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To: Jerry Winkler <jwinkler@nasamail.nasa.gov>
Subject: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS' Electronic Mail message # 1260319
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To Jerry Winkler
>From Bob Hodges 4937603@MciMail.com
This message and the accompanying Call for Participation went out on Friday,
September 4.
Workshop on Application Integration Architectures
November 16--20, 1992
This and the following Email are an invitation for you and the organization
you represent (see below) to participate in a by-invitation workshop on
application integration architectures (frameworks, repositories, IPSEs, etc.).
Many standards groups and industry consortia are developing integration
architectures independently without clear understanding of what related groups
are doing. We are putting together a workshop with the goal of making progress
in converging these efforts or at least improving understanding of their
relative contributions and scopes. To be effective, the workshop needs
participation from KEY INDIVIDUALS in each of several groups (see draft
attendee list below). A Call For Participation (the accompanying Email
message) is included to outline the proposed structure for such a workshop.
We are asking you (or key people associated with your effort) to participate
in this workshop. Attendance is limited. To have a productive working group,
we would like to limit participation to 2-3 persons from each organization. We
understand that individual attendees cannot officially speak for organizations
they informally represent at the workshop and do not expect attendees to be
sanctioned as formal delegations. However, we still feel this forum will be
very valuable in helping the participants formulate a strategy and roadmap to
help us all work together toward a shared goal. A Workshop Report will result
that can be made available to all attending groups.
We have already verified the sponsorship of key groups (OMG, and X/Open) and
their intent to participate. With the support of these organizations we hope
that members of several other groups will be encouraged to attend and
participate. You can help further this effort by planning to attend, and by
forwarding this call to a few key contributors in your organization that could
contribute to the workshop. We will rely on each organization to self-select
two to three attendees.
We request your timely feedback, indicating your interest in attending, no
later than *** September 18 1992 *** by Email, letter, or phone. Include with
the early response your name, address, voice phone, fax phone, Email, and
group(s) represented.
Regards,
Bob Hodges
Craig Thompson
(TI; X3H4.1) (TI; OMG, X3H7, ODMG, DARPA,
OODBTG)
214-575-3442 214-995-0347
4937603@mcimail.com thompson@csc.ti.com
initial TO list:
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TO Richard Soley OMG (VP Tech) Richard_Soley@omg.org
Geoff Lewis OMG/Sunsoft Geoffrey.Lewis@Eng.Sun.Com
John Schwartz OMG/Mentor john_schwartz@omg.org
Bruce Kin Huie OSF bhuie@osf.org
Jon Gossels OSF jon_gossels@omg.org
John Morris OSF john_morris@omg.org
Derek Kaufman X/Open (VP Tech) dck@xopusw.com
Joe Bergman X/Open jbergman@xopen.co.uk
Mike Lambert X/Open mike_lambert@omg.org
Larry Brown Unix International larry_brown@omb.org
Elizabeth Fong NIST, X3H7 fong@ecf.ncsl.nist.gov
William Wong NIST wong@swe.ncsl.nist.gov
Ian Thomas ECMA TC33 (PCTE) kissman@sda.com
Christian Brenneau ECMA TC33 (PCTE) kissman@sda.com
Mike Imber EIA/CDIF 100031.700@compuserve.com
Drew Wade CFI, ODMG drew@objy.com
Rick Cattell ODMG rcattell@eng.sun.com
Mary Loomis ODMG mloomis@osc.com
Cita Furlani PDES/STEP furlani.@cme.nist.gov
K.C. Morriss PDES/STEP kc@cme.nist.gov
Gio Wiederhold DARPA SISTO gio@darpa.mil
Erik Mettala DARPA SISTO mettala@darpa.mil
Don Deutsch X3H2 (chair) 301-340-4580, FAX 301-340-4151
Len Gallagher X3H2 (IR) 301-975-3251
David Beech X3H2 dbeech@us.oracle.com
Jerry Winkler X3H4 (chair) jwinkler@nasamail.nasa.gov
Mark Jones X3H4 jonesm@atc.boeing.com
Bob Hodges X3H4.1 (chair) 4937603@mcimail.com
John Bestwick X3H4.2 (chair) jbestwic@oracle.com
Roger Burkhardt X3H4 roger@ci.deere.com
Hal Pierson X3H6 (chair) pierson@software.org
Cathy Chapman X3H6 chapman@tle.enet.dec.com
Bill Kent X3H7 (chair) kent@hplwk.hpl.hp.com
Craig Thompson X3H7,OMG,ODMG thompson@csc.ti.com
Ed Stull X3T3 ODP (chair) 70026.647@CompuServ.COM
Dave Judson CALS IIWG 513-255-7371
Larry Johnson CALS IIWG larry.johnson@dseg.ti.com
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Bruce Murril ISO/NMF bruce_murrill@omg.org
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To Jerry Winkler
>From Bob Hodges 4937603@MciMail.com
Re Application Integration Architectures Workshop FYI
Call for Participation
Workshop on Application Integration Architectures
November 16--20, 1992
Dallas, Texas
Background: In the last several years, many organizations, including
both national and international standards bodies and industrial
consortia, have developed architectures for application integration
(frameworks, repositories, IPSEs). Some of these efforts include Object
Management Group, Open System Foundation, X/Open, Portable Common Tools
Environment, CAD Framework Initiative, PDES/STEP SDAI, EIA/CDIF, DARPA
STARS, ECMA/NIST Reference Model for Frameworks of Software Engineering
Environments, ODMG, X3 OODB Task Group, ANSI X3T3 ODP, ANSI X3H2 SQL,
ANSI X3H4 IRDS, ANSI X3H6 CASE Integration Models, and ANSI X3H7 Object
Information Management. Many of these efforts are based on or moving
toward an object model as the foundation for data and service
integration.
To deal with the open-ended requirements of application integration, a
services architecture can provide a means of registering services
implemented by a variety of facilities. Inheritance maximizes the
potential for sharing and reuse of basic core services. Diverse
services can then be obtained using a generic services interface. The
interface acts as a neutral intermediary that shields service-requesting
applications from irrelevant or unnecessary details of service-providing
implementations. The interface provides the mechanism for offering a
wide range of services using common request syntax and semantics.
Several important industry groups are planning to participate in the
workshop. OMG, and X/Open will jointly sponsor the workshop as a
neutral venue where diverse perspectives can be aired and possibly
brought into better alignment. Individuals actively supporting several
key consortia and standards committees have expressed interest in
attending.
Purpose of the Workshop: There is a growing need to converge and align
the many application integration architecture efforts. The objective of
this 5-day workshop is to construct a plan for how the participating
organizations can cooperate to realize the shared vision of a common
industry-wide integration architecture. This objective includes a focus
on the potential for a generic services interface and API that would
allow the services of different implementations to be provided in a
consistent fashion. Expected outcomes of the workshop include:
A taxonomy of services
A directory of groups working on a service
Requirements for a common interface and API for providing
services
Strategy for cooperative work
Attendee Information: The goal of the workshop will best be achieved if
attendance is limited to those directly involved in technical
development of the various efforts. Two to three invitations for each
effort are available.
Workshop Organization: The workshop will begin with a 1-day plenary
session covering the workshop objectives. A spokesperson for each group
will be requested to make a 30 minutes plenary presentation to cover
mission statement, scope, constituency, history, liaison to other
groups, technical progress and plans. The technical presentations
should include a system architecture and descriptions of system
components (or services). It should also list references to each
group's standing documents.
During the remainder of the workshop, there will be parallel breakout
sessions each focusing on specific topics. These may include:
mission/goal statements (e.g., identify similarities,
differences, ...)
defining terms (e.g., open, portable, interoperable, service,
etc.)
systems architecture comparison
API, services interface and request brokering
data/object models
how repository and framework efforts relate
template for (object) services (e.g., requirements, reference
model, generic interface specification, programming language
bindings, relevant standards, ...)
categorization of (object) services (who's doing what)
focus on a specific object service (e.g., change management,
...) to provide critical comment from multiple points of
view.
how different are domain-specific (CAD, CASE, ...) frameworks
convergence plan formulation (actions, benefits, risks)
Workshop Preparation: Each workshop attendee must represent (informally-
--no commitments are required as part of the workshop) one or more
standards groups, consortia, or multi-organization (including
government) projects. To participate, individuals need to provide
beforehand (1) one reference copy of current source documentation on
their group's effort (one copy from each group represented), (2) an
architecture diagram (or other description of the system), (3)
recommendations for potential breakout sessions (paragraph on each), (4)
copy of a presentation on their group's activity if they are the group's
spokesperson (see above), and (5) a Position Paper (2--5 pages).
Position papers may focus on approaches to converging work in this area,
evaluation of areas where consensus that could lead to standards is
high, or on some (proposed) breakout session topic.
Benefits of Participation: The benefits of this workshop are expected
to be to the individual groups, measured in terms of information and
action. Participants should come away with a much clearer understanding
of how their organization can contribute to a major industrial move
toward open application integration architectures and how to leverage
other groups' efforts. In addition, a concrete action plan should
result for converging some efforts or closing gaps. A Workshop Report,
assembled during and immediately following the workshop by the
participants (with help from volunteers from ANSI X3H4.1 IRDS System
Architecture and Integration), will capture inputs from plenary and
breakout sessions.
Submission: Persons wishing to attend this workshop should provide an
early response of your intent by *** September 18, 1992 ***. Include
with the early response your name, address, voice phone, fax phone,
e-mail, and group(s) represented.
Attendees should then submit workshop materials (described above) by ***
October 2, 1992 *** to the workshop coordinators listed below.
Notification of acceptance will be sent by *** 16 October 1992 ***.
Bob Hodges Craig Thompson
Texas Instruments Inc. Texas Instruments Inc.
6550 Chase Oaks Blvd. 13510 N. Central Expressway
PO Box 869305, MS 8482 PO Box 655474, MS 238
Dallas, TX 75023 Dallas, TX 75265
e-mail: 4937603@mcimail.com e-mail: thompson@csc.ti.com
214-575-3442 214-995-0347
Registration: (if accepted): The workshop will begin at 9 a.m. on
Monday, November 16 and end at noon on Friday, November 20. A block of
rooms and meeting facilities are reserved at the Dallas Parkway Hilton
(1-800-356-3924). The room rate is $74 government and corporate,
single/double. Mention the "Application Integration Architectures
Workshop" when registering to get this room rate. The workshop fee will
be approximately $85 to cover workshop expenses, with payment at the
door by check (no credit cards). Transportation to the hotel from DFW
Airport: taxi, Supershuttle. The hotel offers complimentary shuttle
service to nearby shopping and restaurant locations. There will be a
reception for workshop participants Sunday night before the workshop.
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