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Open Security Exchange Initiates Project With The Security Industry Association To Create New Standards Names Steve Hunt, Forrester Research Inc and Sandra Jones, Sandra Jones Consulting To OSE’s Advisory Board Announces Newest Members and Expanded Workgroups October 2, 2003—Washington, D.C. The National Summit On Security —The Open Security Exchange (OSE), a program of IEEE Industry Standards and Technology Organization (ISTO) promoting the integration between disparate components of security infrastructure, today announced that it has submitted a New Project Proposal to the Security Industry Association’s (SIA) Standards Committee for the purpose of defining testing criteria for OSE’s interoperability specifications for physical and cyber security technologies. SIA, the world-leading trade association for manufacturers and service providers of physical security technologies and applications, has accepted as a working document, the OSE’s Physical Security Bridge to IT Security Specification (PHYSBITS) to promote organizational and technical integration between physical and IT systems. Additionally, OSE announced new members, the expansion of its management board, and the creation of new workgroups. Comprised of more than 600 member companies, SIA is an ANSI (American National Standards Institute) accredited standards development organization. SIA ‘s Open Systems Integration and Performance Standards Initiative (OSIPS) will produce a series of American National Standards for Security Systems Integration and Security Equipment Performance standards. SIA ‘s OSIPS program is the result of the joint efforts between SIA and the Department of State and the Department of Defense controlled Counter Terrorism Technical Support Office’s Technical Support Working Group (TSWG). It is anticipated that the standards proposed by OSE will become a part of SIA’s strategic plan for OSIPS. The PHYSBITS workgroup, chaired by Piers McMahon, chair of OSE’s technical committee, will support SIA’s OSIPS effort by initially creating testing criteria for physical and IT security systems communications. “OSE’s efforts are aligned with the objectives of OSIPS,” said Hunter Knight, chair of SIA Standards Committee, “OSE brings a unique contribution with PHYSBITS and the combined expertise of its members.” “The submission of the PHYSBITS specifications to SIA is consistent with the OSE mission of promoting open standards across the physical and cyber security industry”, says Eric Maurice, Chairman and Executive Director of the Open Security Exchange, “We hope that this combined effort will trigger further industry collaboration for the security of end-users worldwide.” The OSE also announced its newest members ActivCard, Core Street, Fargo Electronics, Siemens SBT, and VistaScape. “The addition of new members is a critical priority for the Open Security Exchange,” says Laurie Aaron, vice chairman of the Open Security Exchange. “We applaud the customer focus and innovative drive that our new members have shown by joining the Exchange.” The OSE also announced the extension of its management board naming Steve Hunt, Research Director, Forrester Research Inc and Sandy Jones, Principal, Sandra Jones & Co. as advisory members. The advisory board to the OSE will play a leading role in defining the future of the organization and insuring its neutrality. The Open Security Exchange also announces its intention to create new workgroups to expand the scope of technology issues addressed by the organization. These new workgroups include:
About OSE Dedicated to promoting the adoption of interoperability specifications in the area of security management, the Open Security Exchange was founded by Computer Associates International, Inc. (http://ca.com), Gemplus (http://www.gemplus.com), HID Corporation (http://www.hidcorp.com) and Tyco Software House (http://www.swhouse.com). The first technical specifications issued by the Open Security Exchange address interoperability between physical and cyber security technologies. Membership in the Open Security Exchange is open to all qualified organizations. For more information, please visit http://www.opensecurityexchange.org. Press Contact: Greg Kohn OSE Program Manager +1 732 465 6486 greg.kohn@ieee-isto.org |
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