From: fkittred@spchp11.BBN.COM (Fletcher Kittredge)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.aix,comp.os.mach,comp.unix.osf.osf1
Subject: Re: AIX3.2 OSF DCE support
Date: 30 Sep 92 18:21:19 GMT
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In-reply-to: yk7m@uvacs.cs.Virginia.EDU's message of 30 Sep 92 16:09:29 GMT

I have no relationship with IBM; wouldn't touch them with a 100 foot
pole. However, I just received this.

regards,
fletcher



 IBM ANNOUNCES DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT (DCE) FOR AIX/6000
 September 28, 1992

         IBM is taking a leadership position in offering open systems
  products to the market by announcing the AIX (R) Distributed Computing
  Environment (DCE) product family.

         AIX DCE is the foundation for distributed computing in an open
  systems environment. The AIX DCE product family consists of:
  o   AIX DCE Base Services/6000 (5765-117)
  o   AIX DCE Cell Directory Server/6000 (5765-119)
  o   AIX DCE Security Server/6000 (5765-118)
  o   AIX DCE Enhanced Distributed File System/6000 (5765-121).

         These IBM products are based on the DCE technology, an
  integrated set of industry-leading distributed computing technologies
  licensed from the Open Software Foundation (1) (OSF).  DCE consists
  of a core set of services, a distributed file system, and a global
  directory service component.  The core services are:  remote
  procedure call, threads, time, cell directory and security.
  These products will assist our customers by providing the facilities
  necessary for a shift from centralized, homogeneous computing
  environments to distributed, multi-vendor environments.

         AIX DCE offers the next generation of technology for
  distributed computing through the evolution and unification of
  today's leading technologies.  It provides an integrated approach to
  security, naming, inter-process communications and file sharing.
  DCE has been adopted as part of the X/Open (2) Common Application
  Environment.  This will facilitate the development and deployment of
  portable, interoperable applications for multi-vendor, heterogeneous
  environments.

         In December 1992, IBM will deliver the core set of DCE
  services based on OSF DCE Version 1.0.1 technology, intended for
  development, prototyping and initial implementation of applications
  using DCE.  These core DCE products can be used to develop
  applications for a diverse range of customer environments,
  configurations  and stress levels.  In June 1993, these core products
  will be refreshed in a release that will support DCE-based
  applications in a full commercial environment.

         IBM will deliver enhancements to the DCE core services and
  offer the DCE distributed file system in June 1993.

         IBM recognizes that the shift from centralized to distributed
  computing environments is a gradual process and will continue to work
  with our customers to understand and incorporate DCE requirements in
  order to strengthen and enhance the AIX DCE services.

         Planned Availability Dates:
  December 18, 1992, for:
  o   AIX DCE Base Services/6000
  o   AIX DCE Cell Directory Server/6000
  o   AIX DCE Security Server/6000.
  June 18, 1993, for:
  o   AIX DCE Enhanced Distributed File System/6000.

   (R) Registered trademark of International Business Machines
     Corporation.
   (1) Trademark of Open Software Foundation, Inc.

   (2) Trademark of X/Open Company Limited.


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