DISA/CIM JOINS SOFTWARE PRODUCTIVITY CONSORTIUM

The U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency's Center for Information Management (DISA/CIM) is among three organizations added to the Software Productivity Consortium's new Affiliate program. The Consortium's Affiliate program broadens the interaction between the Consortium and other organizations outside of its industrial member base, including universities and government agencies.

DISA/CIM is the U.S. Defense Department's focal point for department-wide support in all information management activities. DISA/CIM initiatives include programs and activities in the areas of Ada language implementation, software reuse, process improvement, measurement, reengineering, and object-oriented technologies.

The Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center (OC/ALC) and Software Valley have also joined the program.

[Source: Software Productivity Consortium News Release. September 9, 1994.]

COBOL TO Ada REENGINEERING SERVICES AVAILABLE

On September 20, 1994, Alydaar Software Corporation announced the availability of COBOL to Ada reengineering services. All dialects of COBOL can be translated into Ada 83 or Ada 9X and can be targeted to any platform. Alydaar implements a proprietary cognitive reengineering technology which is language and platform independent.

For more information, contact: Barry Litherland, Director of Federal Services at (504) 845-3322.

[Source: Alydaar Software Corporation News Release.]

Ada software-engineering solutions will now be jointly marketed and sold by Digital Equipment Corporation and Rational Software Corporation who announced their alliance on September 20, 1994. Under the partnership agreement, Rational will be Digital's preferred supplier of Ada software-development tools for Alpha AXP workstations and servers. In addition, Digital's Alpha AXP platform will be Rational's premier platform for future development and enhancement of its Ada software tools. Both companies will reference each other as strategic partners and will cooperate closely in the Ada market.

[Source: Rational Software Corporation News Release.]