From: CCRMMUS@MCGILLM.BITNET (Roy Miller)
Newsgroups: bit.listserv.cwis-l
Subject: Re: CWIS Software
Date: 15 Oct 92 15:22:12 GMT
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In response to M. England's message of Oct 15, 1992 that said...

>I'm a postgrad student at Sheffield University looking into all
>aspects of CWIS software for the British Universities market.
>Can any one give me any leads on companies that provide CWIS
>software or on Universities that sell their CWIS software.  I
>would like to know as much information about these companies
>(names, addresses etc.) and if possible a TELNET site address so
>I can look at the systems.

IBM markets a CWIS in most parts of the world.  It was part of a
package of software announced in Canada and the USA as product number
5750-ACF and in Asia/Pacfic area (ie Japan, Austrialia, etc.)
as product number 5756-011.  There are more than 200 sites running
this software supporting an estimated total userid count of 300,000
users.

Here are some key parts of the IBM announcement text (291-234)...
  The MUSIC/SP product provides applications to make it an ideal
  platform for a corporate or campus-wide information system.
  Electronic bulletin boards, conferencing and full text searching
  facilities work together to provide new applications for the host
  computer.  It can be used for the development and execution of
  interactive applications using a variety of programming languages
  and tools, with electronic office functions including mail and
  scheduling.  In addition, it can be used for the teaching of host
  and personal computing topics and languages.  Users can
  optionally manage files in an hierarchical tree-structured
  manner, similar to that done on DOS, AIX, and UNIX systems.
  Connectivity to other systems is provided through TCP/IP, RSCS
  and PVM.  These facilities allow it to provide an integrated
  host/workstation computing solution, attractive in environments
  which need to support many users doing diverse activities with
  minimum hardware and support costs.  The product includes many
  features and facilities especially designed to meet the needs of
  universities, colleges and a variety of other schools.  The
  software runs on processors utilizing System/370 architecture,
  including the Micro Channel 370, 937X, 43XX, 30XX and ES/9000.

The system includes a sample CWIS as well as a manual dedicated
to setting up and running a CWIS.  It includes information on how
data providers can directly update their information and directly
receive feedback from the viewers of their data.

Several CWIS's running on MUSIC/SP can be accessed via the Internet.
To access the one running at McGill University,
  use a TELNET command that can handle 3270 data streams.
  (In VM, just use the TELNET command.  In other systems
  it may be called TN3270.)

  Use Internet address of "VM1.MCGILL.CA"
  (The numeric address is 132.206.27.2)

  Hit ENTER to clear the VM/ESA logo screen
  Enter PF3 (or type "INFO") as the screen will prompt you.

  You should now be signed on to the "InfoMcGill" system.

You can e-mail me directly if you want to know more about MUSIC/SP.

Regards,

Roy Miller
Manager
McGill University
Email: CCRMMUS@MUSICM.MCGILL.CA or CCRMMUS@MCGILLM
Tel: (514) 398-4480  Fax: (514) 398-4488
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