Raven is the code name for the next major release of the OpenVMS operating system. The current schedule target is to submit to the SSB in March 1998. Raven will consist of both an Alpha and a VAX release although much of the new functionality will be available on Alpha only. The intent is that Raven is not a ".0" release. Existing applications from OpenVMS V7.1 should work unmodified on Raven.
The overall Raven project content and schedule is currently up in the air... Some of the NT Infrastructure projects have been sliding due to engineering shortage and a lack of co-operation from Microsoft. There has also been building momentium to include Galaxies as a P0 requirement for Raven. The Raven release team is working to come up with a release solution that optimizes delivery of all P0 components. Details should be available by mid-May. In the mean time, we'll continue to persue the published content and schedule for the Raven release.
Complete Raven Project List make your window as wide as possible for maximum readibility... this chart also contains links to much of the online documentation... you can set up at least Netscape to automatically display .txt files using Notepad, .doc files using Word and .ps files using Ghostscript...
Or click here for a copy of the spreadsheet (sorry its in Excel 97 format)
Release Communication Meeting Slides
Template for Project Plans (click here to download the MS Word template)
NT Infrastructure Architecture Document
Here is a link to a nice big copy of the Raven poster (thanks Dennis)