CFCSEIC News Briefs, W/E Dec. 26, 1997

CFCSEIC News Briefs, W/E Dec. 26, 1997

[CSEIC]

Center for Computer Systems Engineering News Briefs
Week Ending:  December 26, 1997

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TABLE OF CONTENTS:

NEW TECHNICAL COURSE FOR DII COE ON WEB
TWO NEW ADA 95 DERIVED COMPILERS
TWO SOFTWARE ENGINNERING BOOKS NOW AVAILABLE FROM IEEE COMPUTER
SOCIETY
SEPG `98  PRELIMINARY PROGRAM

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NEW TECHNICAL COURSE FOR DII COE ON WEB
Topic:  DII, COE

A "Defense Information Infrastructure (DII) Common Operating Environment 
(COE) Technical Workshop" course has been uploaded recently to the CFCSE-IC 
DII COE Web Site [http://sw-eng.falls-church.va.us/coe/].  Intended 
mainly for developers, the course is an in-depth look at the inner 
workings of the DII COE.  Topics covered include documentation, analysis, 
segments and functional taxonomy. 

The course may be accessed directly at:

http://sw-eng.falls-church.va.us/coe/ed-train/cbt/

SOURCE:  CFCSE-IC

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TWO NEW ADA 95 DERIVED COMPILERS

The Ada Information Clearinghouse (AdaIC) has added two new Ada 95 
derived compilers to its list of Ada 95 Validated Compilers.  The 
compilers, from Aonix Inc.,  and Rational Inc., are as follows:

This week from Aonix:

Compiler:  ObjectAda Real-Time for Windows Cross PowerPC/VxWorks, 
version 7.1 (Base VC#:  970703s2.0.1-053)
Host:  ALR OptimaPro MT (200 MHz Pentium Pro) (under Windows NT 4.0)
Target:  Motorola Ultra PowerPC 603e (UB603E-100P16) & 604 
(UB604-133P16), and MVME1604-032 (under VxWorks 5.3.1)

This week from Rational:

Compiler:  Rational Apex Ada versions 2.4.1 & 2.4.6 >Base 
VC#:  970625s2.0.1-036
Hosts:  Sun SPARCstation and SPARCserver all models, Sun UltraStation and
UltraServer all models (under Solaris 2.5 or later)
Targets:  Any host

The Validated Compilers List may be accessed at:

http://sw-eng.falls-church.va.us/AdaIC/compilers/

SOURCE:  AdaIC

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TWO SOFTWARE ENGINNERING BOOKS NOW AVAILABLE FROM IEEE COMPUTER 
SOCIETY
Topic:  Software Engineering

Two books, both edited by Richard Thayer & Merlin Dorfman, are now 
available from IEEE Computer Society.  The books are:

"Software Requirement Engineering, 2nd Edition"
ISBN:  0-8186-7738-4

This book describes current best practices in requirements engineering 
with a focus primarily on software systems that may contain other 
elements such as hardware of people.

"Software Engineering"
ISBN:  0-8186-7609-4

This book describes current best practices in software engineering.  It 
begins with an overviews of current issue and in particular the 
engineering of large, complex, software-intensive systems.  The book also 
covers the roles of project management, quality assurance, configuration 
management, standards, metrics, and the software process.  Emerging 
technologies and education are also discussed.

For ordering information, contact IEEE Computer Society at:
1/800-CS-BOOKS or http://computer.org/cspress

SOURCE:  IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering, November 1997, v 23, 
n 11, p. 744.

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SEPG `98  PRELIMINARY PROGRAM:
Software Engineering Process Group Conference

March 9-12, 1998
Hyatt Regency Hotel
Chicago, Illinois

Theme:  Process Synergy
Process and Mindset:  Real-World Perspectives

Deadline for Early Bird Registration Discount:  February 4, 1998

SEPG 98 is the international conference and exposition for software process
professionals, sponsored by the Software Engineering Institute (SEI) and the
Chicago Software Process Improvement Network (C-SPIN). This four-day 
event brings together representatives from government, industry, and 
academia for a truly global perspective on software process improvement.

NOTE: The information in this program is subject to change.
Please visit our Web site for updates:

http://www.sei.cmu.edu/products/sepg98

SOURCE:  Software Engineering World "SEWORLD":  
http://www.cs.colorado.edu/serl/seworld or mailto:seworld@cs.colorado.edu

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