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Call For Tutorial Participation -
OMG Annual Workshop on Real-Time and Embedded Distributed Object Computing


From: schmidt@danzon.cs.wustl.edu (Douglas C. Schmidt)
Newsgroups: comp.object.corba
Subject: Updated tutorial on the CORBA Component Model (CCM)
Date: 13 Jun 2004 13:42:42 -0500
Organization: EECS Department, Vanderbilt University.

Hi,

        Frank Pilhofer (of Mico and MicoCCM fame) and I are giving a
tutorial on the CORBA Component Model (CCM) and its applicability to
distributed real-time and embedded (DRE) systems at the OMG Real-time
and Embedded Systems Workshop on July 12th and 13th.  Please see

http://www.omg.org/news/meetings/realtime2004/index.htm

for details about this workshop.  Over the weekend, I've created a
draft of this CCM tutorial, which is now available at

http://www.dre.vanderbilt.edu/~schmidt/OMG-CCM-Tutorial.ppt

It would be great if you folks could take a look at this and let me
know your suggestions for what could be improved (i.e.,
added/removed/fixed/acknowledged/etc.).  The final version (which
won't contain the information about CIAO at the end since OMG
tutorials are supposed to be vendor-independent) is due to the OMG by
the end of this week (i.e., June 18th).  I'm planning on using a
variant of this (which *will* contain the CIAO information) at my
upcoming tutorial at UCLA on July 7-9th.  Please see

http://www.cs.wustl.edu/~schmidt/UCLA.html

for details.

Take care,

        Doug
--
Dr. Douglas C. Schmidt, Professor           TEL: (615) 343-8197
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science FAX: (615) 343-7440
Vanderbilt University                       WEB: www.cs.wustl.edu/~schmidt/
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Call For Participation -
OMG Annual Workshop on Real-Time and Embedded Distributed Object Computing


From: dana@omg.org (Dana Morris)
Newsgroups: comp.realtime
Subject: OMG's Workshop on Distributed Real-time and Embedded Computing 2004
Date: 12 May 2004 10:30:17 -0700

OMG's Workshop on Distributed Real-time and Embedded Computing
July 12-15, 2004, Reston, VA
http://www.omg.org/rtenews

Come hear leaders in both research and development present the latest
Distributed Real-time and Embedded software techniques, what worked
and what didn't in state-of-the-art case studies.

The Object Management Group (OMG) will host a workshop on Distributed
Object Computing for Real-time and Embedded Systems on July 12-15,
2004 in Reston, VA, USA. Co-sponsored by DARPA and the Borland
Corporation, this four-day workshop will include tutorials,
presentations, and product demonstrations. You can download the
workshop program and register at:
http://www.omg.org/rtenews

Tutorial sessions, starting Monday morning and continuing through
mid-day Tuesday, will cover

- OMG's Real-time CORBA standard
- Real-time CORBA V 2.0 including dynamic scheduling
- OMG's Model Driven Architecture (MDA)
- MILS: (Multiple Independent Levels of Security), an architecture for
high-assurance systems
- Using the Lightweight CORBA Component Model (CCM) to Develop
Distributed Realtime and Embedded (DRE) Applications
- Component and Application Development using the Software
Communications Architecture
- OMG's Data Distribution Service standard

Presentation sessions and panels start after lunch Tuesday and
continue through Thursday afternoon.
Session topics include

- Realtime CORBA and Standard Services
- Network Protocols for DRE Systems
- Components in DRE Computing
- Resource Management
- Security
- The MDA in DRE Computing
- Software-Defined Radio (SDR), the Software Communications
Architecture (SCA), and the Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS)
- Fault Tolerance
- Performance Considerations for DRE Systems
- Case Studies and Experience Reports

A panel of experts will discuss developments and issues in SDR, SCA,
and JTRS following the presentations on this topic, and another
provocative panel will discuss Use and Misuse of MDA in DRE. Vendors
will demonstrate their implementations of OMG Realtime specifications
on Tuesday and Wednesday. Sponsors Borland and DARPA will host a
reception on Tuesday evening, and speak on their work in DRE at a
special session on Wednesday.

The OMG is the leader in standards for Distributed Realtime and
Embedded (DRE) Computing, and this is the one of our most popular
workshops. Every session allows time for audience discussion, and our
attendees always have interesting questions and comments. Come hear
leaders in both research and development present the latest DRE
software techniques, and what worked and what didn't in
state-of-the-art case studies.

INFORMATION:
http://www.omg.org/rtenews, Phone: +781-444-0404, Email:
loughry@omg.org

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About The OMG
The Object Management Group (OMG) is an international, open
membership, not-for-profit computer industry standards consortium. OMG
member companies write, adopt, and maintain its standards following a
mature, open process. OMG's standards implement the Model Driven
Architecture® (MDA®), maximizing ROI through a full-lifecycle approach
to enterprise integration that covers multiple operating systems,
programming languages, middleware and networking infrastructures, and
software development environments. OMG's standards include: UML®
(Unified Modeling Language™; CORBA® (Common Object Request Broker
Architecture); CWM™ (Common Warehouse Metamodel); and
industry-specific standards for dozens of vertical markets. OMG has
offices at 250 First Ave., Suite 100, Needham, MA 02494 USA.

Call For Papers -
OMG Annual Workshop on Real-Time and Embedded Distributed Object Computing


From: dana@omg.org (Dana Morris)
Newsgroups: comp.realtime
Subject: CfP: OMG's Real-time and Embedded Systems Workshop
Date: 20 Feb 2004 12:30:02 -0800

Call For Presentations
Workshop on Distributed Object Computing for
Real-time and Embedded Systems
12th - 15th July 2004 , Washington, DC USA

Abstract deadline: Friday 19th March 2004

Hosted by: The Object Management Group

Software standards for real-time and embedded systems must address
their unique requirements, including predictability, resource
minimisation, reliability and support for specialised hardware. The
challenge is particularly acute for middleware standards, which must
accommodate the performance and reliability variations of the
underlying network or inter-process communication.

The Object Management Group (OMG) is a leader in standards for
real-time and embedded distributed object computing. The OMG Common
Object Request Broker Architecture (CORBA) middleware standard
supports real-time scheduling (both static and dynamic), fault
tolerance(using replication), and resource constrained systems. OMG's
Unified Modelling Language (UML) supports real-time systems design,
and Model Driven Architecture (MDA) helps create applications from
models. These specifications are all widely used.

Following the success of past real-time and embedded workshops, OMG is
hosting this workshop as a forum for standards users, researchers and
implementers to share their experiences. Presentations and discussions
at the workshop will also help shape future of OMG standards.The
workshop is open to all with an interest in real-time,
high-confidence, or embedded applications, services, tools and
methodologies. The programme will also include tutorials on CORBA,
UML, MDA and other relevant technology.

The workshop Programme Committee is seeking proposals for
presentations or panels on any of the following topics:

Case studies of deployed Real-time and Embedded CORBA-based systems

Including (but not limited to) case studies of:
- Applying CORBA in any real-time or embedded system
- High-confidence, high-availability or safety-critical CORBA
applications
- Real-Time, Fault Tolerant or Minimum CORBA interoperability and
performance
- Security considerations in real-time or embedded CORBA deployments

Design and modelling of Real-time, embedded and mission-critical
systems

Including (but not limited to) reports on the application of:
- UML and MDA to real-time, embedded and high-availability systems
- Agile methods (including Agile Modelling)

Real-Time & Embedded Specifications and Standards
Experience reports from developers implementing real-time and embedded
specifications and standards, including:
- Real-Time CORBA, Fault-tolerant CORBA and CORBA Services
- CORBA Component Model (CCM)
- US Navy Open Architecture
- Software Communications Architecture (SCA) and other
software-defined radio
standards

Real-Time & Embedded Product Issues

Reports from users of real-time and embedded products and tools,
including:
- Real-Time or Quality of Service (QoS) issues in embedded middleware
- Profiling, profiles, and services
- Qualitative and/or quantitative evaluations of real-time, high
confidence and embedded middleware

Real-Time and Embedded Advanced R&D Topics

Research reports on relevant topics, such as:
- Advanced scheduling techniques and high-level real-time programming
models
- Transport approaches to end-to-end QoS
- Multi-layer ORB end-system resource management
- Power-aware and reflective ORB middleware for wide-area mobile
systems
- Integrating Real-Time Java, Real-Time CORBA and Real-Time Linux
- Next-generation object models and CORBA services
- Fault-tolerance issues in real-time and embedded systems
- Combining multiple QoS properties in real-time and embedded systems
- High-performance or novel transport layers for real-time
applications
- Model-Driven Architecture (MDA) and other model-based development
approaches

Tutorials
Proposals are welcomed for half-day or full-day tutorials on
established techniques and standards in any of the areas touched on in
this call.

Instructions
Interested individuals or organisations are invited to submit a brief
(up to 600 word) abstract of their proposed workshop presentation via
email to
ws-submissions@omg.org by Friday 19th March 2004.

The Programme Committee will select presentations for inclusion in the
programme and notify authors by Thursday 8th April 2004. Final
presentation materials will be required from all selected presenters
by Friday 11th June 2004.
The final workshop agenda and registration details will be available
by Friday 16th April 2004 and posted at:
http://www.omg.org/news/meetings/realtime2004/index.htm

For more information contact Kevin Loughry at OMG at +1-781-444-0404,
or email loughry@omg.org.

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