F R E E E X P O-Distributed Computing World-April 19-20-Washington DC

ۥ-'2FREE--DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING WORLD & CLIENT/SERVER DEVELOPERS EXPOSITION Washington, D.C. Convention Center Tuesday, April 19, 12:00pm-6:30pm Wednesday, April 20, 10:30am-4:30pm See Over 100 of the Leading Distributed and Client/Server Technology Companies! >Expand your Expertise Hear from today's industry leaders and slash thousands of dollars off your IS budget. No other industry event can offer you a broader range of today's leading edge suppliers of client/server computing, networking, and distributed computing at one time a nd in one place. >Save Months of Costly Investigation Time Visit over 100 exhibits and see live demos of working client/server networks and the latest C/S application development tools in action. Discover key products and technologies and address your interoperability issues. >Learn the secrets to Success Crucial questions. . . important answers! Find out about the strengths and weaknesses of distributed computing. Learn how to use your distributed computing tools to meet your organization's strategic business requirements in a heterogeneous database en vironment. >Glimpse into the Future See an impressive array of products and services unveiled for the first time at this pivotal industry event! Receive privileged insight into the industry's emerging technologies and services. >And Much More! Don't Delay - Get a jump on your competition and discover the secrets to your success. Bring your entire team and maintain your competitive edge by attending this year's largest and most comprehensive exposition event. FREE EXPOSITION EVENTS Client/Server Developers User Group Wednesday, April 20, 1994 - 9:00 am - 11:50 am This interactive event is part of a nationwide client/server user group sponsored by DCI. It provides technical attendees with a chance to discuss the interoperability issues that occur in a client/server environment. Discover the issues users like you rself have encountered, and work together to get answers to your questions. See registration panel to receive more information. Special Industry Presentation (Product Education Session) Another conference element which we've opened up to expo attendees. Attend in-depth session where leading companies present their products' technical capabilities in an informative classroom-style setting. FREE GIVEAWAYS Free software package from Syncsort . . . Come to booth #133 and learn how you can start to distribute your applications. Discuss the implementation of their "MVS to Unix Migration software". Human Factors International Inc. (booth 129) is giving away a complimentary course registration to "How to Design Effective Graphical User Interfaces." This three day course teaches system developers, interface designers and project managers to use the science of ergonomics to design optimal GUI screens Alternet- The "Information Highway" of the 90's is here, and your computer is your vehicle - - so hop in, and get rolling! Come see how easy it is to tap into the Internet . . Retrieve your Email, become part of a global network of organizations and ind ividuals. . .From its roots as the original commercial Internet service provider, AlterNet is now the most experienced, best connected, and most reliable Internet access service in the business. So whether you're looking for others to chat with, returni ng you E-mail, or trying to increase your companies productivity, tap into the Internet with Alternet. FREE KEYNOTE PRESENTATIONS - TUESDAY, 11:00am - 12:00noon PAUL STRASSMANN, President, Strassman, Inc. The Politics of Distributed Computing - This session addresses the analogies between the design of information systems and organizational governance. >Computing Reflects Organizational Politics >Distributed Computing Not Autonomous Computing >Organizational Governance Must Precede Network Architecture >Technical Proposals Including Political Context ART BENJAMIN, President, Online People Limited The Business Case for Client/Server - By the end of the 90's the difference between a good I.T. infrastructure and an adequate one will be immense. Most companies are defaulting towards an infrastructure that is in inadequate, for the following reasons: >Not Identifying Their Infrastructure Needs >Basing Long-Term Infrastructure Direction on Current Needs Alone >No Method of Measuring Costs and Benefits HERB EDELSTEIN, Principal & Founder, Euclid Associates AND LARRY DeBOEVER, Founder, DeBoever Architectures Rightsizing Point/Counterpoint: Two Industry Experts Go Toe-to-Toe on 1994's Hot Issues - These two leading industry visionaries put their reputations and friendship on the line, as they take on the toughest downsizing issues in this provocative present ation. >Future of CASE >Dowsizing Enablers >Downsizing Issues FREE KEYNOTE PRESENTATIONS - WEDNESDAY, 9:30am - 10:30am Beyond Rows and Columns: What's New in Relational DBMS Panel Moderator: Pieter Mimno Relational DBMSs are moving rapidly to support complex data, such as; very large databases, multi-dimensional data, multi-threaded server architectures, gateways, text, images, audio, and video. This forum will allow attendees the opportunity to questio n leading RDBMS vendors on the latest advances in database technology for a distributed client/server environment. Companies invited to participate include; Arbor Software, Cincom, IRI, Oracle and Sybase. ROHAN CHAMPION, Vice President of Solutions Strategy, Novell Where Upsizing Meets Downsizing - This presentation explores key management and technological issues that must be addressed if the full power and productivity of modernized information systems are to be realized. >Values to Business Enterprise >Infrastructure and Transition Planning >Re-Defined Role IS Management CHRISTINE COMAFORD, President, Corporate Computing Techniques For Rapid Application Development of GUI Client/Server Projects - The structure, scope, methods and deliverables required to build solid applications are explored in this conference session. >Application Design and Architecture Methods >Development Tasks Can Be Done in Parallel >GUI Client/Server Project Duration and Resources >Development Rules and Tasks >Planning/Analysis >How to Scope and Control Prototypes GARY A. STEMLEY, Major General, US Army Components Automation System The World's Largest LAN/WAN System - This presentation describes the approach being used by the U.S. Army to design, develop, and install the world's largest client server network. >Customers' Functional Requirements >Why Client Server Architecture Was Chosen >Major Challenges of Customer Community >Installation, Start-up Problems and Solutions >Short-range and Long-range Benefits INDUSTRY SPOTLIGHT - FREE Join a select group of exhibitors who will unveil and demonstrate the technical capabilities of their newest products. Due to the delicate nature of this information, the details of some of these companies, their products and announcements will not be r evealed until show time. See highlights of the latest technologies including: Client/Server application development, networking strategies and Data Warehousing tips and techniques. 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