Brian Cameron, executive director of the of the Center for Enterprise Architecture (EA) at Penn State's College of Information Sciences and Technology (IST), recently spoke as part of an expert panel session in Astana, Kazakhstan, hosted by the IFIP (International Federation for Information Processing) IP3 (International Professional Practice Partnership) GIC (Global Industry Council), which is affiliated with the United Nations and sets international professional standards for different aspects of technology-related fields. Cameron's presentation, which focused on the programs of the Center for Enterprise Architecture and a global view on EA trends and issues, was his first speaking engagement as a member of the GIC.

The Center for Enterprise Architecture (EA) at Penn State's College of Information Sciences and Technology (IST) has received a donation of $6.7 from Tonex, a company that provides training and consulting services to a wide variety of industries. The donation will support curricular development in the field of enterprise architecture at IST.

Enterprise architecture (EA) -- the alignment of enterprise information systems and technology with business strategy and goals -- is having a growing impact on business, industry and government. Brian Cameron, executive director of Penn State's Center for Enterprise Architecture, recently presented at the U.S. Department of Defense's 2012 Enterprise Architecture Conference, where about 600 people gathered to interact around the role of EA in the Department of Defense.

Penn State's College of Information Sciences and Technology (IST) has launched the first enterprise architecture (EA) program in North America and the first online EA master's program in the world. The program is in response to the rapidly increasing demand for professionals with a unique combination of skills and perspectives to align enterprise information systems and technology with business strategy and goals.

The Center for Enterprise Architecture (EA) at Penn State's College of Information Sciences and Technology (IST) is the beneficiary of a gift-in-kind of software materials valued at more than $1 million. The materials are being donated by alfabet, a global provider of software for strategic information technology planning and business change management.

The ACM Tech Pack on Enterprise Architecture, a reading list that was edited and annotated by Brian H. Cameron, executive director of Penn State's Center for Enterprise Architecture, is now available to ACM members. This expert reading list includes ACM Digital Library materials and key non-ACM readings, which provide perspectives and insights into the fast-growing EA discipline and profession.

Through the largest gift in kind in the history of Penn State's College of Information Sciences and Technology, Armstrong Process Group (APG), a leading enterprise architecture service provider, is contributing software and content to support research and educational initiatives in the college's Center for Enterprise Architecture. The commitment is valued at $9 million dollars, to be utilized over several years, and it will help to shape the partnerships formed by the college and the center with businesses and organizations.

A new and unique organization of enterprise architecture professional associations is on the horizon. The Federation of Enterprise Architecture Professional Organizations (FEAPO) is an association of worldwide professional organizations whose members have an active interest in the practice and professionalism of Enterprise Architecture (EA). The purpose of FEAPO is to provide a forum to discuss cross-organizational activities to standardize, professionalize, and otherwise advance the discipline of Enterprise Architecture.