NASA Open Source Architecture Wins Apache Support

Java-based middleware developed by the space agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory gets priority-project designation by the Apache Software Foundation.

By Elizabeth Montalbano ,  InformationWeek
January 4, 2011 03:13 PM
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A NASA-led project has won the full support of the Apache Software Foundation, bolstering development efforts around Java-based middleware that uses metadata to foster cross-platform collaboration.

Apache has deemed the Object Oriented Data Technology (OODT) architecture, originally developed at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a Top Level Project, according to the space agency. This means it is one of a handful of the foundation's open source projects to receive project management and resource support.