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Grid Enterprise Services
The Grid Enterprise Forum focuses on all aspects of Network Centric services and the Common Operating Environment (COE) certification program. Members of the Forum are primarily interested in advising and providing solutions for US government and defense agencies moving to network centric operations to ensure that industry best practices and state of the art technology can be deployed more easily and quickly.

   

What We Do
Vendors, defense integrators and consultants work together in the Forum with procurement professionals, architects, planners and deployment specialists:

  • To provide industry guidance to the various US Department of Defense (DoD) agencies, as well as other agencies and organizations with similar needs, in shaping the delivery of Network Centric Services and products.
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  • As the specification authority for the Common Operating Environment (COE) Platform certification program, ...
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Current Projects
Network Centric Profiles
Developing initial profiles for the network centric platform and infrastructure.

Common Operating Environment (COE) Platform Certification Program
Defining and evolving certification requirements, while also overseeing the program itself. This program replaces the COE KPC program formerly offered by the Defense Information Systems Agency.
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Members
Forum membership includes both supply side and buyer organizations.
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Publications

  • COE Certification Policy
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  • Guide to Platform Certification
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Work Area
Grid Enterprise Services Forum work area

 
Forum Notices
 

EAPC-15
"Secure Architectures"
The conference will run in parallel with
The Open Group Member Meetings
October 22-26, 2007

  GES Forum members' site and work area
 
 

Key Accomplishments
COE Linux ® Platform Certification
Assures that systems present a specific appearance and behavior at the Human Computer Interface level, have demonstrated interoperability, and meet data interchange and security requirements. Based on the DISA Cross Platform Compliance criteria for Linux systems.
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Common Operating Environment (COE) Platform V2 standard
Aligns with Version 3 of the Single UNIX® Specification.
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More Information
For more information about the Grid Enterprise Forum, please email
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HOW TO PARTICIPATE
  The Forum welcomes participation by all interested parties. If you would like to influence the direction and outcome of the Forum, have early access to specifications and participate in defining industry standards, join The Open Group.
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