CFCSEIC News Briefs, W/E Dec. 19, 1997

CFCSEIC News Briefs, W/E Dec. 19, 1997

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Center for Computer Systems Engineering News Briefs
Week Ending:  December 19, 1997

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DEFENSE INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE (DII) COMMON OPERATING
ENVIRONMENT (COE) 3.2 HAS NET MANAGERS 
Topic:  DII, COE

When DISA released Version 3.2 of the DII COE recently, it also laid out 
a road map for future releases.

The COE specifies that interchangeable software components be used for 
building interoperable, mission-specific applications.  The latest 
release draws in Hewlett-Packard Co.'s NetMatrix and OpenView network 
management products for HP-UX and SunSoft Solaris platforms, as well as 
Netscape SuiteSpot and an upgrade from Microsoft Office 4.1 to Office 97.

Version 3.3 is schedule for an April release.

SOURCE:  "News Roundup", Government Computer News, December 15, 1997, 
v16, n36, p 3. 

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ANNOUNCEMENT OF ADA VALIDATION PROCEDURES 5.0 AVAILABILITY
Topic:  Ada

The Ada Joint Program Office (AJPO), along with the Ada Validation Office 
(AVO) announce the release of the new Ada Compiler Validation Procedures 
(ACVPs), Version 5.0, 18 November 1997.  It is available at:
http://sw-eng.falls-church.va.us/AdaIC/compilers/val-proc/val5_0fin.shtml

The ACVPs define the certification body for the Ada programming language 
and set forth its rules of procedure for testing implementations of the 
Ada language for conformity to the language standard. This testing 
process is known as validation. 

Version 5.0 of the Procedures is a revision to Version 4.2 to reflect two 
important changes in Ada Validation: the end of the period of transition 
in validation from the use of the original language standard to the 
revised standard; and the transferral of validation authority for the Ada 
language from the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) 
to the United States Department of Defense (DoD).

For more information about these procedures, contact -
mailto:adainfo@sw-eng.falls-church.va.us

SOURCE:  AJPO

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ANNOUNCEMENT OF FIRST ACVC 2.1 VALIDATED COMPILERS FROM GREEN HILLS
Topic:  Ada

The Ada Joint Program Office announces the first Ada compilers validated
under ACVC 2.1.  Green Hill Software, Inc. proves that ACVC 2.1 isn't just 
decoration anymore, it's been used--there are now three *full-Ada95* 
implementations.

Green Hills Software offers embedded real-time systems for a variety of
targets.  They have 28 Ada 83 & Ada 95 compilers.

The current Ada 95 and Ada 83 Validated Compiler Lists are available at:
http://sw-eng.falls-church.va.us/AdaIC/compilers/

For more information, contact:

Green Hills Software, Inc.
2706 Alternate 19N, Palm Harbor, FL 34683 
Contact Patrick Rodenbeck at Phone: (813) 781-4909 or mailto:pat@ghs.com

SOURCE:  AJPO

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