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Slide 1:
Common Open Software Environment
Slide 2:
Why COSE?
With the announcement of the common open software environment
the leading UNIX system suppliers responded to increasing
pressure from customers for a common consistent environment
across UNIX platforms from different vendors.
COSE was announced on March 17th at Uniforum '93 in San Francisco
by HP, IBM, SCO, SunSoft, Univel and USL.
Under COSE the participating companies will adopt the same
specification in key product areas, and will cooperatively evolve
specifications for key emerging technologies. This process will
be entirely open systems based, i.e. the agreed upon
specifications will be submitted to standard organizations such
as X/Open for formalization and certifications.
The new COSE environment is very attractive for applications
providers. This will ensure a a greater commonality across UNIX
platforms allowing for broader support.
With COSE customers will have easier access to emerging
technologies innovative products will be faster to market.
Additionally innovation will be available across a range of
platforms.
Slide 3:
The COSE advantage
Since the desktop will display a consistent look and feel
regardless of hardware platform, users will be able to work with
higher productivity in distributed environments. This will also
reduce the training effort.
The new desktop environment is intuitive and easy to use which
makes it suitable for non-sophisticated users.
COSE will facilitate distributed computing for end users by
allowing them to use information stored anywhere on the computer
network and to use software products that exist somewhere on the
network and not necessarily on their computer.
Since COSE-compliant computers will be the primary environment
for UNIX applications in the future, these same systems are also
the natural choice for the development of applications that will
target COSE compliant computers for delivery. Today a vast array
of applications spanning many markets is available from COSE
members individually. Tomorrow a very large percentage of these
applications including the best-in-class applications in critical
areas will be available for all COSE compliant systems.
COSE customers get to choose which network environment best
meets their needs. All the networking protocols agreed on will
be running on all the platforms.
The key for software developers is that finally the industry is
standardizing on one user interface: Motif.
Common API's will allow developers to write applications on all
the different hardware platforms. Not only will this eliminate
expensive porting and testing efforts, it will also broaden the
application providers market place.
Common specifications for emerging products and tools, such as
multimedia, objects technology and capability which messaging
facilitates the development of advanced applications which can
take advantage of these new technologies.
The entire COSE environment is based on the proven capabilities
of UNIX. COSE is the common window to a distributed,
heterogeneous network.
Slide 4:
The elements of COSE
COSE comprises a number of specifications in the area of the
desktop, distributed computing, graphics, multimedia, objects and
system administration.
The participating companies have defined a specification for a
common desktop environment that gives end users a consistent look
and feel. This desktop is based on OSF's Motif
specification. Each of the vendors contributed state of the art
technology to the desktop.
The common desktop will incorporate aspects of HP's Visual User
Interface Environment(VUE), SunSoft's OPEN Look and DeskSet
productivity tools:; messaging technologies from both HP and
SunSoft, HP's Encapsulator and IBM's Common User Access (CUA)
model and workplace shell.
The six companies have decided to all adopt common networking
products, DCE, ONC & and NetWare Client giving the user the
flexibility to choose the right solution.
All companies have agreed to support standard graphics
facilities. These include XLib/X for basic 2D pixel graphics
PEXLib for 2D/3D geometry graphics and XIELib for advanced
imaging.
In the area of multimedia, the six companies will submit a joint
specification to the Interactive Multimedia Association's (IMA)
request for technology. This will provide users with consistent
access to multimedia tools in heterogeneous environments.
In the area of object technology, HP, IBM, SCO, SunSoft, Univel
and USL, are supporting the efforts of the object management
group. (OMG). OMG has developed the
Common Object Request Brolies (CORBA) standard for distributed
object management solutions.
In the system management area no specific agreements have been
reached as yet, however the participating companies have agreed
to form a working group to define commonalities in the future.
Slide 5:
HP, the best COSE platform today
HP has been a significant contributor to COSE and has leading
solutions available today in all areas.
Today, HP is the company that can deliver the most complete COSE
implementation.
To the desktop specification HP contributed HP VUE
NOTE: Slide 5 is an overview slide followed by 6 slides which
detail contributions from HP in each of the six areas. Use this
slide to introduce the concept and move to the specific slide to
talk about individual points in each of the areas.
HP was a driving force in bring COSE to fruition largely in part
because HP's strategy employs much of the key standards based
technology which is included in COSE. Let's investigate more
details about HP's contribution to and current implementation
status of the key COSE components.
Slide 6. COSE Desktop Today from HP
To the desktop specification HP contributed HPVUE, which is based
on Motif. HP was an original contributor and implementor of Motif
and has developed a tremendous amount of expertise in working
with this technology. Proof of this statement is as simple as
looking at HP's XWindows performance measured in the X11Perf
benchmark.
Also included from HP is Softbench, which is the first COSE
compliant software development environment. Softbench today not
only supports Motif, the DCE Toolkit and the HP Encapsulator, but
currently complies to the Standard COSE Messaging Technology
(CMT).
Since HP Softbench supports standards today, we can assure
Automatic COSE compliance for all existing application
encapsulations.
Slide 7.
COSE Distributed Computing Today from HP with a choice of:
The distributed computing or networking area features networking
options that are currently available on HP computer systems.
Incidentally DCE incorporates key technology (Network Computing
System) which was invented by HP. HP's current NFS implementation
delivers industry leading performance as measured by SPEC's
(System Performance Evaluation Cooperative) newly announced
LADDIS benchmark.
Slide 8.
COSE Graphics Today from HP Committed to Industry Standards
In the graphics arena, HP has been forceful in its support of the
industry standard graphics API's including PEX which is currently
available from HP as is Xlib and a subset of XIElib.
Once again, HP differentiates itself with superior implementation
for very fast performance of PEXbased applications as measured by
the GPC benchmark.
NOTE: This is a differentiator between HP (and the rest of COSE)
and SGI.
Slide 9.
COSE Multimedia Today from HP
MPower represents today's most serious implementation of a
distributed multimedia desktop environment by any vendor. The
power of this HP product lies in its simplicity and ease of use
characteristics. MPower is the only currently shipping example of
what COSE multimedia will ultimately be and it utilizes
techniques (like drag and drop capabilities) that will be an
integral part of the COSE desktop environment.
Slide 10.
COSE Objects Today from HP
HP was an early contributor to the Object Management Group with
its Distributed Object Management Facility which is the
underlying architecture for object based technology.
Slide 11.
COSE System Administration Today from HP
In the System Administration area, the tools included in HP's
Open View in large part will be adopted in OSF's DME when it
becomes available. This technology along with technology supplied
by Tivoli Systems will be a starting point for the discussions
between COSE vendors to arrive at common system administration
approaches.
Slide 12.
HP: The Best COSE Platform Today
HP is ideally positioned with key technology from each of the
COSE technology areas available and shipping today!
· HPVUE based on Motif shipping for 2 years the most COSE
consistent desktop shipping today from anyone! Excellent test
environment for applications being targeted for COSE.
· High performance implementations of each of the distributed
computing technologies available for HP products today!
· HP has been forcefully supporting standards based graphics
API's and delivers high performance implementations today!
· MPower only available distributed integrated multimedia
environment today!
· Charter member of the Object Management Group
· HP is key technology contributed for open systems management
technology.
Slide 13.
COSE and OSF
OSF began the process by identifying standard approaches to
significant computing products. It then followed through by
delivering key technologies to solve these critical issues Motif
and DCE. It is continuing to work other areas such as DME. COSE
builds on this foundation by taking the technology that was
delivered by OSF to the COSE vendors and implementing and
delivering these technologies in the form of products to solve
issues that are of concern to end users, software developers and
system administrators.
COSE is proof that OSF worked!
Slide 14.
You Win with HP and COSE
HP was and is a driving force in the COSE relationship. HP is
ideally suited to begin working with software developers, end
users and systems administrators to begin the move to the Common
Open Software Environment of tomorrow!
Slide 15.
COSE endorsements
Here is the list of key endorsements that had been made at the
time of the COSE announcement. This list is a living document and
new members will be added over time.