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                 OS/2 Bay Area User Group Developers SIG 
  
                                VX-REXX
  
                               Guy Scharf
                     President, Software Architects Inc.
                   
                 Monday, February 13th, 1995, 7 to 9 P.M.
  
                                Kaleida 
                           1055-B Joaquin Road 
                            Mountain View, CA 
  
    
Developers SIG February Meeting 
  
VX-REXX  

At the February 13th meeting of the OS/2 Developers SIG, our 
colleague Guy Scharf will discuss OS/2 software development 
using VX-REXX, with a focus on areas of interest to the 
profesional developer. He'll emphasize VX-REXX for OS/2 
Client/Server Edition, and will include looking at how you can 
easily program database access as well as general GUI programming.     

GUY SCHARF

Guy Scharf is President of Software Architects Inc. SAI specializes 
in developing OS/2 software products for ISVs and business.  The 
products developed are typically used by professionals in the office.  
Guy is especially interested in quality user interfaces.   

Guy is cofounder and Treasurer of the OS/2 Bay Area User Group.  
He is founder and past president of the Silicon Valley chapter of 
the Independent Computer Consultants Association, past president 
of the Northern California chapter, and was chairman of the ICCA 
Government Relations committee.   

Guy is a sysop on the IBM OS/2 forums and the OS/2 Vendor Forums 
on CompuServe.  He is Contributing Editor for OS/2 Developer and 
writes the "OS/2 Toolbox" column.  He wrote the "Advanced PM 
Programming" column for OS/2 Monthly and has written for PC 
Magazine and other magazines.  He has taught programming 
workshops at the ColoradOS/2 conferences and for IBM.   

Some recent articles published include "Product Review: VX-REXX 
Client/Server Edition," OS/2 Developer, January/February 1995, p. 8; 
"Power Programming: Programming OS/2 Containers," PC Magazine, 
Nov 22, 1994, p. 313.   

THE DEVELOPERS SIG
 
The Developers SIG focuses on topics of interest to OS/2 
programmers, with educational presentations, product 
demonstrations, and strategy briefings. It also provides a forum for 
OS/2 developers to network and socialize.   

A typical meeting includes a speaker, a Programming Tip of the 
Month, and a question and answer period.   

Recent meetings have covered PM programming and testing, 
Workplace Shell programming, object oriented technology and the 
System Object Model, and the C/Set++ User Interface Class Library.   

The SIG meets the second Monday of each month at Kaleida in 
Mountain View. Meeting time is 7:00 PM, and doors open at 6:30. 
Meetings are currently free and are open to the public.   

The Developers SIG maintains the OS/2 Consultants Directory, which 
is available to the public and is provided to companies inquiring 
about OS/2 expertise.   

To subscribe to an electronic mailing list for SIG news, send a note 
containing the line, "SUBSCRIBE DEVSIG" (without quotes) to 
daveb@netcom.com.  Send the command "SUBSCRIBE CONSDIR" to 
subscribe to the OS/2 Consultants Directory.   
 
Location

Kaleida (in building with IBM)
1055-B Joaquin Road 
Mountain View, CA 

Directions   
 
Take the Shoreline Boulevard North exit off US-101. About a 
block before Charleston, turn left on Plymouth, and then 
right on Joaquin. 1055 Joaquin is on the right.  There is 
plenty of free parking.  We meet in the conference room 
on the second floor.  Please be prompt as you can only 
enter the building between 6:45 and 7:30. 

For more information, contact SIG chair Dave Briccetti. 
Email: daveb@netcom.com, Fax: 510 945-7436, Voice: 510 945-7565.   

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