Local Northern California INTEREX User Groups
CALBAY and BAYRUG Co-present
"Is Linux in YOUR Future?"
Tuesday June 15, 1999
1-6pm
Oak Room, HP-Cupertino
Join CALBAY and BAYRUG for this FREE half-day seminar addressing the
hottest new arrival on the OS platform - Linux. Is it a fad or a
fixture? A technical marvel or just technobabble? Does it belong in
your Enterprise? How do you make it work in your environment? What
are the technical considerations?
Bring your manager! We start with a general strategic overview and
discussion, then dive into more technical details. There will be
speakers, a mid-afternoon snack, news, networking with fellow CALBAY
and BAYRUG members, door prizes, and more!
Date: Tuesday, June 15, 1999
Place: Oak Room, Bldg. 48
Hewlett Packard
19447 Pruneridge Avenue
Cupertino, CA 95014
Time: 1:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Schedule**:
12:30p - 1:00p Registration
1:00p - 2:00p Wayne Caccamo, HP Director, Open Source Solutions Ops
- HP's Linux Strategy and Program
2:00p - 3:00p Michael Tiemann, Founder, Cygnus Solutions
- Cygnus and GNUPro - A Bridge to Linux
3:00p - 3:10p Break/Snack
3:10p - 3:15p User Groups News
3:15p - 3:45p Daryl Knoblock, HP Sr. Eng., Wk Station Sys.Div.
- HP Linux Workstation Plans and Directions
3:45p - 4:15p Dave Mosberger, HP Member Technical Staff, HP Labs
- Linux/IA-64: Preparing Linux for the Next Century
4:15p - 4:45p Mike Vermeulen, HP Proj. Manager, Debugger Products
- WDB an Open Source Debugger for HP
4:45p - 5:15p Andrew Bertola, HP ICLS Staff Contractor
(if time permits)
- Where Do You Go From Here? - Linux Resources
5:15p - 6:00p Networking and Noshing
** Presentations include 5 to 10 Minutes of Q & A with each speaker.
Presentations:
Linux - What It Is and HP's Linux Strategy and Program
This presentation will introduce you to Linux. It will include a
discussion of growth drivers and inhibitors. It will also describe
HP's position on Linux. Is it all hype or does it represent the next
great approach whose time has come? The presentation will also
provide an overview of what HP is doing to respond to the market
opportunity in terms of systems, software and services offerings
today and plans for the future.
Cygnus and GNUPro - A Bridge to Linux
Michael will discuss the benefits of open-source software and
commercial quality tools that facilitate the development of
applications deployed on Linux, HP-UX and Windows NT systems.
Specifically, Michael will discuss the role that Cygnus plays in
creating and supporting open-source software, including Cygnus' work
on the GNU compiler and debugger-- software critical to development
of Linux based operating systems and applications -- and how Cygnus
is working with HP to improve the quality of the GNUPro software
tools for HP platforms.
HP Linux Workstation Plans and Directions
This discussion will explore the movement of Linux beyond its
current strength as a server Operating System. Specifically, it will
focus on Hewlett Packard's emerging plans to utilize Linux for
Technical Workstations, in addition HP-UX and NT. Topic areas will
include the value proposition presented by Linux and market areas
where it may have the greatest impact.
Linux/IA-64: Preparing Linux for the Next Millennium
The IA-64 architecture being co-developed by HP and Intel is
intended to become the commodity computing platform for the next
millennium. Interest in IA-64 has been widespread and has resulted
in endorsements from all major players in the computing industry,
including (in alphabetical order) Compaq, HP, Intel, SCO, SGI, and
Sun. For competitive reasons, the full architecture will remain a
closely guarded secret until IA-64-based systems are generally
available. This creates a bit of a dilemma for the open source
community because it means that Linux development cannot start until
systems are widely available. To alleviate this situation, a few
researchers at HP Labs in Palo Alto decided to investigate what can
be done to help accelerate Linux development such that enhancements
could be available from day one of the IA-64 computing era. This
talk discusses the challenges in bringing Linux to IA-64 and reports
on the activities going on at HP Labs that are intended to accelerate
this effort. It also covers the current status and the outlook
for the future of Linux on IA-64.
WDB an Open Source Debugger for HP
WDB is a gdb-based debugger released for HP-UX. The talk provides
a brief overview of WDB including Linux interoperability. The talk
describes experiences in doing open source development for WDB.
Where Do You Go From Here? - Linux Resources (If time permits)
Andrew will cover resources for finding more about Linux: E.g. Web
Pages, Newsgroups, User Groups, etc.
Speakers:
Wayne Caccamo, HP Director, Open Source Solutions Operation, ESSG
Wayne is the Director of Hewlett-Packard's Open Source Solutions
Operation within HP's E-services Division. Wayne has been with HP for
10 years in a variety of marketing roles including Product Management,
Business Development, Business Planning, and Solution Program
Delivery. Before joining HP, Wayne worked in Management Consulting
for Boston-based firms specializing in the Information Technology
industry. Wayne holds a Masters degree in Management from Yale
University (M.P.P.M '88) and a B.A. in Economics from Tufts
University.
Michael Tiemann, Founder, Cygnus Solutions
Michael Tiemann pioneered the open source business model when in
1989 he founded Cygnus Solutions, the first company with a business
built around Open Source technologies. Michael began his career as a
significant contributor to the open source software development
community. Unable to convince any existing companies to offer
commercial support for this new "Open Source" software, he co-founded
Cygnus Solutions -- the largest open source software company today.
Daryl Knoblock, HP Senior Engineer, Workstation Systems Division
Daryl Knoblock is a Senior Engineer in HP's Workstation Systems
Division, which manufactures both HP-PA and IA32-based technical
workstations. He has worked in HP R&D for 27 years in both
engineering and management roles and is currently active in system
software strategy and planning.
Dave Mosberger, HP Member Technical Staff, HP Labs
David Mosberger is a member of the technical staff at HP Labs,
where he is working on Internet- and Linux-related projects. His
research interests are in high-performance Internet systems,
operating systems, and computer architecture. He holds a professional
degree as an electronics engineer, an HTL Diploma (B.Sc. degree) in
computer science from HTL Brugg-Windisch, Switzerland, and M.Sc. and
Ph.D. degrees in computer science from University of Arizona. He is a
member of ACM, IEEE Computer Society, and USENIX.
Mike Vermeulen, HP Project Manager, Debugger Products
Mike Vermeulen is a project manager responsible for HP's debugger
products. Mike has worked at HP since 1986.
Andrew Bertola, HP ICLS Staff Contractor
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