---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Florida SunFlash SunWorld 1994 Moscone Center San Francisco June 13 - 18, 1994 SunFLASH Vol 65 #72 May 1994 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Electronic Journal For Sun Users Since 1988 John J. Mclaughlin, Publisher & Editor - flash@sun.com ____________________________________________________________________________ 65.72 SunWorld 1994 Moscone Center San Francisco June 13 - 18, 1994 SunWorld '94 is an excellent environment to explore the business and technical aspects of Sun Microsystems, as well as other complementary open systems products, technologies and solutions from over 250 exhibiting companies! SunWorld Conference Announcement More Information on the Conference Program IN-DEPTH CONFERENCE SESSIONS. SUNSERVICE TUTORIALS, Monday, June 13, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. SunWorld '94 Conference Sessions Sun User Group Mini Conference FULL-DAY CLASSES Travel & Hotel Information (310 lines) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: SunWorld Conference Announcement You'll get a firsthand look at the latest in Sun software, hardware solutions and complementary services - all in one place, under one roof. There is simply no other event like this in the world. The SunWorld conference is an ideal place to learn. Tutorials and sessions are put together by world experts, including customers, resellers, system integrators, developers, the Sun User Group, and Sun Education. The following are extracts from the SunWorld Conference brochure For more information Telnet to: RCSREG.COM and login as SUNWORLD THE SUNWORLD '94 EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE CONFERENCE THEME: "ADVANCING ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS" Subject: More Information on the Conference Program Telnet TO: RCSREG.COM AND LOGIN AS SUNWORLD OR To register, e-mail your name and phone number to WWOODS@MCIMAIL.COM OR Call Lynn FULLERTON SUSAN GRANATA OR JASON KIRKFIELD AT (800) 545-3976. How would you like to learn the ins and outs of the latest Sun, SPARC, and Solaris open systems technologies? Or find out where Sun is headed over the next five to ten years? Or get your hands on the hottest new products from over 250 leading suppliers? Then take a look at the SunWorld '94 Conference, June 13-18, Moscone Center, San Francisco. SunWorld '94 is your chance to explore the business and technical aspects of Sun hardware, software, and services, as well as other complementary open systems trends, technologies, and solutions. This worldwide educational conference and exposition will bring together more than 12,000 users of Sun, SPARC, and Solaris-based products, independent software vendors, corporate developers, systems integrators, VARs, resellers, service providers, marketers, and manufacturers to Moscone Center for six days of nonstop learning. EXPAND YOUR KNOWLEDGE AND BUILD YOUR SKILLS AT THE IN-DEPTH CONFERENCE SESSIONS. SunWorld's Conference Program offers you tremendous depth and scope. In fact, you can choose from over 40 hard-hitting sessions on the latest open systems topics including moving to client/server technology, rightsizing, network management, interoperability, systems management, graphics, multimedia, Solaris vs. Windows NT, and much more. So you can focus on sessions that mean the most to you and your career, we've divided the program into four separate tracks designed to challenge, provoke, and inform. Choose from Management Perspectives -- Integrating the Enterprise; Developer Insights; Network/System Management in the Distributed Computing Arena; and Information Technology 2001. Each track explores key industry issues, trends, and technologies from a fresh perspective. INTRODUCING THE FIRST SUN USER GROUP MINI CONFERENCE. SunWorld '94 is really two conferences in one. That's because the Sun User Group (SUG) will hold its first mini conference during SunWorld '94. SUG will run in-depth technical sessions on Thursday afternoon, June 16, and all day Friday, June 17, at the Moscone Center. Plus, six intensive full-day classes will be conducted on Saturday, June 18, at the nearby ANA Hotel. Come and connect with other Sun users. Exchange ideas, tips, and techniques to help increase your business productivity. And take part in spirited discussions on the most important topics in the world of Sun open systems. HEAR FROM INDUSTRY LUMINARIES AT THE FEATURED PRESENTATIONS. Learn about the future of Sun open systems during a keynote address by Dr. Eric E. Schmidt, Chief Technology Officer, Sun Microsystems, Inc. Take part in a spirited Q&A session with Scott McNealy, Chairman, President, and CEO of Sun Microsystems. And hear William Alaoglu, Director of Technology for World Cup USA 1994, Inc., as he tells how Sun computers are being used to build a vast global network for managing the World Cup Soccer Tournament. Don't miss the fireworks when SunSoft President, Ed Zander squares off against Swiss Bank Corp.'s Executive Directors of Information Technology, Dwight Koop and Pat Kerpan, to debate the future of Sun open systems technologies as an advanced platform for gaining and maintaining a competitive advantage. Look into new opportunities for workstations and PCs in the power desktop market with Nancy Battey, Director, Workstation Research, International Data Corporation. And join a panel of experts from the race car and aerospace industries as they reveal how top designers and engineers are using Sun graphic workstations and servers to boost performance. Subject: SUNSERVICE TUTORIALS, Monday, June 13, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Expand your knowledge at intensive tutorials developed in association with SunService, a Sun Microsystems, Inc. business unit. SunService is celebrating its tenth year of training Sun customers and is known for its innovative educational programs. On Monday, June 13, they will offer a series of full-day tutorials for system administrators and programmers. T1. NIS+ T2. Coredump Analysis Seminar T3. System Interface DifferENCES T4. JumpStart T5. Multithread Programming T6. Fault Analysis Workshop Overview T7. System and Network Security T8. Solaris 2.x Update for System Administrators ENCORE SESSIONS Get something extra at our Encore sessions. The chance to learn and grow doesn't end once the Conference Sessions are over for the day. In fact, on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, you can get together with Sun's product marketing, technical staff, and end users for informal, interactive Encore sessions. 1. The Five Minute System Administrator 2. Nomadic Computing 3. Computer-Aided Telephony Using SPARCstations 4. Desktop Conferencing 5. WABI Update 6. Surfing the Internet COMPUTERVISION USERS GROUP CONFERENCE SunWorld '94 attendees are invited to attend the Computervision West Coast Users Group Conference, June 13 and 14, at the ANA Hotel, just a short walk from the Moscone Center. This event will host numerous workshops and tutorials, plus provide a convenient platform to exchange information with current CV users and experts. For a registration packet or to receive more information, please contact: Sue Ankrom, Chairman, at 619-544-2604; Stan Gee, Vice Chairman, at 206-773-2329; or Larry Tom, Secretary/Treasurer, at 619-691-2167. Subject: SunWorld '94 Conference Sessions TRACK 1: MANAGEMENT PERSPECTIVES -- INTEGRATING THE ENTERPRISE 1.1. Integrating Your UNIX, PC, and Mainframe Gurus: Helping Cultures Collide Gracefully 1.2. Explaining UNIX to Mainframe Bigots -- and Vice-Versa 1.4. Bleeding Edge: Sun's Own Rightsizing Story (The Harris & Randy Show) 1.5. Middleware for Managers: What Does it Mean? Where Is it Going? 1.6. Update from the Front Line: Windows NT vs. Solaris vs. Other Advanced Operating Environments TRACK 2: DEVELOPER INSIGHTS 2.1A. OpenStep, the Industry's First Object-Oriented Application Environment 2.1B. Programming for Performance and Efficiency in Graphics, Imaging and Video Applications 2.2A. Satisfying GUI Users without Blowing Budgets or Missing Market Windows 2.2B. Technologies and Techniques for Legacy System Applications 2.3A. Putting the Person Back in Design 2.3B. Staying Compliant with Evolving UNIX Definitions 2.4A. Multithreading I: Tools and Techniques 2.4B. Implementation of/on OMG Standards 2.5A. Multithreading II: Case Studies on Threading the Straight and Narrow Paths 2.5B. Does Your Client/Server Application Need a Distributed Transaction Processing Monitor? 2.6A. Windows NT: UNIX Developer Impact and Implications 2.6B. Building Secure Applications in Distributed, Heterogeneous Environments 2.7A. Security: Tough Decisions for Distributed Systems and Heterogeneous Environments 2.7B. Middleware: Best Bets for Focusing Development Resources TRACK 3: NETWORK/SYSTEM MANAGEMENT IN THE DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING ARENA 3.1. Network Management for Distributed Computing 3.2. Network ManagementDAn End User's View 3.3. High-Performance Networking: ATM, Fast Ethernet, FDDI 3.4. Network INSecurity 3.5. Capacity Planning in Network Computing 3.6. Moving to Client/Server without Getting Fired or Murdered 3.7. Tricks for Making System Management Easier (Less Obnoxious) TRACK 4: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 2001 4.1. Computing Platforms in the New Century: Form, Function and Focus 4.2. Operating Environments for Future Computing Platforms 4.3. The Information Highway for Business and Technical Applications 4.4. Microprocessors for Future Computing Platforms 4.5. Networking and Interoperability in the 21st Century 4.6. Graphics and Multimedia Advancement in the New Century 4.7. The Future of Database Technology Subject: Sun User Group Mini Conference Birds of a Feather Sessions Keynote Address: Improving Software Through User Centered Design Keynote Address: Spring -- Directions in Operating Systems Research TRACK 1: SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION S1.1. The Automounter: Solaris 2.0 and Beyond S1.2. What's New in Solaris 2.x S1.3. Developers Panel S1.4. System Administration Power Tools S1.5. CacheFS S1.6. Converting to NIS+ S1.7. Solaris Performance Tuning S1.8. SysAdmin Wizards Panel TRACK 2: SOFTWARE ISSUES S2.1. Database Performance Optimization S2.2. An API for Data Management S2.3. An Overview of PERL Programming S2.4. Programming with Threads Under Solaris 2 S2.5. The ADAPTIVE Communications Environment S2.6. You and Your Compiler TRACK 3: ENTERPRISE ISSUES S3.1. Systematic Approach to Downsizing S3.2. Using Snoop to Debug Your Network S3.3. Turbocharging Your LAN S3.4. Designing Your Network S3.5. Viruses, Worms, Crackers, Snoopers -- What's Next? S3.6. The Value of Open Systems Skills TRACK 4: MISCELLANEOUS TOPICS S4.1. NeXT's OpenStep: Real-Life Experiences of Using Object Oriented Programming with OpenStep S4.2. Converting from Open Windows to Motif S4.3. Spring Operating System Technical Overview S4.4. Developing Solaris Device Drivers S4.5. Experiments with Multithreading on Sun Multiprocessors S4.6. Open Sun User Group Board Meeting Subject: FULL-DAY CLASSES T9. Responding to Security Incidents T10. Managing the Domain Name System T11. Advanced Solaris System Administration T12. TCP/IP Configuration on Sun Systems with Internet Connectivity T13. An Introduction to Multithreaded Programming: Solaris Threads and POSIX Threads T14. Introduction to PERL Subject: Travel & Hotel Information For travel information and discounts on hotels, airlines and Amtrack call Travel Planners, SunWorld's official travel agency at 1 800 221 3531 (or in area codes 212, 914, 718 and 516 call 212 532 1600) When making airline reservations with Travel Planners, be sure to mention your Star File #, Amarican Airlines File # 1064D9; Delta # K2499, for discounts on these official SunWorld airlines. Call Alamo for special rates on car rentals under Group ID # 263157 and rate code GR. ********************************************************************** For information about SunFlash send mail to info-sunflash@Sun.COM. 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