================================================================================ RED CIENTIFICA PERUANA NOTIRED ================================================================================ > From: Bruce Baikie > COSE Update FYI > > SunSoft, HP, IBM and USL have announced the completion of the first > release of the common desktop environment specification-- part of the > common open software environment process through X/Open. Copies of the > specification can be requested as of Monday, July 5 from the X/Open via > Internet address: XoCdeSpecs@xopen.co.uk. For hardcopies, call X/Open > Ltd. in High Wycombe, England at +44 494 813844. > > Please refer press inquiries to Laura Ramsey at 415/336-0739. > > > UNIX LEADERS COMPLETE FIRST RELEASE OF SPECIFICATION > FOR COMMON OPEN SOFTWARE ENVIRONMENT DESKTOP > > > JUNE 30, 1993--Hewlett-Packard Company, IBM Corporation, SunSoft, Inc., > and UNIX System Laboratories, Inc., today announced that they have > completed the first release of the specification for the common desktop > environment, an innovative, intuitively easy-to-use desktop computer > environment being developed to run on multiple UNIX system-based > workstations and desktop computers. > > The initial common desktop environment specification developed under > the common open software environment process, will be the base for a > new evolution in open systems desktop interfaces. It will allow > software developers to create applications that look and behave the > same way when used across multiple UNIX systems that use the common > desktop environment interface. > > The companies have submitted the initial specification, which includes > descriptions for a broad range of common desktop environment > components, to the X/Open Company Ltd. open systems organization. This > fulfills the commitment the companies made at the March announcement of > the common open software environment process to deliver the > specification to X/Open in June. > > X/Open is providing both electronic media and hard copy versions to the > industry and accepting comments on the specification. X/Open will also > solicit feedback from a special open meeting of its Desktop User > Requirements Group, scheduled for July 12th, and through its recently > announced Common Desktop Environment Working Group, which is holding > its first meeting on July 13th-15th. both meetings will be held in San > Francisco. Details are available through X/Open. A final specification > proposal will be completed later this year and submitted to the X/Open > Fast-Track process which provides a way for specifications with broad > industry support to be integrated more quickly into X/Open's XPG > specifications. > "We are pleased to begin industry review of this first release of > specifications for the common desktop environment," said Geoff Morris, > president and CEO of X/Open Company Ltd. "The prompt delivery of this > initial specification is evidence of the commitment of these > organizations to bring these technologies into the open systems arena. > We look forward to working with both vendor and user organizations to > deliver these specifications in an open environment that meets user > requirements and is supported by the X/Open Brand." > > > The components in the first release of the common desktop environment > specification address a wide range of tasks needed to write application > software, from font and printing options, to customization services, > multiuser collaboration tools and online help facilities. Key > components include: > > -Window management, including the front panel which provides the > user with access to applications, devices and other frequently used > objects. > > -Desktop integration, including policies, formats and protocols for > launching applications and handling exchange of data among separate > applications using cut and paste, and drag and drop. > > -Object / folder management, including the file manager which supports > creating, moving, copying, opening and deleting objects. > > -Data editing and display, which covers such elements as mail, calendar, > text editor and icon editor. > > -Basic administration tasks such as application setup and management of > desktop resources, interapplication communication services and policies > a nd application programming interfaces for message passing. > > The common desktop environment interface, being developed by HP, IBM, > SunSoft and USL, incorporates aspects of HP's Visual User Environment > (VUE); IBM's Common User Access model and Workplace Shell; the Open > Software Foundations' Motif toolkit and Window Manager; SunSoft's > ToolTalk software with an incorporated HP Encapsulator, and OPEN LOOK > and DeskSet productivity tools; and USL's UNIX SVR4.2 desktop manager > components and scalable systems technologies. > > The four companies intend to make a common desktop environment > implementation available for licensing by the industry that will be > base4d o n the final specification adopted by X/Open. Individual > company sales organizations should be contacted regarding licensing > terms and availability. > > As separately announced today, these companies, along with the Santa > Cruz Operation, Inc., Univel and the UniForum Association, will host a > U.S. developers conference October 26th-28th in San Jose, Calif. At the > conference, attendees will receive an early release of the software and > documentation as well as more detailed information on the common > desktop environment specification and reference implementation. > > > The first release of the specification will be available to the > industry by electronic mail, by request to XoCdeSpecs @ xopen.co.uk > through the Internet electronic mail network. Published copies can be > obtained from X/Open by contacting X/Open Ltd., P.O. Box 109, Penn, > High Wycombe, Bucks HP10 8NP, England. Tel: +44 (0) 494 813844. Fax: > +44 (0) 494 814989. > > The common open software environment process was announced by HP, IBM, > SCO, SunSoft, Univel and USL in March 1993. It is intended to expedite > the adoption of standards and promote greater consistency and > interoperability among UNIX system products in the industry. > > > Trademarks: IBM is a registered trademark of International Business > Machines Corporation. Open Software Foundations and Motif are > trademarks of the Open Software Foundations. SCO is a trademark of The > Santa Cruz Operation, Inc. ToolTalk, DeskSet, and SunSoft are > trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. OPEN LOOK > and UNIX are registered trademarks of UNIX System Laboratories, Inc. > Univel is a trademark of Univel. X/Open is a trademark of X/Open > Company Ltd. > > > Company Contacts: > Hewlett-Packard: Lynn Wehner, 508-436-5017 > IBM Corporation: Greg Golden, 914-642-5463 > SunSoft, Inc.,: Laura Ramsey 415-336-0739 > UNIX System Laboratories: Ry Schwark, 908-522-6264 > X/Open Company Ltd.: Jeff Hansen, 415-323-7992 > # # > un abrazo Jose *********************************************************************** Jose Soriano - Red Cientifica Peruana - e-mail : js@rcp.pe Av. Alonso de la Molina 1698 Monterrico - Lima - Peru TE: ( 51 -14) 46 - 16 -95 / 36 89 89 anexo 527 / fax: 36 40 67 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- .