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         DISA/CIM JOINS SOFTWARE PRODUCTIVITY CONSORTIUM
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DATELINE:  September 23, 1994

The U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency's Center for
Information Management (DISA/CIM) is among three organizations
added to the Software Productivity Consortium's new Affiliate
program.  The Consortium's Affiliate program broadens the
interaction between the Consortium and other organizations outside
of its industrial member base, including universities and
government agencies.

DISA/CIM is the U.S. Defense Department's focal point for
department-wide support in all information management activities. 
DISA/CIM initiatives include programs and activities in the areas
of Ada language implementation, software reuse, process
improvement, measurement, reengineering, and object-oriented
technologies.

The Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center (OC/ALC) and Software Valley
have also joined the program.

[Source:  Software Productivity Consortium News Release.  September
9, 1994.]

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          COBOL TO Ada REENGINEERING SERVICES AVAILABLE
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DATELINE:  September 23, 1994

On September 20, 1994, Alydaar Software Corporation announced the
availability of COBOL to Ada reengineering services.  All dialects
of COBOL can be translated into Ada 83 or Ada 9X and can be
targeted to any platform.  Alydaar implements a proprietary
cognitive reengineering technology which is language and platform
independent.  

For more information, contact:  Barry Litherland, Director of
Federal Services at (504) 845-3322.

[Source:  Alydaar Software Corporation News Release.]

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 RATIONAL AND DIGITAL FORM STRATEGIC ALLIANCE TO PROVIDE JOINT 
SOFTWARE-ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS FOR ADA
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DATELINE:  September 23, 1994

Ada software-engineering solutions will now be jointly marketed and
sold by Digital Equipment Corporation and Rational Software
Corporation who announced their alliance on September 20, 1994.
Under the partnership agreement, Rational will be Digital's
preferred supplier of Ada software-development tools for Alpha AXP
workstations and servers.  In addition, Digital's Alpha AXP
platform will be Rational's premier platform for future development
and enhancement of its Ada software tools.  Both companies will
reference each other as strategic partners and will cooperate
closely in the Ada market.