Middleware Working Group

Chair : Yasuo Okabe [ okabe@i.kyoto-u.ac.jp ]

Co-Chair : James Sankar [ james.sankar@aarnet.edu.au ]

Secretariat : Nate Klingenstein [ ndk@internet2.edu ]

Mailing List : middleware@apan.net

Work Plan

The objectives of the APAN Middleware Working group are as follows :

Share best practice of middleware solutions and document use case scenarios to better understand middleware scope and use within the APAN region through the middleware working group mailing list.
Assist APAN members with middleware issues.
Develop a picture of middleware deployments in the APAN region and assess the feasibility and timeliness of a regional federation test bed for middleware.

The current status of the working group milestones are as follows :

No.	Milestones/Actions	Deadline
1.	Add members to the APAN middleware mailing list	Completed
2.	Collect information on middleware developments from each APAN member and place on the APAN Middleware working group webpage	Completed
3.	Develop a workshop for Identity Access Management in GRID environments for the next APAN meeting	Completed
4.	Identify and assess current middleware solutions	Ongoing
5.	Identify and assess the “federation” model and make recommendations	Ongoing
6.	Work in partnership with the APAN Grid Committee to deliver workshops on Grid Middleware	Ongoing