James Odell is Sr. Research Scientist at Intelligent Automation, Inc

He is a consultant, writer, and educator in the areas of object-oriented and agent-based systems, methodology, business process management (BPM), ontology, and complex adaptive systems.

Throughout most of his thirty-five year career, Mr. Odell has been heavily involved in developing better methods to understand, communicate, and manage system requirements. In particular, he has been the chair of the OMG’s Analysis and Design Task Force for ten years and has contributed to the development of the UML and UML 2.0. He is also the co-chair of the OMG SOA group and the acting chair of the IEEE FIPA Standards Committee.

He has written six books, and numerous papers and articles. (www.jamesodell.com)

Presentation
What do Standards Mean for SOA - And Why do we Care? An OMG Perspective
The OMG approaches SOA standardization from the business and architecture perspectives. In particular, with its experience in UML and MDA, most of the initial work will involve these areas. Furthermore, the synergy of SOA, EDA and BPM are specifically addressed as part of the SOA group charter.

This presentation will address these issues as well as discuss the OMG’s roadmap for SOA standardization.

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