NIST Open Systems Workshop

[Moderator, John S. Quarterman]

From: Rick Kuhn <uunet!swe.ncsl.nist.gov!kuhn>



                          ANNOUNCEMENT
                        APP USERS' FORUM
                     Wednesday, May 9, 1990

                         APPLICATIONS
                         PORTABILITY
                         PROFILE (APP)
                             and
                            OPEN
                           SYSTEMS
                         ENVIRONMENT (OSE)

                          Wednesday
                         May 9, 1990

National Institute of Standards and Technology
Gaithersburg, MD

Sponsored by:
The National Computer Systems Laboratory
National Institute of Standards and Technology
U.S. Department of Commerce

This workshop is the fifth in a continuing semi-annual series on
the NIST APPLICATIONS PORTABILITY PROFILE (APP).  OPEN SYSTEMS
ENVIRONMENT has been added to the title as that is the goal of
the APP endeavors, and helps define the work going on within NIST
in this area.  The APP defines a common set of standards and is
designed to address the broad functional areas of applications
portability.

These APP Users' Forums are designed to provide users and
providers with the opportunity to get information about, and
provide feedback on, NIST proposals regarding the adoption and
evaluation of an integrated set of standards to support the APP
and Open Systems.

As currently defined the APP identifies seven functional areas:

     1)   operating system services;
     2)   program services;
     3)   data management services;
     4)   data interchange services;
     5)   user interface services;
     6)   graphics services; and
     7)   network services.

This workshop will provide a status report on standards and
activities in the APP, OSE, IEEE, and JTC1 (international
activities) areas, and solicit users' opinions of what priorities
should be applied to future work items.  As usual, specific
issues will be covered in more detail.  When possible, experts
from other organizations or users' groups may present their
particular viewpoint on given issues.

While the APP Users' Forums are intended primarily to address
users' concerns, both users and vendors/integrators are
encouraged to attend.

AGENDA TOPICS
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Wednesday.  May 9, 1990

 8:00am   Registration

 9:00am   Opening Remarks and Workshop Welcome

          APP/OSE Update

          OSF: New Operating System Architectures

          Conformance Testing - POSIX

          Conformance Testing - SQL

          Lunch (provided)

          Conformance Testing - GOSIP

          Report on User Interfaces

          Update on "Guidance on the Analysis and Use of APP
          Specifications"

          Report on TFA

 4:15pm   Adjourn

TOPICS

o    Status of APP, OSE, IEEE, and JCT1

o    Reports on Conformance Testing (POSIX, SQL, GOSIP)

o    Reports on X Window System, TFA, Operating Systems, and
     APP Standards Guidance

Cost $50 (includes lunch)

For further information contact:
James A. Hall
NIST
301/975-3273
FAX 301/590-0932
UUCP hall at swe.ncsl.nist.gov

Volume-Number: Volume 18, Number 76