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From: ewilts@mr.gov.bc.ca (Ed Wilts)
Newsgroups: comp.infosystems,comp.org.decus,comp.sys.dec
Subject: Re: Advise Needed In Implementing Change Management
Date: 14 Apr 92 20:57:25 -0700
Organization: BC Systems Corporation

In article <1992Apr14.175628.6961@lotus.com>, pedersen@lotus.com (Michael Pedersen) writes:
> I am preparing to implement a Change Management system in a VAX Cluster
> environment where none has previously existed. However, I am receiving
> conflicting input: some people say that the end user, i. e. the
> applications programmer, should be involved in the process of implementing
> Change Management; others say that I am primarily dealing with changes
> to software and that applications programmers have nothing to do with
> the way I implement Change Management.
> 
> I would appreciate any input on the best way to proceed. Is it one way
> or the other? Or somewhere in between? Please send mail with your thoughts
> and/or opinions.
> 
> Michael Pedersen, Manager ISS Production Control
> Lotus Development Corp.           (617) 693-1473
> 55 Cambridge Parkway              DECUS Member
> Cambridge, MA  02142              pedersen@lotus.com

We implement change management on our large Vax cluster (7000 users) as
follows:

- Our environment is such that we're basically a service bureau.  All
application development is done by our customer base.

- Simple changes are approved several days in advance of the change.  A notice
is then sent out to all interested parties (mostly internal) announcing the
work that is happening.  Simple changes include software reconfigurations,
upgrades to software, hardware installs, etc that are expected to have no
significant impact on the end user.  Normal developers are not included on this
list; the customer service center is.

- Significant events are preceeded by Vax Information Bulletins (VIB). 
Depending on the type of change, the lead time for a VIB changes.  Major
upgrades (eg, VMS upgrade) have up to 30 days lead time.  The VIB distribution
list includes the technical contacts for our customers and some management as
well as the simple change distribution list.  New product installations usually
have an associated VIB.  VIBs include details (or pointers to) additional
information such conversion guides, impact assessment, testing requirements,
etc.

- Changes that may affect areas outside of the Vax environment go to our
corporate Change Control group for coordination amongst multiple departments or
divisions.  This includes stuff such as building power outages, network
outages, etc.

This type of change management works fairly well for us.  We rely on the
support groups to identify whether or not customers will be impacted.  Usually
we guess right; if not, we hear about it first thing Monday morning :-).  It's
not as formal as our IBM offerings.  This is partly due to the size of the
customer base (7000 vs >35000) and partly due to the complexity and number of
changes we make.

Hope this helps,

-- 
Ed Wilts, BC Systems Corp., 4000 Seymour Place, Victoria, B.C., Canada, V8X 4S8
EWilts@MR.Gov.BC.CA   |   Ed.Wilts@BCSystems.Gov.BC.CA   |   (604) 389-3430
From: jmeyers@desire.wright.edu
Newsgroups: comp.infosystems
Subject: CD-Rom Networks...
Date: 9 Apr 92 18:41:05 GMT
Organization: Wright State University


	We are currently looking into implementing a local area network
   for our campus library.  As part of this network, we would like to
   provide CD-Rom servers for local PC's and VT terminals in library, and 
   remote access from other departments on campus via our campus network 
   (ethernet backbone or dial-in).   The CD-Rom servers should support
   initially 20 concurrent users and have room for growth in the future.
   As far as CD-Rom units, we would like to have at least 14 CD-Rom units
   on-line at any one time.

   We also have a smaller library which would require access to the main 
   library's Lan for file and print services.  As far as Network protocols, 
   we are required to use TCP/IP across the campus net, but can use any 
   protocol for the main library's local area net.

   Has anyone implemented this type of network?  And if so could you offer
   any pointers as to which systems work well in this environment and what
   to look out for.  It seems that vendors these days will tell you anything
   to make a sale.  Thanks in advance,

							John Meyers (UCS)
                                                        Wright State Univ.
                                                    
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Newsgroups: comp.infosystems
From: rdm@wdl50.wdl.loral.com (Bob Manich)
Subject: Workgroup Doc Mgt Systems
Organization: Loral Aerospace Integrated Logistics
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 1992 21:26:40 GMT

I am investigating workgroup document management systems, such as ODMS, and I
seek either contacts with experience in the subject or research info.
NASA AMES had a STARS system written up in the December 10, 1990 issue of
GOVERNMENT COMPUTER NEWS that is very close to what I seek.
                             *****************
I want to allow a large workgroup access to a single document in the 
developmental stages and have the system track document status and provide 
status on demand.   Dozens of authors, thousands of text pages, and hundreds 
of artwork pages per document; ability to track many documents at once.  
Each author should have access to read/search/copy many files but write to 
only their own.
                            ********************
Someone must have recent experience.   Can we talk?
I'm here every few days or can be reached at (800)537-2188 extension 34408.
I will summarize responses here or to individuals if you're interested.
Thanks in advance.
                                                           Bob Manich
Newsgroups: comp.groupware
From: schayne@acs.ucalgary.ca (Stephen Hayne)
Subject: Re: University Strategic Planning using groupware
Date: Mon, 06 Apr 1992 04:40:10 GMT
Organization: The University of Calgary, Alberta

In article <1992Apr4.162516.11025@cc.gatech.edu> anton@cc.gatech.edu writes:
>In Article: 1045 of comp.groupware, rlewis@beach.csulb.edu (Ralph Lewis)
>states:
>
>>....  Does anyone have 
>>any experience using computer mediated communication or
>>other groupware to facilitate the strategic planning process for a
>>school based plan. The school has about 100 faculty. Has anyone used
>
>At Georgia Tech, we have a room set up w/ an electronic meeting system
>running the Ventana GroupsSystems tools.  We have 15 participant 
>workstations and 1 facilitator workstation, as well as a large group
>monitor screen at the front of the room, and several white boards.
>

Annie;

Here at the UofCalgary, we also have a lab with 34 workstations,
2 facilitator machines, boards and projection.  We've got Ventana
GroupSystems, VisionQuest, OptionFinder and some new Windows
software that I'm developing.  Over 50 groups have used our
facility, including internal University groups.  I'd have to
agree that satisfaction was high, meeting time somewhat shortened
and some kinds of work attempted that wouldn't have otherwise
been possible (concurrent editting).

I would DEFINITELY recommend using same-time, same-place Group
Support Systems for strategic planning.  I wouldn't recommend
using JUST a conferencing product like COSY, unless you've got a
fair bit of experience moderating such "meetings".  We use our
conferencing products merely for information dissemination - we
don't find it too useful for brainstorming.  Besides, you'd have
to top it off with lots of regular meetings anyway.


-- 
Stephen C. Hayne, Assistant Professor, MIS, University of Calgary
        __!__         (403)220-7161
    _____(_)_____     "I love to fly - my banker will verify."
From: k32116h@puukko.hut.fi (Petri Mikael Riihikallio)
Newsgroups: comp.groupware
Subject: Groupware apps for Mac wanted
Date: 9 Apr 92 15:20:20 GMT
Organization: Helsinki University of Technology, Finland

Hello

I am looking for all kinds of groupware applications for Macintosh, so if
you know a ftp-site where I can find one please let me know. I alreade know
about PREP.

Thanks in advance

Petri Riihikallio
Petri.Riihikallio@hut.fi
From: gt@hpfcbig.SDE.HP.COM (George Tatge)
Date: Wed, 8 Apr 1992 15:49:56 GMT
Subject: Framework Interoperability Group
Organization: HP SESD, Fort Collins, CO
Newsgroups: comp.groupware

It has been apparent for sometime now that there are, and will be,
a large number of Integration Frameworks in the CASE, CAD, CAE, CAM,
OA,MIS, EIS, et al. worlds.  These Frameworks will need to cooperate.

The Framework Interoperability Group is a proposed effort to 
gather any and all interested parties together, from all of these
disciplines, to begin to discuss the issues surrounding Framework
Interoperability.  It is proposed that this group will be completely
open to all, and that it will be international both in participation
and in venues.

The first meeting of the FIG is proposed for late July or early August.
If you are seriously interested in participating in such a group to
help advance the open, international, multidiscipline cooperation
between integration frameworks please contact:

George Tatge
Software Engineering Systems
Hewlett Packard Company
Mail Stop 81
3404 E. Harmony Rd.
Ft. Collins CO, 80525-9599
U.S.A.

Tel. +1 (303) 229-3585
Fax. +1 (303) 229-2180
internet: gt@fc.sde.hp.com

Recommendations and proposals regarding exact dates, possible venues,
agenda items, invitees, etc. will be appreciated.

George Tatge



Newsgroups: comp.groupware
From: Peter A. Cohen <peterco@eff.org>
Subject: Re: Groupware apps for Mac wanted
Organization: ON Technology, Inc.
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Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1992 15:15:18 GMT

In article  Petri Mikael Riihikallio, k32116h@puukko.hut.fi writes:

>I am looking for all kinds of groupware applications for Macintosh, so if
>you know a ftp-site where I can find one please let me know. I alreade
know
>about PREP.

Petri:

ON Technology manufactures groupware products for the Macintosh.  Our
product line includes:

Meeting Maker- a group scheduling and personal calendaring program
designed for networked Macintoshes.

Instant Update- a collaborative writing tool that enables networked
Macintosh users to participate in the creation of documents.

STATUS*Mac- a support management tool that profiles and compiles the
software and hardware attributes of networked Macintoshes into a
centralized, easy to use database.

If you're interested in any of these products, please drop me a line at
the email address below, or call me directly, if you prefer.  I'll be
happy to answer any questions you have.


- Peter

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Newsgroups: comp.groupware
From: ensoniq@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (Jedsada Sirimongkolkasem)
Subject: Groupware and users
Organization: Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 1992 23:12:54 GMT

I attended the demonstration of a groupware package which features group
scheduling, project management, and E-mail.  Although the program looks 
very nice and has a potential for improving the productivity and
effectiveness of teamwork, I am a little skeptical. This 
type of technology requires acceptance from every team member. For example,
the group scheduling program will not be very useful if only one member of the
team is not willing to enter all his appointment notes into the computer. 
Other  social factors such as the type of the team and team members are 
also proven to be important issues for successful implementation of the 
technology. I would like to know if anybody on this newsgroup has direct 
experience or ideas that he or she want to share.

Thanks
Jed.
From: wladimir minenko
Newsgroups: comp.groupware
Subject: XCAM - a X-recorder (part 2)
Keywords: recorder
Date: 7 Apr 92 13:26:47 GMT
Organization: DFKI - German Research Center for AI


  We thank the all people very match who written thier wishes and opinions of
XCAM !
We've recieved about 90 (from 13 March till today) replies. It will help us to
evaluate the old version and define the direction of further work on XCAM.
  Almost everybody had asked:*How can I abtain it ?* There are some undecided
questions whether or not the XCAM will be the public domain software. We will
manage this problem the next time and NOTIFY per e-mail all who had send us
the request about XCAM.
  In further development of XCAM we will attempt to realize possibely more of
arrived wishes concerning functionalty of XCAM.
  We will very glad to recieve some information about analog products or tools.

Regards
  Wladimir Minenko
  e-mail: minenko@dfki.uni-sb.de
_______________________________________________
          DFKI (KIK-Project)
          Stuhlsatzenhausweg 3
          W-6600 Saarbruecken 11
          Germany
          ph: +(681)-302-5280
          ph: +(681)-302-5294
          fax: +(681)-302-5297
_______________________________________________

The folowing massage was posted at 13 March 1992 to some news groups:
===============================================================================
_______________________________________________________________________
		XCAM - a X-recorder for SUN SPARCstation (Sun 4)
_______________________________________________________________________

  XCAM (X CAMcorder) allow you to record output of X application(s) and
to play records later on the same (or on another) machine(s). Slogan of
XCAM is "What you see is what you got."

  XCAM has also following features:
	- shares playback on several machines in network synchronously
	- record of mouse motions if requested
	- control of playback speed
	- shows information about recorded data (date, duration, etc)
	- has a graphical user interface

  Author: Wladimir Minenko
	  Siemens Project Group (KIK),
	  German Research Center for Artifical Intelligence

XCAM will be further developped and we plan versions for other machines
too - so it would be good to have response of all it's possible users.

Please fill in the form below and send it back to my e-mail (!) address.

  Address of our labs:

          DFKI (KIK-Project)
          Stuhlsatzenhausweg 3
          W-6600 Saarbruecken 11
          Germany
          ph: +(681)302-5280
          fax: +(681)302-5297


					Regards

 						Wladimir Minenko

 				  e-mail: minenko@dfki.uni-sb.de
        
------- cut here ------- cut here ------- cut here ------- cut here ---

We would like to use XCAM.

Name of Institution (company, university):
e-mail:
fax (phone) number:

We wish to use/use XCAM on:
	Type of computer:
	Type of display:
	Version of operating system:
	Version of X Window:

Regarding XCAM we have following requests/wishes:

===============================================================================
From: frank@prz.tu-berlin.de (Frank Ruge)
Newsgroups: comp.groupware
Subject: X Windows Conferencing System ?
Date: 9 Apr 92 06:33:46 GMT
Reply-To: frank@prz.tu-berlin.de (Frank Ruge)
Organization: FSP-PV, Technical University Berlin

Has anyone got some information and/or email-adresses concerning the X-Windows 
conferencing system available from Old Dominion University and UNC Chapel Hill ?

Frank
Newsgroups: comp.groupware
From: kyl@polari.com
Subject: Re: groupware for strategic planning  (Testing #2)
Organization: Seattle Online Public Access Unix (206) 328-4944
Date: Thu, 9 Apr 1992 05:22:04 GMT

In article <RLEWIS.92Apr3155553@beach.csulb.edu> rlewis@beach.csulb.edu (Ralph Lewis) writes:

Sirry again.  This is a test #2.
From: jcarroll@jacc.com (Jim Carroll)
Reply-To: jcarroll@jacc.com
Newsgroups: comp.groupware
Subject: Re: Groupware and users
Date: 15 Apr 92 13:46:41 GMT
Organization: J.A.CARROLLCONSULTING,TORONTO,CANADA

ensoniq@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (Jedsada Sirimongkolkasem @ Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois) once wrote....
>I attended the demonstration of a groupware package which features group
>scheduling, project management, and E-mail.  Although the program looks 
>very nice and has a potential for improving the productivity and
>effectiveness of teamwork, I am a little skeptical. This 
>type of technology requires acceptance from every team member. For example,
>the group scheduling program will not be very useful if only one member of the
>team is not willing to enter all his appointment notes into the computer. 
>Other  social factors such as the type of the team and team members are 
>also proven to be important issues for successful implementation of the 
>technology. I would like to know if anybody on this newsgroup has direct 
>experience or ideas that he or she want to share.
>
>Thanks
>Jed.
>

I think that groupware will probably follow the pattern of email and other
technologies, in terms of deployment, which is simple, straightforward,
and directly related to human nature :

        - If the boss uses the stuff, everyone will

        - if the boss does not use the stuff, then acceptance of the 
          change in culture and operation, posed by the introduction of
          groupware, will be much more sporadic, unsupported, leading
          to a generally unsuccesful implementation.

In other words, groupware must have a champion.....from a senior level.

There are some fascinating insights into this train of thought in the
book "Leadership and The Computer" by Mary Boone.

Jim




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From: dmittleman@misvax.mis.arizona.edu (Daniel Mittleman)
Newsgroups: comp.groupware
Subject: Re: University Strategic Planning using groupware
Summary: still more testimonials
Keywords: GDSS
Date: 9 Apr 92 04:34:00 GMT
Organization: University of Arizona MIS Department
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41

In Article: 1045 of comp.groupware, rlewis@beach.csulb.edu (Ralph Lewis)
states:
>....  Does anyone have 
>any experience using computer mediated communication or
>other groupware to facilitate the strategic planning process for a
>school based plan. The school has about 100 faculty. Has anyone used

    Here at the University of Arizona (where GroupSystems was developed) we
    have used the software for literally hundreds of strategic planning
    projects.  I have facilitated a couple of dozen sessions with various
    University units doing strategic planning.  I agree with Annie
    regarding the gains seen using GroupSystems and I agree with Stephen
    that CoSy alone will not be adequate.  For further reference you may
    want to take a look at the Galegher and Kraut paper from CSCW '90 where
    they discussed a series of experiments of MBA students doing groupwork
    manually, using e-mail and using CoSy.  You might also want to take a
    look at the July 91 issue of CACM for an article that summarizes the
    gains found at Arizona when using GroupSystems for various types of
    meeting tasks. 

===========================================================================
daniel david mittleman     -     danny@arizona.edu     -     (602) 621-2932
From: kyl@polari.com
Subject: Re: groupware for strategic planning (Testing Responses)
Organization: Seattle Online Public Access Unix (206) 328-4944
Date: Thu, 9 Apr 1992 05:20:50 GMT

Sorry folks.  This is a test #1.
From: Mike.Robert@f2.n3638.z1.bnw.debe.fl.us (Mike Robert)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: AMI BIOS
Date: 4 Apr 92 15:08:10 GMT
Organization: FidoNet node 1:3638/2 - Brave New World, Delray Beach FL

Reference the "old AMI BIOS" question:
        I'm using 2.0 quite nicely and predictably on an ancient (relatively!) 386/20 DTK w/ a 1989 AMI BIOS. No problems that are traceable to the BIOS have been noticed.


Internet: mike@bnw.debe.fl.us
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: rcain@netcom.com (Robert Cain)
Subject: COMx incantations?  (x!=1 && x!=2)
Date: Sun, 12 Apr 92 05:47:56 GMT
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 

It seems that OS/2 has absolutely no fucking idea what to do if a serial
port is not on com1/com2 at irq4/irq3 at addresses 3f8/2f8. DOS and
Windows do but we all know that's because they are not really operating
systems.

What on earth do you do if your modem is on com3, irq7 at address 3e8.
Yes I have RTFM and TFM says to selectively install.  I knew that
would be a joke but wanted to see what it would do.  It started me
at diskette 5, had me insert all the rest and hung on disk 14. Cool.

I remember some incantations that need to be put on the device lines
in config.sys for com.sys and vcom.sys but that has long since rolled
off my reader as has the FAQ with all the blither on here lately:

"Hi, I'm new here. What's OS/2?"

Or:

"Alright, motherfuckers, tell me why I'm here."

Without a handy guru or the internet or compuserve, in other words without
support, OS/2 is unusable in other than the most trivial configurations.
It is for coporations with large installations that can afford system
administrators for this trivia.  After all it is an operating system!

Does any kind guru remember those com.sys and vcom.sys incantations so
I can dual boot back to OS/2 and continue this reverie from an operating
system?
-- 
Bob Cain    rcain@netcom.com   408-358-2007

"There are some strings.  They're just not attached."
                                                    Victoria Roberts
From: feustel@netcom.com (David Feustel)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: Help with OS2 and Lantastic
Date: 16 Apr 92 00:22:44 GMT
Organization: DAFCO: OS/2 Software Support & Consulting

myhre@plains.NoDak.edu (Robert "Rezh" Myhre) writes:

>  I have a 386 that will be running OS2 2.0 EE and I want to network it to
>a 286 running Dr.Dos 6.0 using Lantastic's Ethernet hardware.  Is there 
>anything specific that I need in order to get OS2 to recognize the connection:
>like a specific driver or maybe a different version of Lantastic? Any
>help would be appreciated.  Thanks

My suggestion(I have Lantastic): get a lan system from a company that
supports OS/2. Artisoft has for 2 years said they have no plans to
provide OS/2 support. I'm beginning to think they mean it.
-- 
David Feustel N9MYI, 1930 Curdes Ave, Fort Wayne, IN 46805. (219)482-9631
Republicans believe in the "carrot and stick" approach to social problems:
 	   - carrots for the rich and sticks for the poor -
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: scdrye@descartes.uwaterloo.ca (Stephen Drye)
Subject: DOS programs (games) and HPFS... is it possible?
Organization: University of Waterloo
Distribution: na
Date: Mon, 6 Apr 1992 13:31:57 GMT

Hi!

I'm upgrading to OS/2 2.0, and so I was wondering if I could make my
HDD a HPFS system, and just install all my DOS programs on it, and
have them work properly.

I really don't want to have multiple partitions on my drive if I can help
it.

So, you people who have run Falcon and WCII under OS/2 2.0, do they work from
HPFS volumes?

Stephen Drye

Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc