Way back in 1996, when web browsing was novel and central processing still ruled the roost of enterprise IT, The Open Group was formed from the merger of the Open Software Foundation and X/Open.

This October marks the 25th anniversary of remarkable achievements in the technology standards arena by The Open Group. Beginning with a focus as the publisher of the single UNIX specification technical standard and steward of the UNIX trademark, the organization has grown to more than 850 members in over 50 countries -- and it leads the field and technology standard services, certifications, research, and training.

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Stay with us as BriefingsDirect explores how standards like UNIX and TOGAF evolved to transform business and society by impacting the world as a digital adoption wave swept over human affairs during the past quarter century.

Here to commemorate The Open Group’s achievements and reminisce about the game-changing, earth-shattering, and culture-evolving advances of standards-enabled IT, are Steve Nunn, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at The Open Group; David Lounsbury, Chief Digital Officer (CDO) at The Open Group, and  Jim Hietala, Vice President Business Development and Security at The Open Group. The panel discussion is moderated by Dana Gardner, Principal Analyst at Interarbor Solutions.

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