I’m beginning to catch up on accumulated news from before my vacation. The market has seen consolidation among a variety of technical consortia. Most likely companies belong to too many of these and seek some consolidation where one investment and dues payment does the work of two. Others have been in instrumentation and networking. This one affects data and software standards.
- EDM Council and Object Management Group Combine to Create Global End-to-End Data and Standards Authority
- First-of-its-kind non-profit trade association to foster the growth of data, software, systems, knowledge engineering, and standards capability.
EDM Council, the global association for data management, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the Object Management Group (OMG), the open membership, not-for-profit technology consortium. The combination brings together more than 700 corporate and public-sector member organizations, eight regional hubs, and a combined 50-year portfolio of internationally adopted standards and technology into a single non-profit association. The agreement is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2025…
