A tutorial on using The Open Group infrastructure:
"Plato -- The Open Group Web collaboration tool"

Led by Andrew Josey, The Open Group

Plato is an example of what is often called Groupware or Web Collaboration software. It has been designed so that a group of people, typically in a project or working group, can share items such as email, documents, actions and calendar events, in a controlled area of the web using a web browser. Although every Plato site uses a standard set of common facilities, a maintainer can tailor a site for the group's specific needs. This tutorial will provide an introduction to Plato for first time users, giving an overview of the features of the Plato Web Services Infrastructure and the benefits of using it. The will also introduce  the key concept of Visibility Levels. The session will end with a question and answer session.

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Andrew Josey, Director Certification, The Open Group

Andrew Josey is director of Certification within The Open Group. He has led the development and operation of many of The Open Group's certification development projects, including industry-wide certification programs for the UNIX system, the Linux Standard Base, Schools Interoperability Framework, The Open Group Architectural Framework (TOGAF), The Open Group Certified IT Architect program, IEEE POSIX, S/MIME Secure Messaging and Secure MIME Gateway.

Andrew has worked in the industry since 1987, working previously for AT&T UNIX Europe, UNIX System Laboratories and Novell prior to joining the Open Group in 1996.

He has a first class honours degree in Combined Sciences from Brighton Polytechnic, and an MSc in Computer Science from University College, London University.

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