Tuesday, September 07, 2010
About CIDX   »   Transition to OAGi and ChemITC
About OAGi

The Open Applications Group Inc. (OAGi) is a not-for-profit standards development organization focused on building cross-industry standards. The group has an extensive body of work related to cross-industry business standards. Several of its manufacturing industry members are key customers to the chemical sector. The CIDX Core Components project team has worked with OAGi for several years. For more information about OAGi, access their Web site at www.openapplications.org or contact David Connelly at .

About ChemITC

The American Chemistry Council’s Chemical Information Technology Center (ChemITC) is focused on addressing industry-specific technology challenges. The group currently has three strategic programs, including a CIO Roundtable comprised of industry CIOs that meet regularly to discuss IT issues the chemical industry. For more information about ChemITC, access their Web site at www.americanchemistry.com/s_chemitc/index.asp or contact Bridgette Bourge at

CIDX Transition to OAGi and ChemITC

At the end of 2008 CIDX transitioned its standards and operations to the Open Application Group, Inc. (OAGi) and the American Chemistry Council’s Chemical Information Technology Center (ChemITC®), and then ceased to exist as a corporation.

Under the terms of the agreement, CIDX transfered its Chem eStandards® and other related intellectual property to OAGi. OAGi will create a new Chemical Industry Council to provide ongoing support and maintenance for these work products and contribute chemical industry requirements to the development of the OAGIS standard. Chem eStandards will remain free and OAGi standards will be free.

The agreement calls for ChemITC to form an eBusiness Program to provide prioritization, direction-setting and field volunteers for OAGi project work and sponsor the membership of at least five ChemITC member companies in the OAGi Chemical Industry Council for a period of three years. Companies may join the OAGi Chemical Industry Council directly at a reduced fee of $10,000 per year for the duration of the agreement.

Although CIDX no longer exists, the CIDX website will remain operational throughout the year to ensure that people interested in chemical industry eBusiness are informed about the transition and redirected to the standards and information about the program.