std-unix@longway.TIC.COM (Moderator, John S. Quarterman) (03/16/90)
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 ------------------------------------------------------------- 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@swe.ncsl.nist.gov Volume-Number: Volume 18, Number 76