Re: PCTE/Ada?

[widget!jgg@uunet.uu.net (Xmiester)]

In article <9210171411.AA17614@ajpo.sei.cmu.edu> SAHARBAUGH@ROO.FIT.EDU writes:
>I would appreciate pointers, info, etc.
>regarding PCTE/Ada.  I recall PCTE
>information being posted here in the
>past.  Also PCIS which I believe
>is the NIST equivalent of PCTE.


PCTE (Portable Common Tool Environment) is a specification from the
ECMA, with several commercial implementations available.

CAIS-A (Common APSE Interface Set - Ada) is an Ada specification for a
SEE. Sponsored by the DoD.

PCIS (Portable Common Interface Set -or- PCte-caIS) is not sponsored
by NIST, but rather by the AJPO and NATO. Originally the plan was to
merge CAIS-A and PCTE, but now it looks like we're going for a beefed
version of PCTE that the AJPO and DoD can stand behind.

NIST has developed a reference model for Software Engineering
Environment frameworks. NIST Techni cal Report TR-55.

H/P, IBM, Control Data and Informix have initiated the CASE Communique
(CASECOM) effort to develop standards for control integration. The
influence of these people is heavily from the H/P Softbench camp,
however, there is much effort to ensure the message based broadcast
server technology is not inher ently implied by the standard.

DEC, Sun and SGI have a similar effort called the CASE
Interoperability Alliance (CIA).

There is the ANSI Committee X3H6 on CASE Tool Integration Models.

It is expected that CASECOM and CIA specs will be submitted to X3H6
for standardization on tool mes saging specifications (control
integration).

--
John Goodsen
goodsenj@ajpo.sei.cmu.edu