San Francisco, CA � February 4, 2025 - The Open Group, the vendor-neutral technology standards organization, has today announced that the SOSA® Consortium has voted to commence with its Conformance Certification Program, with The Open Group as the Certification Authority.
The SOSA Conformance Certification Program is based on Conformance Sets that define various segments of the architecture. For each Conformance Set, the Supplier must attain independent verification of its claims of conformance.
SOSA certified elements, including Modules, Software Environments, and Plug-In Cards (PICs), allow end users to build open, interoperable, and secure systems with products from multiple suppliers, offering greater flexibility in obsolescence management, system upgrades, and technology infusion.
Patrick Collier, SOSA Conformance Standing Committee Chair, commented: “A fundamental tenet of SOSA conformance and certification is independent verification of products developed with the SOSA Technical Standard. This pillar is foundational and ensures strict adherence to the standard based on the number of Conformance Sets used by the developer.�
Sharon Langbehn, SOSA Consortium Director added: “The vote to start a Conformance Certification Program is an important milestone on our journey towards developing business acquisition practices and a technical environment for sensors and C5ISR payloads. SOSA Conformance Certification is essential to ensure interoperability, ease of integration, and trust in the marketplace.�
The Open Group is currently looking for Verification Authorities to provide independent verification for the program.
To learn more about the SOSA Conformance Certification Program, click .
About The Open Group
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About The Open Group SOSA® Consortium
The SOSA® Consortium empowers government and industry to collaboratively develop open standards and best practices. The SOSA Consortium vision is to develop both business acquisition practices and a technical environment for sensors and C5ISR payloads that foster innovation, industry engagement, competition, and allow for rapid fielding of cost-effective capabilities and platform mission reconfiguration while minimizing logistical requirements. More information can be found at www.opengroup.org/sosa.
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