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maintain conformance test suites for multiple technologies, including those listed above, the X
Window System, Motif, Digital Video Broadcasting Multimedia Home Platform, Secure Electronic
Transactions (SET), Common Data Security Architecture (CDSA), and Linux [Open Group
2010].
The Open Group product certification program provides formal recognition of a product’s conformance
to an industry standard specification. This allows suppliers to make and substantiate
clear claims of conformance to a standard and allows buyers to specify and successfully procure
conforming products that interoperate [Open Group 2010].
The Open Group’s product certification programs are based on a supplier’s claim of conformance;
testing provides an indicator of conformance. Suppliers typically use test suites to establish confidence
that their product conforms. To achieve certification, the supplier must provide a warranty
of conformance ensuring the following [Open Group 2010]:
• products conform to an industry standard specification
• products remain conformant throughout their lifetimes
• the product will be fixed in a timely manner if there is a nonconformance
The Open Group acts as the independent certification authority for industry-based certification
programs. As the certification authority, their web-based conformance testing system is tailored to
guide suppliers through the process of certifying a product [Open Group 2010].
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