit floor at UniForum '96 in February. This team effort marks the first time the various leading Unix and open systems organizations have appeared together in the same exhibit space at a major trade show.

Each organization will have on hand information about and examples of their individual programs, along with staff representatives who will speak to the role each organization plays within the open systems community and how they can begin to work together for increased impact.

The move towards vendor cooperation in support of the shared industry-development model prompted the organizations to look for projects where their combined strengths could be brought to bear for the benefit of their industry partners and members. The idea of a joint pavilion was a logical first step with the goal of being a one-stop educational experience for anyone interested in understanding how the industry is cooperating for the good of users of all open technologies.

In commenting on his group's participation, UTG vice president of marketing, Michael Dortch, said that the open systems pavilion "is an important public display of industry cooperation and 'teaming' to turn technologies into tools for open business computing."