---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Florida SunFlash Sun Show Orlando FL March 4-5 1993 SunFLASH Vol 50 #8 February 1993 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- This show is starting to look better all the time. Orlando in March is great for a vacation .... just my luck to have to attend a training session in California. -johnj ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Sun US Eastern Area and Florida Region, together with Sun 'planets' and key partners, are sponsoring the first annual "SUN BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASE AND CONFERENCE" March 4-5 at the Twin Towers Resort & Conference Center in Orlando, Florida. Join us and see the hottest applications on Sun today! With more than 70 key partners exhibiting in a 22,000 square foot exhibit hall, and more than 30 educational breakout sessions, this promises to be one of the largest events of its kind ever! WHO SHOULD ATTEND? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ * Current UNIX users looking to increase productivity and knowledge of solutions available to support enterprise-wide computing needs * Information Systems professionals tasked with keep abreast of emerging technologies while maximizing current hardware and software investments * Sun and UNIX Industry Re-marketers looking to evaluate solutions that would strengthen their product and services offerings * Anyone who wants to learn more about the industry's trend toward increased productivity through UNIX-based computing. EXHIBITORS: Access Graphics Advanced Information Systems Arbortext Arrow Electronics Artecon/Sun Express Intgelligent Electronics ASJ Support Alantec Apunix Autotrol Bull Information Systems Cad Cam Southeast, Inc Cadd Development Cadre Technologies Cambridge Technology Partners Cincom Systems, Inc. Clarity Computer Associates COL-INS-CO Cray Research Crescendo Communications, Inc. Cygnus Support Delta Microsystems & Peripheral Devices Design Data Systems Engineering Software Services Frame Technology Corp Genstar Information Builders, Inc. (IBI) Interactive Development Environments (IDE) Information Dimensions* Ingres Insoft Integrix Intergraph Interleaf Island Graphics Kalpana Metrix National Peripherals Olympus Peripherals, Inc. Ontos Oracle Pacific Access Parallax Graphics Perceptics Peak Technology Perfect Byte Pure Software Solid Computer Sun Microsystems Sunburst Computer Sun Customer Relations/Listening Booth Sun Customer Service SunPro Sybase Tadpole Technology Tech-Source, Inc Tivoli Systems Transarc VI Corp Waterloo Software* XDB Xerox Engineering Systems EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS: (Partial listing) 1) SOLARIS 2.0 SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION DIFFERENCES SEMINAR Steve Kilgore, Sun Microsystems - 2 days Designed for experienced SunOS 4.1.X System Administrators planning to upgrade to the Solaris 2.0 Operating Environment, this 2-day in-depth tutorial covers transitioning from SunOS 4.1.X OS to Solaris 2.0. 2) STRATEGIC DECISION MAKING Bruce Howland, Sun Microsystems 2 hours This session examines the process of complex buying decisions in large organizations, as well as the role individuals or groups of individuals play in the process. 3) SYSTEM MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS FOR DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS Tivoli Systems, Inc., DeMax, Epoch Systems, AIM 4 hours This seminar provides an overview of common system management issues, targeted at MIS directors/managers of systems administration and systems administrators. 4) CREATING COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE THROUGH CHANGE Bill Cate, Sun Microsystems 1 hour Successful companies outgrow their business systems. Change is essential; learn to use Information Systems as a Competitive weapon! 5) SEIZING THE COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE Adam Honig, Open Environment Corp 1 hour This session covers tools and training to empower your organization to build industrial strength, global I.S. applications in unprecedented timeframes. 6) "Rightsizing Applications for UNIX Client Server Environments" Susan Ball, VP Educational Consulting Services IDE 1 hour Discussions of migrating applications to a UNIX environment, transitioning IT applications to client/server, superior CASE solutions for UNIX, and data modeling tools for UNIX RDBMS. 7) NETWORKING THE ENTERPRISE Brian Wilson Sun Microsystems 1 hour The network is a key component at every stage of the evolution to a true client-server distributed computing environment. This session examines the stages that are typically followed when rightsizing the enterprise. 8) ENCINA MEETS BUSINESS NEEDS Scott Dietzen, Ph.D. Transarc Corporation Online Transaction Processing (OLTP) is a foundation of commercial computing worldwide. This session covers the benefits of selecting an open, distributed OLTP computing environment. 9) RIGHTSIZED PRINTING Rick Warp, Director of Marketing SunPics 1 hour This session covers SunPics unique approach to printing. SunPics Open Network Printing model uses host-based printing, and software and hardware products that tie into your need for rightsized solutions and helps you leverage your computing budgets. 10) DB2 ON SUN PLATFORM Harold Daniels, VP Sales XDB Systems, Inc. Now your client-server applications can be built with the same robust SQL power as IBM's mainframe DB2, when you rightsize your applications to Sun with XDB. 11) MULTIMEDIA IN REAL LIFE Daniel Harple, President InSoft, Inc. Learn about a low-cost video conferencing solution that incorporates all aspects of multimedia. Users communicate via Sun workstations and communications lines such as 56 Kb and ISDN using voice, video, shared images and shared text. 12) DISTRIBUTED DATABASE IN A COOPERATIVE SERVER ENVIRONMENT David Free, SE Region Technical Manager Oracle Corpation Will discuss the impliations of a distributed database within an environment involving heterogeneous operating systems, networks and databases. 13) COST JUSTIFICATION AND BENEFITS OF SMARTSIZING TO THE UNIX PLATFORM David Matthews Sr. VP of Smartsizing Division Integris This seminar will address CICS and VSAM migration, DB2 migration using XDB, Oracle, Informix, Sybase, or Supra modernization of mainframe applications that have been rightsized to the UNIX platform. 14) BEYOND CLIENT SERVER COMPUTING - INFORMATION: THE 21ST CENTURY UTILITY" Dr. Marco Emrich, Sr. Director System Software Division Cincom The new class of applications such as Multimedia, Object Orientation, Full Motion Video and Data Distribution, require companies to rethink their database strategy. Cincom will discuss requirements for this new database management system. 15) "Proprietary to Open Migration: Myths and Methodoligies" Allan R. Frank, Partner KPMG Peat Marwick Management Consultants Technology and Operations This session will debunk the existing myths of the ease and/or difficulty of migrating from proprietary to open, and provide a methodology showing a step-by-step path. 16) SunPro 17) ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF TRANFORMATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Steve Basile, Manager of Technology Resources ERI How will significant changes in fundamental computing technologies change the way your company does business in the 21st Century or sooner? This session will discuss the impact of shifting paradigms on information technology architecture. 18) Sun's High Availability Solutions Ted Saludes Sun Microsystems This seminar will address current and future High Availability solutions for Client Server environments. Topics will include disk mirroring, disk striping, dual porting, online backup, CPU and Controller redundancy. 19) SYSTEM MANAGEMENT DIRECTIONS Stan Baldwin, Director of Marketing SunConnect Network 2020: Enterprise Management Directions This presentation will cover the management needs of today's networks, what systems management will look like in the year 2020 and how to develop a network management solution that works today and is ready for tomorrow. 20) "Object Oriented Database: The Connecting Fabric for the Integration of Existing Systems" ONTOS This session will address the need for integrating existing systems and new technology in today's information systems. It will focus on the requirements of legacy integration and the role that object technology, object database, and engineering standards will play in the successful planning and implementation ofthese systems. 21) "Object Oriented Technology and Object Oriented Database - What Are They and What Can They Do For You?" ONTOS This presentation is designed to cover the most common questions asked about Object Oriented Technology (OOT) and Object Oriented Databases (OODB). 22) "The Realities of Strategic Computing" Malcolm Frank, Director of Marketing Programs Cambridge Technology Partners Participants will be exposed to strategies, technologies, and methodologies which allow for the strategic promise of today's computing to be realized. 23) Rightsizing With FOCUS and EDA/SQL Don Grady, Sun Sales Manager INFORMATION BUILDERS Learn how EDA/SQL can provide access to ALL data in a heterogeneous environment, and how FOCUS can empower users to transform this data into meaningful information. 24) Architecting the Information Highway KALPANA 25) Improving Software Reliability with Purify Pure will present Purify, its award-winning run-time error detection product which helps eliminate memory errors to improve the reliability of C and C++ programs. 26) Nomadic Computing TADPOLE TECHNOLOGY In this session the concept of Nomadic Computing will be explored. We will discuss the obstacles faced with remote computing, and solutions for making computing in the field as productive as computing on the desktop. Other presentations by Interleaf SunSelect, SunSoft, SunSolutions, SunPro, SunPics, Arbortext, and more! COST: ----- 2-day Registration (includes seminars and exhibits) $150 advance $175 at the door 1-day Registration (includes seminars and exhibits) $110 advance $125 at the door Exhibits only $10 in advance $15 at the door TO REGISTER: ------------ Call 1-800-759-5142 P.O's, MasterCard, Visa and checks accepted! HOTEL INFORMATION ----------------- To reserve a room at our special rate of $72, call the Twin Towers Resort & Convention Center in Orlando at 1-800-327-2110 and reference the Sun seminar to receive the discount. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ For information send mail to info-sunflash@Sun.COM. Subscription requests should be sent to sunflash-request@Sun.COM. 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