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17 November 1998, 1:00pm-4:00pm

Location: CNA Corporation, Alexandria, VA (directions available)

See the November newsletter for more information.

22 September 1998, SuperLUG V, 9:00am-12:00noon

Location: Compaq's (formerly Digital's) Greenbelt facility (directions by car and Metro available)

Topics (abstracts below):

Windows NT Terminal Server: What It Is, How It Works

Terry Stowers, Principal Technology Specialist
Microsoft Corporation

Windows NT Server, Terminal Server Edition was released in June of this year. NT Terminal Server adds Windows-based terminal support to Windows NT Server and a thin client to the Windows product line. It supports multiple concurrent logons from different desktops. Terry Stowers of Microsoft will describe and demonstrate Windows NT Terminal Server and the Windows-based terminals that use it.

For more information, see:

What you always wanted to know about Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) but were afraid to ask

Thad Anderson, Vice President, Marketing
System Solutions Incorporated

Much has been made lately of Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), and with good reason. According to Microsoft, Gartner Group and International Data Corp., the cost of acquiring and supporting each Windows-based computer can run into five figures annually. What's more surprising, hardware and software capital expenses account for only a small portion of that cost. The remainder is taken up by management and support costs. As the annual cost of PC ownership spirals even as the cost of PC hardware plummets, IT managers are feeling the pain. Only by understanding the factors that contribute to the cost of those PCs can you begin to take some real steps toward controlling costs. This session will endeavor to answer the questions above with a high-level overview of TCO, a discussion of various TCO models and some steps you can take to reduce your Total Cost of Ownership.

28 July 1998, 1:00pm-4:00pm

Location: Compaq's (formerly Digital's) Greenbelt facility (directions by car and Metro available)

What does the Compaq acquisition of Digital mean to me?
It's "the largest acquisition in the history of the computer industry." What are Compaq's plans? What will change? What will stay the same? This meeting will be one of the first public discussions of the new structure. A speaker from Compaq senior management will address the questions of both Federal and non-Federal customers.

Presentations are available:

Further information on the merger is available:

  • Compaq/Digital Merger Q&A white paper (Microsoft Word and html formats), June 1998 - thanks go to Ed Herold for making this available on the ESILUG web site
  • Digital's "Quash" page - "All rumors aside, here are the facts."
  • Compaq Futures to be presented at DECUS '98/Los Angeles

"OpenVMS 7.2 Update & Technical Directions," Brian Allison, OpenVMS Program Manager for OpenVMS 7.2

This presentation will outline the roadmap of VMS releases and new features for the next 12-18 months. The focus will be on the upcoming V7.2 release which will include Galaxy (large scale multi-processor systems), NT integration features, Fibrechannel and W95/NT compatible filenaming. Insight into the hardware roadmap for Alpha systems will also be provided. The talk will be fairly interactive and informal.

Brian has worked in VMS Engineering for 5 years and was also the project manager for VMS V7.0. Prior to working in VMS engineering, Brian spent 15 years as part of the VAX/Alpha server engineering group starting as a VAX 11/750 microcoder and eventually serving as the system architect for the VAX 6000 family and the VAX/Alpha 7000 family.

SuperLUG IV, 12 May 1998, 9:00am-1:00pm

[See the excellent summary article in the July 1998 newsletter.]

Lunch provided!
Location: Digital's Greenbelt, MD office (driving and Metro directions available)

31 March, 1998, 1:00-4:00

Location: CNA Corporation, Alexandria, VA (directions available)

Topics (see March newsletter for full announcement):

27 January 1998, 1:00-5:00

Location: Sheraton Premiere at Tysons Corner

This meeting will be held in conjunction with Digital's Software Connectivity Symposium. See the January '98 newsletter for details. Briefly, the agenda is:

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