The Open Knowledge Initiative (O.K.I.) project at MIT is excited to announce that Common Need of Washington, D.C. is providing hosting services for the new O.K.I. web presence.   By doing so, Common Need is providing a valuable service to the O.K.I. community.

"Common Need is pleased to host the community website for the Open Knowledge Initiative (O.K.I.) project as part of our on-going support for this important effort to bring open interoperability standards to the world of educational systems development."  said Stuart Sim, Chief Technology Officer of Common Need

Common Need is engaged in developing systems using open standards such as O.K.I. for integrating campus based systems in a cost effective manner and laying the ground work for true Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) platforms. An Open Systems Integration approach is essential in lowering the system integration in that no connection adapter is ever written more than once. The O.K.I. repository of systems adapters allows us to pass on integration savings directly to our customers and empower them to spend on higher value services for their campus.

About Common Need, Inc.
Common Need, Inc. (http://commonneed.com) develops and markets mission-critical enterprise integration and social learning software that enable the creation of custom learning environments. Our flagship products are the plugjam platform and plugjam application suite. Common Need's clients include college, universities, schools, as well as other organizations looking to deliver education content. Founded in 2006, Common Need is focused on improving the ways people leverage technology to learn and providing developers with indispensable innovation so they too can advance the state-of-the art of learning. Common Need is headquartered in Washington, D.C.