mcdonald@loki.edsg (louis mcdonald) (08/02/88)
New Special Interest Group
INFO-FRAME ------- System Frameworks
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This group is designed to provide information for software tool
developers that are responsible for integrating heterogenous
software products. This can include in-house and vendor supplied.
Usually, the integration of the products is designed to provide
an environment that makes using the tools easier. The basic
issue is to build a `framework' around the tools that provides
a common and consistent view of the system.
The framework is not limited to homogenus environments, but
also can span heterogeneous systems. Companies like EDA
and government sponsored projects like EIS are trying to
tackle this problem. This group can be viewed as a forum
for users and developers to voice their opinions on this subject.
Frameworks are common in the area of CAD/CAE, CASE and office
automation; but they are not limited to only these areas.
Topics open for discussion are:
Tool encapsulation Data Management Network Computing
User Interface Data Transfer Languages Tool Portability
Process Control/Flow Object Programming Anything Else
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Moderator: Louis McDonald; Hughes Aircraft
mcdonald%loki.edsg@hac2arpa.hac.com
Digest format; hopefully release a digest a week, put is
dependent on amount of input.
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