Mike Lambert was made the first Fellow of The Open Group at
the end of April 2003.
As Chief Technical Officer, Mike led the development of The
Open Group's technical strategy and architecture, and the expansion
of The Open Group's activities to address the new challenges
of wireless and mobile computing.
Mike was appointed on the merger of X/Open Company Limited
and the Open Software Foundation to form the Open Group in
March 1996. Prior to that, he was one of the creators of the
X/Open organization when it was formed in 1984, and was appointed
as Chief Technical Officer when the independent X/Open Company
was formed in 1987. Under Mike's technical leadership, X/Open
developed the Common Applications Environment, a comprehensive
suite of specifications for application portability built on
the single UNIX specification, test suite and brand.
Before joining X/Open, Mike spent 17 years with ICL, Britain's
major computer systems vendor. His extensive background in
application systems development, provides a unique insight
into the problems faced by application developers. Mike was
the Chief Architect of the ICL Manufacturing Systems flagship
product OMAC 29.
As one of the originators of both X/Open and The Open Group,
Mike is recognized as an expert on Open Systems throughout
the world.
The Open Group, a vendor and technology-neutral global consortium,
is committed to delivering greater business efficiency by bringing
together buyers and suppliers of information systems to lower
the cost and risks associated with integrating new technology
across the enterprise. Recognizing that standards alone are
insufficient, The Open Group's mission is to deliver assurance
of conformance to Open Standards through the testing and certification
of suppliers' products.
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