Collaboration Oriented Architectures (COA) describes information architectures that comply with the COA framework, which in turn is described in the associated COA Framework paper1. 

Download the Service-Oriented Cloud Computing Infrastructure (SOCCI) Framework from the Open Group. 

Few could have envisioned the global success of SMS (short message service) when the first text message was sent in 1992. SMS has crossed network and technology boundaries, and continues to find new applications, as well as providing inspiration for industry innovation as IP (Internet Protocol)-based messaging builds momentum. 

This paper examines how SharePoint 2010 is a sophisticated enterprise-level collaboration platform. Whether it’s creating wikis and micro-blogging, or document sharing and project management, SharePoint 2010 allows organizations to take collaboration to an entirely new level. 

This paper discusses Microstrategy's cloud BI offering and best practices for ensuring security in the cloud. 

This expert E-Guide reveals 6 checklists to help you improve and identify deficiencies in your disaster recovery plan to give you the best fighting chance in the event of a disaster. Read now to learn more. 

<p>Software as a Service (SaaS) applications offer great promise and are growing in popularity. But cloud-based infrastructure and services complicate network architecture considerations. Download this survey-driven analysis by Forrester to learn how to overcome cloud-related performance issues by extending optimization to SaaS applications.</p> 

Attend this webinar to learn about Forrester's Total Economic Impact (TEI) framework and how you can use it to identify high-ROI data integration solutions for your own organization. An overview of Forrester’s DMExpress analysis, with financial results and customer interview highlights, will also be presented. 

Mobile, social and cloud application complexities are requiring organizations to modernize their application platforms. This IDC paper presents the structural changes and functionality––including lightweight frameworks, in-memory data management, application management, and more––required in order to evolve to a cloud-ready application platform. 

In this video, Jim Reavis of the Cloud Security Alliance offers advice on how to secure your cloud. Uncover Reavis’ take on high level vs. detailed cloud security frameworks, as well as questions you should ask potential cloud vendors. Also, review expert tips on strategies such as encryption, identity management and information governance. 

The Open Group IT Specialist Certification Program (the Program) is designed to validate the existence of those qualities and skills in a professional that enable the effective development, implementation, and operation of IT solutions. 

This brief webcast explores Avaya’s Collaborative Cloud strategy, which wishes to showcase how the cloud can improve your communications and collaboration, changing the way your enterprise works.