OMG's Model Interchange Working Group to Host Interoperability Demonstration
Event will demonstrate UML®-based modeling tool interoperability on
December 7th at OMG's Long Beach, Calif. Technical Meeting

Needham, MA, USA - October 28, 2009 - Members of OMG's™ Model Interchange Working Group (MIWG) will hold an Interoperability Demonstration on December 7, 2009 at the OMG Technical Meeting in Long Beach, Calif from 09:00 - 12:00 PT. This half-day event will showcase the work the group has done to facilitate interoperability between UML®-based modeling tools. The group's focus is on model interchange between UML®, OMG SysML™, and Unified Profile for DoDAF and MODAF (UPDM) -capable tools. MIWG comprises end users, tool vendors and experts in the UML and XMI® standards. For more information and to register to attend the meeting remotely, visit http://www.omg.org/miwg. Attendees of the OMG Technical Meeting are invited to attend the demonstration in-person.

The MIWG's approach is for each participating vendor tool to create and export a model conformant to a reference model, and then each vendor tool imports the model created in the other tools. The XML Metadata Interchange (XMI) format, the OMG standard for exchanging models, is used by the MIWG to transfer the model data among the participating tools. This approach is being applied across a number of test cases representing different types of models. The MIWG is currently completing Test Cases #5 and #6. The initial test cases have focused on class models, activity models, and composite structure models, as well as the exchange of a generic profile. Issues resulting from the testing are being identified and addressed and the testing results are positive. These test cases are available on the group's Wiki page at http://www.omgwiki.org/model-interchange. Subsequent test cases will also be posted to the Wiki.

The format of the Interoperability Demonstration will include a demonstration of the capability of multiple participating vendors to interchange UML-based models using XMI. Several tools will be demonstrated at the Long Beach venue, while other vendors will participate over the Internet. The demonstration will be available to view in-person or via remote access; remote-viewing details will be posted online at the registration URL.

MIWG participants include Adaptive, Artisan, EmbeddedPlus, IBM, NoMagic, Sodius, SOFTEAM, and SPARX Systems. The US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is providing an XMI validation tool that forms a key part of this process. Model Driven Solutions (MDS) has been providing additional technical expertise and configuration management support of the modeling artifacts.

Get Involved
The MIWG is periodically producing new test cases to provide extensive interoperability test coverage for UML, SysML and UPDM. Any organization wishing to participate in the MIWG is encouraged to join OMG. For more information on OMG membership, please contact Ken Berk, vice president, business development at ken.berk@omg.org or +1-781-444-0404.

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About OMG
OMG is an international, open membership, not-for-profit computer industry consortium that in 2009 is celebrating its 20^th Anniversary. OMG Task Forces develop enterprise integration standards for a wide range of technologies, including: Real-time, Embedded and Specialized Systems, Analysis & Design, Architecture-Driven Modernization and Middleware and an even wider range of industries, including: Business Modeling and Integration, C4I, Finance, Government, Green Computing, Healthcare, Insurance, Legal Compliance, Life Sciences Research, Manufacturing Technology, Robotics, Software-Based Communications and Space.

OMG’s modeling standards, including the Unified Modeling Language™ (UML^®) and Model Driven Architecture^® (MDA^®), enable powerful visual design, execution and maintenance of software and other processes, including IT Systems Modeling and Business Process Management. OMG’s middleware standards and profiles are based on the Common Object Request Broker Architecture (CORBA^®) and support a wide variety of industries.

More information about OMG can be found at www.omg.org.  OMG is headquartered in Needham, MA, USA.

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Edited by Stephanie