From: ctp@cs.utexas.edu (Clyde T. Poole)
Newsgroups: comp.org.decus
Subject: DECUS U.S. Chapter Symposium - Open Systems
Date: 8 Oct 1992 19:20:19 -0500
Organization: Univ. of Texas at Austin
NNTP-Posting-Host: lisboa.cs.utexas.edu

For Immediate Release
For More Information
Paul Murphy
(508) 841-3346
October 8, 1992

	      					      BACKGROUND FOR EDITORS




     DECUS FALL 1992 SEMINARS/SYMPOSIUM TO FEATURE MIGRATION ACTIVITIES

       ...Attendees Given Opportunity to Discuss Available Migration 
                   Paths to Digital Open Systems Platforms


DECUS and Digital Equipment Corporation's  U.S. Marketing Group will present 
a number of migration activities at the Chapter's Fall 1992 Seminars and 
Symposium programs, December 5 - 11, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

A variety of seminars and symposium sessions focusing on the topic of 
migration will be presented during the programs. In addition, Digital 
personnel will be on hand to conduct on-site meetings to provide further 
information on available migration paths.

In what is expected to be one of the most equipment intensive booths to ever 
be established on a DECUS exhibit hall floor, Digital's U.S. Marketing Group 
will demonstrate the Corporation's ability to migrate applications written 
for non-Digital systems to appropriate Digital platforms including: SCO; 
Alpha; VAX 4000 and 7000; VAX 5000; and Digital PCs.

Migration demonstrations will be conducted on applications originally written 
for the following non-Digital systems, all of which will be featured in the 
migrations booth:

	      * Prime
	      * IBM 8100
	      * IBM S/1
	      * Wang
	      * PROFS
	      * PICK

Connectivity demonstrations will also be conducted for applications which 
currently run on Unisys and IBM CICS platforms. 

The migrations booth will be staffed by Digital technical personnel and 
program managers who will be available to answer questions and showcase 
solutions running on selected Digital platforms. It is also expected that 
booth personnel will distribute "roadmaps" listing various migration focused 
sessions.

Symposium attendees who wish to schedule an on-site migration consulting 
session with Digital personnel may do so by contacting Ken Burstall of 
Digital's U.S. Marketing Group by November 27 at (508) 467-6751.

The diverse offerings presented during the weeklong format of the DECUS 
seminars and symposium programs allow attendees to participate in sessions 
within their primary interest area as well as to explore new areas of 
interest. Forums such as Special Interest Group Campgrounds allow attendees 
to meet in an informal atmosphere.

DECUS seminars and symposium attendees have the opportunity to solve their 
current computing problems, learn new methods of dealing with everyday 
situations, explore new applications and technological advances, and to make 
contact with their peers in the computer industry.

                                     ###


Note to Editors: Members of the U.S. Chapter's Leadership and Special 
Interest Groups may be contacted for additional comments. To arrange 
interviews, or to find out more information contact Paul Murphy at (508) 
841-3346.

DECUS, the DECUS logo, Digital, and VAX are trademarks of Digital Equipment 
Corporation.

IBM and PROFS are registered trademarks of International Business Machines 
Corporation.

PICK is a registered trademark of Pick Systems.

SCO is a trademark of Santa Cruz Operations, Inc.

Unisys is a registered trademark of Unisys Corporation.

Wang is a registered trademark of Wang Laboratories, Inc.
Newsgroups: comp.org.decus