MIKE LAMBERT Vice President and Chief Technical Officer, The Open Group

Mike Lambert is vice-president and chief Technical Officer of The Open Group Limited. Mike is responsible for the technical integrity of all The Open Group's activities, including the evolution of the specifications which comprise the Common Applications Environment, the development of test technology and a Branding Scheme for conforming systems and the formulation of X/Open's long and short term technical strategies. Mike was one of the instigators of the X/Open Group when it was formed in 1984, and was appointed to his current position when the independent X/Open Company was formed in 1987. 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. As one of the originators of X/Open, Mike is a well-known speaker on Open Systems throughout the world. Please contact Mike at The Open Group email : m.lambert@opengroup.org