BURLINGTON, Mass., May 22 /PRNewswire/ -- The DirecNet Task Force, an
alliance of recognized leaders in the development of military
communications systems, today announced the appointment of Prof.
Christopher Gunderson to the DirecNet Board of Advisors. Currently at the
Naval Post Graduate School as a research associate professor of Information
Science, Prof. Gunderson is on a special assignment sponsored by the
Defense Information System Agency (DISA) Joint Interoperability Test
Command (JITC) to establish a Netcentric Certification Office (NCO).
"The members of the DirecNet Task Force recognize the value in teaming
up for their mutual benefit and for the benefit of their common customer,
the U.S. Government," said Prof. Gunderson, advisor, DirecNet Task Force.
"Great pains have been taken to involve both their operational customers
and the interoperability certification authorities from the very first days
of the project. All in all, DirecNet is a true example of the kind of
pragmatic, forward-thinking industry partnership the Dept. of Defense needs
to achieve its vision of an adaptive, integrated, information-centric
force."
Before taking to Netcentric Certification Office project, Prof.
Gunderson managed an initiative sponsored by the Office of the Secretary of
Defense to create the World Wide Consortium for the Grid (W2COG), a global
network of collaborative experts committed to rapidly fielding network
centric tools for enhancing global security and peaceful commerce.
Gunderson retired from the U.S. Navy in October 2004 as a Captain following
27 years of service.
For more general information on the DirecNet Task Force, please visit:
http://www.direcnet.org/default.htm. For membership inquiries, please
contact John (Jay) Spaulding, DirecNet Task Force Director for The Open
Group, at j.spaulding@opengroup.org.
About DirecNet Task Force
Hosted by The Open Group, the DirecNet Task Force is multi-vendor
alliance of recognized leaders in the development of military
communications systems focused on creating new specifications for a
directional mesh networking system based entirely on open standards.
Serving as critical subject matter expert contributors to the standard
development process, DirecNet Task Force members include: AAI Corp., BAE
Systems; Boeing; Cubic Defense Applications; Harris; ITT Corporation;
Innovative Concepts; L-3 Communications; Northrop Grumman; Raytheon,
Rockwell Collins and ViaSat.
About The Open Group
The Open Group is a vendor-neutral and technology-neutral consortium,
which drives the creation of Boundaryless Information Flow(TM) that will
enable access to integrated information within and between enterprises
based on open standards and global interoperability. The Open Group works
with customers, suppliers, consortia and other standard bodies. Its role is
to capture, understand and address current and emerging requirements,
establish policies and share best practices; to facilitate
interoperability, develop consensus, and evolve and integrate
specifications and open source technologies; to offer a comprehensive set
of services to enhance the operational efficiency of consortia; and to
operate the industry's premier certification service. Further information
on The Open Group can be found at http://www.opengroup.org.
Note to Editors: Boundaryless Information Flow and TOGAF are trademarks
of The Open Group.
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