From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,LOTS_OF_MONEY autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 1108a1,727628270d286db9,start X-Google-Attributes: gid1108a1,public X-Google-Thread: 103376,727628270d286db9,start X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-Thread: f43e6,727628270d286db9,start X-Google-Attributes: gidf43e6,public X-Google-Thread: 10db24,727628270d286db9,start X-Google-Attributes: gid10db24,public X-Google-Thread: ff6c8,727628270d286db9,start X-Google-Attributes: gidff6c8,public From: seic@sw-eng.falls-church.va.us (SEIC) Subject: SEIC News, Feb. 7, 1997 Date: 1997/02/07 Message-ID: <5dg6s5$1t9@ns1.sw-eng.falls-church.va.us> X-Deja-AN: 215162765 content-type: Text/Plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 organization: Software Engineering Information Center mime-version: 1.0 newsgroups: comp.lang.ada,comp.sw.components,comp.object,comp.software-eng,comp.edu Date: 1997-02-07T00:00:00+00:00 List-Id: Software Engineering News Brief Week Ending: February 7, 1997 ************************************************* DISA SELLS POPULAR DII SOFTWARE TO ALLIES Topic: DII, COE Software products that comprise the Defense Information Infrastructure (DII) are in demand by U.S. military allies and coalition partners. Canada has bought parts of the Global Command and Control System (GCCS), while Japan, Australia and Saudi Arabia are reviewing the GCCS components. Also, the United Kingdom has expressed interest in the Defense Department's (DoD) new Common Operating Environment (COE). To promote these sales and to make sure that foreign systems are interoperable with DoD systems, the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) is beefing up its role in foreign military sales (FMS) of DII products. DISA's director, Lt. Gen. Albert Edmonds, has designated the Joint Requirements Analysis and Integration Unit, or D-7, as the point of contact for FMS. It is predicted that, in addition to GCCS and COE, products for information security, the Defense Message System and the Defense Information Systems Network will be in demand as well. SOURCE: Temin, Thomas, "DII hits international markets," Government Computer News, Jan. 27, 1997, v16 n2 p42. **************************************************** SOME THOUGHTS ON THE NRC STUDY Topic: Ada On October 31, 1996, the Computer Science and Telecommunications Board of the National Research Council (NRC) briefed the results of their study "Ada and Beyond: Software Policies for the Department of Defense." The summary recommendations from the briefing were: Require Ada for DoD war-fighting software; Drop Ada requirement for other DoD software; Invest $15 million yearly for Ada infrastructure--or drop the Ada requirement entirely; Embed programming language decisions into a Software Engineering Plan Review Process. Maj. J.C. Coleman, HQ AFMC, Directorate of Engineering and Technical Management, writes that the NRC finding will likely generate some change regarding the use of Ada software. However, when and what these changes will be is difficult to estimate. The Major continues by writing that some study clarification will likely be required, such as defining "war-fighting software," before any changes occur. Also, any changes will have to be agreed to at the DoD level. These changes will likely balance both acquisition reform and sound software and system engineering principles. Until these changes are made, Ada must be used for Air Force software, or a waiver must be obtained. SOURCE: Maj. J.C. Coleman, "Current Status and Activities Regarding the Use of Ada for Air Force Acquisition Efforts." Crosstalk. December 1996, v9 n12 p7. **************************************************** 1997 SYMPOSIUM ON SOFTWARE REUSABILITY (SSR'97) Topic: Reuse Sponsored by ACM SIGSOFT Back Bay Hilton, 40 Dalton Street Boston, Massachusetts, USA -- 17-20 May 1997 URL: http://www.owego.com/~ssr97/ Co-Located with the 1997 International Conference on Software Engineering, ICSE-97, 18-23 May 1997. The Symposium on Software Reusability is ACM's bi-annual forum, held in conjunction with the International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), for the exchange of ideas, research and development results and experiences in all aspects of software reusability. SSR'97 invites you to participate in tutorials, keynotes, panels, and all aspects of the technical program. TO REGISTER: Use the ICSE registration form or register on-site at the main ICSE registration desk at the Sheraton (across the street from the Back Bay Hilton Hotel). Registration includes joint session with ICSE. For more information, contact: Guillermo Arango, Schlumberger WTH Information Tech., 50, Av. Jean Jaures, Bat. H, 92541 Montrouge Cedex, France. Tel: +33 (0) 1 49 65 59 46; Fax: +33 (0) 1 49 65 59 50; . Mehdi T. Harandi, University of Illinois, Dept. of Computer Science, 1304 W. Springfield Ave., Urbana, IL 61801. Tel: 217/333-4865; Fax: 217/244-6869; . 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