HP Bracknell (Openland) - Tuesday 28 January 1997
Members and non-members will be most welcome to attend. Please book early to secure a place.
The provisional agenda is:
10.00 Registration and coffee
10.30 "UNIX and NT: Directions, Integration and Challenges" Andy Wray, HP
The talk will outline HP's support for UNIX and NT and look at some of the issues to be
addressed when integrating the two: issues such as file-sharing; printing; directory services;
management; database integration; object technologies; email and messaging. Finally some of
the challenges faced by IT managers in a mixed environment will be discussed.
11.30 Coffee
11.45 UNIX and NT Fileserver Integration, Andy Thomas, Network Appliances
How to use dedicated fileservers to achieve integration within the UNIX and NT environments.
12.45 Lunch
13.45 Building Skills for the UNIX/Windows NT Environment, Andrew Fontenelle, HP
This presentation will look at the necessary skills required to meet the needs of businesses using joint UNIX/Windows NT environments. The main points covered will be: Understanding the Technology - What is UNIX and Windows NT? / What are the Objectives of Business / The move towards decentralised servers - Windows NT Domains / What are the job roles / What skills need to be acquired - Core competencies / Training and Education needs for the Environment.
14.45 UCS PC-Support, University of Newcastle, Peter Rands & Clive Gerrard
The University Computing Service provides network and workstation infrastructure to support
students and staff across campus. The talk will address the past, present and future problems and
solutions to a unique situation, concentrating on security, maintainability and accessibility.
15.45 Open Discussion over a cup of tea
16.15 Close
If you wish to attend, please contact Helen Grainger at HP/Works
THE COST OF THE EVENT IS: : MEMBERS: 49.94 inc VAT (42.50+VAT @ 17.5%)
NON-MEMBERS: 99.88 inc VAT (85.00+VAT @ 17.5%)
For more information mail kernel@hpworks.demon.co.uk
