St. Louis is history; it's on to Anaheim! This memo is intented to provide you with information about the process we will be following to determine the sessions and speakers for the Fall '96 DECUS in Anaheim, California. The symposium will begin with the seminars conducted over the week-end of November 9th and 10th; the tradeshow will be open from November 11th through the 13th; and the campground will run from November 11th through the 14th. A dedicated "architecture team" has identified the following streams: STREAM Topic DRIVER ------------------------------- --------------------- Internet Norma Oakes Network Design and Management Allen Kerr Systems Management In a Tom Lowery Client/Server Environment (Clusters) Integration/Migration Donna Anctil Information/Database Management Al Pillarelli Application Development Donna Anctil You will find an enclosed list of each of these streams that includes the tracks within each topic and the sessions under each track. Each stream will be preceded by an introduction from a Digital Vice President. All the sessions in each track must align with the track subject matter and must be a supportive element to the topic stream. Sessions will consist of one of four possible types: "Expert Presentations", "Round Tables" (BOF's or case studies), "Product Updates", or "Interactive Tutorials". CALL-TO-ACTION: ACTION REQUIRED BY 5:00pm, June 28th Some placeholder session titles have been identified for each stream. Please review the enclosed architected design and submit additions, deletions and corrections (via the enclosed submission form) to the designated topic driver of the respective architected stream. NOTE: A completed form must be submitted for EACH session; placeholders are only temporary. For sessions you wish to submit that DO NOT fit in a designated stream, submit the enclosed form directly to me. (STAR::PILLARELLI) Your submission will be reviewed with management for disposition. Regards, Al (See enclosures.) Topic: Internet *************** Intro Session: The Internet Is Open For Business (Rose Ann Giordano - Internet) Track: Connecting Your Enterprise To The Internet Session: Digital Firewall For OpenVMS (Expert - OpenVMS) Session: How do I build a network that keeps pace with network demands? (Expert - Networks) Session: Internet Ready OpenVMS (Expert - OpenVMS) Track: Searching The Internet Track: Collaborating On The Internet Session: Integration Of Digital's Messaging Environment With The Internet (Expert - Messaging) Session: Videoconferencing (Expert - Internet) Session: Altra Vista Product for Collaboration (Case Study - Internet) Session: How Do People Collaborate Using The Internet (Panel - Messaging) Session: Introduction To Internet Messaging (Expert - Messaging) Track: Intranet--Using Internet Technology In The Enterprise Session: Revolution for internal networks and applications All-In-1 Capabilities (Expert - Messaging) Session: How do I integrate my existing applications with internet technologies? (Case Study - Middleware) Session: How do I build Client/Server applications using internet tools (Expert - Middleware) Session: Uses Of Multimedia (Expert - Internet) Track: Doing Business On The Internet Session: Servicing Your Customer Over The Internet (case study - Internet) Session: EDI Over The Internet (Expert - Internet) Session: Secure Business Transactions (Expert - Internet) Topic: Network Design And Management ************************************ Intro Session: ENVISN Strategy (Larry Walker - Networks) Track: Infrastructure Session: Digital's IPv6 Efforts (Expert - OpenVMS) Session: Trends In Internet Connectivity Software (Expert - OpenVMS) Session: DECnet over TCP/IP (Expert - OpenVMS) Session: PPP Datalink (Expert - OpenVMS) Session: Wide Area Network Transports (Expert - OpenVMS) Track: Mobile Worker Track: Network Management Tools Session: Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) (Expert - OpenVMS) Session: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) (Expert - OpenVMS) Session: Network Control Language (NCL) -- Creative Computing (Expert - OpenVMS) Session: Network Upgrade and Migration -- Creative Computing (Case Study - OpenVMS) Session: SMTP & X.400: An Evaluation Of The Two Key Approaches Of Messaging Infrastructure (Expert - Messaging) Track: Network Management Applications Session: Programming With Digital TCP/IP Services For OpenVMS (Expert - OpenVMS) Session: Set-Up And Configuration Of TCP/IP Services For OVMS (Expert - OpenVMS) Session: Transitioning to DECnet/OSI (Expert - OpenVMS) Session: Troubleshooting DECnet/OSI For OpenVMS (Expert - OpenVMS) Session: Managing A Multi-Vendor Messaging Environment (Expert - Messaging) Session: MS-Exchange (routing concerns, protocols, capacity planning, what do I need to know to introduce this to my network) (Case Study - Messaging) Product Updates: Session: Digital TCP/IP Services For OpenVMS Update (Expert - OpenVMS) Session: DECnet/OSI Update (Expert - OpenVMS) Topic: System Management In A Client/Server Environment ******************************************************* Intro Session #1: Digital Strategy (CA Alliance) Intro Session #2: Managing A 3 Tier Client/Server Environment Track: Systems Management In A Heterogeneous Environment Session: HSM In A Network Environment - How HSM Compliments NFS, DFS And Pathworks Networks (Expert - Storage) Session: Systems Management In A Client/Server Environment (Expert - Storage) Session: How To Manage Digital UNIX (Expert - UNIX) Session: TrueClusters Solutions Overview (Expert - UNIX) Session: TrueClusters Solutions Technical Overview (Expert - UNIX) Session: TrueClusters Solutions Futures (Expert - UNIX) Session: DIGITAL UNIX Performance Manager Techniques (Case Study - UNIX) Session: Applications Design Utilizing OpenVMS Cluster Features (Expert - OpenVMS) Session: Configuring OpenVMS for 24x365 Computing (Expert - OpenVMS) Session: Multisite data centers with OpenVMS Clusters (Expert - OpenVMS) Session: OpenVMS Cluster Configuration (Expert - OpenVMS) Session: OpenVMS Clusters Using Memory Channel (Expert - OpenVMS) Session: OpenVMS Memory Channel Internals (Expert - OpenVMS) Session: OpenVMS SCSI Clusters (Expert - OpenVMS) Session: OpenVMS SCSI Clusters Internals (Expert - OpenVMS) Session: Taking Advantage of DECamds & your OpenVMS Cluster (Expert - OpenVMS) Session: The Cluster Story (Expert - OpenVMS) Session: System Management Strategy for leveraging the affinity between OpenVMS and Window NT (Expert - OpenVMS) Session: Simplifying Printer and Queue Management (Expert - OpenVMS) Session: Managing OpenVMS systems from a Windows NT Management Station (Expert - OpenVMS) Track: Performance and Capacity Planning Session: Network Storage - Essential Attributes (Expert - Storage) Session: Using HSM To Manage Disk Capacity (Expert - Storage) Session: How Do I Configure AXP For Data Warehouse Applications (Expert - Storage) Session: Assuming I Want To Use RAID; When Do I Use Host Based Backplane Controller, or Stand-Alone RAID (Expert - Storage) Session: HSM Case Study (RW Johnson - Storage) Session: Tuning Digital UNIX (Expert - UNIX) Session: OpenVMS Cluster Performance Tuning (Expert - OpenVMS) Session: OpenVMS Performance Tuning (Expert - OpenVMS) Track: Storage Session: PID -- Non Disclosure (Expert - Storage) Session: How Can I Backup My UNIX And NT Platforms To My OpenVMS Attached Storageworks Hardware (Expert - Storage) Session: Using CD Technology To Manage Data In Your Network (Expert - Storage) Session: How Can I Avoid Benchmarking Pitfalls When Comparing Storage Solutions (Expert - Storage) Session: When Does Increased Controller Cache Win (Expert - Storage) Session: Discussion Of Networker For NT Alpha And Legato Networker For NT INTEL (Roundtable - Storage) Track: Security Session: Security considerations in a mixed OpenVMS and Windows NT environment (Expert - OpenVMS) Track: Fault Management Product Update: Session: What's New In RAID Controllers (Expert - Storage) Session: System Management Tools Overview For Digital UNIX V4.0 (Expert - UNIX) Session: Digital UNIX Overview And Features Of V4.0 (Expert - UNIX) Session: OpenVMS Clusters Update and Directions* (Expert - OpenVMS) Session: OpenVMS SCSI Features, Futures, and Issues (Expert - OpenVMS) Session: OpenVMS Update* (Expert - OpenVMS) Session: OpenVMS Future Directions* (Expert - OpenVMS) * = Must be scheduled following the DECUS Keynote speaker in the same room on Monday, the first day of DECUS Topic: Integration/Migration **************************** Announcement/Mini Keynote for Monday: Digital And Microsoft Affinity Program (OpenVMS) Intro Session: 3-Tier Client/Server Integration of Heterogeneous Operating System Environments (Wes Melling - OpenVMS) Track: Operating Systems Integration (co-existence) Session: How To Include Digital UNIX In An OpenVMS Environment (Expert - UNIX) Session: Coexistance between OpenVMS and Digital UNIX (Expert - UNIX) Session: How Digital UNIX Fits In A Distributed Office Environ. (Expert - UNIX) Session: OpenVMS and Windows NT Technical Direction (Expert - OpenVMS) Session: How Do I Integrate Windows NT Clients in OpenVMS (Expert - OpenVMS) Track: Integrating Mail Systems in Heterogeneous Environments Session: Building Corporate Directory Services In A Heterogeneous Environments (Expert - Messaging) Session: Managing Heterogeneous Mail Systems (Expert - Messaging) Session: Integrating Mail Systems In Heterogeneous Environments (Case Study - Messaging) Track: Network Integration (Storage) Track: Application Integration Session: Asynchronous Applications Integration (Conrail Case Study - Middleware) Session: Integrating Applications With Object Technology (Loral Case Study - Middleware) Session: How Do I Take An SAP Application And Integrate It Into My Existing Environment (GEON Case Study - Middleware) Session: How Can I Integrate my VMS TP Applications Into An Affinity Environment (Expert - OLTP) Session: Digital DCE: Where We Are, Where We Are Going (Expert - UNIX) Session: DCE Cell Management Made Easy (Expert - UNIX) Session: DCE Performance: Hints and Kinks (Expert - UNIX) Track: Operating Systems Migration Session: Building The Financial Case For Upgrading Technology (Expert - OpenVMS) Session: Migrating VAX To Alpha $$$ And Sense (Expert - OpenVMS) Track: Network Migration (Storage) Track: Application Migration Session: How Can I extend My Client/Server TP Applications To Heterogeneous Environments (Expert - OLTP) Session: Migrating Technical Applications Into Digital UNIX (Expert - UNIX) Session: How To Migrate OpenVMS Applications Into Digital UNIX (Expert - UNIX) Topic: Information Management/Database Management ************************************************* Track: Data Base Administration Session: Disaster Protection For Digital, M/S, HP, IBM & Sun (Expert - OLTP) Track: Getting Value Out Of Your Legacy Data Session: How Do I Access My Legacy Data From My Heterogeneous TP Applications (Expert - OLTP) Session: Data Warehousing On OpenVMS (Expert - OpenVMS) Session: Selection Criteria For Establishing A Data Warehouse (Case Study - Servers) Track: Access To Company Data Session: Implementing Highly Reliable TP Applications Using ACMS (Case Study - OLTP) Session: Integrated Systems Data Access (Panel - Servers) Track: Taking Advantage Of Technology Trends Session: Year 2000 On OpenVMS (Expert - OpenVMS) Session: Getting Ready For The Year 2000 With Digital UNIX (Expert - UNIX) Track: Spiralog and Storage Server Technology Session: Spiralog Interactive Tutorial (Expert - OpenVMS) Session: Spiralog Round Table (Expert - OpenVMS) Session: Spiralog's Log Structured File System Technology (Expert - OpenVMS) Session: Spiralog and 64-bit Technology (Expert - OpenVMS) Session: Storage Server Technology and Future Directions (Expert - OpenVMS) Topic: Application Development ****************************** Intro Session #1: Trends in the tools and methodologies for Application Development. Track: Developing Applications For The Internet Session: Developing JAVA Applications On Digital UNIX (Expert - UNIX) Track: Issues Of Developing Object Oriented Applications Track: Developing 3-Tier Client/Server Applications Session: Developing High Performance FORTRAN Applications On A Windows NT Desktop System For Development On Digital's High Performance Servers (Expert - UNIX) Session: Futures Of Software Development Environment (Expert - UNIX) Session: DEC C/C++ Language Compatibility With Visual C++ (Expert - UNIX) Track: Developing Applications For 64-Bit Environment Track: Application Development Tools For Operating Environments Session: How DEC C++ Supports Standard Template Library (Expert - UNIX) Session: Programming With DEC C++ Exceptions (Expert - UNIX) Session: Migrating To Software Development On Digital UNIX Using DEC FUSE (Expert - UNIX) Session: Digital UNIX Software Development Environment (Expert - UNIX) [DECUS] ARCHITECTED Symposium Session Submission Form DECUS '96/Anaheim November 9-14, 1996 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The DECUS U.S. Chapter is committed to addressing the information needs of its members by providing a high-quality program in Anaheim, CA, November 9-14, 1996. DECUS Symposium Sessions will run November 11-14, 1996. Your submitted sessions can be in the form of Product Updates, Expert Presentation which is solutions focused - not marketing, Case Studies or Round Tables. Symposium Session Submission Deadline: All Symposium Session Submissions must be received in the DECUS office by Midnight PDT, Wednesday, July 3, 1996. Please submit your completed session submissions BY JUNE 28th, through your topic driver for architected streams or directly to Al Pillarelli for sessions that do not fit within an architected stream. Please follow the instructions listed below to sunbit your Symposium Session. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Presentation Title: I/O Tuning Hints 'n' Kinks Short Title: (30 characters or less) SCSI Futures Submitter Information: Submitter Name: Glenn Everhart Company:Digital Equipment Corp Address:110 Spit Brook Rd., ZKO3/4T35 City: State: ZIP: Nashua NH 03062 Phone:603 881 1497 Internet Address:Everhart@star.enet.dec.com Speaker Information: Speaker Name:Glenn Everhart Company:Digital Address: (same as above) City: State: ZIP: Phone: Internet Address: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submission Topic Areas Please choose ONE Submission Topic from either Topic Area A or Topic Area B: Topic Area A: (Must Choose One) Application Development * Systems Management in a Client/Server Environment Integration/ Migration Network Management & Design Internet Information & Database Management --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Skill Level Introduction to Skill Area - For Those Entering a Profession or Changing a Technology Base Intermediate - Assume a General Knowledge of the Topic and Familiarity with Basic Terms and Procedures * Advanced - For Experienced Professionals in Application Development and System Management - Those Working on Large and Complex Systems --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please Provide Audio-visual (A/V) Equipment Requirements: Overhead Projector --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Guidelines for Symposium Abstract Submissions * Write All Abstracts in the Present Tense * Define All Acronyms * Do NOT Use Abbreviations or Buzzwords if Possible * Identify Any Trademarks DECUS U.S. Chapter reserves the right to review all submissions to determine appropriateness and to edit abstracts and titles for consistency and completeness. DECUS does not guarantee scheduling of submissions. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Symposium Session Submission Information Format:Presentation Presentation Tutorial Working Group Case Study Clinic/Lab Panel Time Required:50 min. 25 Minutes 50 Minutes 1 Hour, 20 Minutes Symposium Sessions will be presented Monday, November 11 - Thursday, November 14. Which day(s) will the Speaker NOT be available: Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Audiotaping: Submitter is responsible for obtaining permission to audiotape Session from the speaker. Should this Session be audiotaped? Yes Do you have any specific instructions for scheduling this Session? If so, please explain: Has this Session been presented at a DECUS U.S. Chapter Event Before? No Please include the following: A Session Abstract (up to 60 words) I/O is typically a bottleneck in system performance. A number of facilities exist within OVMS to diagnose and overcome I/O problems. This session details a number of these and discuss how to "tune" OVMS and applications under it for better I/O throughput. Speaker Credentials (up to 30 words) Dr. Everhart has been working in the VMS Engineering SCSI group for some time now and has written subsystems running under OVMS in a number of areas. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- DECUS Commercialism Policy: The Session MUST NOT include: * Sales Material * Vendor's Comparisons of Competitors' Prices, Products or Services * Product or Service Endorsements * Open Invitations to Vendor Suites Speakers MUST NOT hand out: * Published Newsletters, Magazines or Promotional Advertising * Unsolicited Business Cards * Price Lists Session Materials may contain appropriate reference to: * Price and Delivery Information to Assist the Attendee in Formulating a Technical Option * Non-DECUS Activities Providing Further Information * Decision Support Information By submitting this form you have read the DECUS Commercialism Policy Statement and agree to abide by it's guidelines. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------