------------------------------------------------------------ UniNews The Biweekly Newsletter For UniForum Members ------------------------------------------------------------ Issue Date: May 18, 1994 Volume VIII, Number 8 ------------------------------------------------------------ UniNews is written and published by UniForum's publications department. For information on articles in this issue or to contribute news to future issues, contact Don Dugdale at don@uniforum.org or (408) 986-8840, ext. 29, or (800) 255-5620 ext. 29. Copyright 1994 by UniForum. All rights reserved. UNIX is a registered trademark, licensed exclusively by X/Open Co., Ltd. UniForum is a trademark of UniForum. Printed in USA. UniNews (ISSN 1069-0395) is published biweekly for $12 per year (membership dues) by UniForum, 2901 Tasman Dr., Suite 205, Santa Clara, CA 95054. 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Point your WWW client to http://www.uniforum.org. ------------------------------------------------------------ Table of Contents: o Deploy Project: Path to the Holy Grail? o Candidates Look at UniForum's Future o Receive UniNews On-line o It's Easy To Affiliate with UniForum o Affiliate Roundup o UniNews Recruitment and Positions Wanted o Global Shareware for Today's Open Systems Professional o GET 'EM WHILE THEY LAST!! o UniForum '94 Conference Session Videotapes on Sale o Benefits of Membership ------------------------------------------------------------ Deploy Project: Path to the Holy Grail? ---------------------------------------- Cross-platform development may be about to get easier Applications software developers will find cross-platform development easier and less expensive if a new open systems project called Deploy reaches its goal. Some have called the two-year project's object a holy grail. Funded by the European Commission and eight other organizations including X/Open and the Open Software Foundation (OSF), Deploy aims to build a framework for UNIX software test tools. These tools would give UNIX applications developers something they have long sought - a consistent way to test applications at various stages of development for portability across the various UNIX hardware platforms. Thus, developers would be able to release products on multiple platforms simultaneously. And that spells a shorter time-to-market. Once the framework is developed, any number of companies could develop test tools using Deploy specifications. Applications developers, who now spend up to half of their research and development engineering resources on handling the intricacies of multiple platforms, should find that cost sharply reduced. "We spend 50 percent of our R&D budget on porting and that to me is too high," says Chris Scheybeler, director of development for IXI Corp., a software subsidiary of The Santa Cruz Operation. IXI is participating in the Deploy project as a tool tester. "I'd rather spend 10 percent of my budget on porting. That way I could get new products to market faster." X/Open sees the project as a way to extend the benefits of standards to software developers. "The one remaining area that we have yet to touch is to do something for the community of organizations developing applications software," says Paul Tanner, head of test systems business development for X/Open. "Typically those are independent software vendors (ISVs), basic users and system integrators - people that write software they want to be able to port to multiple platforms. There are no specific tools that help them in a way that fits in with the development process. What they need is something that gives information about the extent to which they comply with specifications." OSF's Architecture Neutral Distribution Format (ANDF) technology will be an integral part of the project. The Defense Research Agency (DRA) under the United Kingdom's Ministry of Defense is also contributing technology, and the Italian software house Etnoteam is providing project management. ET International, formerly USL Europe, is providing a marketing campaign. IXI and Germany's Software AG are signed up to test the resulting products in their software development programs. Novell is a participant and other software developers are being pursued. John Morris, OSF director of liaison, praised the project. "Deploy is an exciting application of an advanced technology with some real-world benefits," he said. DRA Technology The Deploy project stems from compiler technology originally developed by DRA. The DRA technology was designed to enable software developers to port their products quickly onto new architectures. The code, produced in an intermediate form called TDF, needed to be compiled into machine code by a separate installer on each machine. At that time, DRA felt that it was easier to provide an installer for each machine than to create a complete compiler suite. OSF then enlisted the DRA technology in its ANDF program, but ANDF never caught on. "OSF decided it would be a good idea if there was binary compatibility in UNIX, or some distribution format that was common to all the open systems platforms," Scheybeler says. "You could then have shrink wrapped UNIX application products." The problem was that the hardware vendors had to first equip their machines with installers. "It was chicken and egg," Scheybeler says. "Until the software vendors had software in this format, then the hardware manufacturers like HP and IBM weren't going to put installers on their machines. And until they had installers on their machines, why would people like Frame put out software in a neutral format? It got nowhere, despite the fact that in technical terms it was a good idea. Nothing happened." Thus, the idea was born to turn the ANDF technology into a validation and porting tool that would not require separate installers. X/Open, OSF and others in the open systems community wanted to capitalize on that largely unused technology and "deploy" it into the industry - thus the project name. "The technology stays exactly the same, but instead of trying to distribute from this architecture-neutral format, you assume that nobody's got installers out there," Scheybeler says. The software vendor would do the installing instead. "If IXI were to start using this technology for real, then what we would do is develop using the DRA compilers and actually do the installations locally, in house, and put the end versions on CD-ROM or something like that," he says. "There would be real native binaries for all the target platforms. So we wouldn't have to force hardware manufacturers to do anything. We make one version and then make half a dozen more installs and we've got all the UNIX we're going to support and can launch simultaneously on 'n' platforms." The second main angle of the project is to increase the level of validation in the compiler. As part of that, a test tool has been developed, and is now under test, to check applications for compliance with the Spec 1170 common UNIX application programming interfaces now under consideration by X/Open. "I can use this technology as a validation that I am 1170-compliant," Scheybeler says. Tanner sees Deploy as fulfilling X/Open's mission to make open systems real. "One way of looking at it is that the more it brings open systems closer to reality, the more it means that a wider range of users are comfortable to adopt open systems-based strategies," he says. "That's why it's been referred to in some quarters as the 'holy grail' - because it's one of the things we need to make this whole movement come together in the way that we envisage." End Article ------------------------------------------------------------ Candidates Look at UniForum's Future ------------------------------------- Ballots for four seats to be mailed in June Ten candidates, including four incumbents, are running for four seats on the UniForum Association Board of Directors. UniNews asked each the 10 nominees to answer four questions. Presented here are the replies from five candidates; the answers of the other five appeared in the last issue. The nominees answering below are: o Jeanne Baccash, assistant vice president, AT&T Global Information Solutions, Lincroft, NJ o Jim Bell, director of corporate alliances, Hewlett-Packard Co., Cupertino, CA o Randall Howard, president, Mortice Kern Systems Inc., Waterloo, Ontario, Canada o Bill Keatley, manager of systems support/product development, American Airlines, Fort Worth, TX o Michael Prince, director of information services, Burlington Coat Factory, Etna, NH 1. Describe your work and how you use and/or are affected by open systems on the job. Baccash: For 11 years until the end of 1993, I had a number of jobs in the UNIX development organization (USL) within AT&T and then Novell. In these jobs I was responsible for UNIX System V development, strategic planning, definition of UNIX system releases, representation to industry standards and consortia. I and my associates lived and breathed open systems in all aspects of our work activities. Open systems drove the work we did and the way we thought. UNIX System V and AT&T were among the early creators and leaders in pushing open systems. My organization defined and developed the System V Interface Definition which became the basis for the POSIX standard, the XPG standard and most recently Spec 1170, which unified the UNIX system variants. We also defined the application binary interfaces that allow binary portability of applications within an architecture family. In my current job as head of the network and systems management business unit within AT&T/GIS, I am a user of open systems and a continuing contributor to the open systems arena in the areas of network and systems management. Bell: Open systems affect my daily life and work in two major ways. First, they serve as a tool, providing my most effective means of timely communication and information access. Second, the focus of my daily work activities is almost exclusively devoted to various facets of open systems: open systems interface standards (X/Open), joint development of open systems source technology (OSF), and open systems binary compatibility standards (Precision RISC Organization). Howard: Mortice Kern Systems Inc. is an open systems company, supplying open systems technology solutions to most of the largest vendors in the industry. From the very earliest years, we architected our code to be extremely portable, and have now successfully ported our shell and utilities to 15 individual platforms, including DOS, Digital OpenVMS, Fujitsu SURE 2000, Hewlett-Packard MPE/IX, IBM AS/400 and MVS, OS/2, Unisys CTOS, Windows and Windows NT. We have built our corporate success and our market-leading products around open systems standards and continue to actively participate in POSIX working and balloting groups and X/Open to ensure the broadest possible interpretation of the term open systems. Keatley: I help design and implement open systems solutions for American Airlines. I introduced UNIX to American when I first joined the company in 1987. I led them away from more expensive proprietary OSs long before UNIX was popular. Since then I have always worked with UNIX systems. Some of the work I do is to integrate client-server systems. Many of our products use MS Windows or OS/2 PM front ends but UNIX database servers. I have always pushed TCP/IP as a local- and wide-area network solution. I designed and implemented our help desk and support system that provides IP and IPX support. This gives our support desk just-like-being-there access to solve our customers' problems. Since we use dial-IP access, all customers are available at any time to support personnel, analysts and programmers. It saves money because the phone lines will disconnect and reconnect as needed with no manual intervention. Recently I have begun planning Internet projects with two other groups at the airline. Whether it's Internet or the future SII project, the tools and services available will redefine corporate America. Prince: Everything we do at Burlington Coat Factory is built upon open systems. As director of MIS, a great deal of my time is spent thinking about how to re-engineer our business systems leveraging the flood of technology that open systems have unleashed. 2. Over the course of the next two years (the full term of office), what areas of the association's activities would occupy your attention the most, and why? Baccash: I want UniForum to be the premier information resource for its members and I want to lead it there. The UniForum Technical Steering Committee, which I currently chair, would also occupy my time. I recently reconstituted the committee and we have changed its charter to focus on being an information source to the members of UniForum. We have recruited very talented, industrious members from all aspects of the open systems industry - hardware and software vendors, ISVs, government agencies and end users. This mixed group is doing truly exciting and interesting things and more is planned for the year ahead. We conducted a number of BOFs at the recent UniForum Conference on topics such as Systems Management, Multimedia, X/Open, POSIX, Spec 1170 and CDE, and have written a number of articles for UniForum Monthly magazine. These activities need to continue and with the rest of the Board and UniForum staff, we will define a University Program to attract members of academia to UniForum and an Internet Services Program to better meet the information needs of all the current and future UniForum members. UniForum must see itself as a first stop information source for those wanting to know more about the many diverse aspects of this open systems industry. I am excited and challenged by the programs UniForum can undertake in the years ahead. Bell: As described in more detail below, the areas of UniForum's activities that would occupy most of my attention would be education, publications, conferences and the technical program. Howard: If elected to the UniForum Board of Directors, I would work toward the following goals: o Removal of duplication between UniForum and other open systems organizations, creating a clearer "one voice" message and eliminating unnecessary waste of valuable resources. o Creation of opportunities for cooperation between the same organizations. o Steady growth of UniForum's membership while ensuring members receive high value for their investment. o Provision of a sound financial base on which to grow the organization and membership. o Greater focus on innovative marketing techniques, making UniForum a case study for open systems deployment. I fundamentally believe that UniForum is well poised to meet these goals. Already, under its new leadership, the organization has exhibited renewed energy and a momentum of change. Financial stability, greater unity between UniForum and other standards organizations and continued innovative marketing of the open systems message will only work to help the organization and the open systems industry as a whole grow and prosper. Keatley: The most important directions would be twofold. The primary concern is making open systems recognized as the right business choice. Daily I face arguments that MS Windows and the follow-on Windows 32 products are the only way to go. There are sound business arguments that this might become so. There is still time to fix issues that divide open systems providers and provide better and more cost-effective solutions before Microsoft can reach the market. Moving UniForum to become the arbitrator and accelerator of open systems would be a major activity. The other thrust I have been pushing is to improve the value proposition for our members. For $100 a year, I feel you should get value that you can directly relate to your professional career. So I will also push to provide a communication platform and providing services our members need in their careers. Prince: Burlington Coat Factory has been active in a group called MOSES [Massive Open Systems Environment Standard]. This group, which recently joined forces with UniForum, works to empower the deployment of open systems by confronting the issues of managing large scale open systems data centers. I am the current chairman of MOSES. I want to work through UniForum to draw more members into the MOSES process. 3. There are many areas where UniForum can be active and play a role as an information resource - from education to publishing to standardization work. Where should UniForum concentrate its efforts, its resources and why? Baccash: I believe UniForum should focus its efforts today on being an information resource to its members through articles, periodicals, and an Internet service where questions can be raised and answered. Our open systems world is a large and complex one and very confusing to both the newcomer and the experienced professional. Knowing what information is available, what standards exist, what topics are being defined is all very overwhelming. UniForum can help its members wade through the mire by providing information, overviews, summaries and analyses, and by helping direct them to more detailed resources. When UniForum started more than 10 years ago, its primary role was in standardization. No one else was doing standards and it was a critical area if open systems were to become a reality. Today, bodies such as IEEE, X/Open, OSF and others are doing standardization work, and the real void is now helping people understand what is out there, and where and how they can find information as they enter the open systems arena or move from one facet of it to another. UniForum can fill this need and truly act as a conduit and interface for the end users and suppliers of today's open systems. Bell: If re-elected as a director of UniForum, I will encourage the board to focus particular energy on five topics: o Education: UniForum is composed of individual professionals. Each of us deserves opportunities for personal professional growth and continuing education designed to help us keep up with our fast-changing field. I will propose that the board expand the educational programs, including strengthening the local chapter and seminar programs, and negotiating additional discounts for UniForum members on a variety of relevant conferences, publications, software and hardware. o Publications: UniForum's publications are the most tangible benefit of membership. During the last two years, UniForum's Open Systems Products Directory, UniNews and UniForum Monthly have all improved dramatically. I will advocate continuation of the publication improvement program, including increased emphasis on electronic publication. o UniForum Conference: The UniForum Conference and Exhibition has earned recognition as the most comprehensive, highest-quality open systems event. It also represents the main source of revenues funding the rest of UniForum's activities and providing us with financial strength even in these difficult times. I will advocate vigorous action to maintain the UniForum Conference's position as the industry's premiere open systems event, and to extend this leadership through international initiatives in cooperation with our affiliates and allied organizations. o Technical Leadership: UniForum has played an important historical role in contributing to the technical aspects of open systems, including the original standards work which has led to POSIX. I support the evolution of that role to meet today's needs. o Internet Computing: I will propose that UniForum stake out a leadership position in the rapidly developing field of Internet computing. Expanding our scope, we can address our members' interest in this topic as an integral component of our education, publication, conference and technical programs. In each of the above areas, I will help lead UniForum to build on its significant accomplishments over the past few years - accomplishments that can serve as an excellent foundation for further progress. Howard: All these areas are important, individually and collectively, in determining UniForum's success. I would need to have a fuller understanding of the issues and access to financial information and implications of these activities (which I would have as a board member) to better prioritize these efforts. I should note, however, that as a corporate sponsor of UniForum and an open system supplier, MKS makes active use of UniForum's materials, conferences and educational forums. We have found all of the materials to be of great value to ourselves and our clients. I believe there is an opportunity available for UniForum to be its own best case study in the deployment of open systems technology. The organization has a wide and diverse audience and a great amount of information to disseminate. To that end, it should use new and innovative electronic communications and delivery techniques. Keatley: Education on why open systems is a better choice is critical now. Our efforts are to make the open systems choice truly the right choice. UNIX replaced proprietary systems because it was the right choice. It was faster, cheaper and met the business needs of that time. Now we are facing a challenge from the very cheap and competitive PC world. These are oversized competitors who are not easily knocked out. Targeting this challenge are open systems operating systems and many third-party products like databases and vertical-market software. One company wants it all and they have a very good marketing department. They are defeatable only if UniForum and organizations like it can bridge the gaps and provide a quick solution - through the standards organizations - that meets and beats our large, proprietary competitor. Prince: I am pleased with the current balance of UniForum activities. However, I would like to see more activities, like MOSES meetings, that provide for one-on-one, peer-to-peer information exchanges. 4. How has your own opinion of UniForum changed (or has it?) over time, and what are the three biggest challenges the association must face over the next two years? Baccash: As I previously noted, when I first joined UniForum more than 10 years ago, it was a group focused on trying to define standards - initially in the OS arena, and then in areas such as test suites, security and internationalization. These were critical areas where UniForum helped bring the various constituents around the table. Today these areas are being addressed by IEEE, X/Open and others, but their genesis was the UniForum committees. UniForum now needs to focus on making sense out of these and other activities in the industry for its members. The biggest challenge the association faces is to be the information resource to its open systems industry members. This requires UniForum's staff, Board and technical committee members to have both depth and breadth of contacts within all aspects of the industry so they can better serve the UniForum members. UniForum needs to continue to grow and expand its membership and be responsive to that growing and diverse community. Bell: As UniForum has grown and the open systems field has matured over the last few years, my view of UniForum has changed as well. Originally, UniForum was strongly focused on UNIX, especially technical standards for UNIX. These topics are still a vital aspect of UniForum's activities. However, over time the scope of open systems has grown to embrace additional technical areas and UniForum's technical focus has been complemented by additional emphasis on the business and other issues connected with open systems computing. As we move toward the future, I see three major challenges facing the association over the next few years: o Strengthening our portfolio of membership benefits. Open systems computing is now a part of the mainstream, with many activities and organizations competing for the time and money of our members. We need to retain the loyalty of our members by constantly working to improve our value proposition for them - UniForum's portfolio of activities, publications and other benefits that address their need for ongoing personal professional growth. o Enhancing the UniForum Conference. Based on hard work, this year's UniForum Conference had the greatest year-to-year improvement ever in the strength of the conference and exhibit program and in the attendance. However, the environment for computer conferences and trade shows is extremely competitive; we need to devote energy and creativity to preserving the momentum of this important source of intellectual benefit and financial support for the association and its members. o Continuing the expansion of UniForum's scope of interest. As open systems expands in scope as well as popularity, new technical frontiers are encountered. We need to continuously reinvigorate the organization by addressing the emerging concerns of our members. Specifically, I am enthusiastic about the prospect of UniForum's playing an expanded role in such rapidly developing areas as heterogeneous interoperability and Internet computing. Howard: UniForum grew from an extremely technical forum and has, in my mind, successfully moved beyond that forum to embrace and represent the commercial marketplace. This was an important step in the evolution of the open systems industry, which is, in fact, largely dominated by vendors and their end users. UniForum presented these commercial players with the organization and the voice they needed and wanted. I think the three biggest challenges the organization must face in the next two years are: o To overcome the perception in the industry that the open systems movement is ruled by confusion and discord. End users are tired of consortiums and high-level talk. They want open systems to be an easily understood, practical, economical corporate solution. o Operational issues: Although UniForum is an international organization, it needs to grow its international presence and stature. Open systems is a worldwide issue, and will play a key role in the development of the international marketplace. o Growth into a large organization: This is of course a positive challenge, but nevertheless a challenge. UniForum must grow its membership and its organization accordingly, and learn to work efficiently and effectively as a larger, more complex organization. Keatley: UniForum is trying to move away from the image of just a trade show. Actually, many people only think of UniForum as a trade show. One challenge is to move UniForum from that image to be recognized as what it really is - an organization for open systems professionals. Once this is done, we can move into being the voice of those professionals to the various suppliers of open systems solutions. UniForum must provide more than just a product directory to our users. This did help a small percentage of our members, but wasn't worth the price of membership for many members. Over the past two years we have seen a vast improvement in our magazine and newsletter. I suggested the implementation of the job search section in our newsletter that has proven very successful from reports of those who have used it. These types of services and the new ones we are bringing on-line will make UniForum an unquestionable value to the computing professional. UniForum is really moving on boosting our membership. We have done this with innovative programs like trial memberships and by really working with our affiliates in the United States and in the world. We are trying to make our presence known by increased attendance and participation in other organizations. I was planning to attend the EurOpen meeting this month, but an emergency meeting was called at UniForum that I had to attend. I will be visiting affiliates and other international open systems groups this year. I do this voluntarily, at my cost, because I think it is important to bridge our organizations and communicate with groups throughout the world. Prince: The industry is changing and so is UniForum. Open systems has moved from what was perceived to be a cult into the mainstream. The association has done a good job so far of evolving with the industry. One can only assume that the pace of change will continue to accelerate and that this will place pressure on the organization to evolve new ways to help its members. One of the benefits of open systems has been to make the industry move user-driven. I think that we can make UniForum the user's conduit to the industry. UniForum urges all General Members to vote in the Board of Directors election. Look for ballots with complete biographical information and candidate position statements in the mail in June. End Article ------------------------------------------------------------ Receive UniNews On-line ------------------------ As announced in the April 20 issue of UniNews, this newsletter is now available electronically, as a service to UniForum members, in lieu of your printed copy. To receive the newsletter in your electronic mailbox, send e-mail to pubs@uniforum.org and include in the message body your UniForum membership number, your name and your e-mail address. You will receive UniNews in ASCII text. End Article ------------------------------------------------------------ It's Easy To Affiliate with UniForum ------------------------------------- Local and international groups find advantages in network Would your user group like to become a UniForum affiliate? Affiliating with UniForum is easy and free of charge. "UniForum affiliation tells the world you're part of the open systems revolution and that you're backed by the association your members can trust - UniForum," says Susan Hoffmann, the association's membership services manager. Benefits of becoming a UniForum affiliate group include: o Joint membership programs through which affiliates get the chance to recruit new members with a combined membership fee. o Assistance in recruiting speakers for meetings, which gives you direct access to UniForum's key conference speakers. o Opportunities to host UniForum mini-conferences and seminars. o Access to UniForum's Technical Steering Committee. Thus, you'll be able to contribute to UniForum's future by sharing your input with the open systems professionals who are leading UniForum into the future. o Access to UniForum's Conference Steering Committee. Your group can make its voice heard at the annual UniForum Conference by networking with the open systems professionals who develop the topics for the conference. o Access to other affiliate groups with similar needs and solutions. o Monthly listing in UniForum Monthly magazine as an affiliate, giving open systems professionals in your area an easy way to contact you. To affiliate, your group must have and maintain five UniForum general members. UniForum can help you locate members in your area. End Article ------------------------------------------------------------ Affiliate Roundup ------------------ *** UniForum Argentina Founded in 1987, UniForum Argentina is supported by more than 500 open systems professionals and sponsored by companies such as IBM, Unisys, Bull, AT&T Global Information Solutions, Hewlett-Packard, Sun Microsystems, DEC, Compaq, Oracle, Informix, Sybase, The Santa Cruz Operation and Microsoft. UniForum Argentina offers training programs for professionals and managers, matching their interests with those of the corporate open systems computing market. UniForum Argentina also has been organizing exhibitions and seminars in the field for several years. Argentina's UniForum '92 was visited by more than 9,000 persons. UniForum '93 attracted more than 12,000 and booth sales was more than 50 percent higher than the previous year. Other activities sponsored by UniForum Argentina have been held in Buenos Aires and other cities. These "MiniForums" involved tutorials and technical/commercial seminars about subjects such as databases, communications, connectivity and operating environments. Further information is available from Daniel Amato, phone (54-1) 326-1503. *** Washington Area UNIX Users' Group The regular meeting of the Washington Area UNIX Users' Group (WAUUG) will be held June 14 at the National Institutes of Health, Lipsett Auditorium, Building 10, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD, at 6:30 p.m. The topic will the Taligent operating system. The following month's meeting will be July 12, same time and location, on the topic "Exploring the Internet." WAUUG also provides a monthly newsletter, training courses and seminars, special interest group sessions, discounts on the UniForum Open Systems Products Directory and the UniForum conference and trade show, and discounts on FedUNIX classes and sessions. Individual and organizational memberships are available, as well as a discounted joint WAUUG/UniForum membership. Further information is available from the WAUUG office, phone (301) 953-3626, 9811 Mallard Drive #213, Laurel, MD 20708. *** UniForum UK UniForum United Kingdom is the sponsor of a new exhibition, Enterprise IS, to be held at London's Earl's Court in October. Organized by Blenheim On-Line, the event is progressing strongly through the planning stages, based on early responses from both open systems suppliers and users, UniForum UK reports. The organization is also hosting a new series of half-day briefings to be held in London and other locations, should there be enough demand. Under the banner "Open Forum." The purpose of the programs is to spread the message of open systems computing to a wider audience. The format of each event will combine formal presentations and panel sessions with impromptu discussions, The meetings are designed to foster a "club" atmosphere and provide a regular meeting place for delegates to learn more about particular computing subjects and to discuss individual matters with their peers. Each briefing will cover one topic and will be targeted to a particular audience, such as top management, IT professional or users. For more information, contact UniForum UK, phone (44) 081-332-0446/0455 or fax (44) 081-332-0448. *** UniForum New Zealand UniForum New Zealand '94, the organization's 11th annual conference and exhibition, opens tomorrow, May 19 and runs through Saturday, in Rotorua. The conference theme is "The Open Advantage." A preliminary workshop will be held today. The event is scheduled to include introductory and in-depth topics, both technical and nontechnical. Local and international speakers UniForum New Zealand also conducts regular seminars around the country, holds a library of overseas publications for use by members and produces a newsletter 11 times a year. Individual memberships in the organization are $85 per year, corporate memberships $425 and corporate sponsorships $990. For more information, phone the business office in Auckland at (64-9) 827-1679. Brenda Lobb is president and newsletter editor. End Article ------------------------------------------------------------ UniNews Recruitment and Positions Wanted ---------------------------------------- For inclusion in the UniNews Classified Section, please fax us at (408) 986-1645 to receive a form or send the following information: name, UniForum membership number, a number or address where hiring companies may reach you, title and description of the job you want, geographical preference professional experience and qualifications, highest level of education and where achieved, salary range desired and availability. Be as specific as possible. If you do not want your name printed, please indicate and UniNews will receive replies and forward them to you. Please type or write legibly.your classified may be edited for length or clarity. UniNews "Positions wanted" classifieds are available Free of charge to UniForum members only. Upon receipt of your material, we will publish your classified in the next Two available issues of the biweekly UniNews. You must be a member of UniForum to participate. You may mail or fax information to: Sandy Parker, UniForum, 2901 Tasman Drive, #205, Santa Clara, CA 95054; (408) 986-1645. Good Luck! *** Systems/Network Administrator Seeks position as systems/network administrator. Experience: 4+ years in systems administration, technical and user support on SCO UNIX, Solaris, OS/2 and LAN manager, DOS and Windows 3.1. Substantial exposure in Progress 4GL/RDBMS. Personal: B.S. in computer engineering; prefer New York City, Central and Northern New Jersey; salary open; available immediately. 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