Standardization of Information Technologies in Fundamental Research in Russia

This article presents the history, current state, and directions of research and implementation of open information system technologies in the Russian Academy of Sciences. Since 1993 when work on the systematized application of open systems principles was initiated by the Russian Academy of Sciences, a number of important results could be achieved. The authors now define directions for the further development of open systems technology - formalization of available approaches, better integration with other IT technologies, and expansion of scope from nanotechnologies up to GRID-technologies.