From: kissman@sda.com
Newsgroups: news.announce.conferences
Subject: A Tutorial on PCTE Technology and Strategy, 2-3 June 1992
Date: 9 Apr 92 16:16:36 GMT
Expires: Wed, 3 Jun 1992 07:00:00 GMT
Organization: (none)


An Introduction to ECMA PCTE
A Tutorial on PCTE Technology and Strategy
Presented by SDA, Inc.

2-3 June 1992
Holiday Inn Crowne Plaza, Redondo Beach, California


The costs of building industrial strength software
development environments and tools can be prohibitive. A set
of common services is needed to facilitate the rapid
construction and integration of software tools and
environments. The PCTE (Portable Common Tool Environment)
interface defines such a set of common services. The services
have been defined to be scaleable, language independent,
evolvable, and implementable on local area networks.

The European Computer Manufacturers Association accepted a
version of the PCTE interface definition in December, 1990 as
ECMA Standard 149. This version is being presented for
international standardization. The PCTE interface is gaining
widespread acceptance within the platform, CASE tool and
software development environment communities, and several
organizations have produced preliminary implementations.

INTENDED AUDIENCE

This two-day program is designed to provide software project
managers, software engineers, software tool and environment
builders, and software technology decision makers insight
into the applicability of PCTE for creating supportive
software environments.

OUTLINE

     I.   The History and Strategic Nature of the PCTE
          Initiative
            Discussion of:  the major activities that have
            influenced the PCTE initiative from 1983 to the
            present; the significance of PCTE from
            technology, industry and market perspectives; and
            the current PCTE-related positions of major tool
            and platform vendors.
     II.  Mechanisms of ECMA PCTE
            Discussion of the basic mechanisms that underlie
            PCTE, including:
              *  Object Management System:  data repository
                    services
              *  Schema Management: schema definition and
                    modification services.
              *  Execution Management:  process execution
                    management services
              *  Inter-Process Communication:  process-
                    process communication and data exchange
                    services
              *  Concurrency Control and Integrity:  multi-
                    user and multi-process coordination and
                    transaction services.
              *  Notification:  data access notification 
                    services.
              *  Security:  discretionary and mandatory
                    access control services.
              *  Accounting:  system resource utilization
                    monitoring services.
              *  Distribution:  data and process distribution
                    services and system configuration
                    services.
     III. Exploiting PCTE
            Discussion of issues important to exploiting
            PCTE, including tool architectures, schema
            development,  and tool migration strategies.
     IV.  Question and Answer Period
            Open question and answer period between lecturers
            and attendees.

SPEAKERS WILL INCLUDE ...

Ian Thomas works on environment framework and integration
projects at Software Design and Analysis, Inc.  His previous
work at Hewlett-Packard's Software Engineering Systems
Division and Bull's Corporate Research Center involved a
number of projects that built integrated tool sets on the
PCTE interfaces.  His current technical activities emphasize
environment frameworks, environment integration technology,
software process support, and software engineering database
issues.

Christian Bremeau also works on environment framework and
integration projects at Software Design and Analysis, Inc.
During his previous work at GIE Emeraude, he was a member of
the PCTE+ design team and one of the architects of the
Emeraude implementation of PCTE+.  More recently, he has been
guiding the Ada bindings for PCTE through the ECMA
standardization process.  His technical activities involve
environment framework design and the use of framework
technology in the construction of environments.

TRAVEL and LODGING

The tutorial will be held at:
     Holiday Inn Crowne Plaza
     300 N. Harbor Drive
     Redondo Beach, CA  90277
     +1 (213) 318-8888
Special room rates are available for participants. Also,
United Airlines is offering up to 40% discount on airfares.
To make reservations at these rates, or to make other travel
and lodging reservations, please contact Fran or Nancy at:
     Travel King, Boulder, CO
     tel: (800) 458-6398
     fax: (303) 442-8638
and reference "SDA 6/92 Tutorial."

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:

Mark Kissman, SDA Inc.
+1 (303) 444-9100 (voice)
+1 (303) 938-5005 (fax)
email:  kissman@sda.com

REGISTRATION
FORM

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FEES:
     Advance Registration              $ 850.00
     Registration after 15 May 1992    $ 950.00
     Per person fee for two or
          more people from the
          same organization            $ 800.00

AMOUNT ENCLOSED:                    $  ________

Registrations not accompanied by payment will hold space in
the program for two weeks.  Payment must be received by the
end of this two-week period to guarantee space at the
tutorial.

Sorry, but credit card charges, foreign-currency checks and
PO's cannot be accepted.

Checks should be made to SDA Inc.

CANCELLATION POLICY:

Cancellations received prior to 16 May 1992 will receive a
full refund minus a $50.00 administrative fee.

Cancellations will not be accepted after 15 May 1992.
Personnel from the same company may, however, be substituted.

SEND COMPLETED FORM AND PAYMENT TO:

PCTE Tutorial
Software Design & Analysis Inc.
1113 Spruce Street, Suite 500
Boulder, Colorado    80302   USA