Provide for flexible secure coordinated resource sharing among dynamic collections of individuals, institutions & resources (a.k.a. virtual organizations).

Increasingly complex and difficult to secure with traditional tools and methods.

Landscape

Emerging generations of eBusiness applications can be based on Web Services, layers of often incompatible middleware and computing platforms ranging from handheld wireless devices to mainframes.

 Conflicting Cultures

Today’s problems are complex like the Gordian knot – calling for cooperation.

Coordination and bold action among multiple stakeholders.

Working in partnership with others give us the best opportunity to find solutions to problems.