"Addressing interoperability head-on is very important. It is the number one reason TEMs (telecom equipment manufacturers) aren't reaching the mainstream market for standards-based communications platforms. Once this is tackled, other challenges such as availability and management can be effectively addressed. By developing a consistent methodology for interoperability testing, CP-TA is a logical choice to take on these challenges and help deliver the promise of interoperability that has been unfilled to date." -- Brian Partridge, Senior Analyst, Communications Network Infrastructure, Yankee Group				Industry Liaisons   CP-TA is working with SCOPE   Alliance, PICMG, the Service Availability Forum (SA   Forum) and The Linux   Foundation.   CP-TA is developing interoperability testing requirements and test   methodologies and procedures based on the profiles created by the SCOPE   Alliance and specifications developed by PICMG, the SA Forum and The Linux   Foundation.        PICMG 3rd Generation specifications:          AdvancedTCA AdvancedMC MicroTCA        SA Forum High-Availability SW specifications:          Hardware Platform Interface (HPI) Application Interface Specification (AIS) System Management Interface (SMI)            The Linux Foundation specifications          Carrier Grade Linux (CGL) Enterprise Linux