jmc@ptsfa.pacbell.com (Jerry Carlin) (08/15/88)
USING: The UNIX Systems Information Networking Group is a users group in which members are invited to share common telecommunications industry UNIX based-systems solutions and concerns. USING is organized primarily by individuals within RBOC and Independent Telephone Company Organizations. The 1988 USING National Conference will be held in Denver, September 19-21 at the Radisson Hotel Denver (303) 893-3333. Special Airfare is available thru United Airlines. Contact your travel agent or call United at (800) 521-4041 and mention USING and our special account number 8033K. Agenda: Monday, September 19: 9:00 Session 1 - UNIX Directions System V Release 4.0 and UNIX Directions - TBA, AT&T Bell Laboratories Open Look - W. Sherman, AT&T Bell Laboratories The Power of Open Systems - M. Burch, AT&T Bell Laboratories. 12:00 Luncheon: Bill Joy, SUN Microsystems. 1:30 Session 2A - UNIX Security Panel A. Wolmer, Bell South, O. Newman US West, D. O'Brien AT&T, D. Sorter Michigan Bell, R. Boeckle NYNEX, Roy Falk Pacific Bell 1:30 Session 2A - ISDN Update Emerging ISDN Applications R. Doshi, NYNEX ISDN on the DMS-100 - R. Tosczak, Northern Telcom TBA 3:30 Session 3A - UNIX Security I Telco Security Using UNIX-based Tools M. Stafford, NY Telephone Co. UNIX Security at Pacific Bell - J. Carlin, Pacific Bell UNIX Security Threats - D. Sorter - Michigan Bell 3:30 Session 3B - UNIX Applications Monitoring Extended Systems Assurance Monitor - A. Schepis, J. Cordsmeyer & J. Adkins, Bell South Automated Surveillance Technology & Control - L. Rivera, NYNEX Services Work Manager, A UNIX Communications Processor - L. Heindel, Bellcore COSMON Performance Monitor - C. Moore, Bellsouth Services Tuesday, September 20 8:30 Session 4A - UNIX Security II CRACK - A Distributed Password Advisor - R. Underwood & T. Raleigh, Bellcore Security For UNIX-Based Systems - D. O'Brien, AT&T Bell Labs Security Considerations for Computing System Design - M. Ressler & D. Bauer, Bellcore 8:30 Session 4B - Network Services I Inter-Enterprise Networking: Pironeering Electronic Data Interchange at NT - M. Lowden, Northern Telcom X.11 in a Distributed Multi-User Environment - P. Guest, HP Labs Sophisticated Mixed-Media Communications via Windowed Workstation Technology and Network Service Primitives - L. Ludwig, Bellcore 10:30 Session 5A - UNIX Productivity The Technical Documentation Information System - M. Fitzhugh, Southwestern Bell Object-Oriented Programming, More than a Buzzword - T. Cargill AT&T Bell Laboratories Building Telcommunications Management Applications with the Operations Systems Platform - D. Stromborn & A. Westhagen, US West New Vector 10:30 Session 5B - Network Services II MNet - Connectivity in the Office - R. Faut, US West Communications X.400 and UNIX - P. Chu & V. Triolo, AT&T Bell Laboratories Phone Mail, An Applications of SMDI - J. Allen, Convergent Technologies 1:30 Session 6A - UNIX Networking Interconnecting ISDN with IN and LAN - C. Chow (Bellcore), D. Braun (Bellcore) & M. Adachi (Fujitsu Laboratories) High Speed Networking - TBA, Sun Microsystems Datakit Host Interfaces and Their Applications - J. Ballagher, AT&T Bell Laboratories 1:30 Session 6B - Large Systems Environment UNIX for a Very Large Distributed Quasi-Real Time Application - E. Beckman, Northern Telecom The Evolving Distributed UNIX Environment at AT&T - H. Jackson, AT&T Bell Laboratories The Distributed Technology Platform in US West - R. Aveyard, US West Advanced Technologies Issues in Managing a Diverse Computer Environment - R. Hood & D. Menges, US West Advanced Technologies 3:00 Solutions Show The solutions show is unique to the conference. During this session you can see working or on-line solutions developed by RBOC's to resolve specific Problems. If your RBOC has a UNIX system-based solution to a problem and you would like to share it or resell it at the conference, contact Sukan Makmuri at (402) 422-8367 by 8/31. 5:30 Common Interest Forums (BOF). Initial set are: Security, Standards, System Administration, ISDN, uucp mail. Wednesday, September 21 8:30 Session 7A - Distributed Systems DUNE: A Distributed Operating System - J. Alberi & M. Pucci, Bellcore Distributed File Systems in UNIX System V Release 4.0 - W. Griffeth AT&T Bell Laboratories A Tightly-Coupled Fault-Tolerant Architecture - J. Stiffler, Sequoia 8:30 Session 7B - Artificial Intelligence AI & Expert Systems Applications at NYNEX - J. Euchner, NYNEX Advanced Technologies Surround Technology with a Friendly User Interface - Z. Post, US West Knowledge Engineering XNM: Expert Network Manager - R. Riecken & G. Stuk, Bellcore 10:30 Session 8 - Potpourri CAI Net, L Lafrance, CAI TBA 12:00 Conference Wrapup There will be a vendor exhibition Tuesday and Wednesday. If you would like to exhibit, contact Fred Staples, NYNEX Service Co, 1166 A/A Room 8D1, New York, NY 10036 or phone (212) 944-9065. The Conference costs $150 for members and $170 for non-members. Membership costs $10 per year. If you would like to register, call (312) 810-6514 or write USING Conference Registration, P. O. Box 1077, Lisle, IL 60532.