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From: Conrad_Geiger@NeXT.COM
Subject: Final Update: NeXTWORLD Expo User Conference Agenda (Long)(May 25-27, 1993)
Organization: Next Announcements
Approved: sanguish@digifix.com
You are invited to ...
What: NeXTWORLD Expo
When: May 25 - 27, 1993
Where: Moscone Convention Center, 747 Howard Street
San Francisco, California
Events: Developer and User Conference and User Group Program
Keynotes:
by Steve Jobs, NeXT &
Andrew Grove, Intel
The NeXTWORLD Expo user conference is a great opportunity to see why
large corporations have made the decision to go with NeXT and how
they are using it every day.
Register today and see the individual session highlights that will
include:
o "NEXTSTEP Intel: Q&A" - an information-packed session answering all
your questions about the move from NeXT hardware to Intel
hardware.
o "Hot Products" - a series of sessions where developers demonstrate
the best and newest tools for hotly contested application
categories.
o "Issues in System Adminstration" - a discussion of tools and
techniques available for maintaining and securing networks.
o "Why NEXTSTEP? Customer's perspective" - customers share their
views on how they chose NEXTSTEP as their platform for
developing client/server mission critical applications.
Over 100 NEXTSTEP technology exhibitors will be present on the
Exhibit floor. (See the list of exhibitors at the end of this
message.)
Phone 1-800-767-2336 or 508-470-3880 to register or FAX the
registration form at the end of this message.
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SPECIAL OFFER
As a special offer, all registered NeXTWORLD Expo attendees will
receive a 50% discount on all of NeXT Computer's system software
products available at the Expo.
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During the 3 day conference, there will be speakers represented
from the following 80 organizations, including NeXT:
Pencom, McCaw Cellular, Intel, US Air Force, Adamation, MIT
WordPerfect, Swiss Bank, Pages Software Inc, Millennium, Athena
Design, Lighthouse Design, Goldleaf, HSD, RDR, Texas A&M, Integrity
Solutions, Data General, Wiltel, Stone Design, VNP, Objective
Partners, Objective Technologies, RightBrain, NeXT, Systemhouse, Omni
Group, Cal State - Long Beach, University of Houston, Logicon
Ultrasystems, Pan Canadian Petroleum Limited, Marble Associates,
Chrysler Financial, Servare Business Systems, Trident Data Systems,
Booz Allen & Hamilton, Mt Clemens Hospital, Linotype-Hell, William
Morris Agency, Black Market Technologies, Insight Software, Inherent
Software, NeXTWORLD Magazine, Data Place Computer, Publish Magazine,
IP Design, RadioMail, Bell Atlantic, Pangea, University of Texas,
Corporation, Rush Presbyterian Hospital, Alain Pinel Reality,
Logibec, Information Delivery Ltd, TRW, NeuroDimension Inc.,
LOR/Geske Bock Associates Inc., Panon Telexpertise Inc., TASC,
Fidelity Investments, Software Services & Solutions, Inc., MailCom,
Just Proportion Ltd., Sarrus, Imagine, Insignia, Abacus, IPT,
Conextions, Blacksmith, Xanthus, Thoughtul Software, Boss Logic,
Visus, Axsys, Whitelight, Altsys, Appsoft, Here, Ensuing
Technologies, SCH, Ocean Software, Inc., DMW Group, Val Verde Unified
School District, and Proponent.
NeXT User Group leaders and members from 20 countries: Canada, Japan,
Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong, the Netherlands, Finland, Norway,
the United Kingdom, the Commonwealth of Independent States (Russia),
Hungary, Germany, France, Switzerland, Ireland, Austria, Denmark,
Italy, Mexico and 33 states of the United States (Hawaii, Nevada,
Minnesota, Colorado, Alabama, Michigan, Kentucky, Illinois,
Washington, Texas, Washington D.C., Wisconsin, Indiana, Delaware,
Oregon, New York, Virginia, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Louisiana,
New Mexico, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Pennsylvania, Maryland,
New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, North Dakota, Oklahoma, and
California) will be present at this event.
Conrad Geiger
International NEXTSTEP User Groups
P.S. For information on the Developer Conference, send email to
user_groups@next.com.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
=> ALL NeXTWORLD EXPO EVENT DESCRIPTIONS
=> NeXTWORLD EXPO USER CONFERENCE TRACKS & SESSIONS
=> NEXTSTEP PRODUCT EXHIBITION: PARTICIPATING COMPANIES
=> NeXT USER GROUP PROGRAM AGENDA
=> TUTORIALS AND BOF MEETINGS
=> REGISTRATION, HOTEL AND TRAVEL INFORMATION
_____________________________________________________________________
=> NeXTWORLD EXPO INTRODUCTION
The second annual NeXTWORLD EXPO combines a worldwide Developer
Conference, User Conference, User Group Program and Product
Exposition spanning three days. This year's NeXTWORLD Expo marks the
culmination of the most significant event in NeXT's history. At the
Expo, NeXT will deliver the completed, shrinkwrapped release of
NEXTSTEP for Intel processors. The product that Byte magazine has
called, "...the most respected piece of software on the planet..."
-- now available on industry-standard computers. When you see
NEXTSTEP, we think you'll agree. NeXT's decision to concentrate on
object-oriented software, move away from signature black hardware,
and devote all company resources to running NEXTSTEP on white
hardware--is more than the transformation of a company. It is, in
all likelihood, the transformation of an entire industry. We look
forward to seeing you at the Expo.
As a special offer, all registered NeXTWORLD EXPO attendees will
receive a 50% discount on NeXT's software products available
at the Expo.
_____________________________________________________________________
=> ALL NeXTWORLD EXPO EVENT DESCRIPTIONS
NeXTWORLD EXPO USER CONFERENCE
The NeXTWORLD EXPO '93 User Conference offers in-depth information
about the use of NEXTSTEP in corporate information systems and on
individual desktops. Designed for experienced NEXTSTEP end users,
system managers, and IS strategists, the four-track program focuses
on the issues of deploying NEXTSTEP in enterprise-wide systems, using
NEXTSTEP for maximum benefits, case studies of NEXTSTEP usage in the
real world, and comparative looks at the most innovative third-party
products in the NeXT market. One session is dedicated to providing a
quick start for users who are new to NEXTSTEP, so that they can
participate fully in the remainder of the program. Key sessions in
each track are repeated so that attendees can participate in as many
different sessions as possible.
NeXT USER GROUP PROGRAM
NoIR (NeXT Organizations InteRnational) is sponsoring a worldwide
User Group Program. This year's program theme is "486--An Explosion
of New Users Under NeXT's Big Tent." Sessions focus on two tracks:
user group leadership and member services. If you want ideas to take
back to your group, this program is for you. Last year over 100
groups from around the world were represented and this year we expect
many more. With the explosion of new NEXTSTEP users coming this year
and next, this program helps you prepare your NeXT User Group for
growth and success in 1993 and 1994.
In addition to the formal events listed here, several special social
events will be held. All user group members attending either the
exposition or the conferences are invited to register for the user
group program free of charge.
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Tuesday, May 25
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM, Hall E
Steve Jobs - Chairman and CEO of NeXT, Inc.
Steve Jobs discusses the future of object-oriented,
client/server computing.
Wednesday, May 26
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM, Hall E
Andrew Grove - Chairman and CEO of Intel Corporation
Andrew Grove discusses Intel's 486 and Pentium processors,
and NEXTSTEP's place in their future.
USER CONFERENCE GENERAL SESSION
10 MOST WANTED
Wednesday, May 26
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM, Hall E
NeXTWORLD Editor-in-Chief Dan Ruby leads a panel of NEXTSTEP
customers, developers, and user group leaders in reviewing NeXT's
accomplishments during the last year and setting the agenda for the
year ahead.
GENERAL SESSIONS OPEN TO ALL ATTENDEES
Thursday, May 27
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM, Hall E
NEXTSTEP AND THE OS WARS
Bob Metcalfe, Publisher and CEO of InfoWorld Publishing Co., hosts a
panel of industry pundits and NeXT customers as they discuss the
alternatives among advanced operating systems in the coming battle
for the corporate desktop.
USER GROUP AUCTION
Wednesday, May 26
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM, Room 120
Attend this fun event. A range of products and services from the NeXT
community will go to the highest bidder. Proceeds go toward the User
Group Program at the Expo.
NeXTWORLD MAGAZINE AWARDS: BEST OF BREED AWARDS
Tuesday, May 25
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM, Hall E
NeXTWORLD honors the best and most innovative products in the NeXT
market in its first annual award ceremony. Cheer on your favorites as
a lineup of NeXT community luminaries announce the winners in each
product category.
NEXTSTEP PRODUCT EXHIBITION
Tuesday, May 25, 11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday, May 26, 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Thursday, May 27, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Be sure to see over 100 product exhibits and find out why so many
companies have embraced NEXTSTEP technology. See the latest in
NEXTSTEP hardware and software, and meet with users, resellers, and
partners. The Expo also features an ObjectWare Pavillion dedicated
to the growing number of NEXTSTEP ObjectWare vendors.
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=> NeXTWORLD EXPO USER CONFERENCE TRACKS & SESSIONS
May 25 - 27, 1993
** TRACK ONE **
THEME: ENTERPRISE COMPUTING
The first stage of desktop computing in corporations was all about
enhancing individual and departmental productivity. NEXTSTEP takes
corporations to the second stage by advancing the mission of the
enterprise. This conference track explores the issues in enterprise
computing such as client/server architecture, rightsizing,
operational productivity, custom application development, and
heterogeneous networking. In every area, NEXTSTEP offers great
opportunity for the next stage of corporate computing.
TRACK ONE SESSIONS:
** DEVELOPING AND DEPLOYING CLIENT/SERVER CUSTOM APPLICATIONS **
Moderator: Tim Griswold, Servare Business Systems
Grant Hayashi, Trident Data Systems
David Holtzman, Booz Allen & Hamilton
11:30AM - 12:30PM, Tuesday, May 25
User Conference Room 120 & 121
and (repeat)
Tim Griswold, Servare Business Systems
Fred Lunau, NeXT
Grant Hayashi, Trident Data Systems
David Holtzman, Booz Allen & Hamilton
10:15AM - 11:15AM, Thursday, May 27
User Conference Room 120 & 121
NEXTSTEP's object-oriented development environment lets you bring new
systems on-line in a fraction of the time needed with competitive
products. That calls for a new approach to planning and implementing
client/server custom applications.
** RIGHTSIZING WITH NEXTSTEP **
Moderator: Vidas Neverauskas, NeXT
James Carpenter, Pencom Software
Peter Farkas, Logicon Ultra Systems
Roger Coates, Pan Canadian Petroleum Ltd.
12:45PM - 1:45PM, Tuesday, May 25
User Conference Room 120 & 121
and (repeat)
Moderator: Vidas Neverauskas, NeXT Computer
Marc Elvy, Marble Associates, Inc.
Pete Farkas, Logicon Ultrasystems
Roger Coates, Pan Canadian Petroleum Ltd.
12:00PM - 1:00PM, Wednesday, May 26
User Conference Room 120 & 121
As businesses downsize monolithic mainframe applications to
distributed client/server systems, they need object-oriented
development tools that play in a standard networking environment.
NEXTSTEP is an important piece of the rightsizing puzzle for
corporate re-engineers.
** WHY OBJECT-ORIENTED PROGRAMMING and NEXTSTEP **
Moderator: Ted Shelton, IT Solutions
Paul Murphy, Independant Consultant
Mike Mahoney, Co-author of NEXTSTEP Programming
2:00PM - 3:00PM, Tuesday, May 25
User Conference Room 120 & 121
NEXTSTEP achieves its full power when applied in enterprise-wide
systems for client/server functions. Discover how object-oriented
programming techniques and client/server computing can bring
immediate tangible benefits to organizations.
** SPECIAL TBA SESSION **
3:15PM - 4:15PM, Tuesday, May 25
User Conference Hall E
** ENGINEERING CLIENT/SERVER SYSTEMS **
Moderator: Brian Hobbs, Pencom Software
Mike Adelson, Chrysler Financial
Vimal Chowdury, Mt Clemens General Hospital
4:30PM - 5:30PM, Tuesday, May 25
User Conference Room 120 & 121
Talk of rightsizing is cheap. NEXTSTEP gets you started today. This
panel of customers, integrators, and system engineers explores the
nitty-gritty technical issues of using NEXTSTEP in a client/server
architecture.
** CIO ROUNDTABLE **
Moderator: Jim Opfer, RadioMail
Bill Thomas, US Air Force
Bill Gramley, Bozell
Craig Heimark, SBOC
Ingvar Peturson, McCaw Cellular
Darrell Lynn, Val Verde Unified School District
11:45AM - 11:45AM, Wednesday, May 26
User Conference Room 120 & 121
Top-level strategists at major NeXT customer sites discuss the issue
in justifying developing and deploying NEXTSTEP based information
systems.
** NEXTSTEP AND THE HETEROGENEOUS CORPORATE NETWORK **
Moderator: Katherine Jones, Data General Corporation
Bill Young, Trident Data Systems
Raymond S. Bloom II, Marble Associates, Inc.
John Devitofaranceschi, Swiss Bank Corporation
1:15PM - 2:15PM, Wednesday, May 26
User Conference Room 120 & 121
Virtually every enterprise today maintains a mixed environment of
computer platforms and networks. NEXTSTEP's support of multiple
networking standards allows users to easily mix and match computers
with their existing information systems.
** CONNECTING THE ENTERPRISE: WANs, LANs. and ISDN **
Moderator: Frank Ricotta, DMW Group
Bill Young, Trident Data Systems
Steve Benton, Trident Data Systems
Mark Dadgar, William Morris Agency
2:30PM - 3:30PM, Wednesday, May 26
User Conference Room 120 & 121
As business goes global, it isn't enough to interoperate in local
networks at individual user sites. Here's how NEXTSTEP systems
communicate with other computers in a world-wide distributed
computing environment.
** MANAGING APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS **
Moderator: Charles Oei, NeXT
Kris Oosting, Objective Partners
Scott Abel, Pencom Software
Nicholas Christopher, Systemhouse
3:45PM - 4:45PM, Wednesday, May 26
User Conference Room 120 & 121
As NEXTSTEP speeds up the application development cycle, managers
face new challenges in strategic and tactical planning. Here's what
to expect in budgeting, staffing, managing, and phasing in your
custom application projects.
** ISSUES IN SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION **
Moderator, Simson Garfinkel, NeXTWORLD Magazine
Timothy Reed, Black Market Technologies
Anil Prasad, Wiltel Advanced Technology Group
Alan Marcum, NeXT
11:30AM - 12:30PM, Thursday, May 27
User Conference Room 120 & 121
As NEXTSTEP proliferates in enterprise-wide information systems, the
issues of network management and security become increasingly
critical. System administrators explore the tools and techniques
available for maintaining and securing corporate networks.
** TRACK TWO **
THEME: USING NEXTSTEP
NEXTSTEP provides a user environment unlike any other operating
system. To get maximum benefit from their systems, users need to know
the intricacies of NEXTSTEP and third-party products. This track
begins with critical information about running NEXTSTEP for Intel
processors, and examines hot topics like portable computing, NEXTSTEP
publishing, database management, and collaborative applications.
Users can get hands-on help by attending sessions on NEXTSTEP tips
and tricks, configuring systems for maximum power, and sources of
training and support.
TRACK TWO SESSIONS:
** INTRODUCTION TO NEXTSTEP **
Speaker: Sara Benson, Systems Engineer, NeXT
11:30AM - 12:30PM, Tuesday, May 25
User Conference Room 122
NeXT's system engineers take you on a tour of the leading object-oriented operating system for mainstream business computers.
** INTRODUCTION TO INTEL PROCESSORS: Questions and Answers ** -OR-
** NEXTSTEP PC: Issues and Answers **
Speaker: Bob Lawton, NeXT
12:45PM - 1:45PM, Tuesday, May 25
User Conference Room 123 & 124
and (repeat)
Speaker: Bob Lawton, NeXT
12:00PM - 1:00PM, Wednesday, May 26
User Conference Room 122
In 1993, NeXT customers begin the transition to NEXTSTEP hardware
based on the Intel 80486 processor. NeXT's 486 experts give the
lowdown on software deliverables, 486 configurations, and supported
third-party products.
** MANAGING ENTERPRISE DATA **
Moderator: Daniel Miles Kehoe, NeXTWORLD Magazine
Robert Dyas, Parabase Software Corporation
Alex Cone, Objective Technologies, Inc.
Vance Simmons, VNP Software
2:00PM - 3:00PM, Tuesday, May 25
User Conference Room 123 & 124
Database management isn't a task only for programmers and system
designers. Here's everything you need to know as a user for
specifying and designing database front ends, as well as for managing
your individual records.
** SPECIAL TBA SESSION **
3:15PM - 4:15PM, Tuesday, May 25
User Conference Hall E
** READ ALL ABOUT IT: PUBLISHING WITH NEXTSTEP **
Moderator: Rick Reynolds, Publish Magazine
John Budacovich, Data Pace Computers
Mark Astman, Linotype-Hell
Lauren Flanagan, Goldleaf Systems
4:30PM - 5:30PM, Tuesday, May 25
User Conference Room 122
NEXTSTEP's unified imaging model, powerful software tools, and
workgroup connectivity are ideally suited for graphic design and
electronic publishing. Experts explore the available tools for
NEXTSTEP publishing, while early adopters describe their experiences.
** NEXTSTEP 3.0 TIPS and TRICKS **
Lee Sherman - Moderator, NeXTWORLD
10:45AM - 11:45AM, Wednesday, May 26
User Conference Room 122
NEXTSTEP 3.0 is so rich in capabilities that many users only scratch
its surface. To get maximum benefit from NEXTSTEP, you need to know
the shortcuts and hidden features available in the system. Power
users show you how.
** WORKING TOGETHER WITH COLLABORATIVE SOFTWARE **
Moderator: Stephen Adams, Adamation
Eric Wespestad, Swiss Bank Corporation
Peter J. Park, Pangea Corporation
1:15PM - 2:15PM, Wednesday, May 26
User Conference Room 122
Groupware is a computer-industry buzzword that is much discussed and
little practiced. In the NEXTSTEP environment, users are taking
advantage of applications designed for collaborative work. This panel
reviews the available products and illustrates the power of workgroup
computing.
** SERVICE AND SUPPORT **
Moderator: Jan Tyler, NeXT
Scott Abel, Pencom Software
Vince Jordan, Systemhouse
Tim Purkis, Bell Atlantic
Bill Gramley, Bozell
2:30PM - 3:30PM, Wednesday, May 26
User Conference Room 122
Building a NEXTSTEP installation takes more than hardware and
software. To bring new users on effectively, organizations must also
provide means for service and support. Customers who have explored
the terrain of options for NEXTSTEP services share their conclusions.
** CONNECTING TO THE WORLD **
Moderator: Timothy Reed, Gotham Users of NeXT
Robert Nielson, Everest Technologies
Paul Murphy, Independent Consultant
David Spitzer, NeXT
Jim Opfer, RadioMail
3:45PM - 4:45PM, Wednesday, May 26
User Conference Room 122
There is a wealth of information, free software, and just plain
camaraderie available to NEXTSTEP users through the Internet and
other information services. This session tells you how and where to
plug in to the wonderful world of NEXTSTEP online.
** PORTABILITY AND NOTEBOOKS: ISSUES AND ANSWERS **
Moderator, John Perry Barlow, NeXTWORLD Magazine
Bob Lawton, NeXT
10:15AM - 11:15AM, Thursday, May 27
User Conference Room 122
One benefit of NEXTSTEP 486 is the coming availability of NEXTSTEP
portable computers. But 486 notebooks are not the only option for
users who need to take their data on the road. This session looks at
strategies for extending your desktop environment to wherever you
happen to be.
** MANAGING DOCUMENTS **
Moderator, Jay Kilby
Gregory Miller, Inherent Software
Ken Rosen
Sam Van Vactor, Insight Software
11:30AM - 12:30PM, Thursday, May 27
User Conference Room 122
Whatever happened to the paperless office? It's alive and well in
law firms and medical organization employing NEXTSTEP software for
document storage and retrieval.
** TRACK THREE **
THEME: IN THE TRENCHES
Customers in business, education, and government have taken great
strides in applying NEXTSTEP to solving problems in their fundamental
advantages for unifying the desktop, collaborative computing,
document management, decision support, and application development.
In this track, speakers representing customers in NeXT's key markets
share their experiences.
TRACK THREE SESSIONS:
** UNIFYING THE DESKTOP **
Moderator: Jeff Kvam, Swiss Bank Corporation
Gregory Miller, Inherent Technologies
Alex Henry, William Morris Agency
11:30AM - 12:30PM, Tuesday, May 25
User Conference Room 123 & 124
The goal is no longer to have a computer on every desk, but to have
only one computer on every desk. Users in financial services, law
enforcement, and hospital administration describe how NEXTSTEP
replaced diverse systems in a single workstation.
** END OF THE PARADOX: OPERATIONAL PRODUCTIVITY **
Sara Benson, NeXT
Jeff Kvam, Swiss Bank Corporation
Hooman Bahmandeji, Rush Presbyterian Hospital
Mike Simpson, William Morris Agency
12:45PM - 1:45PM, Tuesday, May 25
User Conference Room 122
NEXTSTEP solves the enduring paradox of the information age:
Organizations' investment in technology has not resulted in
measurable productivity gains. NEXTSTEP changes the equation by
focusing on operational productivity.
** ENTERPRISE WIDE DATA ACCESS **
Moderator: Felix Lin, NeXT
Alex Henry, William Morris Agency
Bill Dudney, Pencom Software
Mark Richards, Alain Pinel Realty
2:00PM - 3:00PM, Tuesday, May 25
User Conference Room 123 & 124
Distributed applications are only as meaningful as the data that is
accessed. NeXT)s DB Kit and third-party tools let you link into live
financial and operational databases residing on mainframes and
servers.
** SPECIAL TBA SESSION **
3:15PM - 4:15PM, Tuesday, May 25
User Conference Hall E
** WHY NEXTSTEP -- CUSTOMER GIVE THEIR PERSPECTIVES **
Moderator: Kris Younger, NeXT
Jim Traegar, TASC
4:30PM - 5:30PM, Tuesday, May 25
User Conference Room 123 & 124
Choosing NeXT may involve some risks, but the payoff can be
substantial. This panel of NeXT customers in business, government,
and education discuss their choice of NeXT systems and the varied
benefits they)ve derived.
** SERVING YOUR CUSTOMER **
Moderator: John Trustman, Fidelity Investments
Mike Adelson, Chrysler Financial
Randy Mosteleer, Trident Data Systems
10:15AM - 11:15AM, Wednesday, May 26
User Conference Room 123 & 124
The greatest challenge in business today is providing timely and
accurate service to customers. NEXTSTEP systems provide the
informational framework for world-class customer service. Users from
health care, financial services, and transportation show how they did
it.
** TRAINING FOR SUCCESS **
Moderator: Jan Tyler, NeXT
Eric Wanger, IT Solutions
Don Winn, Pan Canadian Petroleum Ltd.
David Besemer, Besemer & Associates
12:00PM - 1:00PM, Wednesday, May 26
User Conference Room 123 & 124
NEXTSTEP)s object orientation provides a flexible environment for
developing course curricula and corporate training programs. This
panel includes educators from various disciplines, who will compare
curriculum development under NEXTSTEP to traditional methods.
** ENTERPRISE TRANSFORMATION **
Moderator: Dan Ruby, NeXTWORLD Magazine
Robert L. Masterson, Software Services and Solutions, Inc.
Chris Cuilla, IT Solutions
Bernard D. Aboda, MailCom
1:15PM - 2:15PM, Wednesday, May 26
User Conference Room 123 & 124
Technological change does not occur in a vacuum. Sometimes, the
technology used can lead to structural and cultural changes in an
organization. Panelists from law enforcement, telecommunications,
and the energy business explore the positive effects of NEXTSTEP
technology on organizational hierarchies, decision making, and
customer relations.
** CUSTOM APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT **
Moderator: Dan McCreary, Integrity Solutions
Gary Lynn, NeuroDimension Inc.
Dinnise Winner, LOR/Geske Bock Associates Inc.
Stephane Savard, Panon Telexpertise Inc.
2:30PM - 3:30PM, Wednesday, May 26
User Conference Room 123 & 124
NEXTSTEP's facility for custom development enables users to write
software that is exactly suited to their needs. But is it really as
easy as all that? Customers in transportation, financial services,
and education share their challenges and triumphs.
** SUPPORT FOR STANDARDS **
Moderator: Kris Younger, NeXT
Neil Goodrich, Trident Data Systems
3:45PM - 4:45PM, Wednesday, May 26
User Conference Room 122
With all the talk about "open systems", NEXTSTEP support for almost
every important technical standard is sometimes overlooked. In this
session, customers describe how NeXT's implementation of one or more
stands was instrumental in their systems planning.
** ROLLUPS AND DRILLDOWNS: EXECUTIVE INFORMATION SYSTEMS **
Moderator: Mark Thompsen, TRW
P.K. M'Pherson, Information Delivery Ltd
Keith Cok
Allan Andison
10:15AM - 11:15PM, Thursday, May 27
User Conference Room 123 & 124
NEXTSTEP is ideal for applications that deliver live summary data and
graphics to executives for decision support. Corporate and
government users show how they did it.
** CORPORATE IDENTITY **
Moderator: Keith Ohlfs
James Souttar, Just Proportion Ltd.
Victor E. Spindler, Pages Software Inc
11:30AM - 12:30PM, Thursday, May 27
User Conference Room 123 & 124
NEXTSTEP's unified imaging model and high-quality graphics
environment suit it ideally for defining and maintaining standards
in graphics. In this session, designers describe their use of
NEXTSTEP software in corporate identity programs.
** TRACK FOUR **
THEME: HOT PRODUCTS
The sizzle in the NEXTSTEP market is the varied software solutions
offered in hotly contested application categories. In this track,
developers demonstrate the best and newest tools for document
creation, presentation, financial modeling, database management,
business graphics, and software emulation. With this background,
users will be better able to examine the strengths and weaknesses of
the products shown on the exhibit floor.
TRACK FOUR SESSIONS:
** PRODUCTIVITY, NEXTSTEP STYLE **
Moderator: Dan Lavin, NeXTWORLD Magazine
Julie Saffren, NeXT
Joe Barello, NeXTWORLD Magazine
12:45PM - 1:45PM, Tuesday, May 25
User Conference Room 125
In this session, developers discuss the feature and benefits of
today's NEXTSTEP productivity applications and how they can be used
most effectively. NEXTSTEP is home to innovative software products
in virtually every productivity category. What's truly amazing is
the way they all work together in an integrated user environment.
** DOCUMENT CREATION **
Moderator: Rick Reynolds, Publish Magazine
Julie Saffren, NeXT
Bruce Webster, Pages Software
Glenn C. Reid, RightBrian Software
2:00PM - 3:00PM, Tuesday, May 25
User Conference Room 125
The leading applications for creating business documents square off.
Their different approaches to page layout and design provide good
choices for every kind of NEXTSTEP user.
** SPECIAL TBA SESSION **
3:15PM - 4:15PM, Tuesday, May 25
User Conference Hall E
** BETTER PRESENTATIONS **
Moderator: Lee Sherman, NeXTWORLD Magazine
Wiley Hodges, Lighthouse Design, Ltd.
David Gregory, Imagine Multimedia
Chris Walters, RDR
Rand Shulman, Pages Software Inc
4:30PM - 5:30PM, Tuesday, May 25
User Conference Room 125
Making presentations is among the most frequent tasks in business.
Creating presentations using NEXTSTEP and available third-party
applications has proven to be both easy and impactful. Here we look
at the options for improving your delivery with visually appealing
slides and interactive media.
** EMULATION AND CONNECTIVITY **
Moderator: Joe Barello, NeXTWORLD Magazine
Marc Munford, Insignia
Cliff Mathews, Abacus
Olivia Favela , IPT
Scott Opitz, Conextions
10:45AM - 11:45AM, Wednesday, May 26
User Conference Room 125
NEXTSTEP is great, but sometimes you have to make concessions to the
rest of the world. Whether you want to make your NEXTSTEP system
behave like Windows, Macintosh, X, or a mainframe terminal, there is
a third-party product for you.
** GRAPHICS FOR BUSINESS **
Tony Bove, NeXTWORLD - Moderator
Tony Renier, Blacksmith
Andrew Stone, Stone Design
Wiley Hodges, Lighthouse Design, Ltd.
12:00PM - 1:00PM, Wednesday, May 26
User Conference Room 125
Illustration tools are not just for artists. NEXTSTEP offers some of
the best applications on any platform for creating business charts,
diagrams, and drawings.
** DATABASES **
Moderator: Daniel Miles Kehoe, NeXTWORLD Magazine
Robert Dyas, IP Design
Andrew Stone, Stone Design
Randy Leonard, Ocean Software, Inc.
1:15PM - 2:15PM, Wednesday, May 26
User Conference Room 125
Industrial strength database back ends and development tools make
NEXTSTEP a powerful environment for corporate database applications.
Here are some of the choice applications for constructing customized
front ends.
** SPREADSHEETS AND MODELERS **
Moderator: Dave Grady, NeXT
David Pollack, Athena Design
Michael D. Steele, AXSYS, Inc.
Chip Goodman, WhiteLight Systems, Inc.
2:30PM - 3:30PM, Wednesday, May 26
User Conference Room 125
NEXTSTEP abounds in diverse solutions for financial modeling.
Whether you need a traditional spreadsheet, multi-dimensional tool or
sophisticated enterprise financial modeler, NEXTSTEP serves your
needs with strong third-party products.
** INFORMATION MANAGEMENT **
Moderator: Dan Ruby, NeXTWORLD Magazine
Jayson Adams, Millennium
Andy Turk, Sarrus
Karl Craft, Ensuing Technologies
3:45PM - 4:45PM, Wednesday, May 26
User Conference Room 125
The last year has seen an explosion of products for managing personal
and group information. In many cases, these calendars, address
books, and free-form databases are on the vanguard of workgroup
computing on NEXTSTEP.
** GRAPHICS ARTS **
Moderator: Rick Reynolds, Publish Magazine
Lauren Flanagan, Goldleaf
Randy Adams, Appsoft
Janet Overby
10:15PM - 11:15PM, Thursday, May 27
User Conference Room 125
With sophisticated image processing, pre-press, and output tools,
NEXTSTEP is a powerful environment for professional graphics design
and production. Key developers demonstrate their range of solutions.
** MULTIMEDIA AND 3D **
Moderator: Lee Sherman, NeXTWORLD Magazine
Jesper Lundh, Xanthus
David Gregory, Imagine Multimedia
Glen Worstell, Thoughtul Software
11:30AM - 12:30PM, Thursday, May 27
User Conference Room 125
NeXT)s inclusion of RenderMan technology in NEXTSTEP has set the
stage for an explosion of software for 3D rendering and animation.
The platform also boasts strong multimedia authoring systems and
tools for sound and music.
____________________________________________________________________
=> NEXTSTEP PRODUCT EXHIBITION: PARTICIPATING COMPANIES
May 25 - 27, 1993
Participating Companies:
Abacus
Abe Industry
Artemis
AEC Software
ADAMATION
Adobe Systems Inc.
Alembic Systems International Ltd.
Altsys Corporation
Anderson Financial Systems
ANDI
Appsoft, Inc.
Athena Design
Axsys
Bacchus, Inc.
BenaTong
BenchBuilt Software Co.
benchMark Development, Inc.
Black & White Software
Blacksmith
Blue Rose Systems
Booz-Allen & Hamilton
Canon
Ciusa, Inc.
Compaq Computer Corp.
Conextions
Cube Information Systems
Cub'X Systems
Data General Corp.
Dell Computer
Detective Tools Corp.
Digital Compostition Systems, Inc.
Distributed Processing Technology
eCesys
Epson
Firstsoft, Inc. / DBSA. Inc.
Goldleaf Publishing, Inc.
Goldleaf Systems
Harvard Tool Works
Hewlett-Packard Company
Highland Digital
HSD Microcomputer
Hypersight, Inc.
i-link, GmbH
Imagine Multimedia, Inc.
Impact Multimedia, Inc.
INSIGHT Software
Insignia Solutions, Inc.
Intel Corporation
IPT
Jana Publishing
Lighthouse Design, Ltd.
Logicon Ultasystems Inc.
LogicStream
Lucky Goldstar
Memory International, Inc.
Metrosoft
Millennium Software Labs, Inc.
MRJ, Inc.
NEC Technologies Inc.
Network Expressn Inc.
NeXT, Inc.
NeXTWORLD Magazine
Northstar Technologies Inc.
nPoint
Objective Technologies, Inc.
ONyX Systems, Inc.
Pages Software Inc
Paget Press
Pangea Corporation
PARABASE
Pencom
Perennial Software
Pinnacle Research, Inc.
Professional Software, Inc.
RDR, Inc.
Ridgeback Solutions
RightBrain Software, Inc.
SMC
Sarrus Software, Inc.
Schema Research Corp.
Second Glance Software
Sirius Solutions, Inc.
Skylee Press
SofDesign
Software Ventures
Step 2 Software, Inc.
Stone Design
Systemhouse Inc. (Object Technology Center)
Systemix Software, Inc.
TMS GmbH
Talus
Tecor, Inc.
Telos / Springer-Verlag
Thoughtful Software
Toshiba
Trident Data Systems
Trirex Systems
Vertex Software
Watershed Technologies
Wolfram Research, Inc.
WordPerfect Corporation
Yrrid Incorporated
....and more
____________________________________________________________________
=> NeXT USER GROUP PROGRAM AGENDA
User Group Keynote
Thursday, May 27
9:30am - 11:30am
Room 133
Steve Jobs: 486--An Explosion of Users Under NeXT's Big Tent
Steve Jobs headlines this exciting kickoff to today's activities. The
number of NEXTSTEP users in the world doubled last year. With the
advent of NEXTSTEP for Intel processors, we anticipate a tremendous
explosion of new users and user group members using both black and
white hardware. How do we serve this dynamic new population and tap
into their talents? Ideas for 1993 and beyond will be discussed.
Also during this session, NeXT will present its "Golden Nugget
Awards" for special contributions by user groups during the past
year.
** USER GROUP PROGRAM: LEADERSHIP TRACK **
Thursday, May 27
Room 122
12:30am - 1:30pm
-Leadership and Organizing Ideas
Panel chair:
BANG (Bay Area NEXTSTEP User Group)
1:30pm - 2:30pm
-Working with NeXT, 3rd Party Vendors, and Resellers
Panel co-chairs:
KYNUG (Kentucky NEXTSTEP User Group)
PSNUG (Puget Sound NEXTSTEP User Group)
2:30pm - 3:30pm
-Attracting and Keeping Volunteers and Officers
Panel chair:
UKNUG (United Kingdom NEXTSTEP User Group)
3:30pm - 4:30pm
-Fundraising
Panel chair:
NoIR - NEXTSTEP Organization International
____________________________________________________________________
** USER GROUP PROGRAM: MEMBERSHIP SERVICES TRACK **
Thursday, May 27
Room 125
12:30pm - 1:30pm
-Training
Panel co-chairs:
SCaN (Southern California area NEXTSTEP User Group)
hAng (Houston area NEXTSTEP User Group)
Scott Weiner, NeXT Training department
1:30pm - 2:30pm
-Planning and conducting a successful meeting
Panel chair:
BCS-NeXT (Boston Computer Society NEXTSTEP Group)
2:30pm - 3:30pm
-Newsletters
Panel chair:
rmNUG (Rocky Mountain NEXTSTEP User Group)
3:30pm - 4:30pm
-Getting your members on the worldwide net
Panel co-chairs:
GUN (Gotham Users of NEXTSTEP, New York City)
Madison, Wisconsin NEXTSTEP User Group
____________________________________________________________________
=> TUTORIALS AND BOF MEETINGS
Hands-On NEXTSTEP Tutorials
If you're new to NEXTSTEP, this is your chance to learn the
basics...and if you're a seasoned developer, you can sign-up to spend
some time with an expert on the subject of your choice. Extending
from the show floor, the NEXTSTEP hands-on tutorial area sponsored by
Dell Computer, provides instructions and mini-sessions for both end
users and developers.
User Tutorials are scheduled throughout the three days of the Expo to
introduce new users to NEXTSTEP and to provide guidance on navigating
the workspace, working with applications, and using NEXTSTEP
features.
Developer Tutorials provide two learning opportunities: hands-on
instruction in "boot camp" issues as well as one-on-one time with a
NeXT expert on specific development topics.
Birds-of-a-Feather Meetings
Developers can conduct a limited number of Birds-of-a-Feather
get-togethers on Wednesday evening, May 26, 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Room reservations are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Email BOF@NeXT.com to reserve a room for your special interest group.
Please include your coordinator's name, an email address, and an
abstract of the session.
NeXTWORLD Expo Bof (Birds of a Feather) Schedule:
Wednesday, May 26, 1993
5:00 - 6:00pm: Developer Conference Room 132
Guerrilla Marketing for NEXTSTEP Developers
Organizer: Conrad Geiger, NeXT
This BOF session will cover the tactics for reaching the
NeXTSTEP users and potential NeXTSTEP users of NeXTSTEP and your
product. Working with user groups, the press, resellers, and
VARS/VADS will be the focus of this informal sharing of ideas.
6:00 - 8:00 pm: Developer Conference Room 130
OPEN Protocols for NEXTSTEP (OPN) Organization
Organizer: Marcos J. Polanco, The Research Libraries Group
While NEXTSTEP offers remarkable technologies for application
development, the full benefit of object orientation will not be
realized until the technical and political barriers to the emergence
of a vibrant object marketplace are tackled. These problems include
licensing, distributed object management, end-user obejcts, and
standards for inter-object communication. Open Protocols for
NEXTSTEP (OPN) provides a common forum where the entire NEXTSTEP
community can debate and resolve these issues. We will discuss OPN's
charter and focus.
6:00 - 7:00 pm: Developer Conference Room 131
Sound, Music and DSP standards for NeXTSTEP/Intel
Organizer: Michael McNabb, Independent Consultant
The original NeXT computers were embraced by a large community of
computer music and digital audio artists, researchers, and
developers. The machine's greatest appeal was that it provided a
common platform with a powerful minimum set of standard hardware and
software features, allowing a much greater exchange of work and ideas
than in the past.
NeXT's move to Intel hardware presents a great challenge to this
community. PC audio and music hardware standards do not really
exist, and NeXT itself will only be supporting a reduced set of
software standards. The community must now define its own set of
standards and supported hardware in order to preserve existing
capabilities, encourage development, and maintain interchangeability.
This session will include brief presentations from various
perspectives by members of the NeXT audio and DSP community, and a
face to face discussion of these issues.
6:00 - 7:00 pm: Developer Conference Room 132
NeXT Means Business: How Can Developers Sell More?
Organizer: Peggy Thompson, Paget Press
How can developers better reach the customer bases looking for NeXT
products? How can we work together more efficiently? Developers can
share success stories on how to get visibility for their products.
6:00 - 7:00 pm: Developer Conference Room 133
IndexingKit SIG
Organizer: Jack Greenfield, NeXT
Have you built an interesting data structure with IXBTree? Are you
wondering how to store a graph of objects in IXRecordManager? The
Indexing Kit BOF will provide an informal setting for the exchange of
tips and tidbits relating to the Indexing Kit. IXKit developers from
around the NeXT community will be in attendance, and IXKit author
Jack Greenfield will be on hand to share techniques, and to answer
your questions. Developers familiar with IXKit are encouraged to come
and share their experiences. Developers thinking about using IXKit
are encouraged to come and learn how the IXKit can help them with
their application.
6:00 - 7:00 pm: Developer Conference Room 120
Virtuoso SIG
Organizer: Lorin Rivers, Altsys
The session will feature a few advanced guest designers to lead in a
discussion of the different solutions that Virtuoso provides to
NeXTSTEP users. Each designer will discuss a different solution for
Virtuoso and NeXTSTEP, including:
Business graphics - presentations, corporate identity pieces,
business cards, annual reports, etc.;
Graphic design - creating infographics, logos, special effects,
product packaging, posters, etc.;
Page layout - Working with text, bringing files together into large
documents, creating newsletters, brochures, etc.
This will be an open discussion for users to openly discuss and share
information and techniques for using Virtuoso in their work. It will
also enable potential and advanced users of Virtuoso to learn new
tips and tricks. Door prizes will be awarded as well.
6:00 - 7:00 pm: Developer Conference Room 122
NeXT in Law
Organizer: Gregory Miller, Inherent Technologies, Inc.
This is the annual meeting for the NeXT-in-Law User Group, JuriNUG.
While JuriNUG convenes at other American Bar Association functions,
this meeting is a chance for anyone and everyone interested in the
use of NEXTSEP in the legal profession to gather and exchange ideas,
discuss issues, and learn about this rapidly developing vertical
market. The meeting is open to anyone, not just legal professionals
interested in learning about the legal computing market.
If you have specific questions or have a particular item for an
agenda, please contact Greg Miller at 503-224-6751 or
gregory_miller@inherent.techlaw.com.
6:00 - 7:00 pm: Developer Conference Room 123
Custom Applications Developed with Objective DB Toolkit
Organizer: Valerie Birk, Logibec
The all new Objective DB Toolkit version 3 offers developers 4GL
capability with a script language that puts the development of custom
applications within the reach of any developer. The Toolkit also
offers an extensive choice of field templates, the possibility to
overlay views without the use of Objective C code.
The Objective DB Toolkit development environment is built on top of
NeXT's Database Kit which provides adaptors to Sybase and Oracle for
fast development of mission critical client/server applications.
7:00 - 8:00 pm: Developer Conference Room 130
(OPN continued)
Incrementally Creating Apps at Run-time
(The Other Half of Interface Builder)
Organizer: Charles L. Perkins
Many early NeXTSTEP developers were excited by the promise of
programming entirely within Interface Builder, creating a fully
interpretive, rapid prototyping environment with loadable palettes of
objects. Despite 3.0 additions, I.B. does not provide that
environment. The "other half" of I.B. must provide glue to link
arbitrary objects and NIB files together at run-time, and must allow
a rich set of possible connections between them without constraining
the meaning of those connections. If such a framework includes the
ability to modify the currently running application's state, entire
applications can be created at double-click time or even while they
are running, in an incremental and amazingly flexible manor. One
such framework will be presented, to stimulate discussion.
7:00 - 8:00 pm: Developer Conference Room 120
Color Management for NeXTSTEP
Organizer: William Bonekemper, HERE, Inc.
HERE's color management system benefits every NeXTSTEP user who needs
to produce calibrated and controlled color output. This session will
convey information and instruction concerning how the Color
Management System works and how to use it with NeXT application
software. This is accomplished through the use of live demonstrations
on a large projection system where NeXT applications are utilizing
HERE's Color Management System.
____________________________________________________________________
=> REGISTRATION, HOTEL AND TRAVEL INFORMATION
TO REGISTER FOR NeXTWORLD EXPO
Mail completed form to:
NeXTWORLD EXPO
DCI
204 Andover Street
Andover, MA 01810
-OR- Fax to: 508/470-0526 (24 hours a day)
-OR- Call Toll-Free: 800/767-2336 (US only: 8:30a.m.- 6:00p.m. EST)
-OR- International Registration: 508/470-3880
Please check all that apply:
Developer Conference (#3032)
____ $695
____ $745 (on-site)
User Conference (#3033)
____ $195
____ $245 (on-site)
Exhibits Only (#3034)
____ $25
____ $40 (on-site)
User Group Program
____ FREE (Open to all attendees who register)
SPECIAL PRICE FOR ALL CONFERENCES:
Developer Conference Package (#3032N): Includes all conferences
registration and a copy of NEXTSTEP for Intel processors User
Environment and Development Tools for your 486 computer
____ $995
____ $1095 (on-site)
____________________________________________________________________
REGISTRANT INFORMATION:
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Conference cancellation policy: Substitutions may be made at any
time. Cancellations made by May 11, 1993 will be accepted, subject to
a cancellation service charge of $100. Confirmed registrants who do
not attend the conference or cancel after May 11, 1993 are liable for
the entire registration fee. All cancellations must be made in
writing.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Hotel and Travel Information
NeXTWORLD EXPO is pleased to offer you special discounted hotel
overnight rooms and airfares. To receive discounted reservations or
information on these special services, please call Conference and
Travel Services (CATS) at 800/767-2755 or 508/470-3933 or fax your
request to 508/470-0526.
_____ San Francisco Hilton (Single or Double: $150)
_____ The Donatello (Single or Double: $115)
_____ Holiday Inn Union Square
_____ Single: $115
_____ Double: $135
_____ Monticello Inn (Single or Double: $120)
_____ ANA Hotel
_____ Single: $130
_____ Double: $150
_____ Savoy Hotel (Single only: $109)
_____ Campton Place
_____ Single: $160
_____ Double: $185
_____ Cartwright Hotel
_____ Single: $109
_____ Double: $119
Please indicate your first three hotel choices. We will notify you,
in writing, of your confirmed hotel assignment.
A credit card is needed to Guarantee Your Hotel Reservation
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_____ Am. Express
_____ Diners Club
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_____ Personal Card
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These are the contents of the former NiCE NeXT User Group NeXTSTEP/OpenStep software archive, currently hosted by Marcel Waldvogel and Netfuture.ch.