Ada95, Java, and their interaction

Ada95, Java, and their interaction

[Prof R Conn]

Hello, Everyone,

I'm delighted to post the following announcement on tutorial material
pertaining to Ada95, Java, their interaction, and news and views at the
upper DoD level.  This is now available in the Public Ada Library on the
Internet. For those of you who attended this event, this is the promised
release of the material.  For those of you who did not, you may find the
material to be of interest.

The new experimental Web-based PAL interface is now supporting an easy
distribution of this material from two of the PAL's Internet sites.  The
URLs for the new interfaces on these sites are:
  http://www.cdrom.com/pub/ada/newpal.htm
  http://wuarchive.wustl.edu/languages/ada/newpal.htm

Note that the file type is HTM, not HTML.  WU Archive is the main PAL site,
and it is very, very busy (over 200,000 systems accessed this site in April).
The CDROM site is in California, and, while also very busy, is somewhat more
easily accessible.  From these Web pages, there is a set of HOT SPOT buttons,
and the one labeled "Adv Software Tech Open House" brings you directly to
this material.

This material will also be available on the upcoming Ada CDROM from Walnut
Creek.  This CDROM will be released in July 96.

Enjoy!

Rick Conn
Manager, Public Ada Library (PAL)
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Public Ada Library (PAL) Release Notice
Release of: Advanced Software Technology Open House at Monmouth University
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1. Taxonomy:
    COURSEWARE
        MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY
            ADVANCED SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY OPEN HOUSE
                MAY 1996
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2. Author:
    Numerous - See Abstract
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3. Rights:
    Approved for Public Release; Distribution Unlimited
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4. Copyright:
    None on Collection
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5. Abstract:
                  ADVANCED SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY OPEN HOUSE
                          AT MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY
                               8-9 May 1996

                            Featured Speakers
                            -----------------
                       Ms. Cynthia Rand, ASD(C3)
                     Dr. Tucker Taft, Intermetrics
                 Dr. Dennis Govoni, Sun Microsystems

PURPOSES OF THE OPEN HOUSE
The purposes of this Open House are:

  1. Open House and Software Technology Forum - To introduce the audience
     to many of the projects and activities of the Software Engineering
     Department at Monmouth University, opening a forum for discussion
     of the resources available to the community and the needs of the
     community.  Sponsored by Monmouth University and the Software
     Engineering Department.

  2. Java Technology Forum - To provide a forum for the discussion of the
     topic of Java, Internet programming, and the associated issues
     (including security of the Internet).  These are hot topics, and
     large numbers of our community have shown an interest in finding
     out more.  Sponsored by Monmouth University, the Software Engineering
     Department, the Java User Group for Military Applications (JUGMAP),
     and General Dynamics Land Systems.

Monmouth University is actively supporting some of the education,
training, and research needs of our local community in Monmouth County,
New Jersey.  Our students and customers (project funding sources) come
from Fort Monmouth, AT&T Bell Labs, Bell Atlantic, the Federal Aviation
Administration Technical Center, Bell Core, The MITRE Corporation,
the Defense Information Systems Agency, the Army Research Office,
insurance companies, medical research companies, and a wide variety of
support contractors.

PRESENTATIONS IN THE PAL DISTRIBUTION
  File Name      Title of Presentation, Author, Summary of Key Topics
  ============   ====================================================

  adajava.zip    "Programming the Internet with Ada 95" by Tucker Taft
                 Key Topics:
                   Introduction to Sun's Java(tm) Technology
                   Introduction to the Ada 95/Java Compiler AppletMagic(tm)
                   Writing Applets in Ada 95
                   The Future of Ada 95 and Java on the Web

  astoh.zip      "Software Technology Forum Notebook" edited by Rick Conn
                 Key Topics:
                   Software Engineering Department (MUSE) and its Master of
                     Science in Software Engineering Degree
                   Software Engineering Laboratory (CTDT) at Monmouth
                     University
                   Center for Technology Development and Transfer at
                     Monmouth University
                   Public Ada Library (2nd Annual Report)
                   Selected Projects at Monmouth University under CTDT and
                     MUSE, such as Phase II of the Computer-Aided
                     Prototyping System, the Distributed Networked Agents
                     Laboratory, Formal Models of Communications Protocols,
                     Real-Time Distributed Systems Benchmarking, Public
                     Ada Library, Reuse Tapestry, and the Simulation and
                     Modeling Laboratory

  java1.zip      "Java" by Dennis Govoni
  java2.zip      Key Topics:
                   Traditional Computing Models
                   The Java Model
                   Solving Problems with Java
                   Who is Using Java?
                   Conclusion (including Sites to Surf and Future
                     Predictions)

  javamil.zip    "Java in the Military: Everything You Wanted to Know But
                  Were Afraid to Ask" by Rob Dyer
                 Key Topics:
                   Java User Group for Military Applications
                   Why Do You Care About Java?
                   Tucker Taft Says I Can Use Ada ... Why Should I Care
                     About Java?
                   What Does Interoperability Mean to the US Military?
                   What Are the Essential Building Blocks of the Army's
                     Master Plan?
                   Where Do You See Java's Place in the US Army's Master
                     Plan?
                   What Are Some Feasible "Homes" for Java in the Military?
                   I've Heard Java Has Some Security Problems ... What
                     About That?
                   What Are the Challenges to Java's Military Debut?
                   What Are the Next Steps in Evaluating This New
                     Technology?
                   How Do I Get More Involved With Java's Role in the
                     Military?

  visible.zip    "Making Software Visible" by Cynthia Rand
                 Key Topics:
                   DoD Software Management - The Problems, The
                     Opportunities, The Obstacles, The Challenge
                   DoD Policy - Acquiring Quality Products
                   DoD Policy - Engineering of DoD Software
                   DoD Policy - Reuse
                   DoD Policy - Ada
                   National Research Council Issue - What is our Ada
                     "Business Model" and is it still valid?
                   Software Engineering Education
                   Acquisition Best Practices
                   Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) software
                   DoD Software Reuse Initiative (SRI)
                   Army Software Market-Driven Trade Association (SMART)
                   Software Acquisition Capability Maturity Model
                   Practical Software Measurement (with point of contact
                     information)
                   Challenge - The Year 2000 (Y2K) Problem
                   Software Management Initiative (with point of contact
                     information)

LIST OF SPEAKERS
  Dr. Rebecca Stafford, President, Monmouth University

  Ms. Cynthia Rand, Principal Director for Information Management, Deputy
    Assistant Secretary of Defense (Command, Control, and Communications)

  Mr. Victor Ferlise, Deputy to the Commanding General, U.S. Army
    Communications-Electronics Command

  Mr. Douglas Kiliman, Manager of Engineering for General Dynamics Land
    Systems

  Mr. Hal Hart, TRW, Chairman of the Special Interest Group in Ada of
    the Association for Computing Machinery

  Dr. Tucker Taft, Intermetrics, Technical Director of the Ada9X
    Mapping/Revision Team and lead of the Intermetrics Ada95 to J-Code
    (bytecode) compiler project

  Dr. Dennis Govoni, a Chief Scientist and Java Specialist, World
    Wide Field Organization, Sun Microsystems Computer Company

  Ms. Beth Dawson, Product Manager and Java specialist, Silicon Graphics

  Mr. Robert Dyer, General Dynamics Land Systems, Moderator of the Java User
    Group for Military Applications

  Professor Derek Morris, Software Engineering Department, Monmouth
    University, Department Chairman

  Professor Richard Conn, Software Engineering Department, Monmouth
    University, and Manager of the Public Ada Library

  Professor Raman Kannan, Software Engineering Department, Monmouth
    University

SPONSORS AND SUPPORT
  We wish to acknowledge the following organizations for sponsoring this
  Advanced Software Technology Open House.
    General Dynamics Land Systems
    Java User Group for Military Applications
    Monmouth University
    Software Engineering Department at Monmouth University

  We also wish to thank the following organizations for providing support
  for this Advanced Software Technology Open House.  This support includes
  providing speakers, post-conference publication support, advertising
  (via the WWW in most cases), demos, funds, literature, permission to
  show videos, and other items of value to the attendees.
    Ada and Reuse Information Clearinghouse, IITRI
    Ada Belgium
    Ada Joint Program Office, U.S. Department of Defense
    Assistant Secretary of Defense for Command, Control, and
      Communications, U.S. Department of Defense
    Fort Monmouth in general (many organizations working in concert)
    General Dynamics Land Systems
    Intermetrics, Inc.
    Java User Group for Military Applications
    Monmouth University in general (Administration in particular)
    Public Ada Library
    Silicon Graphics
    Software Engineering Department, Monmouth University
    Software Engineering Directorate, Army Communications-Electronics
      Command, Fort Monmouth
    Software Engineering Institute
    Software Reuse Initiative, U.S. Department of Defense
    Software Technology Support Center, U.S. Department of Defense
    Sun Microsystems Computer Company (Sunergy program and World Wide
      Field Organization)
    Sun User's Group
    TRW, Inc.
    Walnut Creek CDROM

INTERESTED IN FINDING OUT MORE? - WE'RE ON THE WEB
  Visit our Web page at http://www.monmouth.edu/muse
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6. Release Notice:
This prologue must be included in all copies of this software.
Restrictions on use or distribution:  NONE
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7. Directory Listing:

languages/ada/crsware/muse/astoh:
  File Name                 Size
  ---------                 ----
  READ.ME                    450
  adajava.zip             21,177
  astoh.zip            1,204,227
  invite.txt              13,411
  java1.zip            1,462,149
  java2.zip            1,432,185
  javamil.zip          1,157,890
  visible.zip          1,197,000


Totals
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    8 Files            6,488,489
Richard Conn, PAL Manager  |  conn@wuarchive.wustl.edu
Opinions expressed herein are my own and not necessarily those of anyone else.
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