The ObjectWeb consortium is an international consortium mainly devoted to producing open source Middleware, Enterprise application integration, e-business, clustering, grid computing.

ObjectWeb is a not for profit, international consortium dedicated to the development of high-quality open-source components for distributed applications (Web applications, grid computing, clusters, business integration, nomadic systems, etc).

The purpose of distributed infrastructure software is to interconnect systems that are heterogeneous by nature. In this spirit, the software developed by ObjectWeb complies with open standards established by independent bodies such as JCP, OMG or OSGi. Open access to the source code, as allowed by the open-source licenses, guarantees the best possible level of compliance with these standards.

The open-source process is also a proven way to deliver independent solutions which combine quality, adaptability and robustness at the best possible performance/cost ratio. It proved a powerful way to foster collaboration between partners, to achieve successful technology transfer and eventually to let innovative solutions be reused in a commercial framework.

The consortium promotes the dialogue between technology suppliers and user companies and, doing so, is instrumental in the emergence of an offering of professional solutions based on open-source infrastructure software together with the required services such as training, advice and maintenance.

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