Blog: Apache Object-Oriented Data Project Goes Top-Level

Apache Object-Oriented Data Project Goes Top-Level
eWeek (01/05/11) Darryl K. Taft

The Apache Software Foundation (ASF) announced that its Object-Oriented Data Technology (OODT) has moved from the Apache Incubator to become a top-level project (TLP). Apache OODT is middleware and metadata used for computer processing workflow, hardware, and file management. The OODT system enables distributed computing and data resources to be searched by any user. The platform is used at the U.S. National Cancer Institute's Early Detection Research Network, as well as by several programs at the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). "OODT had been successfully operating within the [Jet Propulsion Laboratory] for years; the time had come to realize the benefits of open source in the broader, external community," says Apache OODT's Chris Mattmann. OODT is the first NASA-developed project to become an ASF TLP. "The Apache Software Foundation has a long history of software innovation through collaboration--the larger the pool of potential contributors, the more innovation we see," Mattmann says.

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