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Item 9852147 94/06/15 08:07
From: DARREN_SMITH@NEXT.COM@INET# Internet Gateway
Subject: NEXTSTEP EXPO next week in San Francisco!
Cc: news_from_next_ext@NeXT.COM, bcs@mit.edu, core@bang.org,
all_nug_ext@NeXT.COM
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NEXTSTEP EXPO
June 20 -23
Moscone Center, San Francisco
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The third annual NEXTSTEP EXPO is the place to experience how
objects are enabling enterprise-wide, client/server computing and
changing the future of the corporate desktop. NEXTSTEP Expo spans
four days, combining informative NEXTSTEP Tutorials, a
comprehensive Developer and User Conference, an End-User Program
designed specifically for non-technical users, and the largest
NEXTSTEP Exposition in the world. Designed for corporate and
commercial software developers, system integrators, IS managers
and VARs, this is the premier international event to learn more
about object-oriented technology and the development of
mission-critical custom applications with NEXTSTEP.
NEXTSTEP EXPO '94 is the opportunity to see the NEXTSTEP
communities converge, with the broad base of products and
solutions for NEXTSTEP for Intel, as well as Object-Enterprise
solutions from Hewlett-Packard and NeXT. This is also the chance
for Sun developers to explore the world of objects with the
availability of the first open object specification from Sun
Microsystems and NeXT: OpenStep. If objects are in your future,
don't miss this important event.
Highlights include:
EXPO SOFTWARE SPECIAL FOR DEVELOPERS: NEXTSTEP for $299
Developer & User Conference attendees can purchase NEXTSTEP
Release 3.2 at a special EXPO price (a $3,500 savings!). Limited
to one per attendee. Available on-site. Or purchase NEXTSTEP for
the same EXPO price bundled on hardware available from strategic
OEMs offering certified NEXTSTEP PCs at the EXPO.
Enterprise Objects Framework: NeXT will announce Enterprise
Objects Framework, a technology that enables customers to
construct true business objects that utilize industry-standard
relational databases to provide persistent storage. As the
industry's first framework for distributing business objects
throughout an enterprise network, Enterprise Objects will redefine
how custom business applications are constructed and set a new
benchmark for the capability and scalability of object-oriented
systems. All attendees of the Developer and User Conference will
receive a free early-access copy!
OpenStep: Learn more about how NeXT and SunSoft are working to
make OpenStep the volume industry standard for object-oriented
technology. NEXTSTEP EXPO will be your first opportunity to
receive more details about the OpenStep specification and hear
from others adopting OpenStep.
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DEVELOPER AND USER CONFERENCE
The NEXTSTEP Developer and User Conference program has been
designed to mirror the NEXTSTEP adoption process, offering
developers an opportunity to learn more in every phase of
development, from evaluation to design and development, through
deployment and use. Sessions will be aimed at beginning and
advanced developers in both commercial and corporate markets,
technical evaluators, system administrators and MIS managers,
systems integrators and VARs. To benefit most from the breadth of
the sessions, you are encouraged to review and select within your
primary area of interest. The general sessions will feature
business and technical presentations on Enterprise Objects, plus
OpenStep and Portable Distributed Objects.
END-USER PROGRAM
A subset of the full Conference, this curriculum is geared to
non-technical users from Fortune 1000 companies and includes the
sessions in "View from the Ground", the keynote addresses and the
general sessions.
NEXTSTEP TUTORIALS
On June 20, attendees will have the opportunity to take in a day
of optional tutorials, in lecture format, designed to help them
both prepare for the conference and bring back a more in-depth
understanding of NEXTSTEP programming and system administration
concepts. The Tutorials are delivered by NeXT Developer Trainers.
NEXTSTEP EXPOSITION
Over 100 exhibits from leading PC and workstation manufacturers,
application and ObjectWare developers, and systems integrators
will give attendees a view of real-world solutions with NEXTSTEP.
The NeXT booth will feature live presentations and show the range
of NeXT technology from NEXTSTEP User and Developer, to PDO,
Enterprise Objects Frameworks, NEXTIME, and NEXTSTEP-J, the
Japanese version of NEXTSTEP.
USER GROUP PROGRAM
User Group sessions focus on user group leadership and member
services. If you want ideas to take back to your group, this
program is for you. With the explosion of new NEXTSTEP users, this
program helps you prepare your NeXT User Group for growth and
success in 1994 and beyond. All user group members attending
either the exposition or the conferences are invited to register
for the User Group Program free of charge.
OBJECT HONORS AWARDS PRESENTATION
The best solutions developed with NEXTSTEP will be recognized at
the Expo. Be sure to attend The Object Honors, a fun, formal event
to be held at the Westin St. Francis Hotel on June 20, 1994, from
6:00pm to 8:00pm. Admission ($30) is by ticket only, so call
1-800-767-2336 to reserve your place now.
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KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
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Steve Jobs, Chairman and CEO, NeXT Computer, Inc.
Steven P. Jobs, NeXT's Chairman and CEO, will deliver the opening
day keynote on June 21, focusing on the "three horse race" in
objects between Microsoft, OpenStep, and Taligent. He will also
unveil NeXT's Enterprise Objects Framework; a breakthrough
technology that enables customers to construct reusable business
objects that combine business logic with persistent storage in
industry-standard relational databases.
Scott McNealy, Chairman, CEO, and President, Sun Microsystems
Scott McNealy will discuss OpenStep and how it fits into Sun's
corporate strategy.
Richard W. Sevick, General Manager, Systems and Servers Group,
Hewlett-Packard
Rich Sevick will discuss HP and NeXT's Object-Enterprise
initiative which distributes NeXT's object technology across HP's
client/server systems and gives customers the ability to
reengineer their IT environments.
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NOTE: Please plan to be seated at 9 am for all keynotes sessions.
To avoid disruption, the doors will be closed at 9 am and will not
be reopened until the session is over.
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PRODUCTS AVAILABLE: All Developer and User Conference attendees
will receive an early-access copy of NeXT's new Enterprise Objects
Framework and will be eligible to buy one copy of NEXTSTEP
Developer and User software, versions 3.2, at the special EXPO
price of $299!
If you are not attending the Developer and User Conference,
NEXTSTEP is available for the special starter kit price of $995.
Other show specials on NEXTSTEP products and services will be
offered.
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TO REGISTER FOR NEXTSTEP EXPO:
>From the U.S., call 1 800 767 2336
>From overseas, call 508 474 9258
PLEASE MENTION YOUR PREFERRED CODE # BRHQM00
PRICING:
Pre-registration Developer and User Conference $895
On-site $995
REGISTER 3 PEOPLE AND THE 4TH ATTENDS FREE!!
End User Program Only $295, on-site $395
(Includes sessions in track 5 and the keynotes and general
sessions).
Half-Day Tutorials $160, $200 on-site
Full-day Tutorials $320, $400 on-site
TO REACH THE CONFERENCE AND TRAVEL SERVICES (CATS):
>From the U.S., call 1 800 767 2755
>From overseas, call 508 470 3933
>Via fax at 508 470 2506
CATS can give you information about discounted airfares and
hotels.
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Half-Day Tutorials: June 20
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Introduction to the NEXTSTEP Development Environment
This tutorial will walk attendees through the steps of building a
simple NEXTSTEP application. Topics include using ProjectBuilder
to manage your project; using InterfaceBuilder to create a user
interface; debugging your code with GDB, the gnu Debugger; using
Edit as a developer's tool; and how Digital Librarian can help you
search and read on-line technical documentation.
At the end of this tutorial, you should be able to identify the
developer applications that are available, their features, how
they work together, and how they help you create a NEXTSTEP
application. The prerequisite for this tutorial is a simple
understanding of the NEXTSTEP user environment and C programming
language.
Advanced NEXTSTEP Programming: Transporting Objects Between
Applications
Cooperation between applications allows users to reuse their work
across multiple applications and allows developers to leverage the
functionality provided in other applications. Learn how the
Application Kit supports several approaches to object sharing, how
to choose the right approach for a problem, and how to implement
object-sharing in your application. Topics covered in this
tutorial include implementing pasteboard and interapplication
services, drag-and-drop interfaces, Distributed Objects, and
object links.
This tutorial is intended for experienced NEXTSTEP developers.
Knowledge of NEXTSTEP developer tools, Objective-C, and
object-oriented techniques is assumed.
Object-Oriented Design
This tutorial will cover many of the concepts needed to do
analysis and design for object-oriented programming. Rather than
focus on a particular methodology, it presents the basic concepts
required by all analysts and designers. These concepts include
discovering the classes and objects needed in your application;
identifying relationships between classes and objects in your
application; and designing applications that take advantage of
NEXTSTEP. Following the introduction of each concept, the
instructor will work with the group to apply that concept to
several specific examples. Attendees are encouraged to bring
examples that they would like to have discussed. Tutorial
attendees will learn the major steps needed to analyze and design
a NEXTSTEP application.
The prerequisite for the tutorial is the ability to create a
simple NEXTSTEP application or have other experience with
object-oriented programming. This tutorial will not cover the
basic concepts of object-oriented programming. Attendees will be
expected to understand the concepts of encapsulation, inheritance,
polymorphism, and abstraction.
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FULL - DAY TUTORIAL: June 20
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Advanced NetInfo
This tutorial is intended for system administrators who manage
large and complex networks and who want to take advantage of the
advanced capabilities of the NetInfo administrative database
system. Topics will include review of NetInfo design and
terminology; NetInfo database servers, clients, and related system
processes; NetInfo communications protocols; examination of the
server binding and client connection processes; update
propagation; and troubleshooting NetInfo configuration problems.
At the end of this tutorial, you should be able to design,
configure, and manage advanced NetInfo hierarchies. The
prerequisite for this tutorial is a good understanding of the
NetInfo system. A review of the NetInfo sections of the NEXTSTEP
Network and System Administration manual and the Summer 1993 issue
of NEXTSTEP IN FOCUS is recommended before attending the tutorial.
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GENERAL SESSIONS
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The Enterprise Objects Framework: Modeling Your Business with
Objects
Rick Jackson, Director of Product Marketing, and
Felix Lin, Product Manager, NeXT Computer
NeXT's new Enterprise Objects Framework enables customers to
create and reuse business objects that process information stored
in industry-standard relational databases or other data sources.
The Enterprise Objects Framework is also the industry's first
framework for distributing business objects throughout an
enterprise network. Enterprise Objects advance object orientation
to the next level of corporate computing by enabling developers to
construct applications using software components that directly
implement the business model. These objects tightly couple
business information with the business processes required to
properly manage that information. The Framework's flexibility
enables you to design business objects that incorporate business
process logic once and to use those objects to manage
enterprise-wide operations, even when the data is represented
differently in different divisions of your organization. You'll
even be able to use this technology to reuse customizable,
vertical industry business objects supplied by specialists, even
if your business stores data differently than your competitors do.
The Enterprise Objects Framework will redefine how custom business
applications are constructed and set a new benchmark for the
capability and scalability of object-oriented systems. This
session will describe the technology and help you explore the
possibilities.
A Technical Overview of the Enterprise Objects Framework
Paul Hegarty, Director of Software, and Brad Green, Mentorship
Project Leader, NeXT Computer
This session will provide a technical introduction to NeXT's
technology for Enterprise Objects. The Enterprise Objects
Framework provides developers with a unified approach to object
persistence. The Framework is designed to support relational
databases and other data sources and allow developers to create
objects that are independent of user interface and persistence
mechanisms. This session will provide an overview of the
Enterprise Objects Framework, including overall architecture,
moving data between Enterprise Objects and the user interface and
moving data between Enterprise Objects and the data sources.
To make the most of this session, plan to attend these related
Conference sessions: Designing Enterprise Objects, A Closer Look
at the Components of the Enterprise Objects Framework and
Developing Applications with the Enterprise Objects Framework.
OpenStep: The Details Revealed
Jean-Marie Hullot, Chief Technical Officer and
Rick Jackson, Director of Product Marketing, NeXT Computer; and
Jim Green, DOE Marketing Manager, SunSoft
As announced in November 1993, the OpenStep specification will be
published on June 30, 1994. This session will officially introduce
the OpenStep specification and discuss its similarities and
differences with NEXTSTEP Release 3.2. Come hear further details
of how NeXT and Sun will be providing OpenStep-compliant software.
Scaling Your Enterprise with PDO
Ralph Zazula, Developer Trainer, NeXT Computer
Portable Distributed Objects (PDO) provides libraries, tools, and
user runtime for developing integrated Objective-C and C++
applications on non-NEXTSTEP host operating systems that can share
objects virtually transparently with NEXTSTEP applications and
each other. This session will provide a technical introduction to
writing PDO applications and will highlight what's new in PDO 2.0.
The technical presentation will be followed by a PDO customer
presenting a case study of a large-scale deployment of PDO
applications in a heterogeneous network.
This session is intended for experienced NEXTSTEP developers.
Knowledge of NEXTSTEP developer tools, Objective-C, and
object-oriented techniques is assumed. Familiarity with
Distributed Objects is helpful but not required.
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Track 1: Strategic Thinking
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At this stage in the NEXTSTEP adoption process, corporate
customers assess object-oriented technologies and plan their IS
strategies. Commercial developers look for information relating to
the business case for developing a NEXTSTEP application.
Identifying the Benefits of Object-Oriented Programming
Dr. Michael K. Mahoney, California State University, Long Beach
This session will begin by showing how programming has evolved
over the years and where we are today: objects. The speaker will
identify the main characteristics of the object-oriented
programming approach and describe how these characteristics can
translate into distinct development advantages. The session will
include a brief demonstration of real-time NEXTSTEP application
development and is especially recommended for technical evaluators
who desire more knowledge about object-oriented development and
NEXTSTEP. Dr. Mahoney is co-author of NEXTSTEP Programming, Step
One: Object-Oriented Applications.
European Customer Panel
Moderator: Bernhard Woebker, Vice President of International
Operations, NeXT Computer
A group of major European customers will present their projects
and describe their experience working with NEXTSTEP and with
third-party developers. This will help U.S.-based developers and
systems integrators to learn first-hand what European customers
require from their partners.
Windows and NEXTSTEP: A Developer's Comparison
Ken Andersen, President, and
David Ehrlich, Senior Programmer/Analyst, Biztech
This session will present you with all the facts regarding porting
your applications from the Windows world to the NEXTSTEP/OpenStep
development environment. Many software companies make the mistake
of approaching OO development through traditional practices, and
their productivity falls short. These pitfalls can be avoided.
Topics will include the differences between languages, graphics,
tools, and operating system services. A comparison of
InterfaceBuilder, NeXT's object management tool, to products such
as Microsoft's Visual Basic will also be included.
Comparing Enterprise Objects Frameworks: How NEXTSTEP Stacks Up
Vince Jordan, Vice President and General Manager, Object
Technology Center, SHL Systemhouse
Enterprise Objects represents a quantum leap for NEXTSTEP
application developers, with a collection of classes and functions
that provide a solution for object persistence. But how does it
relate to what's happening in other environments? This session
will compare and contrast the frameworks concept, as implemented
in other development environments, such as Windows.
Distributed Objects: The Technologies, The Standards
Dr. Arvind Deogirikar, Manager, Market Development, Sun
Microsystems, Inc.
Distributed Objects is an important paradigm for software
development, providing efficient utilization of the network's
resources. This session will provide a comprehensive look at
approaches to distributed objects from a variety of vendors
including NeXT and Sun. The standards involved in each approach
will be discussed, and a perspective will be given on the role and
the importance of the Object Management Group.
CIO Roundtable
Moderator: Bob Metcalfe, Publisher, InfoWorld
A panel of Chief Information Officers from a variety of NEXTSTEP
customer sites will discuss the difference NEXTSTEP makes in their
organizations. These people have had to "bet their job" on
NEXTSTEP, and this will be an opportunity to hear why it's worth
the risk, what choices they had, and why they ultimately selected
NEXTSTEP.
Real-World Rightsizing
Filippo de Fernex, MIS Director, and
Manuel Giambonini, Development Manager, Ticino Life
Ticino Life is a Swiss insurance company that has rightsized with
NeXTSTEP. This session will describe what went into this
large-scale integration, including working with existing systems
components, security, feasibility of the development schedule,
special requirements for mass printing, user acceptance, and the
impact on the organization and its workflow. This session will
share the results of one year of production experience with
NEXTSTEP and is especially recommended for technical evaluators
and systems integrators.
Developing an OOP Organization from a Former COBOL Shop
Doug LaFontaine, MIS Manager, Chrysler Financial Corporation
Migrating to object-oriented programming can be a leap of faith
and a test of mettle. Hear what goes into transitioning from a
COBOL-based mainframe environment to NEXTSTEP, including how
rearranging the MIS personnel can allow you to more fully take
advantage of object-oriented programming.
European Success Story: AMG
Michael Gobran, President, AMG Industries Consulting GmbH
AMG has used NEXTSTEP to implement a comprehensive product
information and billing cycle solution for VME, an association of
180 furniture stores across Germany. Despite 3.5 billion DM
revenue in 1992, VME was laboring under the constraints of manual
systems for orders and invoices. With NEXTSTEP as a front-end to a
Sybase server and NEXTSTEP machines in each store, AMG designed a
system to network and automate all order processing and billing.
They gave VME more flexibility and control over lead times and
invoice methods, and planned for the ability to integrate other
formats, such as still- and motion-video, into the databases.
This session is geared to developers and integrators interested in
large-scale database solutions with NEXTSTEP.
Changing the Corporate Culture with Object-Oriented Solutions
Ted Shelton, President and CEO, Information Technology Solutions
Today's corporations need to rethink the way in which they
organize and manage programming projects to fully take advantage
of object-oriented programming and design. This is a paradigm
shift from the lowest-rung programmer all the way to the CIO. This
session will address the issues related to making use of OO
technology in the corporation and describe how embracing a culture
of change will provide a critical edge to companies building a
competitive information infrastructure.
Shrink-Wrap Development: Business and Beyond
Scott Opitz, Director of Sales and Marketing, Conextions, Inc. and
Brendan Larson, President, WeatherLabs, Inc.
Developing products for NEXTSTEP provides developers with a unique
opportunity: to pursue their passion for creating the most
innovative software on the planet, while building successful
software businesses. The presenters will discuss how two companies
developing shrinkwrapped products were able to get the best of
both worlds by choosing NEXTSTEP as their development platform.
This session is geared to current and prospective commercial
developers and consultants.
How NEXTSTEP Won at Chrysler Financial
Mike Adelson, MIS Team Leader, Chrysler Financial Corporation
The decision to choose NEXTSTEP for Chrysler Financial's
client/server applications was the result of a comprehensive
evaluation process. This session will describe that process,
including criteria for selecting tools and critical success
factors. Chrysler will share data that positions NEXTSTEP relative
to its competition and will identify the factors that persuaded
them that NEXTSTEP was the right choice.
Business Process Reengineering with NEXTSTEP
Marty Rhodes, Vice President Systems Integration, SingleSource
Systems
Business Process Reengineering (BPR) is on the minds of corporate
IS executives. Find out why! This session will provide a
definition of BPR, explain why corporations are focused on
changing the way they do business, give a general understanding of
BPR techniques, describe how NEXTSTEP can enable BPR, and recap
successful projects that implemented NEXTSTEP.
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Track 2 - The Drawing Board
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Planning and prototyping are critical to the success of any
object-oriented development project. Various methodologies will be
described, including how to model and measure your development
efforts.
Understanding Object-Oriented Client/Server Application Design
Patricia A. Monk, Director, NeXT Business Unit, Data General
Corporation
This presentation will compare designing and developing NEXTSTEP
applications on the desktop, NEXTSTEP client/server applications
using PDO, and server-only object-oriented applications. The
presentation will include insights on when each of these
application types is appropriate, what tools can be used and
strengths and weaknesses of each. Detailed examples will be given.
This session will be valuable for beginning to intermediate
NEXTSTEP programmers, who will gain a broad understanding of how
to take advantage of the flexibility and scalability of
object-oriented application design and development.
Guide to Building Better Objects and Applications
Adam Swift, Bill Bumgarner, Charles Swiger; Developers, WhiteLight
Systems
Good up-front object design saves time during software design and
retains that advantage through development and maintenance. These
engineers will describe a methodology for consistently designing
highly reusable, robust objects in extensible architectures. The
presentation will include both software analysis and design
examples.
This session assumes some NEXTSTEP development experience.
Designing a Network-Efficient Distributed Objects Application
Sam Streeper, Software Engineer, NeXT Computer
Optimizing the overall performance of a client/server application
requires different tools and techniques than a standalone
application. This session will teach you how to monitor and
measure network performance, understand design tradeoffs, and
point out common bottlenecks to avoid. Topics will include new
Objective-C keywords, protocols and proxies; object copies and
proxies; smart proxies; the nmserver; the underlying MACH
mechanisms; and multi-threaded servers.
This session is targeted at the beginning to intermediate NEXTSTEP
developer wanting to become more familiar with Distributed
Objects.
Designing Enterprise Objects
Moderator: Felix Lin, Product Manager, NeXT Computer
The Enterprise Objects Framework heralds a new era of productivity
in developing mission-critical custom database applications.
Libraries of vertical industry business objects that incorporate
standard business practices can now be created and used to
construct applications that can store data in different databases
or data structures. In this session, a panel of leading systems
integrators will present techniques for designing Enterprise
Objects to maximize reuse. They will also describe how these
software components can be integrated with existing business
information systems or be assembled to form new applications.
Achieving Excellence in User Interface Design
Moderator: Jean-Marie Hullot, Chief Technical Officer, NeXT
Computer
Is creating a user interface (UI) an art or a science? How best
can engineers and artists work together on UI projects? Do
commercial and corporate developers wrestle with the same problems
to create better interfaces for their users? A panel of UI
designers and NEXTSTEP engineers, including Jay Capela of Bitwise
Consulting and Bryan Yamamoto of NeXT, will discuss approaches to
UI and how sound planning can have a dramatic impact on the
outcome of interface design.
This session assumes some NEXTSTEP development experience.
Legal Matters: Contracting for Custom Software
Christopher J. Seline, Attorney, Formosa Transnational,
Attorneys-at-Law
Whether you contract for custom software or produce it, this is an
opportunity to learn what goes into a good software contract and
what stays out. Learn who owns the code and what to do if the
contractor refuses to service the code or goes bankrupt. Learn how
to design specifications and metrics that work and will keep both
parties happy and out of court. Mr. Selineas talk was one of the
highest rated sessions at last year's Conference; the money you
could save in legal fees by attending this session could pay for
the cost of attending this Conference.
Icon Design: Getting the Most Out of Your Pixels
Robert W. Kieffer, NEXTSTEP Developer and Icon Designer, Gemstone
Systems, Inc.
With a few exceptions, icon design is being done by developers
with little or no training in art or computer art. This
presentation offers some basic guidelines for icon design,
presents some useful techniques, and discusses some of the
resources available to designers. Techniques to improve an icon's
impact, such as transparency, shadows and anti-aliasing, will be
discussed. This session will be valuable for all NEXTSTEP
programmers who wish to create crisp, clean, and intuitive icons.
Model-View-Controller: A Paradigm for Object-Oriented Design
Kristofer Younger, Member of Technical Staff, Anderson Financial
Systems
Model-View-Controller (MVC) has been a preeminent design paradigm
in the SmallTalk community for many years and has maintained a
lead in the way object-oriented systems are put together. This
session will give a clear picture of how MVC fits into the current
trends in NEXTSTEP development and will discuss how MVC needs to
be customized to fit the NEXTSTEP environment. Several examples of
good MVC design will be covered, as well as a brief set of
references for further understanding.
Analysis, Design and Development of Reusable Business Objects
Roger Coates, Coordinator of Technology Management, PanCanadian
Based on real-world experience of a department of 40 developers,
this session will discuss issues surrounding building a library of
reusable business objects. PanCanadian, a billion-dollar oil
company, adopted object technology as its primary development
environment in 1992. Development of a NEXTSTEP-based
object-oriented infrastructure began in January 1993. Mr. Coates
is a member of the team that has reshaped the IT infrastructure
from mainframe-centric to TCP/IP network-centric.
Metrics and Management for Object-Oriented Programming
Mark Thomsen, Co-founder, Gemstone Systems, Inc.
What metrics should be used to assess the size of an OO
development project? How are reusable objects incorporated in an
estimate? What methodologies for measuring software over the past
20 years are applicable to OO? How do we organize an OO project
and enterprise-wide OO development? This session will present
experiences from a series of projects. Focus will be on projects
of 5-25 people, lasting from 2-18 months. It will describe some
metrics and management techniques that have been found to work
through the trial of actual projects and point to those which
appear not to work.
This session will be valuable for experienced NEXTSTEP
programmers.
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Track 3 - Gaining the Development Advantage
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Detailed aspects of engineering an object-oriented application or
system are explored, including code reusability, performance
tuning, and new features of NEXTSTEP.
Masters Panel
Moderator: Julie Zelenski, Developer Support Engineer, NeXT
Computer
A seasoned panel of NEXTSTEP developers - including Andrew Stone
of Stone Design, Josh Doenias of NeXT, and Henry Krempel,
consultant - will reveal their favorite tricks, tips, techniques,
hints, hacks, and secrets (and maybe an anecdote or two), which
you can use to make your NEXTSTEP development faster, more
productive, and a lot more fun.
IB Palettes: Leveraging the Power of InterfaceBuilder
Thomas K. Burkholder, Premium Support Engineer, NeXT Computer
IB Palettes provide an applications developer with a powerful tool
for extending InterfaceBuilder and shortening development time by
creating easily reusable UI objects. This session will explore the
added value available through exploiting the advanced features of
InterfaceBuilder. Topics will include connection inspectors,
editors, palette project management, tips, and bugs.
This session will be valuable for both intermediate and advanced
NEXTSTEP programmers. Mr. Burkholder is the author of the TTools
MiniExample.
Creating and Marketing Customer-Driven NEXTSTEP Applications
Margaret Grover, Director of Developer Relations, NeXT Computer
This session will be an opportunity to learn strategies for
designing and marketing NEXTSTEP applications to ensure the best
chances for success. Specific topics covered include identifying
and researching a market, building products that meet customer
needs, and offering functionality that makes a product stand out
from its competitors. The panel will also discuss the new
opportunities that OpenStep provides to developers and how to take
advantage of those today.
This session will be valuable to current and prospective NEXTSTEP
commercial developers.
Integrating Objective-C and C++
Alan R. Losoff, Senior Systems Engineer, NationsBanc-CRT
C++ and Objective-C can coexist peacefully. In fact, the strong
points of each can make an integrated application very powerful.
This presentation will cover issues involved with mixing
Objective-C and C++ in a real-world development environment by a
real world developer. Nuts-and-bolts details - such as useful
compile flags, location of relevant files (for both NEXTSTEP 3.1
and NEXTSTEP 3.2), makefile subtleties, and common pitfalls to
avoid - will be covered. Various approaches for mixing Objective-C
and C++ will be discussed.
This session will be valuable for experienced NEXTSTEP
programmers.
Source Code Control
Moderator: Bob Vadnais, Software Engineer, NeXT Computer
The panelists will discuss experiences managing source code and
other resources on NEXTSTEP development projects. Attendees will
come away understanding the benefits and drawbacks of existing
source code control systems, and related issues such as available
tools, defect tracking systems, and project management.
This session will be of interest to managers and engineers working
on NEXTSTEP development projects. NEXTSTEP experience is useful
but not required.
A Mechanism for Automatic Message-Based Undo
Jeff Martin, Director of Software Engineering, Bozell, Inc.
This presentation will introduce an object that allows the
developer to quickly add multilevel undo/redo functionality to any
application. The object requires only that the user send it the
message that will reset an action. A demonstration that
automatically adds undo to AppKit UI objects and the Text object
will be shown. This mechanism also lends itself to an easy
animation strategy in which the same messages that are registered
for undo can be used to animate attributes from their old values
to their new values. A demonstration of this using NeXTime and
3DKit will be shown.
This session assumes some NEXTSTEP development experience.
NEXTIME Technical Overview
Peter Graffignino, Manager, Media Software, and
Mike Paquette, Software Engineer, NeXT Computer
A technical overview of the NEXTIME Media Framework will be
presented, including the high-level design of NEXTIME and details
on how to incorporate NEXTIME into applications. Three areas of
interest will be addressed: how to play movies from your
application, how to build applications to manipulate movies, and
how to build NEXTIME components.
This session assumes some NEXTSTEP development experience.
Thanks for the Memory: Understanding, Optimizing, and Debugging
Your Use of Memory
Julie Zelenski, Developer Support Engineer, NeXT Computer
Here's a chance to gain a better understanding of memory
allocation and organization and how to put that knowledge to use
developing apps that are efficient and careful about use of
memory. Particular emphasis will be placed on debugging memory
misuses. Topics will include the workings of vm_allocate and
malloc, gathering statistics on memory usage and locality of
reference, and techniques for identifying and fixing memory
smashers.
This session is designed for the intermediate to advanced NEXTSTEP
developer. Familiarity with development tools such as gdb,
MallocDebug, and ProcessMonitor will be helpful.
NEXTSTEP Foundation Kit
Bertrand Serlet, Ali Ozer; Software Engineers, NeXT Computer
Two of the key designers present the new NEXTSTEP Foundation Kit,
which defines a new base layer of Objective-C classes. Two major
components of the Foundation Kit are strings and collections. The
string class supports multiple character sets, notably Unicode,
and provides a rich set of manipulations. New collection classes
represent the logical evolution of the current collections,
featuring a consistent API and greater functionality. The
Foundation Kit also introduces paradigms for new functionality in
NEXTSTEP. The presenters will cover these new classes and
paradigms in detail and describe how they affect the NEXTSTEP
APIs.
This session assumes some NEXTSTEP development experience.
A Closer Look at the Components of the Enterprise Objects
Framework
Kelly Toshach, Developer Trainer, NeXT Computer
This session will examine the architecture of the Enterprise
Objects Framework, NeXT's collection of classes and functions
providing a solution to object persistence. The first part of this
session will be devoted to a brief conceptual overview of the
framework and the persistence mechanisms it provides. The second
part of the session, an architectural survey of framework
components, will focus on "hooks" into the framework. Enterprise
Objects Framework is more than just a collection of classes and
functions. It defines relationships between its components and
other classes. Attendees of this session will learn to use
relationships defined in the framework to integrate NEXTSTEP,
third-party, and other custom classes with framework components.
This session is intended for object-oriented programmers.
Familiarity with Objective-C and NEXTSTEP concepts and terminology
is helpful.
Developing Applications with the Enterprise Objects Framework
Mai Nguyen, Developer Support Engineer, NeXT Computer
This session will take you through the creation of an application
with the Enterprise Objects Framework. Topics covered by this
session include building an object model with BusinessModeler,
debugging via delegation methods, and extending the adaptor
capabilities.
This session is intended for the developers who have attended the
Conference's other technical sessions on the Enterprise Objects
Framework and want to see some examples of its implementation. It
is assumed that developers are familiar with AppKit,
ProjectBuilder, and InterfaceBuilder. Database experience is
helpful but not mandatory.
Advanced Objective-C: Beyond the Basics
Bob Vadnais, Software Engineer, NeXT Computer
Attendees will gain a better understanding of the Objective-C
runtime system and the flexibility it can add to their
applications. Topics include implementing private methods,
maintaining class compatibility, using categories, constructing
classes at runtime, interfacing with C++, and emulating multiple
inheritance.
The session is targeted at developers who wish to learn the
lesser-known features of Objective-C and the runtime system. This
session assumes some NEXTSTEP development experience.
ObjectWare Realities
Moderator: Robert Masterson, Software Services and Solutions, Inc.
Has ObjectWare lived up to its promise? Or are there still
unresolved issues that prevent it from "taking off" as a
commercial business? A panel of objectware experts, including Greg
Anderson of AFS, Alex Cone of OTI, William Parkhurst of
ObjectHouse, and Vince Jordan of Systemhouse, will identify and
discuss the issues, including licensing, evaluation,
standardization, documentation, and distribution.
Drivers Ed: A Head Start on Writing Major Types of Drivers
Phillip Dibner, John Immordino; Software Engineers, NeXT Computer
Joe Pasqua, Software Engineer, Adobe Systems
Learn the essentials for writing the most popular types of drivers
for NEXTSTEP for Intel using DriverKit. Discussion will cover
basic functionality of major driver family abstract superclasses,
functionality required for driver subclasses, common pitfalls to
avoid during development, and debugging tips and techniques. A
brief discussion of custom device inspector development will be
given.
This session assumes kernel-level development experience writing
device drivers and/or loadable kernel servers and familiarity with
Objective-C, AppKit, and DriverKit.
Branching Out with Dynamic Loading
Andrew Vyrros, Director of Development, Codeworks
Dynamic loading is a powerful technique for creating extensible
NEXTSTEP applications. This session will explore the technical
issues involved in building extensible applications with dynamic
loading and reviews the high-level architecture of dynamic
programs. It also will cover the implementation details necessary
to make dynamic loading work. A sample project will be
demonstrated.
This session is valuable for experienced NEXTSTEP programmers.
Meet the Engineers
In keeping with a fine Conference tradition, NeXT offers a Q and A
session with members of its engineering staff. This is an
excellent opportunity to hear the engineers' perspective on what
they do and why they do it that way and to meet some of the people
who build the tools you rely upon. Representatives from the
Development Environment, Foundation Kit, Enterprise Objects
Framework, and NEXTIME teams will be on hand.
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Track 4 - Deployment and System Administration
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The issues of administrating a NEXTSTEP network, connecting with
legacy systems, choosing hardware and application testing are all
part of the developer's deployment experience. Several sessions
will be geared to increasing a system administrator's knowledge.
Further, commercial developers will receive information to help
them successfully bring their third-party product to market.
Debugging NetInfo Networks
Alan Marcum, Technical Support, NeXT Computer
NetInfo has many idiosyncrasies that make it challenging to
diagnose problems. This session will delve into those
idiosyncrasies, including what the dreaded "netinfo timeout,
sleeping" command really means!
This session will be valuable to anyone who maintains a NetInfo
network, and it assumes some experience.
Moving Your Organization to NEXTSTEP
Mike Adelson, MIS Team Leader, Chrysler Financial Corporation
This session will cover a variety of deployment issues, including
the human factors and training issues associated with a new GUI;
how to prepare for and manage change; what are the hardware,
software and networking requirements for large-scale deployment;
and how to measure the effectiveness of your deployment.
This session will be valuable for technical evaluators and MIS and
project managers.
Test Case: Validating Your Mission-Critical Custom Application
James F. Walsh, Ph.D., Director of Software Quality, NeXT Computer
This session will examine the nuts and bolts of testing a
mission-critical custom application from the ground up. Using an
actual "mini" custom app, the speaker will demonstrate testing at
the object (API) level and at the user-application level. He will
also discuss procedures for validating your requirements, design,
and implementation. Special attention will be given to problems
that are likely to occur or hard to catch in a NEXTSTEP
development environment.
This session is aimed at developers and development managers.
Redundancy and Network Design
Mark Dadgar, NeXT Systems Administrator, William Morris Agency
In today's mission-critical application environments, 100 percent
uptime is the network manager's Holy Grail. To build a truly
fault-tolerant network requires a certain amount of redundancy
factored in at the design stage. All aspects of the network should
be considered, including physical network infrastructure
redundancy, file-server mirroring, administration-server cloning,
and WAN-link backups. Learn how these components must be assembled
synergistically if a truly stable network is to be the result.
This session is geared to system administrators moving from one
domain (up to 30 machines) to multiple subnets and WAN links.
Deployment Issues: 12 Seats to 1200
Moderator: Dan Herchenroether, System Consultant, NeXT Computer
Panelists:
Dan Riemer, Vice President, Riemer Reporting,
Chris Bradley, Network Engineer and
Bruce Walters, Systems Engineer, Bozell, Inc.
Here is an opportunity to gain perspectives on both small-scale
and large-scale NEXTSTEP deployments. This panel will discuss
specific issues encountered as NEXTSTEP-based solutions are
implemented across the enterprise. Riemer Reporting is a private
regional credit reporting service in the Midwest and Bozell is the
tenth largest advertising agency in the world.
Elements of Demand Creation for Commercial Developers
Liz Statmore, Vice President of Marketing, Sarrus Software, Inc.
NEXTSTEP's object technology makes it possible for third-party
software developers to create uniquely powerful, integrated
applications, but even the hottest products won't sell if you
don't create the demand for them. This one-hour session will offer
a "marketing boot camp" in the elements of demand creation for
third-party developers who are new to marketing or who want a
short refresher course in the unique opportunities and challenges
of creating demand in the NEXTSTEP market. Topics to be covered
include finding the customer, advertising, working with the press
and partners, marketing collateral and programs, and launching
your product.
Legal Matters: Protecting Your Intellectual Property
Christopher J. Seline, Attorney, Formosa Transnational
Attorneys-at-Law
Maximizing profit and protecting intellectual property are vital
concerns for every developer. The second of the Conference's two
"Legal Matters" presentations will explore the fundamental issues
of copyright, patent, trademark, and trade-secret law as they
pertain to software development and distribution.
Authentication, Encryption, and Firewalls: NEXTSTEP Security for
the '90s
Simson L. Garfinkel
"Open systems" aren't necessarily a good thing - especially if the
system that's open is spilling your confidential information onto
the global Internet. This session will start with an overview of
computer security and threat analysis and then look at specific
strategies for making NEXTSTEP systems more secure. Mr. Garfinkel
is co-author of Practical UNIX Security.
This session will be valuable for MIS managers, system
administrators, and advanced users.
Strategies for Licensing and Protecting Software
Moderator: David Spitzler, Developer Advocate, NeXT Computer
A panel of developers and customers will present strategies and
tactics for implementing flexible, effective schemes to protect
NEXTSTEP applications. Topics will include floating license
managers, single-user license servers, copy security, time-bombed
applications, and what licensing schemes are scalable to large
networks.
This session will be valuable for both corporate and commercial
developers and assumes some NEXTSTEP experience.
Using Defect Tracking to Improve Application Development
Kris Oosting, Technical Director, Shared Objectives, and
Janet Coursey, Software Engineer, NeXT Computer
The scenario: your data indicates that most of the bugs were
caused by engineers who misunderstood the spec. So you decide to
bring the developers together with the spec writers to agree on
vocabulary. This is a process improvement brought about through
defect tracking! Defect tracking is capturing information about
software development and using it to improve the development
process. This session will describe the practical use of defect
tracking and identify the benefits that can be gained, such as
profiling bugs in order to determine release readiness.
Planning Your NEXTSTEP Network
John Karabaic, System Consultant, NeXT Computer
Starting with a short history of workstation-style and PC-style
networking, the speaker will show what happened When Worlds
Collided with NEXTSTEP. This session will cover the why's and
how's of NetInfo and the Network File System. It will also give
pointers about NetWare on NEXTSTEP, integrating SoftPC with your
network environment, and third-party connectivity options.
Network Upgrade Strategies
Norm Meluch, Chrysler Financial Corp., and
Bill Young, Trident Data Systems
As two of NeXT's largest long-term customers, Chrysler and
Trident have had to face upgrading large, complex networks. This
session will be an opportunity to share real-world knowledge of
what works and what to avoid. The speakers will describe the
upgrade strategies they have put in place and the business
decisions that necessitate them. Question-and-answer time will be
provided.
Choosing Hardware
Bob Lawton, Strategic Technology Manager, NeXT Computer, and
Ian Stewart, NYRO Technix
With the thousands of possible configurations in the PC world, how
do you choose a system that both is compatible with NEXTSTEP and
performs well for your chosen application? This session will focus
on the NeXT compatibility testing process, benchmarking systems,
and general recommendations on how to build a system for a chosen
application.
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Track 5 - View from the Ground (END-USER PROGRAM)
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It's time to explore the tools, applications, and issues related
to NEXTSTEP on the desktop, including previews of new NeXT and
third-party technologies, practical suggestions for enhancing
productivity, and solutions to far-reaching issues such as
information overload and empowerment of users within the corporate
information systems strategy.
Mail Interoperability
Francois Koutchouk, Product Manager, and Lennart Lovstrand,
Software Engineer, NeXT Computer
This session will introduce users to the new NeXTmail, a
world-class user agent interoperating in a world without
standards. NeXT will show its dazzling array of multimedia
messages penetrating the obscure world of Windows-based mail.
The presentation will also include a review of the existing
standards and a connectivity matrix.
Increasing Enterprise Productivity with Groupware
Moderator: John I. Stephen, Barclays Bank Plc.
Panelists:
Peter J. Park, President, Pangea Corporation
Andrew K. Turk, President, Sarrus Software
Increasing the productivity of groups is a major goal of many
NEXTSTEP deployments. This panel will address groupware, not as
a buzzword, but as a viable set of shrink-wrapped and custom
solutions available both today and in the near future. Specific
emphasis will be on the measurable benefits of groupware for a
corporation.
What to Expect in Hardware
Moderator: Linley Gwennap, Editor In Chief, The Microprocessor
Report
What's the best platform for NEXTSTEP? As NEXTSTEP finds its way
onto other microprocessor platforms such as Pentium, PA-RISC, and
SPARC, the range of hardware options is expanding dramatically. A
panel representing Intel, Sun and HP will examine the choices
available now
and in the future.
NEXTSTEP Power Tips
Moderator: Lee Sherman, freelance writer and editor
Did you know that pressing the Command key while starting up an
app will hide all other running applications? Or that pressing the
Alternate key while clicking the workspace icon will bring all
windows above the dock? NeXTSTEP is so rich in capabilities that
many users only scratch its surface. To get maximum benefit from
NeXTSTEP, you need to know the shortcuts and hidden features
available in the system. A panel of power users will show you this
and more.
Office Acrobatics: Document Interchange Between NEXTSTEP and the
Outside World
Moderator: Peter Camps, CEO, FirstClass
In today's "open" world, viewing and reusing documents generated
on other platforms in a mixed environment is of paramount
importance for office productivity. A panel will explore how
third-party applications exploit NEXTSTEP's unique features to
deal with foreign-document formats in a variety of ways. Covering
document types ranging from simple memos to spreadsheets to
presentations with high graphical contents, panelists will discuss
a suite of concrete solutions, including automatic format
conversions, PostScript editing, and more.
NEXTSTEP on the Road: From Notebooks to PDAs
Moderator: Bob Lawton, Strategic Technology Manager, NeXT Computer
With new screen technology and increasing power, NEXTSTEP
portability options are coming into their own. A panel will
discuss the current state of the art and what is expected for the
coming year, including color-portable options. Special software
options for smaller screens and synchronizing with desktop
machines will also be addressed.
Culture Clash: Users and MIS Managers
Moderator: Ted Shelton, President and CEO, Information Technology
Solutions
NEXTSTEP is most often applied as a mission-critical technology
managed by the information systems departments of corporations.
But it is also a powerful tool for individual use as a
productivity environment. This session addresses the sometimes
conflicting aims of NEXTSTEP use by individuals and by corporate
IS departments and seeks to find a middle ground where individual
and departmental needs can be accommodated within the overall
corporate NEXTSTEP strategy.
Net Results: Taking Advantage of the Internet
Moderator: Simson Garfinkel
All of the talk about the nation's burgeoning Information Data
Highway leaves many NEXTSTEP users with three questions: How do
I get on, what will I find, and who is paying for all of this?
In this session, a panel of experts discusses how you connect
NEXTSTEP computers to the nation's information infrastructure,
looks at the some of the state-of-the-art software for cruising
the highways and byways, and contemplates the long-range
implications for publishing and privacy.
Managing Information Overload
Moderator: Chris Cuilla, Software Engineer, Systemhouse
Between e-mail, Internet news groups, and other forms of
electronic communication, NEXTSTEP users face a flood of
information that threatens to overload their ability to
process it efficiently. This session will address the
products and technologies that can help users resolve
problems of information overload. It will also consider
how these tools can help individuals, workgroups, and
organizations to improve communications at all levels.
Bringing NEXTIME to the Enterprise
Moderator: Amir Gharaat, NEXTIME Product Manager, NeXT Computer
NEXTIME is NeXT's new object-oriented multimedia framework,
enriching communication through the addition of time-based digital
media, such as video clips or teleconferencing into the NEXTSTEP
environment. This session will provide an introduction to using
NEXTIME in the corporate environment through both custom and
shrink-wrapped solutions. A panel of NEXTIME beta developers will
present an overview of NEXTIME's features, capabilities, and
limitations and explore some real-world examples.
Trends in Productivity Software
Moderator: TBD
Productivity software on NEXTSTEP has been evolving to interact
with and accommodate custom software solutions. There is also a
trend to create close programmatic links between traditional
shrink-wrapped software and custom software. This panel will give
an overview of the current situation and a road map for the
future. It will also provide an overview of the most interesting
commercial applications that have reached the market during the
past year.
Publishing with NEXTSTEP
Moderator: Rick Reynolds
NEXTSTEP's unified imaging model, powerful software tools, and
workgroup connectivity are ideally suited for graphic design and
electronic publishing. A panel of experts, including Lorin Rivers
of Altsys and Lauren Flanegan of GS Corporation, will explore the
growing list of available tools for NEXTSTEP publishing.
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International User Group Program
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These sessions will energize user-group members and provide them
the information they need to stay active in the NEXTSTEP
community. Whether your platform is Intel, Motorola, or PA-RISC,
there is benefit in joining the user groups. Find out what they
have to offer!
Starting a Corporate Group
Darren Smith, User Group Coordinator, NeXT Computer
NEXTSTEP users are increasingly found centered in large
corporations; therefore much of the future growth of NEXTSTEP user
groups will occur within these corporations. In this session, you
will learn how to become a product champion and internal guru in
your company. If you are part of an existing user group, you'll
learn how to form chapters at local corporations.
Providing Services to User Groups
Darren Smith, User Group Coordinator, NeXT Computer
This session will focus on the support that NeXT is lending user
groups, both in starting up new groups and in keeping existing
groups informed and active in the NeXT community. In addition,
there will be success stories, tips, and ideas from some of the
larger user groups. The session will finish with a discussion of
future programs and a question-and-answer session.
User Group Auction
Plan to attend this fun event! A range of products and services
from the NeXT community will go to the highest bidder. Proceeds go
toward the User Group Program at the Expo.
A Fireside Chat with Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs, Chairman and CEO, NeXT Computer
Steve's visit to the user group assembly at NeXTSTEP EXPO is an
exciting annual tradition. As in previous years, there will be
plenty to talk about. Find out where NeXT is going, who they are
going with, and how you can come along for the ride.
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GENERAL INFORMATION
Suggested Curriculums:
Digital Webster defines curriculum as "a set of courses
constituting an area of specialization." NeXT is paying attention
to the needs of technical evaluators and system administrators by
recommending the following sessions, in addition to keynotes and
general sessions, as a Conference curriculum for these
specialties.
Technical Evaluator Curriculum:
Identifying the Benefits of Object-Oriented Programming
Windows and NEXTSTEP: A Developer's Comparison
Comparing Enterprise Objects Frameworks: How NEXTSTEP Stacks Up
CIO Roundtable
Changing the Corporate Culture with Object-Oriented Solutions
Business Process Reengineering with NEXTSTEP
How NEXTSTEP Won at Chrysler Financial
Distributed Objects: The Technologies, The Standards
System Administrator Curriculum:
Debugging NetInfo Networks
Moving Your Organization to NEXTSTEP
Redundancy and Network Design
Deployment Issues: 12 Seats to 1200
Authentication, Encryption, and Firewalls: NEXTSTEP Security for
the '90s
Planning Your NEXTSTEP Network
Network Upgrade Strategies
HANDS-ON WITH NEXTSTEP
The NEXTSTEP Hands-On Tutorial area, located on the Exposition
floor, provides instruction and mini-sessions for end users and
developers. During Exposition hours, NeXT's training staff will
conduct a variety of introductory user Tutorials for those new to
NEXTSTEP. If you're a seasoned developer, this is your opportunity
to sign up for popular one-on-one sessions, giving you the chance
to spend some time with the subject matter expert of your choice.
ORACLE TECHNOLOGY BRIEFING:
Oracle will conduct a special technology briefing and
demonstration on Monday, June 20, at 1:00 pm. The briefing
is open to all Expo attendees, and is an opportunity to see
Oracle's latest products and solutions, including products of
special interest to NEXTSTEP users and developers.
BIRDS OF A FEATHER MEETINGS:
Special interest groups meetings will take place on Wednesday,
June 22, beginning at 7:00 pm. Meetings include:
Healthcare Solutions with NEXTSTEP
3D Developers Forum
Integrating Auspex into your NEXTSTEP Environment
Designing with Oracle CASE Tools for NEXTSTEP
NEXTSTEP South of the Border
A complete list of meetings will be available on site.
FOCUS ON EUROPE
Bernhard Woebker, Vice President of International Operations, NeXT
Computer
All visitors from Europe, from end users to developers, along
with interested U.S. developers, are invited to attend this
special session on Thursday at 10:15 am. NeXT's European sales
organization and sales strategy will be presented, and European
reference customers will be introduced. Popular third-party
applications from European developer partners will be highlighted.
This is an excellent chance to gain greater understanding of how
NeXT is creating success in Europe.
NeXT JEOPARDY!(R)
Here's a fun way to spend the lunch hour on Thursday, June 23,
starting at 11:30 am. Join your host Bill Wesemann, NeXT's Vice
President of North American Sales, for NeXT Jeopardy! Using a
NEXTSTEP custom application, two teams will test their knowledge
in categories like object-oriented technology, the computer
industry, and NeXT history and trivia. You may even have a chance
to be selected to join one of the teams, so brush up on your
acronyms and get ready for NeXT Jeopardy!
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Payment/cancellation policy: Payments, both domestic and
international, must be received on or before June 21, 1994. No
attendee will be admitted into the conference without payment by
either check, cash, travelers' check, credit card, training
document or purchase order number. Substitutions may be made at
any time. Cancellations made by June 6, 1994, will be accepted
subject to a cancellation service charge of $100. Confirmed
registrants who do not attend the conference or who cancel after
June 6, 1994, are liable for the entire registration fee. All
cancellations must be made in writing. (Please note: non-payment
does not constitute cancellations.)
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Companies participating in NEXTSTEP EXPO:
Abstract Software
Advance 2000, Inc.
Alembic Systems International Ltd
AMG Industries Consulting GmbH
Anderson Financial Systems
Bacchus, Inc.
Barclays Bank Plc.
Bell Atlantic-BSS
BenaTong
benchMark Developments
Berkeley Productivity Group
Bitwise Consulting
Biztech
BLaCKSMITH, Inc.
Black & White Software Inc.
Blue Rose Systems, Inc.
Bozell, Inc.
California State University, Long Beach
Canon Computer Systems Inc., Advanced Technology Operation
Chrysler Financial Corporation
Client/Server Computing
Codeworks
Cogent Data Technologies
Conextions, Inc.
Cube Informationssystemes GmbH
Dancing Bear Enterprises
Data General Corporation
Dolphin Technologies, Inc.
DELL Computer
DPT- Distributed Processing Technology
eCesys, inc
FirstClass
Formosa Transnational
Gemstone Systems, Inc.
Gestalt Corporation
GS Corporation
HUMANETIX
Hewlett-Packard
Hypersight, Inc.
i_link GmbH
Impact Software Publishing, Inc.
Infoworld
Insight Software
Information Technology Solutions
interpersonal-computing GmbH
Intuitive Systems
iXpoint Informationssysteme GmbH
JANA Publishing
Lighthouse Design
miro Computer Products
NationsBanc-CRT
NEC Technologies, Inc.
NYRO Technix, Inc.
ObjectHouse
Objective Technologies
Ocean Software, Inc.
Oracle Corp.
Otherwise
Pages Software Inc
PanCanadian
Pangea Corporation
Parabase Software Corporation
Pencom
Peripheral Solutions
Pinnacle Research, Inc.
Professional Software, Inc.
Proxima Inc.
QUIX Computerware
RDR Inc.
Ridgeback Solutions
Riemer Reporting
Sarrus Software, Inc.
Shared Objectives
SHL Systemhouse
SingleSource Systems
Sarrus Software, Inc.
Sirius Solutions Inc.
Skylee Press
SmartSoft Inc.
Sofdesign
Software Services and Solutions, Inc.
Stone Design
Sun Microsystems, Inc.
SunSoft
Swiss Bank Co.
Systemix Software, Inc.
TELOS/Springer-Verlag
The Microprocessor Report
The Printer Works
Ticino Life
Trident Data Systems
VNP Software
Walnut Creek CD-ROM
WeatherLabs, Inc.
WhiteLight Systems
William Morris Agency
Workstation 2000
Yrrid Incorporated
Plus many more...
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TO REGISTER FOR NEXTSTEP EXPO :
>From the U.S., call 1 800 767 2336
>From overseas, call 508 474 9258
PLEASE MENTION YOUR PREFERRED CODE BRHQM00
PRICING:
Pre-registration Developer and User Conference $895
On-site $995
REGISTER 3 PEOPLE AND THE 4TH ATTENDS FREE!!
End User Program Only $295, on-site $395
(Includes sessions in track 5 and the keynotes and general
sessions).
Half-Day Tutorials $160, $200 on-site
Full-day Tutorials $320, $400 on-site
TO REACH THE CONFERENCE AND TRAVEL SERVICES (CATS):
>From the U.S., call 1 800 767 2755
>From overseas, call 508 470 3933
>Via fax at 508 470 2506
CATS can give you information about discounted airfares and
hotels.
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Looking forward to seeing you at NEXTSTEP EXPO '94!
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