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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
- OSF DCE Developer's Conference Receives Rave
Reviews
- Second World-Wide Web Conference Sells Out
* OSF End User Forum News
* Technology News Nuggets
- Distributed Computing Environment (DCE)
- DCE 1.1 Update
- DCE Developers Conference
- Revised DCE Product Catalog Available
- DECORUM'95
- Distributed Management Environment (DME)
- Update on DME Program
- OSF/Motif Graphical User Interface
- OSF/Motif Release 2.0
- New OSF/Motif Validation Test Suite
- Special Motif 2.0 Offer
* OSF Pre-Structured Technology (PST) News Nuggets
- The PST Process
- DCE 1.2 PST Update
- Common Desktop Environment/Motif PST
* OSF Research Institute (RI) Advanced Development
- World-Wide Web (WWW) Conference '94:October 17-20
- ANDF Research Kit
* OSF Meetings and Events
- OSF Technology Symposiums
- OSF 1995 Member Meeting
- SuperSIG Week '94
* SIG News Nuggets: News from OSF's Special Interest
Groups
- SuperSIG Week Agenda (October 31-November 3, 1994)
- Security SIG
* 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
from the Open Software Foundation.
Vol 5, Issue 8. September, 1994
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Executive Summary
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* The OSF DCE Developer's Conference was viewed as a
complete success.
"OSF's DCE Developer's Conference was
extremely well organized, well implemented
and well attended," said Dr. Ivan Ruzic,
Director of Product Marketing TUXEDO Systems
at Novell.
"My perception of DCE before this event was
that it was accelerating, but now, with this
large turnout, I think DCE's growth is
exponential," said Robert J. Holtgraver, Jr.,
Senior Staff Systems Architect at Alcoa. "I've
run into a lot of people doing exactly what I'm
doing; we've reached critical mass, and we can now
share experiences. The vendor showcase made it
clear that there are sufficient tools to start
building DCE solutions," continued Holtgraver.
* The Second International World-Wide Web (WWW)
Conference: Mosaic and the Web, planned for October 17-
20, 1994, in Chicago, sold out eight weeks following the
July announcement of the event. New registrations are
still being accepted for placement on a waiting list.
See the OSF RI Advanced Development section for more
details.
* There will be an End User Forum meeting during
SuperSIG Week on Wednesday, November 2. The Forum
begins with a working lunch open to any SuperSIG
participants with common interests. A topic suggested
for the lunch is "OSF Technology Requirements
Coordinated by SIG chairs and the End User Forum."
After lunch, an End User Forum session open to End User
participation and vendor observation runs until
approximately 5:00 pm.
* OSF has released a DCE 1.1 New Features document and
has updated the DCE Product Catalog.
* The second Release of the DCE Release 1.1 Beta source
code is available now.
* A new release of the OSF/Motif Validation Test Suite
(VTS) is now available for validating OSF/Motif 2.0
against the latest Application Environment
Specification.
* The DCE 1.2 PST project plan was presented to the OSF
Board of Directors meeting and was approved for
membership review and comment. This represents a major
OSF milestone both by providing a continuation of the
DCE technology and also as validation that the PST
process can work effectively. It also shows that OSF
staff will continue to play a critical role in bringing
new technologies to market.
* Digital, Fujitsu, Hewlett-Packard, Hitachi, IBM,
Novell, and SunSoft expect to work under the new Open
Software Foundation (OSF) Pre-Structured Technology
(PST) process to coordinate the evolution of
OSF/Motif(R) and the Common Desktop Environment.
* OSF will host three one-day Technology Symposiums
during September and October. Application vendors have
been invited to demonstrate their DCE based solutions at
each symposium. See the OSF Meeting and Events section
for more details.
* The OSF 1995 Member Meeting has been scheduled for
Wednesday, May 31 through Friday, June 2 at the Westin
Hotel, Copley Place in Boston.
* 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 agenda details.
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OSF in the Press
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OSF DCE Developer's Conference Receives Rave Reviews
Unprecedented event, more than 700 in attendance
CAMBRIDGE, MA August 31, 1994 -- The Open Software
Foundation today announced that the OSF Distributed
Computing Environment (DCE) Developer's Conference, held
this week in Boston at the Westin Hotel, was viewed as
an overwhelming success. The conference consisted of
approximately 50 technical sessions that were divided
into four tracks focusing on DCE technology, deployment,
tools and products, and end-user success stories.
The event also included a Solutions Showcase that
featured hands-on demonstrations of DCE-based products
that interoperate over a wide range of computing
environments. Companies that participated in the
showcase included: AT&T Global Information Solutions,
Bull Worldwide Information Systems, Digital, Gradient
Technologies, Inc., Greenbrier & Russel, Inc., HaL
Software Systems, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Independence
Technologies, Inc., Intermetrics, Open Environment
Corporation, Open Horizon, PowerSoft, SunSoft and
Transarc.
"OSF's DCE Developer's Conference was extremely well
organized, well implemented and well attended," said Dr.
Ivan Ruzic, Director of Product Marketing TUXEDO Systems
at Novell. "Novell is very pleased to have used this
venue to announce the availability of their DCE-based
TUXEDO product. We believe that OSF-sponsored events
such as this are vital to evangelizing the importance
and benefits of DCE to general purpose distributed
computing."
"My perception of DCE before this event was that it was
accelerating, but now, with this large turnout, I think
DCE's growth is exponential," said Robert J. Holtgraver,
Jr., Senior Staff Systems Architect at Alcoa. "I've run
into a lot of people doing exactly what I'm doing; we've
reached critical mass, and we can now share experiences.
The vendor showcase made it clear that there are
sufficient tools to start building DCE solutions,"
continued Holtgraver.
"I was very impressed with the program, considering that
this was the first DCE Developer's Conference," said
Dave Chappell, Principal of Chappell & Associates, a
training and consulting firm focused on vendor-neutral
networking. "This is a strong indication of DCE's
probability of success."
The event was organized to educate both new and
experienced DCE users, developers and vendors. Areas
that were addressed entailed; design, implementation,
deployment, administration and management of distributed
systems. Sessions were conducted by some of the most
prominent industry experts. Special one-day technical
seminars were also offered during the conference that
focused on the technology and DCE application
development.
This was the first of a series of world-wide DCE
Developer Conferences that will be managed by Digital
Consulting, Inc. (DCI).
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Second World-Wide Web Conference Sells Out
CAMBRIDGE, MA September 14, 1994 -- The Open Software
Foundation Research Institute (OSF RI) announced today
that the Second International World-Wide Web (WWW)
Conference: Mosaic and the Web, planned for October 17-
20, 1994, in Chicago, sold out eight weeks following the
July announcement of the event. New registrations are
still being accepted for placement on a waiting list.
According to Dr. Ira Goldstein, vice president research
and advance development, OSF RI, "The World-Wide Web
Conference Fall '94 is the most comprehensive program on
the Web and Mosaic available today. Registration far
exceeded our expectation. Our statistical analysis
showed that during the eight weeks before we halted
registration, the OSF server listing WWW registration
information was referenced by more than 10,000
interested individuals. Conference participation for
this fall's event will more than triple last May's
attendance in CERN, Switzerland."
The four-day program begins October 17, with intense
tutorial sessions on useful techniques for IS
organizations and technology implementors looking for
help in navigating the maze of information about
Internet, World-Wide Web and "net surfing" software
tools. The tutorial day is followed by multi-track
conference sessions on October 18 and 19. The final day
of the program, October 20, is devoted to programmers.
Fast-paced sessions include essential developer
information, what's in store, an advanced developer
questions and answer session, and discussions with the
NCSA Mosaic development team.
The Second International World-Wide Web Conference
enjoys the sponsorship of today's most prominent
industry pioneers, gurus and visionaries including:
* CERN (Centre European pour la Recherche Nucleaire),
the Web's original designers;
* NCSA (National Center for Supercomputer
Applications in Champaign, Ill) Software
Development Group, developers of Mosaic;
* NSF (National Science Foundation); and
* OSF Research Institute, research providers for the
next generation of open systems technology.
As part of its ongoing research projects in the Internet
and Mosaic, OSF RI used the conference information and
registration process to better understand the direct and
indirect costs of the Internet and the World-Wide Web
for business. Registrants accessing information on the
Web could read about the conference, register using an
interactive format, and receive an immediate email
confirmation.
"Barriers to commercial use of the Internet and the Web
have fallen and today the focus is on commercial
opportunities," commented OSF RI's Jackie Stewart, Human
Computer Interaction (HCI) Program Manager. "Our
experience proves that expensive hard copy direct mail
and trade magazine advertising can be significantly
reduced by substituting electronic services such as
email and newsgroups on the Internet and providing
information via the Web."
Complete information about the upcoming conference can
be viewed on the Web. The access URL is:
http://riwww.osf.org:8001/ri/announcements/WWW_Conf_F94.
html
or send email to: www94@osf.org
To stay up-to-date on the WWW and Mosaic programs at OSF
RI, send an e-mail note with complete contact
information to: internet-program-request@osf.org
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End User Forum Activity
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The next End User Forum event will occur during SuperSIG
week on Wednesday, November 2. The Forum begins with a
working lunch open to any SuperSIG participants with
common interests. A topic suggested for the lunch is
"OSF Technology Requirements Coordinated by SIG chairs
and the End User Forum." To eliminate scheduling
conflicts, there are no SuperSIG events running in
parallel during this extended lunch session.
After lunch, an End User Forum session, open to End User
participation and vendor observation, runs until
approximately 5:00 pm. Suggested topics include; status
of end user participation on existing Project Steering
Committees and the Architecture Planning Council, event
planning for 1995, coordination with other end user
groups (notably X/Open), a discussion around maximizing
the benefits of OSF membership through increased
participation by end users and enhanced services from
OSF.
We will distribute the agenda for the lunch and End User
Forum within the next couple of weeks. Any suggestions
should be sent 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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Technology News Nuggets
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Distributed Computing Environment (DCE) Technology
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DCE 1.1 Update
OSF has released a DCE 1.1 New Features document, which
describes the enhancements made to DCE 1.0.x. This
document is now available on the OSF Web server along
with other informative DCE documents: www.osf.org:8001
or in a hard copy version from OSF Direct:
direct@osf.org.
Development is proceeding according to schedule for DCE
1.1. The team has just passed the functional freeze and
will continue to perform functional and system tests on
the DCE 1.1 code.
Second Release of the DCE Release 1.1 Beta Source Code -
Available Now
We are pleased to announce that the second release of
the Beta source code for the upcoming Distributed
Computing Environment (DCE), Release 1.1, is available
electronically via the Andrew Filesystem (AFS).
This release was created from the DCE source the second
week of August and contains numerous bug fixes as well
as more complete versions of the DCE subcomponents
including DCED and DCECP. The second beta release
version contains DFS fully integrated into OSF DCE 1.1.
The objective of the Source Code Beta Test Program is to
offer OSF DCE licensees early access to the DCE 1.1
code. This allows beta program participants an early
beginning to their productization efforts for the next
version of DCE, expediting rapid availability of
products to the marketplace. Participation in the beta
program is open to all licensees of the current version
of DCE, Release 1.0, who are also DCE Full Support
subscribers.
A further benefit of the beta program comes from the
opportunity for OSF and the licensees to work together
to review and improve the quality of the release before
final shipment. Each licensee made a commitment to
actively participate in achieving the objectives of the
program.
The DCE Source Code Beta Test Program, second release,
started in late August and continues throught general
availability. Final shipment of DCE Release 1.1 is
scheduled for the end of 1994. There are no special
fees required to participate in the beta program except
those necessary to meet the requirements of being a DCE
1.0 licensee with a Full Support contract.
If you have any questions, please send mail to support-
admin@osf.org or call OSF Software Support at +1 617-
621-8990.
DCE Developer's Conference - a Success
In August, OSF held the first DCE-specific Developer's
Conference ever, offering end users and developers an
opportunity to share DCE development experiences. There
were over 700 registrants attending sessions such as:
DCE deployment, Security/single log-on, integration with
legacy systems, integration with relational database,
Desktop, and several other pertinent topics.
In addition, attendees examined the latest product
solutions offered by 14 vendors in the DCE showcase.
Offerings included tools to OLTP solutions that run on
implementations ranging from mainframes to desktops.
Furthermore, during the event, Novell announced the DCE-
based Tuxedo offering for distributed OLTP and Gradient
Technologies announced that it will partner with Novell
to provide DCE support for UnixWare and NetWare.
The Developer's Conference proved to be a landmark event
with record end user attendance. It is a good indicator
of DCE support and is strong encouragement for producing
other such events in the future.
Revised DCE Product Catalog Available
At the DCE Developer's Conference, OSF distributed the
latest revision of the DCE Product Catalog with over 100
of the most recent DCE products and services. Half of
the listings are applications/tools which indicate the
significant momentum behind the DCE industry. This
also shows that end users can start implementing DCE
projects today. Copies of the catalog may be obtained
by contacting OSF Direct - 617-621-7300 / literature-
request@osf.org. An ASCII version may be obtained at
grabbag.osf.org in the dce-rfc directory (use dce-rfc as
the password as well).
Since vendors are announcing DCE products and services
so rapidly, the catalog will be a living document. If
you have or know of any products or services that should
be added to the catalog please send the information to
Courtney Grey - grey@osf.org with DCE Product Catalog in
the subject line.
DECORUM'95
Sharing Solutions in the World of
Client/Server Computing
DCE *** DFS *** Encina
February 7-9, 1995
Hyatt Regency La Jolla
3777 La Jolla Village Drive
LaJolla, CA
Decorum '95 is targeted at developers of DCE and Encina
technologies. It follows the successful Decorum'94,
which gathered the industry's leading users of DCE and
Encina under one roof.
Last year, there were technical professionals from
Morgan Stanley, Shell Petroleum, Mobil Oil, Intel, SAS
Institute, Barclay's Bank, Mead Data Central, Mitsubishi
Electric, Exxon, Caterpillar and many more. Participants
profited from the experiences of Citibank, Bellcore,
Charles Schwab, AMOCO, Shearson Lehman, Walker
Interactive, Ericsson Messaging and other presenters who
were already immersed in applied client/server
computing. At Decorum '95, the
product Training and Tutorials are followed by an
expanded conference running three full days.
Make sure you are on the list for surface mailings by
sending your name, complete address, FAX and phone to
decorum@transarc.com.
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Distributed Management Environment (DME) Technology
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Update on DME Program
OSF's role in emerging management technologies and
standards efforts continues under the DME program. In
September, the DME architecture and its relationship to
the Network Management Forum's OMNIPoint initiative was
presented to the US National Institute of Standards
(NIST) during a NIST Distributed System Management DSM
group. The NIST effort has goals to identify and
standardize user requirements for management systems.
OSF will be leading a working group session at the
October general Network Management Forum meeting. The
session will be focused on CMIP API data representations
and higher-lever convenience routines for XMP.
DME and its relationship to other management
architectures and commercial problems will be the topic
of a talk presented at Interop in Paris on October 26.
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OSF/Motif Highlights - User Environment Technology
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OSF/Motif Release 2.0
OSF/Motif 2.0 is a major functional release that
incorporates many improvements over R 1.2. The 2.0 user
environment offers a more powerful base on which to
create sophisticated applications for worldwide markets.
Features include:
- New extensibility features that make building widgets
easier than ever
- C++ support
- New widgets including: container, notebook and
combobox
- UIL support of 64-bit architectures and platform
independent UID files
- MWM support for virtual screen and workspace
management protocols
- Revised Style Guide: converges windows, CUA, CDE,
OSF/Motif styles
New OSF/Motif Validation Test Suite
A new release of the OSF/Motif Validation Test Suite
(VTS) is also available for validating OSF/Motif 2.0
against the latest Application Environment
Specification. This comprehensive release is the basis
of the OSF/Motif Certification and Trademark program, as
well as a valuable aid to your quality assurance
process.
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.
OSF now offers new CD-ROM distribution for OSF/Motif R
2.0.
Pricing for OSF/Motif 2.0 remains the same as Motif 1.2,
but offers additional cost-saving options. 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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The PST Process
The Pre-Structured Technology (PST) process is the new OSF
model designed to facilitate multi-company cooperative
development projects. It begins as an industry initiative in
which multiple sponsor companies collaborate in defining a
specific technology project.
PSTs have a five phased life cycle. The first phase is
the AUTHORING PHASE. In the authoring phase companies
work together to form a proposal for submission to OSF.
This phase can be as public or private as the authoring
companies choose to make it.
PST Life Cycle
Distribution
Authoring Approval Funding Development & Support
Phase Phase Phase Phase Phase
The second phase of the PST process begins when a
proposal is submitted to OSF. This is called the
APPROVAL PHASE. During the approval phase, OSF checks
the proposal for fit with OSF's open systems technology
road map, completeness and overall viability. During
this phase the proposal is also presented to OSF's
membership for review and comment as to how it meets
industry needs. The goal of the approval phase is to
prepare the proposal for submission to and evaluation by
OSF's Board. During this phase OSF works with the
authoring group to address issues that could prevent
approval of the proposal by OSF's Board.
The third phase is the FUNDING PHASE. This phase begins
after OSF's Board approves a PST proposal. During this
phase the opportunity to participate in the project as a
project sponsor is opened up to all OSF sponsor
companies. This phase lasts for at least 60 days as
determined by the authoring group.
The fourth phase is the DEVELOPMENT PHASE, during which
the actual work of the PST is done by the Prime
Contractor. The development phase may actually overlap
with the funding phase. During the development phase
the work is directed by a group called the Project
Steering Committee (PSC) which consists of
representatives from the project sponsor companies, the
end user community and OSF. OSF also acts as the overall
program and project manager for the PST.
The fifth phase is the DISTRIBUTION and SUPPORT PHASE.
It is during this phase that the completed offering is
licensed. Plans for any product support efforts are
also completed and implemented in this phase of the
project, and plans for continued product life cycle are
finalized.
The PST process is an out-sourcing development model that
capitalizes on existing pools of technical expertise,
eliminating costly and time consuming ramp-up periods and
redundant engineering effots. A collaborative effort, the
PST process benefits the industry by increasing the number of
projects initiated and reducing the time for completion,
enabling vendors to offer customers more and new open systems
products faster.
DCE 1.2 PST Update
The DCE PST authoring group has presented their initial
project plans at the recent OSF Board of Directors
meeting. In accordance with the PST process, the DCE
1.2 PST has now entered the Approval Phase. The OSF
Board of Directors has approved presenting the PST
proposal to the OSF membership for review and comment.
The focus of the DCE 1.2 PST project will be
administration, security and international acceptance,
legacy support, programming ease, scalability and other
features related to distributed file systems. To date,
project sponsors include: Digital Equipment Corporation,
Hewlett-Packard, Hitachi, IBM, and Transarc.
This represents a major OSF milestone both by providing
a continuation of the DCE technology and also as
validation that the PST process can work effectively.
It also shows that OSF staff will continue to play a
critical role in bringing new technologies to market.
Common Desktop Environment/Motif PST Update
Digital, Fujitsu, Hewlett-Packard, Hitachi, IBM, Novell,
and SunSoft expect to work under the new Open Software
Foundation (OSF) Pre-Structured Technology (PST) process
to coordinate the evolution of OSF/Motif(R) and the
Common Desktop Environment.
The seven companies are currently working together to
develop a PST proposal which the group intends to submit
to the OSF Board of Directors in December 1994. They
have signed an agreement with the X Consortium to
develop a project plan supporting the proposal. The X
Consortium has also been identified as the potential
prime contractor for the PST.
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OSF Research Institute Advanced Development
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WWW Conference '94: Mosaic and the Web Sold Out!
The Second World-Wide Web(WWW) Conference planned for
October 17-20, 1994, in Chicago is sold out. However,
registrations are still being accepted for placement on
a waiting list.
Complete information about the upcoming conference can
be viewed on the Web or refer to the press release in
the OSF in the News section.
To access the information on the Web the URL is:
http://riwww.osf.org:8001/ri/announcements/WWW_Conf_F94.
html
or send email to: www94@osf.org
ANDF Research Kit
The ANDF Cooperative Research Agreement is now available
electronically. It may be obtained from the ANDF home
page located on the OSF RI World Wide Web server
(http://riwww.osf.org:8001/ri/andf.papers/ANDF_intro.htm
l). It can also be obtained from the OSF RI anonymous
FTP server ftp:riftp.osf.org in the pub/andf sub-
directory.
Just a reminder that the ANDF Research Kit is for non-
commercial usage only. An ANDF Cooperative Research
Agreement must be signed and returned to OSF (OSF
Research Institute, One Cambridge Center, Cambridge, MA
02142) along with the appropriate fee ($500 for OSF
Members, $1000 for non-Members, and $200 for
Academic institutions) to obtain the full ANDF Research
Kit, which includes both the C Producer and a variety of
Installers and Tools from both DRA and OSF. Remember to
answer the questions in Appendix B.
The freely available subset of the Kit, which contains
only the ability to install ANDF applications, may be
obtained from the anonymous FTP server. No agreement is
required to obtain this subset. ANDF applications will
be posted periodically to the anonymous FTP server.
Their availability will be announced in the ANDF home
page.
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OSF Meetings and Events
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OSF Technology Symposiums
OSF will host three, one day Technology Symposiums
during September and October. Free for all attendees,
these meetings will focus on the new OSF PST (Pre-
Structured Technology) process and the upcoming DCE
(Distributed Computing Environment) Release 1.1
features. DCE case studies, security issues and
integrating legacy systems with DCE will also be on the
agenda.
Application vendors have been invited to demonstrate
their DCE-based solutions at each symposium. OSF DCE
Consulting Services will be present to discuss "turning
risk into success".
To attend the FREE SYMPOSIUMS in:
BELLEVUE, WA, September 27; MINNEAPOLIS, MN, October 12;
or DENVER, CO, October 13, please contact OSF at 617-
621-7300 or <direct@osf.org>.
To exhibit, free of charge, in the VENDOR SHOWCASE
please contact Jodi Smith Bennett at 617-621-8729 or
<jodis@osf.org>
OSF 1995 Member Meeting
Reserve space on your calendar to attend the 1995 OSF
Member Meeting. The meeting will be held:
Wednesday, May 31 through Friday, June 2
The Westin Hotel
Copley Place
Boston, MA 02116
Special OSF group room rate: $149.00 single or double.
These rates will be extended for three days before and
three days after May 31 and June 2. This meeting is the
week after Memorial Day. Take advantage of the special
rates (normal rates are $200) and bring the family to
Boston for one of the weekends!
To reserve hotel rooms call the Westin at 800-228-3000
or 617-262-9600.
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 the preliminary agenda.
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OSF SIG News
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SuperSIG Week '94
Monday, October 31 - Thursday, November 3, 1994
HOTEL INFORMATION:
Boston Marriott Hotel Newton
2345 Commonwealth Avenue
at Route 128/95 and
the Massachusetts Turnpike
Newton, MA 02166
617-969-1000
Sleeping room rate: $112/night.
Reservation cut off date: October 9, 1994.
Complimentary parking at hotel.
MEETING DATES:
(All meetings will be at the Boston Marriott Newton)
Monday, October 31
8:30 AM - 12:00 NN DCE/DME SIG
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM DCE/DME Working Groups
(SVR4, Business, Quality,
DFS, DCE Naming)
Tuesday, November 1
8:30 AM - 12:00 NN DCE/DME Working Group
(OO, Deployment, DB, L10N)
CDE/Motif PST Interest Meeting
1:00 PM - 3:30 PM DCE/DME Working Groups
(I18N WG, Management
Performance, Security WG )
CDE/Motif PST Interest Mtg
4:00 PM - 7:30 PM OSF General Session & Reception
Wednesday, November 2
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM UEC/Motif Working Groups
Standards Coordinating Committee
Security SIG
Documentation SIG
Internationalization SIG
12:00 NN - 1:30 PM End User Forum - Working lunch
(open to all)
1:30 PM - 4:30 PM End User Forum-meeting continues
Thursday, November 3
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM Security SIG
Documentation SIG
REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED -- Deadline: October 21.
To register electronically send email to
<supersig@osf.org>. If email is not available, call
Kathy Moriconi at 617-621-8838 or send a fax to 617-621-
0631 to request a registration form.
Please direct agenda specific questions to the
appropriate SIG chairperson(s):
CDE/Motif PST Meeting - Cathy Betz, betz@osf.org
DCE/DME Peter Oleinick, pno@transarc.com
DOC Lee Fogal, fogal@zk3.dec.com
End User Forum Ted Hanss, ted@citi.umich.edu
I18N Jon Bale,
jon_bale@hpg200.desk.hp.com,
or Terry Rowan,
terry@nlsarch.austin.ibm.com,
or Seita Iida,
iida@ymt101.yamato.ibm.com.jp
SCC Henry Lowe, lowe@osf.org
Security Charles Blauner,
chazx.ctt.bellcore.com,
or Jim Schindler, js@cup.hp.com
UEC (Motif) Ed Lee, elee@ics.com
Security SIG
The OSF Security SIG met August 16-18 at IBM's
Facilities in Ruschlikon, just outside of Zurich,
Switzerland. The meeting was attended by more than 30
people.
Organizations represented included: Ciba-Geigy, Hughes,
Transarc, IBM, Shell International, Northern Telecom,
Hewlett-Packard, OSF, Bellcore, Bankers Trust,
OpenVision, Swedish Post, Novell, ICL, Barclay's Bank,
Novell, DSTC (Australia), Epfl, EDS, and AT&T.
The meeting was very successful and highlighted topics
of discussion included:
* Technology discussions regarding security attributes
of DCE (current and future releases).
* SIG Charter revisions. The Security SIG is
becoming much more end user driven. As a result, the
charter has been revised to ensure that at least
one SIG Co-Chair is always an end user.
* Finalization of RFC 8.1 and voting started.
* Commercial customer requirements dominate SIG
activities and directions. CIBA GEIGY and SHELL
INTERNATIONAL gave great presentations
on their current and future information security
requirements.
* Market requirements vs. government export
restrictions -- The battle continues as European
customers require strong authentication and
integrity, yet some European countries have rules
and regulations that could restrict implementation of
strong encryption.
* Updates on X/Open Cryptographic APIs, X.509, and GSS-
API.
* Key Escrow. The Clipper Chip is NOT the only
alternative. Bankers Trust has a key escrow proposal
involving trusted third parties.
* Single Sign-On and Role Base Authorization
discussions. Ease of Use dominates the discussion.
* Security SIG Elections. SIG Co-Chairs were elected
under the revised charter (see item #2 above).
CHARLES BLAUNER, Bellcore, was re-elected
to a one year term and JIM SCHINDLER, Hewlett-
Packard, was re-elected to a two year term.
* The SIG would like to extend a ** B I G ** THANK YOU
to Phil Janson and IBM Labs, Ruschlikon, for their
wonderful hospitality and use of their facilities
for our meeting.
The next meeting will be in Boston during the SuperSIG
Week. You are encouraged to attend if you have an
interest in Information Security. We hope to see you
there!
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, October 21. 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
September
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 17-20 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 14-18 Comdex
Las Vegas, NV
November 28-3 Fed UNIX
Washington, DC
December
December 10-15 DECUS
Anaheim, CA
February
February 7-9 DECORUM '95
La Jolla, CA
February 13-16 TINA: Telecom & Distrib.
Melbourne, Australia
February 14-16 Network Expo
Boston, MA
February 16-17 Internet Society
San Diego, CA
February 20-24 International Conference on Open
Distributed Process (ICODP):
Brisbane, Australia
March
March 6-7 Research Issues in Data Engineering
(RIDE) Dist. Obj. Mgmt.
Taipei, Taiwan
March 14-16 UNIFORUM '95
Dallas, TX
April
April 2-5 ISSA: Dist. Comp./Sec.
Toronto, Ontario
April 24-29 SANS-IV
Washington, D.C.
May
May 1-5 IFIP/IEEE
Santa Barbara, CA
May 2-5 HPCN Europe
Milan, Italy
May 31-2 OSF Member Meeting
Boston, MA
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OSF Contact Information
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U.S. Field Operations:
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