CFCSEIC News Briefs, W/E Jan. 2, 1998

CFCSEIC News Briefs, W/E Jan. 2, 1998

[CSEIC]

Center for Computer Systems Engineering News Briefs
Week Ending:  January 2, 1998

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CONTENTS:
ADA USER JOURNAL TO MERGE WITH ADA-EUROPE NEWS
UPCOMING SOFTWARE ENGINEERING EVENTS
YEAR 2000 FAQs TO HELP YOU MEET THE Y2K CHALLENGE  
NEW SOFTWARE ENGINEERING BOOK RELEASED
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ADA USER JOURNAL TO MERGE WITH ADA-EUROPE NEWS
Topic:  Ada

Ada User Journal is expanding. In March 1998, Ada-Europe News and the
Journal will combine, reinforcing the quarterly journal's position as the
major Ada publication outside North America and trebling its number of
subscribers. The title Ada User Journal will be retained and it will
continue to be produced by Ada UK with Jim Briggs as Editor-in-Chief but
with an expanded international Editorial Board. Members of Ada UK and
Ada-Europe will receive the journal as part of their membership benefits.

For subscription information, contact Helen Byard at Ada UK
(mailto:admin@adauk.org.uk).

SOURCE:Dr Jim Briggs, Editor, Ada User Journal, 
mailto:briggsjs@sis.port.ac.uk

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UPCOMING SOFTWARE ENGINEERING EVENTS
Topic:  Software Engineering

February 1998:

11th Conference on Software Engineering Education and Training (CSEE&T)
22-25 February

Sponsors:
Software Engineering Institute (SEI) & IEEE Computer Society (pending)

Atlanta, GA
POC:  W. Michael McCracken, Chair; mailto:mike@cc.gatech.edu

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March 1998:

10th software Engineering Process Group Conference (SEPG '98)

Sponsors:  SEI & Chicago Software Process Improvement Network (C-SPIN)

Hyatt Regency Hotel
Chicago, IL
POC:  SEI Customer Relations; Tel:  412/268-5800.

SOURCE:  Software Tech News, v 1, n 2, p. 15.

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YEAR 2000 FAQs TO HELP YOU MEET THE Y2K CHALLENGE
Topic:  Y2K

The CFCSE Y2K Information Clearinghouse maintains links to Y2K FAQ 
lists.  These links are located at:  

[http://sw-eng.falls-church.va.us/y2k-testing/about/faq.shtml];

and contain links to the following FAQs:

 
1.  "Year 2000 FAQ"

	A comprehensive list of questions regarding the Year 2000 problem. 

2.  "MITRE/ESC Year 2000 Frequently Asked Questions"

	Questions and answers on vendor, compliance, and cost information.

3.  "IBM Frequently Asked Questions"

	A list of questions compiled by the IBM Year 2000 Technical Support 
	Center, organized by programming language, hardware,methodology, and 
	testing. 

SOURCE:  CFCSE Y2K-IC, mailto:y2k@sw-eng.falls-church.va.us

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NEW SOFTWARE ENGINEERING BOOK RELEASED
Topic:  Software Engineering, Reuse

"Software Fault Injection: Inoculating Programs Against Errors", by 
Jeffrey Voas and Gary McGraw, Reliable Software Technologies, John Wiley & 
Sons, 1997
                        
ISBN: 0-471-18381-4
 
Fault injection is a useful tool in developing high quality, reliable 
code.  Its ability to reveal how software systems behave under 
experimentally controlled anomalous circumstances makes it an ideal
crystal ball for predicting how badly good software can behave.  This, 
how-to guide to a new approach to software analysis gets developers, 
programmers, and managers up to speed on fault injection techniques, 
including reuse maintenance issues.
 
For more information, see <http://www.rstcorp.com/fault-injection.html>.

SOURCE:   Jeffrey Voas <jmvoas@rstcorp.com>

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