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UNIX Manual Pages 6.0

UNIX Manual Pages 6.0

...the Chrome omnibox to search for and autocomplete authoritative manual pages from the Open Group Base Specification Issue 6 / IEEE Std. 1003.1 POSIX 2004... Read more

25 July, 2011

Who really owns Unix?

As the owner of the Unix trademark, The Open Group has separated the Unix trademark from any actual code stream... Read more

13 June, 2003 by Allen Brown

Linux standard gets stamp of approval

...group that promotes standards in open-source technologies. The organisation has contracted The Open Group, which specialises in interoperability certification, to manage the programme. Hewlett... Read more

2 July, 2002 by Matthew Broersma

Demystifying regular expressions

...standard is kept by the ISO (International Standards organisation) and defined by The Open Group, a collaborative effort of various technical non-profit organisations. Regular... Read more

9 June, 2002 by Shelley Doll

Unix and Linux: Lessons learned, lessons passed on

...the Unix companies -- despite endless attempts to work together (such as the The Open Group) -- made little practical improvements in making a truly universal Unix... Read more

24 July, 2000 by Steven J.Vaughan Nichols

Apple is sued for using the word ?Unix?

It’s illegal, apparently… Apple is being sued by The Open Group - a San Francisco company that claims ownership of the Unix... Read more

12 June, 2003 by Ian Fried
Introducing <endeca_term>the Open Group</endeca_term> Architecture Framework (TOGAF), Part 2: Explore an Industry Standard for Defining an Enterprise Architecture

Introducing the Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF), Part 2: Explore an Industry Standard for Defining an Enterprise Architecture

The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF) provides architects a methodology for gaining control... Read more

28 March, 2006
Introducing <endeca_term>the Open Group</endeca_term> Architecture Framework (TOGAF), Part 3: Create an Enterprise Architecture With TOGAF

Introducing the Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF), Part 3: Create an Enterprise Architecture With TOGAF

...how to begin that process by leveraging an existing architectural model like The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF). There is often intense discussion in organizations... Read more

5 September, 2006
Building Return on Investment From Cloud Computing: Cloud Business Artifacts Project, Cloud Computing Work Group, <endeca_term>the Open Group</endeca_term>

Building Return on Investment From Cloud Computing: Cloud Business Artifacts Project, Cloud Computing Work Group, the Open Group

This White Paper presents the initial conclusions from The Open Group on how to build and measure Return on Investment (ROI... Read more

1 April, 2010
Introducing <endeca_term>the Open Group</endeca_term> Architecture Framework (TOGAF), Part 1: Understand TOGAF and IT Architecture in Today's World - Connecting Business Needs With the Technology Infrastructure

Introducing the Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF), Part 1: Understand TOGAF and IT Architecture in Today's World - Connecting Business Needs With the Technology Infrastructure

When one is building an application for a very specific purpose - say, processing a charge to an account - one knows... Read more

14 February, 2006

Apple in court over Unix trademark

...rights to the Unix name itself. Apple Computer is being sued by The Open Group, the San Francisco company that claims ownership of the Unix... Read more

12 June, 2003 by Ian Fried

Open Group will steer ActiveX forward

Unix regulatory body The Open Group today said it had been chosen to steer Microsoft's... Read more

2 October, 1996 by Arif Mohamed
TOGAF 9 and ITIL V3

TOGAF 9 and ITIL V3

This paper describes the development of TOGAF (The Open Group Architecture Framework) and ITIL as a background to discussions about... Read more

1 September, 2009

Standing on shaky foundations

...SCO was only sold some rights to the Unix implementation. The Open Group asserts that anyone can implement the Unix API without any... Read more

9 March, 2004 by Bruce Perens
Inside the Microsoft-Novell deal

Inside the Microsoft-Novell deal

Microsoft's upper management seem keen on the adage 'keep your friends close but your enemies closer' — particularly in the case of Novell Read more

30 April, 2007 by Cath Everett

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