August 7, 2007 – The Open Marine Initiative is proud to announce that it has acquired new members, held elections for the posts of Chairman and the membership of the Steering and Development committees, and has laid out a substantial portion of its plans for the foreseeable future.
Today, four of the leading players in the marine classifieds and data market announced a new initiative to create a free and open standard for data exchange.
Called the Open Marine Initiative, it has launched with the following main participants: TheYachtMarket.com, Yachtfocus.com, Marine Trader Media Limited (proprietors of the Boatshop24.co.uk / Boatshop24.com websites) and Forum Software Ltd. (www.forumboats.com), the creator of the Fast-Net system for yacht brokers.
