Ada NEWS -- Week Ending 17 Feb 1995

Ada NEWS -- Week Ending 17 Feb 1995

[Ada Information Clearinghouse]

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                            Ada 95:  
        FIRST INTERNATIONALLY STANDARDIZED OOP LANGUAGE!
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DATELINE:  February 17, 1995

On February 15, 1995, the International Organization for
Standardization (ISO) accepted Ada 95 as the first
internationally standardized, fully object-oriented programming
(OOP) language.  The new standard will continue to expand Ada's
implementations in civil and commercial applications.  

For more information about Ada 95 and its approval by ISO, please
contact the AdaIC.

Ada Information Clearinghouse (AdaIC)
P.O. Box 1866
Falls Church, VA  22204
Telephone:  1-800-AdaIC-11 (1-800/232-4211) or 703/681-2466
Fax:  703/681-2869
E-mail:  adainfo@sw-eng.falls-church.va.us

[Source:  Ada Information Clearinghouse]

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           NEW Ada 95 STANDARD SUPPORTED BY RATIONAL 
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DATELINE:  February 17, 1995 

Along with the recent acceptance of Ada 95 as an ISO and ANSI
standard, Rational Software Corporation announced plans to support
the new Ada 95 standard through extending its suite of
software-engineering tools. 
 
Ada 95 support will be added incrementally as part of a series of
upgrades to the Rational product line.  Full support for the Ada
95 standard is expected by the end of the year. In addition,
Rational will continue to support the original Ada language as
long as customers require it. Rational will also offer an
extensive set of tools that will help customers make the
transition to the new Ada 95 standard. 

"Ada---already the best technical and economic solution--- 
just got better with Ada 95," said Gerard J. Rudisin, vice 
president of marketing at Rational. "Ada 95 fits well with 
Rational's extensive experience in object-oriented technology,
real-time embedded systems, and iterative development. Rational
is committed to providing full Ada 95 support across our entire
product line."   

For more information contact: 
Rational Software Corporation 
2800 San Tomas Expressway 
Santa Clara, CA 95051-0951 
Tel. 408/496-3600 or 800/RAT-1212 
Fax  408/496-3636 
E-mail product_info@rational.com 
 
[Rational Software Corporation News Release]
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  DISA LEADERSHIP KICK OFF 2ND Ada DUAL-USE WORKSHOP CONFERENCE
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DATELINE:  February 10, 1995

On February 6, 1995, LtGen A. Edmonds, Director, Defense
Information Systems Agency (DISA) and Diann McCoy, Deputy
Director, Center for Software (Excellence) kicked off the second
annual Ada Dual-Use Workshop at the Sheraton Premiere at Tyson's
Corner in Vienna, Virginia.  Speakers following them were Harry
Quast, Vice President of CACI, and Donald J. Reifer, Chief,
Software Initiatives Office.  

General sessions were followed by panel participant briefings. 
These provided participants with an opportunity to give their
views on how DoD could best develop strategies to promote the
commercial use of Ada.  Participants included representatives
from government, academia, and commercial communities.  

A result of the previous conference held in 1993 was the Ada
Dual-Use Program, whose primary objective is to increase the use
of the Ada programming language in defense, academia, and
commercial sectors.  This year's workshop presented a forum to
review progress toward implementing that plan and to refine the
future direction of the Ada Dual-Use Program.

One comment regularly heard was that much of the work called for at
the first workshop had been accomplished or a very successful start
made in the intervening year.

For further information, contact the AdaIC.

Phone:    800/232-4211 
Email:    adainfo@sw-eng.falls-church.va.us
          P.O. Box 1866
          Falls Church, VA 22204

[Source:  Ada Information Clearinghouse]