CFCSEIC News Briefs, W/E Nov. 28, 1997

CFCSEIC News Briefs, W/E Nov. 28, 1997

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Center for Computer Systems Engineering News Briefs
Week Ending:  November 28, 1997

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ADA 95 EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES INCREASE WITH MARKET
Topic:  Ada

The Ada market has experienced a very positive 1997 and the coming year 
should witness a similar positive trend.  Paul Morris Personnel, a 
company that specializes in tracking Ada jobs, has identified 38 projects 
among 30 employers seeking Ada 95 developers.  From Atlanta to Las 
Vegas, Ada 95 is proving to play an integral part in the broader 
object-oriented programming languages market.

For more information about Ada jobs, contact the Ada Information 
Clearinghouse at:  800/232-4211, <mailto:adainfo@sw-eng.falls-church.va.us>.

SOURCE:  "Object Career News, Tri-Ada 1997 Edition", Paul Morris 
Personnel, 954-78-9686, <mailto:paul@morrisgroup.com>.

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SOFTWARE REUSE COST-CUTTING WITH CORBA
Topic:  Reuse, Software Engineering

The need to cut costs and save time in systems development is leading 
aerospace and defense engineers to use the Common Object Request Broker 
Architecture (CORBA) standard to bind different software programming 
technologies together.  

The initial launch of the AlliedSignal CORBA project showed engineers in 
the company's engines division can reduce costs by $750,000 per new 
application by using a library of reusable CORBA software components.  Of 
the savings, Wayne Haughey of AlliedSignal states, "Every CORBA project 
we start leverages our company's investment because our components avoid 
a combined total of five to six man-years of development and 
implementation effort."

SOURCE:  John McHale, "CORBA standard helps aerospace companies tackle 
software problems", Military & Aerospace Electronics, November 1997, v8 
n11, pp. 4-5.

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Y2K PRESENTATIONS NOW AVAILABLE ON-LINE
Topic:  Y2K

The following slide presentations regarding the Year 2000 issue have been 
recently added to the DISA/CFCSE-IC Y2K Web site at:  
http://sw-eng.falls-church.va.us/y2k-testing/

The Year 2000 Problem: 
http://sw-eng.falls-church.va.us/y2k-testing/docs/present/ - 9 slides 

A presentation by Carla von Bernewitz on the Y2k Problem and it's 
magnitude, cost estimations, considerations for the DoD, and DISA 
support. (Now in HTML format) 

DoD Prepares for the Year 2000:
http://sw-eng.falls-church.va.us/y2k-testing/docs/present/ - 23 slides

A presentation by Dr. Carl Palmer on the DoD and Y2k. Slide topics 
include: rules of engagement, strategy, phases, acquisition and 
contracting role, assessment and resolution phases, and tools and 
information sources. (Now in HTML format) 

SOURCE:  CFCSE-IC

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