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For Immediate Release
For More Information
Paul Murphy
(508) 841-3346
October 8, 1992


	 					    BACKGROUND FOR EDITORS



                DECUS FALL 1992 SEMINARS/SYMPOSIUM TO FEATURE
              ALPHA SEMINARS, SESSIONS, PRODUCT DEMONSTRATIONS


During the spring of 1991 several members of the DECUS U.S. Chapter began 
discussions with their Digital counterparts on the issue of introducing and 
maintaining a flow of Alpha-related information into existing DECUS forums. 
The offerings of the DECUS Fall 1992 Seminars and Symposium programs, 
scheduled for December 5 - 11 in Las Vegas, Nevada, will continue this flow 
of information by providing attendees with the latest developments associated 
with Digital's 64-bit RISC architecture.

Digital personnel will be on hand to discuss topics in the Alpha hardware, 
software, and layered product areas - as well as answer migration questions.

Several sessions will chronicle the experiences of DECUS members who have 
successfully ported applications to the Alpha platform. Members of the DECUS 
VAX to Alpha Systems Transition (VAST) Initiative will conduct a panel 
discussion on their experiences in porting DECUS Library applications from 
VAX VMS to Alpha VMS.

A total of 6 one-day seminars will be presented focusing on Alpha-related 
issues such as:

	 * Application coexistence and migration
	 * Converting VMS applications to RISC VMS on Alpha
	 * OpenVMS internals for Alpha and VAX

In addition, a number of symposium sessions will also focus on Alpha-related 
issues including:

	 * Alpha migration planning   
	 * Design of Alpha workstation 
	 * Alpha workstation graphics   
	 * Compilers for 64-bit machines  
	 * Port shareable images to Alpha    
	 * Windows NT on Alpha             
	 * Alpha/OSF migration             
	 * Alpha I/O support and concepts  
	 * OpenVMS devise drivers on Alpha
	 * Mixed architecture VMS clusters
	 * Alpha VMS memory management

Product demonstrations will feature Alpha machines running OpenVMS and DEC 
OSF/1, as well as demonstrations on Alpha and VAX clustering. Equipment 
expected to be featured on the exhibit hall floor and in DECUS Special 
Interest Group Campgrounds include:

	 * Alpha desktop workstations
	 * Alpha deskside workstations
	 * Alpha departmental systems
	 * Alpha data center systems
	 * Alpha mainframes
	 * Prototype Alpha PC

The diverse offerings presented during the weeklong format of the DECUS 
seminars and symposium programs allow attendees to participate in sessions 
within their primary interest area as well as to explore new areas of 
interest. Forums such as Special Interest Group Campgrounds allow attendees 
to meet in an informal atmosphere.

DECUS seminars and symposium attendees have the opportunity to solve their 
current computing problems, learn new methods of dealing with everyday 
situations, explore new applications and technological advances, and to make 
contact with their peers in the computer industry.

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Note to Editors: Members of the U.S. Chapter's Leadership and Special 
Interest Groups may be contacted for additional comments. To arrange 
interviews, or to find out more information contact Paul Murphy at (508) 
841-3346.

DECUS, the DECUS logo, OpenVMS, VAX, and VMS are trademarks of Digital 
Equipment Corporation.

OSF and OSF/1 are registered trademarks of Open Software Foundation, Inc.

Windows NT is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.