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OSF Electronic Bulletin - Dec '93
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Search for these topics inside this issue:
* Executive Summary
- key highlights from this month's Bulletin
* OSF News
- OSF welcomes over 80 new members in 1993
* Technology news nuggets:
- Distributed Computing Environment (DCE)
- DCE 1.0.3 update now available
- DCE wins industry award for innovation
- Decorum '94 includes DCE and DFS sessions and
tutorials
- Distributed Management Environment (DME)
- DME 1.0 is available for licensing
- OSF/1
- OSF/1 Application Product Catalogue planned
- OSF plans OSF/1 demonstration at Uniforum
- OSF/Motif(R) graphical user interface
- Second Motif Release 2.0 Snapshot shipping in
December
- Motif 93 User Conference Roundup
- Motif API spec submitted to X/Open Fast Track
- Motif R2.0 Licensing Terms and Conditions
- Motif is now an IEEE standard
- End users want Motif compliant applications
- UEC Software Developers Survey
- OSF/Motif letters clarify licensing issues
* Other OSF news
- OSF '94 Planning
- Standards Coordinating Committee planning Brussels
* SIG news: News from OSF's Special Interest Groups
* OSF Sabbatical Opportunities
* Educational Services announces separate bulletin
* OSF Calendar of Events
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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 4, Issue 9. December 21, 1993
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Executive Summary
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- OSF welcomes the addition of over 80 new members to our
family, which for the first time in OSF's history now
numbers over 400 member organizations.
- OSF DCE received the 1993 "Editor's Select Award" for
innovation that makes us re-think the strategic role
computer systems can play in our operations. It was
presented to OSF earlier this month by the editors of
Digital News & Review.
- The DCE 1.0.3 update is now available. It includes
several enhancements such as a new IDL compiler that
reduces overall size of generated stubs by as much as 50
to 70 percent, threadsafe XDS library support, and a new
dce_config.
- Motif is now a formal IEEE standard, after passing its
last administrative hurdle! The IEEE GUI interface
standard number is P1295. In addition, X/Open started
the formal Fast-Track review of the Motif API
specification. The review will end January 15, 1994.
- At the Motif 93 User Conference earlier this month, one
message came across loud and clear. End users want to
know what applications are Motif compliant!
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OSF News
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As we close the year, the Open Software Foundation
welcomes the addition of over 80 new members to our
family, which for the first time in OSF's history now
numbers over 400 member organizations. Representing 35
countries worldwide, the membership consists of
approximately 70 percent commercial, government and
academic user organizations, with the remaining third
equally divided among software and hardware vendors.
All OSF members work in partnership with OSF to provide
the input that is essential in enabling OSF to
prioritize and solve the industry's most difficult
problems through developing, delivering and deploying
distributed open systems technologies. OSF's most
sincere and warmest thanks to our membership for the
continued assistance and support they have provided
throughout the year and which we count on them to
continue to provide in the years to come.
OSF extends a hearty holiday welcome to its new members
in 1993:
3M Company
4th Dimension Software
Aggregate Computing, Inc.
AGIP SpA
ATRIUM TECHNOLOGIES INC
Australian National University
Battelle Pacific Northwest Laboratory
Bear Stearns & Co., Inc.
Bull User Society
Central & South West Services
Centre for Development of Telematics
Centre for Open Systems
Deutsche Bundespost Telekom
DSTC PTY LTD
Duke University
Dun & Bradstreet Software
Edith Cowan University
Electricite de France/Gaz de France
Elf
Enabling Technologies Group, Inc.
ESIGETEL
EXPERSOFT CORPORATION
Fachhochschule Wiesbaden
Flinders Univ. of South Australia
Ford Motor Company
Foundation of Res. & Tech. Hellas, ICS
Freie Universitat Berlin
Griffith University
Grumman Data Systems
Harvard University-Office for Info Tech
Herbert H. Lehman College
Hitachi Data Systems Corporation
Info. Communication Inst. of Singapore
Information Exchange Steering Committee
Informix
Intellisoft Corporation
Interlink Computer Sciences
JC Penney
Johns Hopkins University/ Appl Phys Lab
KNOWLEDGEWARE, INC.
Konkuk University
Laboratoire de l'Accelerateur Lineaire
Landmark Systems Corporation
Lockheed Corporation
Loral Corporation
MCI Telecommunications
Medical Center of Delaware
Michigan Department of Transportation
Mirrors International, Inc.
Monash University
Montran Corporation
NASA Ames
NASA/Langley Research Center
National Westminster Bank Plc
NetLabs, Inc.
Ohio State University
Open Environment Corporation
Open Systems Associates, Inc.
OpenConnect Systems, Inc.
OpenVision, Inc.
Pennsylvania State University
Phillips Petroleum Company
Purdue University
Rabobank Nederland
Secom Information System Co. Ltd.
SingaLab Pte. Ltd.
SunSoft
Sycomore S.A.
Technion, Israel Institute of Technology
Template Software, Inc.
The University of Western Ontario
Univ. California Extension Santa Cruz
Univ. of California, San Diego
Univ. of Melbourne
Univ. of New South Wales
Univ. of Western Sydney, MacArthur
Universitat Autonoma De Barcelona
Universitat Konstanz
Universite Catholique de Louvain
University of Florida
University of New Hampshire
University of Stellen Bosch
University of Waikato
University of Wisconsin, Madison
WELLS FARGO BANK
World Bank
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Technology News Nuggets
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Distributed Computing Environment (DCE) Technology Update
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OSF announces the availability of the DCE 1.0.3 update
DCE 1.0.3 includes several enhancements such as a new
IDL compiler that reduces overall size of generated
stubs by as much as 50 to 70 percent, threadsafe XDS
library support, and a new dce_config.
The core components of this release have undergone a
full QA cycle, and have exceeded quality targets on defect density .
This offering extends reference platform support to HP-
UX v9.0 running on HP700 series and OSF/1 1.2 running on
PC486. We continue to support AIX 3.2 on RS6000 and
SINIX SVr4 on MX300. All reference platforms have been
included in the system test cycle at OSF. Note that the
DECstation 3100 is no longer supported.
As in DCE 1.0.2, we will follow this release tape with
an update tape called DCE 1.0.3a, which will be a full
release of the DFS component. The DFS component on the
1.0.3a tape will include defect fixes, additional
changes for platform support, and will have undergone a
full QA cycle. This tape is expected in late February.
Note that the 1.0.3 tape contains all the files for the
DFS component, but that these have not been fully
tested.
This update is available to all licensees who currently
have either a Full Support or Technology Update contract
with OSF. Licensees who use the electronic update
service may access the release immediately. Those
requiring a tape distribution should expect to receive
tapes in the next week to 10 days. For licensing or
support contract information, contact direct@osf.org.
OSF DCE wins industry award for innovation
The momentum behind DCE was recognized in the Digital
News and Review's 9th annual Target Awards Presentation
held last week in San Francisco.
OSF DCE was presented the 1993 "Editor's Select Award"
for innovation that makes us re-think the strategic role
computer systems can play in our operations. In the
process, which involved DN&R editors voting on
technologies suitable for the award, DCE received
overwhelming response.
OSF would like to extend its thanks to all of you as
members and supporters for making this happen.
Decorum '94 includes DCE and DFS sessions and tutorials
Decorum '94, a client/server computing conference,
February 24 to March 4, in Orlando, Florida, includes
six days of training and tutorials followed by a two and
a half-day conference. Featured on the program are
several DCE and DFS tutorials and training sessions. In
addition, several conference speakers will discuss their
experiences with DCE. Conference highlights include:
* Special Keynote address by Judith Hurwitz
* Speakers from
Motorola, Citibank, Merrill Lynch,
IBM, HP, Bellcore, NC State
* Technical Tracks
on AFS, DCE, DFS and Encina
* Plenary Sessions on distributed computing issues
* Product demonstration and information center
Decorum '94 tutorial and training sessions devoted to
DCE and DFS include:
Class/Event Date
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Decorum '94 Conference Sessions March 2-4
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Tutorial: DFS System Administration March 1
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Tutorial: DCE Features and Functions March 1
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DCE Secure Core Application Development Feb. 25-26
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DCE Secure Core System Administration Feb. 24-26
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Register before January 12 for up to $100 in discounts-
$50 off conference fee; $50 off one training class or
tutorial. For more information on registration, airline
and hotel reservations, call FORBES TRAVEL at 1-800-433-
8785 between 8:30a.m. - 5:00p.m. EST Monday - Friday.
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Distributed Management Environment (DME) Technology Update
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DME 1.0 Availability
Following the announcement of DME 1.0 General
Availability at the Management SIG in November, OSF is
processing orders for the DME 1.0 release. The release
meets the goals for quality that were set with input
from members earlier this year. It consists of source
code and accompanying user documentation for five
services designed to address specific management
problems:
- License Management Service(LMS)
- Software Distribution Service (SDS)
- Event Management Service (EVS)
- Subsystem Management Service (SMS)
- PC Services (PCS)
Using DCE to achieve interoperability between disparate
systems, DME 1.0 is tightly integrated with a number of
the DCE services. The DME technology relies on DCE's
Security Service, Directory Service, RPC, Thread Service
and Time Service.
For licensing information, please contact OSF Direct:
direct@osf.org, +617 621-7300.
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OSF/1 Highlights
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OSF/1 Application Product Catalogue planned
OSF is developing an OSF/1 Application Product
Catalogue. The catalogue will list vendors who have an
AES compliant operating system and all applications that
runs on those platforms. The catalogue will allow
users to find open system solutions to meet their
business needs quickly and easily. Information is being
collected now to assemble this catalogue. If you have
information on your application or currently have a list
of applications that run on your platform and want it
included in this Product Catalogue, please contact
Marcia Roland, OSF/1 Technology Manager, at 617-621-8720
or email: roland@osf.org.
OSF plans OSF/1 demonstration at Uniforum
OSF is currently planning the OSF/1 demonstration in its
booth at Uniforum, March 23-25, and is looking for your
participation. OSF needs members to participate with
equipment and demonstration highlighting their implementation
of the OSF/1 operating system. Members interested in
exhibiting in the OSF booth at Uniforum may contact Marcia
Roland, OSF/1 Technology Manager, at 617-621-8720 or email:
roland@osf.org.
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OSF/Motif Highlights - User Environment Technology
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Second Motif Release 2.0 Snapshot shipping in December
OSF is shipping its second release of the OSF/Motif
R2.0 snapshot in December. If you have not already
submitted your snapshot license, now would be an
appropriate time. This snapshot includes new features
and documentation as well as code corrections and
bug fixes made since the OSF/Motif 1.2 release.
Enhancements include extensibility that also allows one
to write new widgets without access to source code, new
widgets, workspace management, virtual screen support in
mwm, single API for Cut&Paste, Drag&Drop and primary
transfer. This snapshot builds and runs on three
OSF/Motif reference machines: HP 9000/700 running HP UX
9.01, using shared libraries; Sun Sparcstation 2 running
Sun OS 4.1.2, and an Intel 486 architecture system
running OSF/1 1.2.
Motif 93 User Conference Roundup
The Washington DC Hilton Towers hotel was the site of
the Motif 93 User Conference as over 125 users gathered
to present papers, studies and participate in panel
discussions. Keynote speaker for the conference was
Ellis Cohen, Principal OSF/Motif Architect, who outlined
the vision of next generation user technologies. For
those of you who missed Ellis, he will be the keynote
speaker for XWorld this spring. Key points discussed
throughout the two day event centered on Motif Rel. 2.0,
next generation UEC technologies or UEC-II, relationship
between OSF, X/Open and CDE, Drag/drop, virtual mwm and
workspace management, C++, and, as always, discussions
on potential new widgets. Attendees from end user
companies encouraged OSF to beef up education of the end
user community about style guide compliance. Many
excellent papers received good reviews and three
favorite panels captured the attention of most
attendees. They included: Future of UEC, Cross
Platform Development, and Ask OSF. Birds of a Feather
Sessions were conducted for Drag&Drop, Ask OSF, and C++.
Show organizers announced that a Motif '93 Conference
CD-ROM should be on its way to attendees shortly. Motif
94 User Conference details will be announced as soon as
they become available.
Motif R2.0 Licensing Terms and Conditions
During the November OSF Super Sig Week, the OSF/Motif
Business Area Group reviewed the licensing terms and
conditions for Release 2.0. Essentially, they are
consistent with Release 1.2 terms and conditions.
Recently, OSF/Motif Business area posted to various news
groups and distributed on Motif-talk and sig-uec an
explanation of the software developer options and
responsibilities for developing applications with Motif.
For a copy of this explanation, please send me email to
crow@osf.org. This document will be updated once or
twice a year.
End users want Motif compliant applications
At the Motif 93 User Conference earlier this month, one
message came across loud and clear. End users want to
know what applications are Motif compliant! You can do
three things to help end users become aware of your
applications and implementations.
1. Let us know. OSF keeps a database of applications
and implementations that use the Motif GUI. Every time
we see an application advertised or mentioned in a
periodical, we send that company a questionnaire and
enter the information we receive into the DBMS. From
this information, OSF publish a third party catalog of
Motif applications (obtainable from direct@osf.org). To
include your Motif application or implementation
developed in the past 20 months, please send email to
crow@osf.org or tarbet@osf.org.
2. Tell us about your most unusual Motif application.
To help end users become aware of available Motif
applications and implementations we are looking for the
most "unusual" application of 1993. We're considering
several "fun" activities for 1994 that will meet their
objectives, so if you've an application you believe is
quite different, send a description to Darrell Crow at
crow@osf.org or fax: 617-621-0584. It could well be the
one we're looking for.
3. OSF/Motif Style Certification program. End users
also want a published list of all applications that have
achieved "Motif Style" certification. The next edition
of the OSF/Motif Third Party Catalog will include a copy
of the OSF Certification Seal next to each certified
application listing. If you would like to have your
listing include the seal, send for a request for
certification kit to: crow@osf.org.
UEC Software Developers Survey
The OSF/Motif group is seeking software developers for
discussions about requirements for UEC II. Included
below is a questionnaire for interested developers.
Please return completed surveys by December 31 to:
Shirley Schneider at email: shirley@osf.org or fax:
617-621-0584.
UEC II is the unofficial name for a next-generation
offering in the User Environment from OSF. This
technology is currently in the planning and
investigation stage. It is envisioned as an enabling
technology to facilitate software development and
maintenance of new, object-oriented, multimedia, and
highly distributed applications for users of networked
systems and portable computing devices.
In contrast to the desktop-centric user interface
conventions of today, UEC II supports a user-centric
model of computing involving a high degree of user
mobility, and customization or tailorability of
application software to individual devices, user
preferences, and work models.
UEC Software Developers Survey
Company name:, Your Name and title:, Phone number:,
Email:
1. Do you or your group develop software or provide
software services?
2. What is the name of your product(s)?
3. How would you characterize it? For example, office
automation, manufacturing, software development
tools.
4. How do you license your product to users?
Do you use a commercial licensing package?
If yes, which one?
5. What platforms do you develop your product(s) for?
Unix, which hardware? Motif?
Windows? MS DOS only? (no
Windows)
Macintosh? Other?
6. Does your software have a GUI?
7. Which of the above platforms did you develop first?
Why?
8. Which of the above platforms is your largest market?
9. Are you developing applications for networked
environments?
If no, do you plan to do so in the future?
If yes, how do you make use of the network?
file transfer?
Remote access?
Splitting applications so that different
parts run different places?
Other?
What software mechanism are you using for your
networked capabilities?
10. What kind and which development tools do you use
internally for your product development?
11. Are you using object-oriented programming techniques
and tools?
If yes, which ones?
If no, do you plan to use them in the future?
If no, why not?
12. How long has your product been available on the
market?
13. How often do you substantially update your product?
14. How often do you start development on brand-new
software products?
15. Has your company considered the concept of 'mobile
computing' in your product development?
If yes, how have you factored this in?
Other comments about this concept?
16. Would you or someone from your company be available
to follow-up this questionnaire with a more lengthy
discussion of your thoughts on a future generation
user environment technology?
17. Please indicate who we could contact for this
discussion.
Please return this questionnaire by December 31: FAX
617-621-0584, email to shirley@osf.org. ATTN: Shirley
Schneider
OSF/Motif letters clarify licensing issues
From time to time, the OSF legal department issues a
letter to licensees to expand or clarify their rights
under various licensing agreements. If certain
conditions are eliminated, altered, or expanded upon,
this information is often addressed in these
clarification letters. Here is a listing of the few
letters that have been issued for OSF/Motif this year.
To request one of the following letters, please contact
crow@osf.org.
- T&Cs of Use of Source Code/Drag & Drop Protocol
(Dec 92)
- Confidentiality Period for Motif License
(Jan 93)
- Universities Only: Unauthorized Use of OSF/Motif
(Jan 93)
- US Gov't Agencies & Contractors Only: Providing Source
Code to the U.S. Government (July 93)
- Use of Motif Widget Meta Language ("WML")
(Aug 93)
- Clarification of the Term "Ordering Period" for Price
- List Options (Sept 93)
- Annual Object Code Fee Buyout Per OS for Motif & DCE
(Dec 93)
Earlier this month, OSF/Motif Business Area sent a letter
to all OSF Motif Certified implementations regarding the
requirement of UIL for certification. If you have not
received this clarifying letter, contact crow@osf.org
immediately.
Upcoming Motif Events:
January 18-21 Client/Server Conf. San Jose
& Expo.
January 25-26 X Tech. Conf.
March 23-25 Uniforum San Francisco
April 25-28 XWorld New York City
May 24-26 OSF Member Meeting Brussels
June 22-24 Xhibition San Jose
October 3 - OSF Super SIG Week Boston
November 4
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OSF '94 Planning
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While planning and budgeting for travel and expenses for
next year, remember to include funds for your OSF
membership, software licenses, support contracts,
education and consulting services, and documentation.
In addition, now is the time to mark your '94 calendar
and to begin planning your participation and
demonstration of OSF-based technologies with OSF at these
key events:
March 23-25 UniForum Conference & Expo San Francisco
OSF Showcase and Exhibits
DCE, Motif and OSF/1
April 11-22 DCE Interoperability Testing Cambridge, MA
(IFEST)
May 2-6 NetWorld + Interop '94 Las Vegas, NV
OSF DCE Interoperability Showcase
May 24-26 OSF Member Meeting Brussels,
Belgium
June OSF Symposium Tokyo, Japan
(Date TBD)
June 6-10 NetWorld + Interop 94 Berlin, Germany
OSF DCE Interoperability Showcase
July 25-29 NetWorld + Interop 94 Tokyo, Japan
OSF DCE Interoperability Showcase
October 10-14 NetWorld + Interop 94 Paris, France
OSF DCE Interoperability Showcase
October 31 - OSF Super*SIG*Week Boston, MA
November 4
To discuss demonstrating your implementations,
development tools, or applications in OSF exhibits at
one or more of the events listed above, contact:
For DCE: Mike Gross - mcg@osf.org or fax 617-225-2943
Courtney Grey - grey@osf.org
For Motif: Darrell Crow - crow@osf.org
For OSF/1: Marcia Roland - roland@osf.org
For DME: Kathryn DeNitto - kathryn@osf.org
In Europe: Mark Laureys - laureys@osf.org
In Asia: Jim Curtin - jim@osf.org
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Standards Coordinating Committee in Brussels
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We are exploring the option of holding the next OSF
Standards Coordinating Committee (SCC) meeting in
Brussels in conjunction with the May '94 OSF Member
Meeting. The main topic will probably be convergence
between the Internet Protocol Suite and OSI.
We need your feedback on alternate meeting dates and
times. Which would you more likely attend?
a) Monday, 23 May, the day before the OSF Member
Meeting (starting about 10:30 Monday morning),
b) During the Member Meeting as a track (probably on
Thursday, May 26 ), or
c) Friday, 27 May, following the Member Meeting
(probably finishing about 13:00).
Please reply to Henry Lowe by e-mail: lowe@osf.org, FAX:
+1-617-621-0631, or telephone: +1-617-621-8783.
Background
Standards are a big part of OSF's offerings. OSF's
Standard Coordinating Committee (SCC) meets twice a
year. Each meeting focuses on one main standards
related topic and what it means to OSF and its members.
In addition, there are usually a number of reports on
other standards related activities and what OSF is
doing.
Traditionally, the SCC has held one day meetings in the
U.S. This has made it difficult for international
members to participate. We'd like to change that. With
increasing cost consciousness within the industry, we
are exploring ways for SCC members to participate in SCC
meetings without the necessity of making a special one
day trip to attend the SCC. Holding SCC meetings in
conjunction with a Member Meeting or a SIG meeting is
one possibility. Another possibility is the use of
videoconferencing.
Hence this notice. For the Spring 1994 meeting of the
SCC, will you attend if it is held in conjunction with
the Members Meeting in Brussels? Which of the three
options above would you prefer for this SCC meeting?
For future SCC meetings, would you like to see the SCC
meet in conjunction with either SIG or Member Meetings?
If you cannot travel to attend the SCC meeting, could
you participate (i.e., have access) via videoconference?
Your feedback is important. The SCC is your committee
and we want to make it as valuable to members as
possible.
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OSF SIG News
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DCE SIG update:
The most recent DCE SIG meeting was held November 1-2 as
part of the Super SIG Week in Boston. OSF presented the
current status of the DCE program, Microsoft presented
their perspective on the DCE RPC, and Project Pilgrim
spoke about the performance information they collected
in their use of DCE. A new work group, called the DCE
Deployment work group, was formed in order to provide a
forum for end-users to discuss issues and exchange
experiences relating to the deployment of DCE.
A proposal was also made to merge the DCE and the
Management SIGs. This proposal was approved by the
members of the Management SIG later in the week. The
next meeting will be a joint meeting of these two SIGs.
Dates for the next DCE SIG meeting have not yet been
finalized. The meeting will most likely be in March, on
the West Coast.
To join the DCE SIG and SIG distribution list, send mail
to sig-dce-request@osf.org. For general SIG questions
or comments, contact Sumner Blount at 508-486-5966
or blount@tuxedo.enet.dec.com.
Internationalization SIG
Look for the 1994 meeting schedule for this SIG in one
of the next issues of this bulletin.
To join this SIG, send email to sig-international-
request@osf.org. Please refer general SIG questions to:
Jon Bale, jon_bale@cup.hp.com
Security SIG
The next Security SIG meeting has tentatively been
scheduled to meet in conjunction with the DCE-DME
Security Working Group on February 8 - 10 in
Barcelona. Additional details will be distributed
via the SIG mailing list.
Current topics planned for the meetings include, but
are not limited to:
1) New security requirements for DCE 1.1+ (RFC 8.1)
2) DCE-OS Login Integration guidelines
3) DCE and Public Key Cryptography
4) Industry Talk
5) Smart Card integration with DCE and OSF/1
6) Technology Program Update
Suggestions for additional topics are welcome.
Meeting minutes and action items from the last SIG
meeting have been distributed via the SIG mailing list.
Join this SIG and the SIG mailing list by sending email
to sig-security-request @osf.org. For additional SIG
details please contact either:
Charles Blauner Jim Schindler
chazx@ctt.bellcore.com js@cup.hp.com
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OSF Sabbatical Opportunities
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Sabbatical assignments are available in many of OSF
technology areas. To be considered, please submit a
detailed resume describing your education and
experiences to help us determine the most effective
assignment. We try to personalize each assignment to
achieve the maximum benefit for you, your organization
and OSF. OSF managers from the specific technologies
will thoroughly and promptly evaluate your background.
Assignments are available in the following areas:
Engineering-Cambridge, MA
Security Project Manager (Responsibilities):
- Define requirements for security support in all OSF
technologies. Analyze technologies to determine the
level of security support, and define strategies for
adding support in future releases.
Security Support for OSF Offerings:
- Participate in planning process for all
technologies to ensure that security needs
are factored in.
- Development work with technology teams to
implement a strategy that ensures that
security support is as consistent as possible
across OSF technologies.
- In conjunction with the Security SIG,
identify specific requirements and assist
in prioritizing these relative to other
needs including cost, schedule and customer
demand.
Standards:
- Participate in appropriate standards groups
and monitor other's activities.
- Distributed Computing Environment (DCE)
- Architecture
- Development
- Software quality assurance
- Documentation Engineering
- Distributed Management Environment (DME)
- Architecture
- Software quality assurance
- Development
- Documentation Engineering
- Graphical User Interface (Motif)
- Development
- Software quality assurance
- Documentation Engineering
Cambridge, MA
-Graphical user interface (Motif)
- Product management (Marketing)
Research Institute-Cambridge and Grenoble, France
-Mach microkernel development
- Real time applications
- Device interface
- Networking
- Development
-OSF/1 Advanced Development
- Microkernel development
- Filesystem and process development
- Performance measurement
To be considered for an assignment, please contact Phil
Sheerin, Sabbatical Programs Manager, OSF Cambridge at
617-621-8788, by fax at 617-621-8781, or by email to
sheerin@osf.org.
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OSF Educational Services
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FLASH: Educational and Professional Services will begin
publishing a separate electronic bulletin in 1994. This
bulletin will highlight new offerings in the educational
and consulting arenas and will feature regular items
such as worldwide public classes and OSF Business
Partner offerings. Look for this new OSF communication
via email in the early part of Q1 next year.
OSF Public Training Schedule
For detailed course descriptions send requests to:
United States - Register by contacting Lisa Goldstein,
phone: 617-621-8978, fax: 617-621-8781, email:
<goldi@osf.org>.
The OSF training courses held in Ann Arbor, Michigan are
delivered by the University of Michigan, OSF's Business
Partner. To register call, phone: 313-764-5440.
Europe - Register by contacting Christine Mambourg,
phone: +32 2 772 8888, fax: +32 2 772 9228, or email:
<mambourg@osf.org>.
The OSF training courses held in the United Kingdom are
delivered by Protek, OSF's Business Partner. For
details and registration in the UK only, please contact:
Sue Wiggins of Protek, phone: +44 628 75959, fax:
+44 628 73013, email: <swiggins@protek.co.uk>
The OSF training courses held in Italy are delivered by
Tecsiel, OSF's Business Partner and will be given in
Italian. For details and registration in Italy only,
please contact: Valerio Romano of Tecsiel, phone: +39 81
7611900, fax: +39 81 668335, email: <romano@tecsiel.it>
Pacific Rim - Register by contacting Jim Curtin, phone:
+813-3479-4740, fax: +813-3479-4760, email:
<jim@osf.org>
OSF UNITED STATES OPEN ENROLLMENT SCHEDULE:
OSF/Motif 1.2 Programming
Tyngsboro, MA Jan 31-Feb 4
Tyngsboro, MA Mar 7-11
Tyngsboro, MA May 9-13
Tyngsboro, MA Jun 13-17
OSF/1 1.2 Source Code Internals Architecture
Cambridge, MA Feb 14-18
OSF DCE 1.0.2 Features and Functionality
Cambridge, MA Jan 10
Santa Clara, CA Mar 7
Cambridge, MA Mar 21
Cambridge, MA Jun 6
Santa Clara, CA Jun 13
Introduction to OSF DCE System Administration
Cambridge, MA Mar 22
Cambridge, MA Jun 7
Santa Clara, CA Jun 14
OSF DCE 1.0.2 Application Programming with Labs
Cambridge, MA Jan 24-28
Santa Clara, CA Feb 7-11
Cambridge, MA Mar 7-11
Santa Clara, CA Apr 18-22
Cambridge, MA Apr 25-29
Cambridge, MA Jun 13-17
OSF DCE System Administration
Cambridge, MA Feb 7-11
Santa Clara, CA Feb 14-18
Cambridge, MA Mar 28-Apr 1
Santa Clara, CA May 2-6
Cambridge, MA May 16-20
OSF DCE Internals Architecture
Cambridge, MA Jan 31-Feb 4
Cambridge, MA Mar 14-18
Santa Clara, CA Mar 14-18
Cambridge, MA May 23-27
Santa Clara, CA Jun 6-10
Pthreads Programming
Santa Clara, CA Mar 9
Cambridge, MA Mar 23
Cambridge, MA Jun 8
Santa Clara, CA Jun 15
Writing Secure Distributed App.'s using OSF DCE
Cambridge, MA Jan 11-13
Santa Clara, CA Apr 19-21
OSF EUROPE OPEN ENROLLMENT SCHEDULE:
The Business Value of Open Client-Server Technologies
Brussels, Belgium Dec 13
Brussels, Belgium Mar 14
OSF/1 1.1 Internals
Grenoble, France Dec 6-9
Grenoble, France Apr 11-14
OSF DCE 1.0.2 Features and Functionality
Brussels, Belgium Dec 14
Grenoble, France Jan 24
Brussels, Belgium Mar 15
OSF DCE 1.0.2 Application Programming with Labs
Brussels, Belgium Feb 7-11
Brussels, Belgium Apr 19-22
OSF DME Features and Functionality
Brussels, Belgium Dec 15
Brussels, Belgium Jan 25
Grenoble, France Mar 16
OSF DCE System Administration
Grenoble, France Mar 21-25
Brussels, Belgium Jun 13-17
OSF DCE Internals Architecture
Grenoble, France Dec 6-10
Grenoble, France Feb 21-25
Brussels, Belgium May 2-6
Pthreads Programming
Grenoble, France Jan 26
Brussels, Belgium Mar 17
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN OPEN ENROLLMENT SCHEDULE:
The Business Value of Open Client-Server Technologies
Ann Arbor, MI Jan 5
Ann Arbor, MI Feb 2
Ann Arbor, MI Mar 2
Ann Arbor, MI Apr 6
Ann Arbor, MI May 4
Ann Arbor, MI Jun 8
Open Systems Implementation for Technology Managers
Ann Arbor, MI Apr 11-12
Ann Arbor, MI Jun 13-14
OSF DCE 1.0.2 Features and Functionality
Ann Arbor, MI Jan 12
Ann Arbor, MI Feb 9
Ann Arbor, MI Mar 9
Ann Arbor, MI Apr 13
Ann Arbor, MI May 10
Ann Arbor, MI Jun 15
Introduction to OSF DCE System Administration
Ann Arbor, MI May 11
OSF DCE 1.0.2 Application Programming with Labs
Ann Arbor, MI Feb 22-24
Ann Arbor, MI Mar 22-24
Ann Arbor, MI May 24-26
Ann Arbor, MI Jun 28-30
OSF DME Features and Functionality
Ann Arbor, MI Jan 13
Ann Arbor, MI Feb 10
Ann Arbor, MI Mar 10
Ann Arbor, MI Apr 14
Ann Arbor, MI May 12
Ann Arbor, MI Jun 16
OSF DCE/DME Overview
Ann Arbor, MI Jan 6
Ann Arbor, MI Feb 3
Ann Arbor, MI Mar 3
Ann Arbor, MI Apr 7
Ann Arbor, MI May 5
Ann Arbor, MI Jun 9
OSF DCE System Administration
Ann Arbor, MI Jan 25-28
Ann Arbor, MI Apr 26-29
TECSIEL'S OPEN ENROLLMENT SCHEDULE:
The Business Value of Open Client-Server Technologies
Rome, Italy Feb 2
Introduction to Programming with OSF/Motif 1.2 Widgets &
the X Toolkit
Rome, Italy Mar 4
User Interface Design with OSF/Motif 1.2
Rome, Italy Mar 3
OSF DCE 1.0.2 Features and Functionality
Rome, Italy Mar 1
Milan, Italy Apr 12
Introduction to OSF DCE System Administration
Rome, Italy Mar 2
OSF DCE 1.0.2 Application Programming with Labs
Rome, Italy Mar 7-11
OSF DME Features and Functionality
Rome, Italy Mar 3
Milan, Italy Apr 13
PROTEK'S OPEN ENROLLMNENT SCHEDULE:
OSF DME Features and Functionality
Maidenhead, UK Dec 1
LUXEMBOURG'S OPEN ENROLLMENT SCHEDULE:
The Business Value of Open Client-Server Technologies
Luxembourg Feb 23
Introduction to Programming with OSF/Motif 1.2 Widgets &
the X Toolkit
Luxembourg Jan 19
User Interface Design with OSF/Motif 1.2
Luxembourg Jan 17
OSF/Motif Programming
Luxembourg Mar 14-18
C++ and Object-Oriented Programming
Luxembourg Apr 18-22
OSF/1 Technical Seminar
Luxembourg Jun 13
OSF/1 Microkernel Technical Seminar
Luxembourg Jun 14
OSF DCE 1.0.2 Features and Functionality
Luxembourg May 16
OSF DME Features and Functionality 1.3
Luxembourg May 17
AUSTRIA'S OPEN ENROLLMENT TRAINING SCHEDULE:
OSF DCE 1.0.2 Features and Functionality
Austria Jan/Feb
MIRRORS OPEN ENROLLMENT TRAINING SCHEDULE:
The Business Value of Open Client-Server Technologies
Taiwan Feb 28
Taiwan Mar 2
Taiwan May 25
Taiwan Jun 27
Open Systems Implementation for Technology Managers
Taiwan Mar 3-4
Taiwan Mar 10-11
Taiwan May 26-27
Taiwan Jun 28-29
Introduction to Programming with OSF/Motif 1.2 Widgets &
the X Toolkit
Taiwan Feb 21-22
Taiwan Feb 24-25
Taiwan Apr 13-14
Taiwan May 18-19
User Interface Design with OSF/Motif 1.2
Taiwan Feb 23
Taiwan Feb 28
Taiwan Apr 15
Taiwan May 20
OSF/Motif 1.2 Programming
Taiwan Mar 7-11
Taiwan Jun 20-24
OSF DCE 1.0.2 Features and Functionality
Taiwan Feb 23
Taiwan Mar 22
Taiwan May 20
Taiwan Jun 9
OSF DCE 1.0.2 Application Programming
Taiwan Mar 2-4
Taiwan Mar 23-24
Taiwan Jun 15-17
Taiwan Jun 22-24
OSF DME Features and Functionality 1.3
Taiwan Mar 18
Taiwan Apr 8
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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.
January 1994
January 11-13 Object World Boston
Hynes Convention Center
January 17-24 USENIX Winter Technical Conference
San Francisco, CA
January 24-27 ComNet '93
Washington Convention Center
Washington, DC
January 31- OOP '94/C++World
February 4 Munich, Germany
February
February 1-3 Security SIG meeting
(location TBD)
February 7-11 Workstation Expo '94 Conf & Expo
(HP/Apollo workstation environment)
San Jose Convention Ctr
San Jose, CA
February 15-17 Client-Server Workshop (DCI)
Sheraton Park Central, Dallas
February 15-17 Networks Expo (Formerly NetWorld)
Hynes Convention Center
Boston, MA
February 16-18 Government Technology Conference
Southwestern Region
February 21-25 Share User Group Meeting
Anaheim, CA
14 DCE-related sessions
February 22-24 Nikkei Open Systems Expo
Tokyo, Japan
February 24 - Decorum '94
March 4 Orlando Marriott Resort
Orlando, Florida
February 28 to Groupware '94 - Boston
March 3
March
March ?? DCE/DME SIG Meeting
Location: TBD
March ?? Internationalization SIG Meeting
(Dates to overlap with DCE/DME SIG)
Location: TBD
March 9-11 Software World/Client-Server World
Toronto, Canada
Metro Toronto Convention Center
March 14-18 Software Development
San Jose
March 16-23 CeBIT
Hannover, Germany
March 21-24 FOSE
Washington, D.C.
March 21-22 System Admin USENIX
San Francisco
March 22-25 Patricia Seybold's Marathon Week
Boston, MA
March 23-25 UniForum
San Francisco
March 29-30 DECUS
Nice, France
OSF/1 Microkernel
April
April ? Lotus World '94
Boston MA
April 5-7 Rightsizing Expo
Tokyo, Japan
April 5-8 Enterprise Expo
Orlando, Florida
April 6-8 Open Systems & Client/Server Computing
Toronto, Ontario
April 10-13 Crossroads '94
(Nina Litton's)
Rancho Mirage, CA
OSF Keynote
April 19-21 Unix Reseller Show & Conference
Dallas, Texas
April 19-21 Networks Expo
San Francisco, CA
DME
April 25-27 X World
New York
Motif
May
May 2-6 Networld + Interop 94
Las Vegas Convention Center
May 2-5 Supercomm ICC '94
Ernest N. Morial Conv. Ctr.
New Orleans, LA
May 9-13 DECUS
New Orleans, LA
4 DCE sessions
May 23-26 COMDEX Spring
Atlanta, GA
May 24-26 OSF Member Meeting
Brussels, Belgium
May 22-26 ICA ComNet Dallas
June
June 6-10 NetWorld + Interop 94 Berlin
June 8-10 Enterprise
Boston, MA
June 8-10 Focus '94
Copenhagen, Denmark
June 15-17 Supercomputing Tokyo
Tokyo, Japan
June 20-24 Xhibition
San Jose, CA
June 27-28 SDNE
Prague
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