The Value of Standards in Telecommunications

Reap the benefits of standards when building a common model for your SOA infrastructure or enterprise. Industry standards in telecommunications, such as the Shared Information (SID) model from TM Forum, allow you to leverage the knowledge of a group of industry experts instead of starting from scratch. Listen to a podcast by John Wilmes, Chief Technical Architect, Communications Sector at Progress Software, as he explains the difference between using standards-based and proprietary-based data models, and how communication service providers can effectively deploy a common model. John will also talk briefly about how Progress DataXtend SI can help extend the model you are working with.

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