HPLabs and W3
Meeting 12 Nov 92 Martin Merry
mjm@hplb.hpl.hp.com. David Ragget
is dsr@hplb.hpl.hp.com (Note: HP
contact at CERN is Claudio Condini,
bldg. 513, 2-005, 4987, 6659 (processor
farm))
Meeting 3 Dec 92 with Virgil Martom
, Ray Crispin.
See slso: John Limb at HP Palo Alto
Suitable work for HPLabs with W3
Editing browser
The essential prerequisite of anything
else.
Telecomms angle
Connection into TINA work etc to
demo telecomms applicability. Set
up a multi-site demo.
HP application
A demo application for HP.
Computer co.s and telco.s (BT, NJ
Bellcore (RedBank NJ) etc, HP "probably
involved", many more) making architecure
client-server OO distributed architecture.
Very high-level talk right now. Seconded
to work in US Bellcore. Second tier
will make apps on top of kernel.
Result should be proven architecure
for next decade. Should be open,
not vendor-specific. Scope???
Scope: Billing, "trading" (finding
cheapest source of a given service).
application intreface to objects
concealing gorey details.
Follows on from INA study (ended).
ANSA did some later work. Casaopaea
project.. Other projects in volved.
Some Dti funding in UK (30% UK with
universities and industrry)
Action: keep Claudio Condini informed.