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OSF Electronic Bulletin
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Search for these topics inside this issue:
* Executive Summary
- Key Highlights from this Month's Bulletin
* OSF in the Press
- DCE 1.1 Pricing
- OSF Announces New Allied Sponsorship Level
* OSF End User Forum News
* OSF Research Institute (RI) Advanced Development
- World-Wide Web (WWW) Conference '94: Mosaic and the
Web in Chicago, October 17-20
- OSF/1 AD Watchers
- OSF Research Institute's MK6 Project
- OSF RI Announces AT&T is Now an OSF RI Program
Sponsor
- New ANDF Contract
- ANDF Research Kit
* Technology News Nuggets
- Distributed Computing Environment (DCE)
- DCE Pricing Announcement Receives Positive
Feedback
- DCE in the News
- DCE Developers Conference in Boston, August 29-31
- I-FEST
- Distributed Management Environment (DME)
- DME Distributed Services Price Change
- OSF/Motif Graphical User Interface
- OSF Ships OSF/Motif 2.0
- Special Offer on Motif 2.0 Licensing and Support
- Motif 2.0 Pricing
- Motif Calendar of Events
* OSF Pre-Structured Technology (PST) News Nuggets
- Request for OSF Member Participation in CDE/Motif
PST
* OSF Meetings and Events
- Networld + Interop 94 Tokyo
- OSF SuperSIG Week in Boston, October 31-November 3
- OSF Technology Symposiums in the Fall
* SIG News Nuggets: News from OSF's Special Interest
Groups
- SuperSIG Week Preliminary Agenda
- DCE/MAN
- Security
- Internationalization
* Customer Services
* OSF Calendar of 1994 Major Events
* OSF Contact Information
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OSF Electronic Bulletin
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A monthly electronic mail news update for OSF Members
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Vol 5, Issue 7. August, 1994
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Executive Summary
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* In response to the growing need from desktop vendors
and end users who are demanding greater availability of
DCE on the desktop, OSF announced new pricing and
promotional offers for DCE Release 1.1. DCE client
prices have been significantly reduced and special
incentives for upgrades will be offered when DCE is
available later this year.
* OSF announced a new Allied Sponsorship level designed
to provide Associate Sponsors a greater level of
participation within OSF. At the recent OSF Board of
Directors meeting, five existing Associate Sponsors, NEC
Corporation, Siemens Nixdorf Information Systems,
Silicon Graphics Inc., Sony Corporation, and Transarc
Corporation, announced they have grouped together to
form an Allied Sponsor and have elected a representative
of Siemens Nixdorf to represent them on the OSF Board.
* The OSF DCE Developers Conference in Boston, MA on
August 29-31 will address the needs of developers of
DCE. The conference includes guest speakers, special
one-day seminars and a solutions showcase which features
hands-on demonstrations of DCE-based products. For
additional information, refer to the DCE technology news
nuggets section.
* OSF announces plans for a second I-FEST event for
this year at OSF from October 17-28. In addition to
testing and verifying the interoperability of your DCE
implementation, companies can also participate in the
OSF DCE certification program. If you missed the April
event earlier this year, this will be your chance to
certify your DCE Secure Core implementation. OSF will
also be certifying the DFS and GDS components of DCE
during this Fall event.
* DME Distributed Services (Event Services (EVS),
License Management Services (LMS), Software Distribution
Services (SDS), Subsystem Management Services (SMS) and
PC Services (PCS)) can now be purchased individually and
full distribution licenses are now $25,000 per service.
* OSF/Motif Release 2.0 began shipping on August 12.
This release, the most extensive offering of features
since Motif 1.0 was introduced five years ago, brings
together the most requested features from the
applications development community along with those to
make Motif even easier to use. Please refer to the
Motif Technology section for special Motif 2.0 licensing
and support offers.
* The Second World-Wide Web(WWW) Conference is gaining
steam with over 400 individuals already registered for
this event, October 17-20, in Chicago. Organizers
predict that 1994's event will attract 1,000+ visitors
who will survey, compare, and sample the growing impact
of the WWW and Mosaic on services, products, and the way
they do their jobs today. Refer to the OSF Research
Institute Advanced Development section for more details.
* OSF is planning to hold their annual SuperSIG Week
Meeting in Boston on October 31 - November 3. Refer to
the OSF Meetings and Events section for preliminary
agenda details.
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OSF in the Press
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OSF Makes DCE Affordable for All --
Capitalizing on the growing momentum of DCE, pricing has
been significantly reduced to encourage pervasive
industry adoption
CAMBRIDGE, MA July 26, 1994 Q The Open Software
Foundation today announced new pricing and promotional
offers for their Distributed Computing Environment (DCE)
Release 1.1. The new pricing is in response to the
growing need from desktop vendors and end users who are
demanding greater availability of DCE on the desktop.
"With DCE 1.0 gaining widespread adoption, and DCE 1.1
shipping later this year, we think the time is right to
significantly reduce client prices and offer special
incentives for upgrades," said Joe Maloney, DCE Business
Area Manager. "We expect this pricing to have a major
impact, especially in the desktop market."
The following summarizes the changes between DCE 1.0
pricing and DCE 1.1 pricing:
- Client (Executive) Object fees have been reduced
from $75 and $25 (based on volume) to $2.00
regardless of volume.
- The price for an annual paid up license of the
Client (Executive) has been reduced from $500,000
per year, per operating system, to $100,000, per
year, per operating system.
- The Administrative Tool Package has been reduced
from $75 to $2.00 on a per copy basis or
alternatively, when bundled with the client, 20% of
the net client fee.
- First time purchase of a DCE 1.1 source license
with full distribution rights will remain at
$250,000 as in DCE 1.0.
- The upgrade fee from a full distribution DCE 1.0
license to a full distribution DCE 1.1 license is
$100,000. Full support customers will receive a
$35,000 discount on this upgrade, making their
effective cost $65,000.
- All other DCE pricing, including server pricing,
remains unchanged.
In addition to the new pricing structure, OSF will be
offering two special promotions to accelerate adoption
of DCE 1.1:
1) Customers upgrading from a DCE 1.0 full
distribution license to a DCE 1.1 full distribution
license before October 1, 1994 may report
subsequent binary fees at the new 1.1 rates.
2) New customers who buy a DCE 1.0 full distribution
license before October 1, 1994 with a full support
agreement will receive a DCE 1.1 full distribution
license for free.
"This announcement will serve as an opportunity for
further adoption of this important enabling
technology.," said Bill Estrem, Project Leader for the
Information Architecture Group at 3M. "In addition, it
will make it even easier for vendors to make DCE
available to users at a reasonable price."
"The new pricing structure shows that OSF and its
sponsor companies are going for mass deployment of DCE
across all platforms, from personal computers to
massively parallel super computers," said Mike Guidry,
Project Leader for Architecture at Phillips Petroleum
Company.
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OSF Announces New Allied Sponsorship Level --
Multi-tiered levels ensure broader industry
participation
CAMBRIDGE, MA August 3, 1994 Q The Open Software
Foundation today announced a new Allied Sponsorship
level designed to provide Associate Sponsors a greater
level of participation within OSF. At the recent OSF
Board of Directors meeting, five existing Associate
Sponsors, NEC Corporation, Siemens Nixdorf Information
Systems, Silicon Graphics Inc., Sony Corporation, and
Transarc Corporation, announced they have grouped
together to form an Allied Sponsor class and have
elected a representative of Siemens Nixdorf to
represent them on the OSF Board.
"The desire of these sponsors to participate in the OSF
process at the board level is further demonstration of
their commitment to the goals and mission of OSF and to
the technologies it produces," said David Tory,
President and CEO of OSF. "This is also a model to other
interested organizations of a way to cost-effectively
participate with OSF and its other sponsor organizations
to accelerate the delivery of open systems technology
and to further the goals of the open systems industry."
OSF's new membership structure now provides three levels
of sponsorship: Executive Sponsors, Associate Sponsors,
and the new Allied Sponsors. Executive Sponsors pay a $1
million per year sponsor fee and automatically receive a
seat on the OSF Board of Directors. Associate Sponsors
pay a $200,000 a year sponsor fee but do not
automatically receive a board seat. The new Allied
Sponsor level allows a number of Associate Sponsors to
group together and pool their individual sponsor fees to
reach the $1 million level. At that time the group may
appoint a representative from the group to participate
at the board level. This provides Associate Sponsors an
increased opportunity to participate in board activities
while retaining their lower funding requirement.
All other OSF membership structures remain unchanged.
Other membership fees range from $5,000 to $25,000 per
year depending on the size and nature of the
organization.
"The major purpose behind the recent restructuring of
OSF was to provide a streamlining of development
processes and to afford a wider participation of the
industry at the sponsor level, said Tory. "This new
sponsorship structure enhances that opportunity."
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End User Forum Activity
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Any comments or questions on End User Forum activities
should be directed to Ted Hanss, Chair, End User Forum
Steering Committee at ted@umich.edu (phone: +1-313-763-
6185, FAX: +1-313-763-4434).
Reminder: Please register your email address with Jane
Smeloff (jane@osf.org) in order to get mailings to the
end user membership. We want to get that mailing list to
a critical mass so we can begin to use it more
effectively.
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OSF Research Institute Advanced Development
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WWW Conference '94: Mosaic and the Web
The Second World-Wide Web(WWW) Conference is gaining
steam with over 400 individuals already registered for
this event, October 17-20, in Chicago. Organizers
predict that 1994's event will attract 1,000+ visitors
who will survey, compare, and sample the growing impact
of the WWW and Mosaic on services, products, and the way
they do their jobs today.
To leverage your time and resources, OSF has combined
forces with prominent industry pioneers, gurus, and
visionaries in World-Wide Web and Mosaic research and
development to co-sponsor a powerful four-day program of
tutorials, conference sessions, real-world product
demonstrations, workshops, "birds of a feather"
meetings, and a developer's day just for programmers.
By bringing together today's WWW and Mosaic leaders,
your IS organization, technology implementors, and
business managers will find in one place the most up-to-
date facts and developments they need as they navigate
the maze of information about Internet, World-Wide Web
and "net surfing" software tools.
Early registration prices are available through
September 19, so sign up now! Early registration is
strongly recommended as space is limited and
registrations are climbing fast.
WWW Fall 94 -- Questions?
* For more information about the conference and to
register via the World-Wide Web the access URL is:
http://riwww.osf.org:8001/ri/announcements/WWW_Conf_F94.
html
* Direct e-mail inquiries regarding conference
program content and exhibit space to:
bkucera@ncsa.uiuc.edu
* Direct e-mail inquiries regarding registration and
fees to: well@osf.org
* To stay up-to-date on the WWW and Mosaic program
at OSF RI, send an email note with complete contact
information to:
internet-program-request@osf.org
OSF/1 AD Watchers . . .
Members interested in operating systems for scalable
high performance computing will want to keep their eyes
on the latest developments in the OSF Research
Institute's OSF/1 AD program. OSF/1 AD 2.0 begins
preliminary testing next month. An advance prototype is
due out by the end of this year.
This system will significantly improve the operating
system performance characteristics and distribution of
services for scalable parallel systems. This technology
will also be an initial step towards support for
workstation clustering.
Several companies have used OSF RI prototypes to
accelerate their product schedules. Both Intel and
Convex produced commercial products from the first OSF/1
AD prototype. Each now ships products based on OSF/1
AD.
Members interested in staying current on shared funding
research programs at the OSF RI, can review program
updates via the World-Wide Web. The access URL is:
http:///www.osf.org.8001/general/osf-info.html
For information about obtaining OSF RI prototype code,
contact Marci Kelly at 617-621-7341 or email:
marci@osf.org
OSF Research Institute's MK6 Project
Microkernel based systems have generated considerable
industry interest over the past few years. Microkernels
have many very desirable characteristics including,
improved software engineering qualities, support of
multiple personalities, user mode OS servers, and
reduced complexity. However, to date microkernel based
systems have not achieved the same level of performance
generally found in more traditional integrated operating
systems.
The MK6 Project evolves OSF/1 MK (Microkernel). The OSF
Research Institute's MK6 project goal is to demonstrate
that microkernel based systems can achieve performance
levels close to or equivalent to integrated operating
systems.
In April, the RI in collaboration with the University of
Utah, demonstrated that its microkernel based system
(MK6) could achieve better than 95 percent of the
performance of an integrated kernel. In July, the RI
closed the gap to 98 percent on a number of industry
standard benchmarks. In some cases, MK6 performance
actually exceeds integrated kernel performance.
The RI is now comparing MK6 performance results against
a variety of other commercial Unix systems and early
results continue to be very encouraging. Microkernel
based system can be truly competitive on the performance
front.
This technology will be available in late September in
snapshot form to OSF/1 1.3 licensees. For additional
information contact mk6-request@osf.org.
AT&T is Now an OSF Research Institute Program Sponsor
Separate from its corporate sponsorship in OSF, AT&T GIS
has joined, Digital Equipment Corporation, Hewlett-
Packard, Hitachi, and IBM in funding specific research
programs in OSF's Research Institute.
OSF's Research Institute is chartered to deliver
innovative and economical solutions to difficult system
technology requirements. Shared funding provides
program sponsors an economical vehicle for investment in
research of specific interest to them.
New ANDF Contract
The OSF Research Institute has been awarded a contract
from DRA to validate the TenDRA (ANDF Technology)
capability to implement a UNIX-like Operating System.
The initial task is to use the TenDRA technology to do a
complete build of the same operating system on two
different platforms. The second task is to determine
how to utilize the portability features of the TenDRA
technology to create an ANDF version of the software
which could be installed on a wider range of target
platforms. The contract is scheduled to run for 17
months.
ANDF Research Kit
The ANDF Research Kit which was described in the June
News Nuggets is now ready for distribution. The newly
implemented GANDF technology (ANDF installers based on
GNU C code generators, now fully compliant with the GNU
public license) has now passed the acceptance tests on
three platforms: HP-PA, RS-6000, and Alpha.
A freely distributable subset of the ANDF Kit (Driver,
Linker, and GANDF installers) will also be available via
anonymous FTP. No DRA licensed code will be included in
this subset. The purpose of the subset is to allow
users to experiment with installing applications
distributed in ANDF, such as Mosaic, which will also be
available via anonymous FTP. Other applications
may be posted from time to time.
To receive the kit, an ANDF Cooperative Research
Agreement must be signed. Contact andyj@osf.org to
receive a copy.
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Technology News Nuggets
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Distributed Computing Environment (DCE) Technology
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DCE Pricing Announcement Receives Positive Feedback
Last month's announcement of DCE 1.1 pricing changes and
related promotions has sparked enthusiastic support from
OSF members.
The new pricing is in response to the growing need from
desktop vendors and end users who are demanding greater
availability of DCE on the desktop.
To receive a summary of the DCE 1.1 pricing changes and
promotions, as well as ordering information for DCE,
please contact OSF Direct Channels, direct@osf.org, or
617 621-7300.
DCE in the News
In a Computerworld article, dated August 8, 1994 it
stated that:
"Open Environment Corp. (OEC) in Cambridge, Mass., will
this week announce a new tool set for developing DCE
applications. The tools support a range of programming
languages, including C, C++ and Cobol for server
development."
In the same article, John Shade, manager of distributed
computing at United HealthCare Corp., a managed health
care organization in Minneapolis was quoted as saying,
"We consider [DCE] a necessity.
The Computerworld article also quoted Rich Frobose,
group leader for distributed computing at Lawrence
Livermore Laboratory in Livermore, Calif. "Being able to
build services on top of DCE, which works in a
heterogeneous environment, means we can bring in
almost any vendor's machine and bring up our service in
that environment. It minimizes our
support costs."
Other Recent DCE Quotes
"Key to Open Blueprint [IBM's enterprise-wide
distributed computing strategy] is the Distributed
Computing Environment from OSF," according to Peter
Tarrant, IBM's client/server marketing director.
"IBM's LAN Systems Development Division and Distributed
Software Products Division are making DCE available
across IBM's multiple operating systems, including OS/2,
AIX, OS/400 and MVS. DCE addresses three main customer
concerns, said Tarrant:interoperability, the ability to
use a global directory, and the ability to use a single
logon to navigate through the network."
- RS/Magazine, August 1994
"DCE -- From De Jure to De Facto
DCE has been ported to almost all Unix operating
systems, as well as to OS/2 and Windows. . . The fact
that Type A (leading-edge) companies are using DCE at
run time for mission-critical applications is a strong
indication that the DCE framework has been market-tested
for everyday use."
- Gartner Group Research Notes, July 25, 1994
"The Open Software Foundation slashed licensing fees for
its Distributed Computing Environment software last
week . . . DCE vendors will now be able to license DCE
client software for unlimited use at a fraction of the
previous cost.
Users and analysts were upbeat about the impact of the
price cuts. 'This is a smart move,' said Tony Carrato, a
representative of DEC Users Society.
"People need ubiquity for security and naming services
and this pricing could encourage desktop vendors to
include DCE [in their operating systems],' said John
Manning, a senior analyst at Yankee Group, a Boston-
based market researcher."
- Communications Week, August 1, 1994
DCE Developers Conference Scheduled for August 29-31 in
Boston
***There's still time to register for this
important event!***
OSF reminds you of an upcoming conference to address the
needs of developers of DCE. The OSF DCE Developers
Conference, organized by Digital Consulting, Inc. (DCI)
Users, will be held in Boston, MA on August 29-31, 1994.
Whether you are a new or experienced DCE user, developer
or vendor, this skill-building event is one you and
members of your organization should not miss.
Featured Speakers Include:
- Art Olbert, IBM
- Jonathan Chinitz, IntelliSoft
- Roger Gourd, OSF
- John Rymer, Patricia Seybold Group
- Alfred Spector, Transarc
The conference includes:
* One Day Special Seminars:
- Introduction to Developing Distributed
Applications Using OSF DCE
- OSF DCE Features and Functionality
- The Strategic Advantage of DCE
- Writing an ACL Manager
* A Solutions Showcase which features hands-on
demonstrations of DCE-based products. Participating
companies will display their products' capabilities to
interoperate over a wide rang of diverse computing
environments. The Solutions Showcase will feature:
- AT&T Global Information Solutions
- Bull Information Systems
- Digital Equipment Corp.
- Gradient Technologies, Inc.
- HaL Computer Systems
- Hewlett-Packard
- IBM Corporation
- Open Environment Corp
- SunSoft Corp.
- Transarc Corp.
* The Main Event: three day conference tracks for DCE
Technology, DCE Deployment, DCE Success Stories, and
DCE Product/Tools.
The conference includes a FREE book offer to all
attendees, OSF DCE: Guide to Developing Distributed
Applications, signed by the author, Harold W. Lockhart,
Jr.
How to Register
Please contact DCI for a brochure, covering the full
three day conference and registration information. Make
your response to Compuserve Account Number:
74511.1606@compuserve.com. Use the priority code
DHCQMOO in your subject line for best service.
DCI will send this brochure via USMail, so be sure to
include your surface mailing address. If you give your
telephone and fax number, you are sure to be kept up-to-
date about last minute speaker additions, as well as a
free reception that will take place during the
conference.
To register or receive more information, please call
800-767-2336. International requests, call 508-474-
9258.
For exhibitor Information, please call 508-470-3870.
I-FEST
OSF's I-FEST (Interoperabilty Festival), is a large-
scale multi-vendor environment that allows engineers to
work closely with one another to solve interoperability
issues on a real-time interactive basis. Vendors
execute OSF designated tests in specified OSF DCE
configurations creating environments that resemble end
user scenarios.
Following on the success of OSF's two previous I-FESTs,
OSF is planning an additional I-FEST event for this year
at the OSF facility in Cambridge, Massachusetts from
October 17-28, 1994. In addition to testing and
verifying the interoperability of their DCE
implementation, companies can also participate in the
OSF DCE Certification Program. If you missed the April
event earlier this year, this will be your chance to
certify your DCE Secure Core implementation. OSF will
also be certifying the DFS and GDS components of DCE
during this Fall event.
In order to plan effectively for this event, OSF
needs to know who will be participating, and how many
machines and DCE implementations each company will
bring. If you are interested in this I-FEST event, need
more information, or are planning to register for the
event, please respond to ram@osf.org as soon as possible
with the following information:
Name
Title
Company
Street address
City, State, Zip
Phone and Fax numbers
Please describe briefly the configuration of the systems
(Model, OS, Architecture, OSF DCE Base) you intend to
bring, and your goals for the event. State whether or
not you intend to test or certify your systems, and in
which area: Secure Core, DFS, or GDS.
OSF looks forward to your participation.
Raymond A. Mazzaferro
Manager, DCE Interoperability Programs
Open Software Foundation Office: 617-621-8869
11 Cambridge Center Fax #: 617-225-2943
Cambridge, MA 02142 Email: ram@osf.org,
uunet!osf.org!ram
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Distributed Management Environment (DME) Technology
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DME Distributed Services Price Change
Full source distribution licenses for the DME
Distributed Services: Event Services (EVS), License
Management Services (LMS), Software Distribution
Services (SDS), Subsystem Management Services (SMS) and
PC Services (PCS) are now separately available for each
service.
Previously, you could only purchase a full source
distribution license for all five services. Full
distribution licenses are now $25,000 per service.
Included with a full distribution license for a service
is a limited distribution for the other four services.
For $25,000, you will receive:
- a full distribution license for one service
(e.g., EVS);
- limited distribution license for the other four
services;
- a tape containing source code, test suites,
documentation, and build environment for all
five services.
Annual and lifetime object code buyouts are now
available for the following services:
Annual Lifetime
EVS $100,000 $300,000
SDS $100,000 $300,000
LMS $100,000 $300,000
SMS $ 50,000 $150,000
PCS $ 50,000 $150,000
If you are interested in ordering, call OSF Direct at
617-621-7300 or direct@osf.org
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OSF/Motif Highlights - User Environment Technology
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OSF Ships OSF/Motif 2.0
Be on the watch for your Motif 2.0. On June 21, 1994,
OSF announced the general availability of OSF/Motif
Release 2.0 at the Xhibition Trade Show in San Jose, CA
with shipments beginning within 60 days. We beat the
projected ship date quite a bit with shipments during
the week of August 12. This release includes the most
extensive offering of features since Motif 1.0 was
introduced five years ago. Motif 2.0 brings together
the most requested features from the applications
development community along with those that make Motif
even easier to use.
You can obtain information about how to order Motif 2.0
or its new features by contacting OSF/Direct at
(617) 621-5300 or email direct@osf.org
THERE's STILL TIME TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE SPECIAL
MOTIF 2.0 OFFER
From now until September 30, 1994 OSF has a special
offer available.
1. Order either a Full Distribution Rights License or a
Developer's Distribution Rights License and obtain
Motif/VTS free.
2. Order or renew your full support agreement and
obtain a $2,000 credit toward the price of the Full,
Limited or Developer Distribution Rights License.
3. Special upgrade pricing for Full Distribution Rights
1.2 licensees to upgrade to 2.0.
Pricing for OSF/Motif 2.0 remains the same as Motif 1.2,
but offers the following additional cost-saving options.
In response to the development community's request for
the ability to ship shared libraries with applications
at a reduced price, pricing for OSF/Motif now includes a
Developer's Rights Source license. This option allows
the licensee to ship an OSF/Motif Executive Object Code
consisting of only libXm or libMrm with or without
header files in shared library or DLL form. Additional
options include reduced royalty pricing for Motif
shipped on either single user systems or embedded
systems, low MWM on Single User Systems, and low-cost
upgrades from 1.2 source and object code licenses.
A summary of OSF/Motif's pricing follows:
OSF/Motif Release 2.0 Source Code Pricing:
Full Distribution Rights License $15,000
Developer's Rights License $ 7,500
Limited Distribution Rights License $ 2,000
University Site License $ 1,000
1.2 Full Distribution Rights
Upgrade to 2.0 $ 9,000
OSF/Motif Release 2.0 Object Code Pricing:
OSF/Motif $40.00
OSF/Motif on Single User System $21.00
OSF/Motif on Embedded Systems $12.00
OSF/Motif Executive $24.00
OSF/Motif Executive on Single User System $12.00
OSF/Motif Window Manager (MWM) on
X Terminals $ 3.00
OSF/Motif Window Manager on Single
User System $ 3.00
Object Code Upgrade from 1.2 to 2.0 $ 3.00
Discount schedules are available for both OSF/Motif and
OSF/Motif Executives. The MWM is non-discountable. An
annual buyout on X Terminals is also available.
Existing OSF/Motif licensees should have received by now
licensing and upgrade information and should review this
information carefully. Complete technical and licensing
information can be obtained by contacting OSF/Direct at
either direct@osf.org or 617-621-7300, or contact
Darrell Crow at crow@osf.org.
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OSF Pre-Structured Technology (PST)
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Request for OSF Member Participation in CDE/Motif PST
On June 28, OSF distributed a request for member
participation in the formation of the new Common Desktop
Environment/Motif Pre-Structured Technology (PST), as a
provider of feedback to the project steering committee.
A number of sponsors are now preparing to use OSF's new
PST process to coordinate the evolution of Motif and the
CDE technologies. The CDE/Motif PST authoring group and
the End User Steering Committee request that you
identify the appropriate contacts in your companies
who may be available for input and review of important
elements of this CDE/Motif project as it is formulated.
It is important to this new process that individuals
within the OSF Membership are identified who can
represent your views from a user and/or developer
perspective in the desktop and user interface toolkit
areas. We plan to begin a series of interactive
discussions on a variety of topics that will help the
project sponsors, the project prime contractor, and OSF
plan the new releases of these important technologies.
We will be including the User Environment Component
(UEC) SIG contacts in these discussions, but we would
also like to expand beyond the SIG to offer as many OSF
members as possible the opportunity to actively
participate in this process.
Please email your contacts to Lorraine Burrage at
burrage@osf.org or fax them to her at:617-621-0584 as
soon as possible. Please include the following: name,
title, member company, surface mail address, email
address, phone and fax. Also, could you please indicate
areas of interest pertaining to: desktop, technical,
business, user interface toolkit and user/human factors.
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OSF Meetings and Events
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OSF has Major Presence at First Annual Interop Tokyo
Networld + Interop 94 Tokyo was held on July 27-29,
1994. This was the first Interop show to be held in
Tokyo. Roughly, 50,000 people visited the show and 1800
people attended the many conference sessions. Lance
Travis of OSF presented DME as part of a DCE session
hosted by SECOM Information Systems. Alfred Specter,
President of Transarc, presented on commercial
experiences with DCE and Encina. In a separate session
on transaction processing, OSF Pacific Operations
Managing Director, James Curtin, gave a talk on DCE's
role in Distributed OLTP.
OSF had its own booth on the show floor entitled DCE
Showcase. There were three demonstrations; seven
companies presented the DCE DDP demo - these were IBM,
DEC, YHP, Hitachi, NEC, Fujitsu, and Sony. The second
demonstration was an Encina OLTP demo. This was shown by
6 companies; IBM, YHP, Hitachi, NEC, Mitsubishi
Electric, and Mitsui/Nihon Sun Microsystems. The third
demo was OEC Japan showing their OEC toolkit. 1500
people attended the repeating 20 minute presentations
that were showing at the OSF booth to describe what DCE
is and how each of the demonstrations worked. The entire
booth exhibit was managed by OSF Pacific Operations and
jointly funded by the exhibitors.
SuperSIG Week '94
OSF is planning to hold their annual SuperSIG Week
Meeting in Boston on October 31 - November 3. Refer to
the SIG News section for preliminary agenda.
OSF Technology Symposiums in the Fall
In the fall, OSF will be hosting three Technology
Symposiums in the following cities, Seattle, Minneapolis
and Denver. The focus will be on DCE and will cover the
upcoming Release 1.1. Real case studies and integrating
legacy systems with DCE will also be discussed. We are
planning to have OSF member vendors demo their DCE tools
and software during the program. So mark your calendars!
The program dates are Seattle, September 27th;
Minneapolis, October 12th; and Denver, Oct. 13th. To
register and receive an official agenda call OSF Direct
Channels, 617-621-7300 or send email to
"direct@osf.org".
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OSF SIG News
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SuperSIG Week '94
SIG meetings will be held Monday, October 31 through
Thursday, November 3, 1994. The following preliminary
agenda, provided for planning purposes, is subject to
change based on input from the SIG chairs. Look for an
Electronic Flash next week with final details on
registration, hotel reservations and meeting times.
S u p e r S I G W e e k 1 9 9 4
Monday, October 31 DCE SIG and working groups
(SVR4, Business Quality, DFS,
DCE Naming)
Tuesday, November 1 DCE working groups
(OO, Deployment, DB,
Performance, I18N,
Management, L10N),
UEC SIG
OSF Plenary Session
Welcome Reception
Wednesday, November 2 UEC working groups, Security,
Standards Coordinating
Committee (SCC),
Documentation, I18N
Thursday, November 3 Security, Documentation
Please check with SIG chair people regarding individual
SIG agendas.
DCE/DME Peter Oleinick, Transarc
(412) 338-4368
pno@transarc.com
Documentation Lee Fogal, Digital
(603) 881-1446
fogal@zk3.dec.com
End User Forum Ted Hanss, CITI U Michigan
(313) 763-6185
ted@citi.umich.edu
Internationalization(I18N) Jon Bale, Hewlett-Packard
(408) 447-6022
jon_bale@hpg200.desk.hp.com
Terry Rowan, IBM
(512) 838-1002
terry@nlsarch.austin.ibm.com
Seita Iida, IBM Japan
iida@ymt101.yamato.ibm.co.jp
Security Charles Blauner, Bellcore
(908) 699-8395
chazx@ctt.bellcore.com
Jim Schindler,Hewlett Packard
(408) 447-4600
js@cup.hp.com
UEC (Motif) Ed Lee, ICS
(503) 752-7901
elee@ics.com
SCC Henry Lowe, OSF
lowe@osf.org
Security SIG:
Future meetings and dates for the SIG include:
November 1994: Boston Area (SuperSIG Week)
February 28 - March 2, 1995: Queensland University,
Brisbane Australia
For more information on the OSF Security SIG contact
either
Charles Blauner Jim Schindler
Bellcore or Hewlett Packard
chazx@ctt.bellcore.com js@cup.hp.com
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OSF Customer Services
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CUSTOMER SERVICES information - Education, Professional
Services, Documentation, and Engineering Services - is
featured in a separate electronic delivery: The Customer
Service NewsLetter. This newsletter will be sent to you
on Friday, August 26th. If you have any Customer Service
questions in the meantime, please feel free to contact
Natalie Tarbet. Phone 617-621-8762 or email
tarbet@osf.org.
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OSF Calendar of 1994 Major Events
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Members interested in learning more about OSF
technologies should check the OSF Calendar for
local events featuring OSF presentations. Below is a
listing of events, activities, and presentations where
you can hear more about OSF.
1994
August
August 7-12 SHARE
Boston, MA
August 16-18 Security SIG at IBM facility
Ruschlilkon, Switzerland
August 23 SCO Forum
Santa Cruz, CA
August 29-31 DCE Developers Conference
Boston, MA
September
September 7-14 AIIA and AUUG
Australia
September 8-10 ETRE
Barcelona, Spain
September 12-16 Networld+Interop
Atlanta, GA
September 19-22 Interex
Denver, CO
September 26 Open Expo '94
Denver, CO
September 27 OSF Technology Symposium
Seattle, WA
October
October 4-6 UNIX Expo
New York, NY
October 12 OSF Technology Symposium
Minneapolis, MN
October 13 OSF Technology Symposium
Denver, CO
October 17-28 I-FEST
Cambridge, MA
October 17-20 2nd International WWW Conference '94:
Mosaic and the Web
Ramada-Congress Hotel
Chicago, IL
October 18-20 Enterprise IS
London, UK
October 19-21 PC Expo
Chicago, IL
October 21-24 Object World
Tokyo, Japan
October 24-28 Networld+Interop
Paris, France
October 27-28 EXug
Edinberg, Scotland
October 31-3 SuperSIG Week
Boston, MA
November
November 1-4 SUPER SIG Week
Boston, MA
November 14-18 Comdex
Las Vegas, NV
November 28-3 Fed UNIX
Washington, DC
December
December 10-15 DECUS
Anaheim, CA
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OSF Contact Information
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OSF Main Number: (617) 621-8700 Fax: (617) 621-0631
OSF Direct Channels: (617) 621-7300 or direct@osf.org
Business Area Managers:
DCE Joe Maloney: (617) 621-7234 or maloney@osf.org
Motif Darrell Crow:(617) 621-7278 or crow@osf.org
DME Lance Travis:(617) 621-8822 or cmt@osf.org
OSF RI Main Number: (617) 621-7340 Fax: (617) 621-8696
OSF France RI Main: 011-33-76-63-48-63
Fax: 011-33-76-51-05-32
U.S. Field Operations:
West Rod Johnson:(415) 948-1171 or johnson@osf.org
East Bob Goldschneider:(617)621-8778 or bobg@osf.org
Brussels
Alain Fastre:011-32-2-772-88 88 or fastre@osf.org
Fax: 011-32-2-772-92-28
Pacific Operations
Jim Curtin: 011-813-3479-4740 or jim@osf.org
Fax: 011-813-3479-4760
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