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What is the ANDF Consortium?
In order to further develop and control the ANDF language, a consortium consisting of
actively working members is established. All members have a commercial or technical interest in ANDF and
participate in order to either
contribute or being notified about the next generations of the ANDF standard. The
members are selected from European industries or from Research institutes. The ANDF Consortium is a non profit
organisation.
The background for the ANDF Consortium is that the standardisation efforts within ISO
failed due to lack of votes among the countries participating in the associated working group.
The ANDF Consortium evolved from the former ANDF Consortium.
Objectives of the ANDF Consortium
The main objective with the ANDF Consortium is to control a stable evolution of the
ANDF language.
Large investments have already been made in ANDF technology, and for some companies, ANDF also plays a key role in their commercial products.
At the same time, ANDF has to be further developed. New requirements particularly
set by the new object oriented languages, performance reasons, portabilty reasons
and similar make updates necessary. The ANDF Consotrium intends to avoid
dialects within the ANDF language, but still secure a future for ANDF.
Another long term objective is to get some sort of standard associated with ANDF. The ISO effort was one such effort, but other options might be
available.
How to stay in touch
To be informed about ANDF activities simply fill out this
form and provide us with your address informations. You will be sent ANDF
related informations, activities of ANDF partners and a regularly sent news
flash.
How to become a member
Becoming a member is also very easy, just apply for membership at another
consortium member or with this
form and you will be added to the ANDF Consortium at next reasonable
possibility. You will be informed of all internal consortium activities and
participate easily at new projects etc.
For a list of current members please see the yellowpages.
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