OpenNode2 Open Source Node Project Authorized

May 06, 2009

LAKE OSWEGO, OR — Windsor Solutions, Inc. has been chosen to support the Open Source Sharable Exchange Network Node project. Windsor’s latest Network Node solution was selected by a broad consortium of leading Network agencies during an open and competitive bid process that included all the leading Network Node solutions available. The recently released open source node, coined “OpenNode2,” is being funded through a 2008 multi-state Challenge Grant and will allow states, counties, and tribal groups to exchange data with EPA and other Exchange Network partners at a substantially reduced cost. Windsor’s latest Network Node is currently in production operation with more than half a dozen Exchange Network partners and has proven to be a robust and reliable engine in a variety of configurations. OpenNode2 simultaneously supports both the 1.1 and 2.0 versions of the Node Specifications, and works in either .NET or Java environments and with a wide range of supporting databases including Oracle and SQL Server. OpenNode2 was officially announced and released to all Network Partners at the 2009 Exchange Network User Conference in Atlanta in April and is now available for download.

Since implementing the first fully functional Network Node for the Washington Department of Ecology in 2003, Windsor has been on the forefront of Node development and Exchange Network innovation, having developed several of the most successful data exchanges on the Network. Many of these exchanges are available immediately along with the open source OpenNode2, which is provided along with plugins needed to implement the FRS, NEI, AQS, WQX, SDWIS, and RCRAInfo Handler data flows. Other flows that are available or currently in development include the HERE Network, the Pacific Northwest Water Quality Exchange, and e-manifest, among others.

This new sharable, open source Node builds upon Windsor’s long-standing support for the Exchange Network. The “build once – share many times” approach is consistent with Windsor’s philosophy of encouraging reuse and collaboration among Network Partners. The selection of Windsor’s solution validates our long-standing approach to the implementation challenges over the last several years and is another reason Windsor is behind the majority of Exchange Network Node deployments throughout the United States.

Additional deployments of Windsor’s latest Node are currently underway in several agencies. Please contact Craig Austin if you’d like more information on how your agency might benefit from OpenNode2.