Canadian Association of Compaq Users - Newsletter - March 13, 2002 Edition IN THIS EDITION: 1. Membership Survey 2. Welcome Kevin 3. Useful Links 4. Vote on a new Instapoll on OpenVMS Systems 5. OpenVMS Hobbyist License 6. HP-Compaq Merger Update 7. Programmer War Stories 8. EARLUG (Edmonton and Area Local Users Group) 9. Canadian Tandem Users Group (CTUG) 10. ITUG/DECUS 2002 Joint European Conference 11. ITUG Summit 2002 1. MEMBERSHIP SURVEY Our membership survey was mailed out on March 6. You can REPLY to it or submit your answers online at: http://www.canacu.org/survey.htm. we will be publishing the results on our web site. Please give us your opinions and, thanks for your feedback. 2. WELCOME KEVIN Kevin Fitzpatrick has joined us as a reporter. He'll be covering the OpenVMS beat. The Useful Links we have in this issue are one of his contributions. Welcome aboard Kevin! 3. USEFUL LINKS Here is a list of the public OpenVMS sites within Compaq. The newsletter (OpenVMS times) is a must for those IN the know.. And it is free! The Dummies book as well is a neat thing to have, and it too is free. www.openvms.compaq.com www.openvms.compaq.com/portal/index.html http://www.compaq.com/hps/news/newsletters.html http://www.openvms.compaq.com:8000/ http://www.openvms.compaq.com/dummies_book.html 4. VOTE ON A NEW INSTAPOLL ON OpenVMS SYSTEMS Visit http://www.compaqworkinggroup.org to share your feedback on Compaq's latest Instapoll question on OpenVMS Systems. Internet access via browsers running on OpenVMS workstations is available. Is this useful to you? 1. I use Netscape. 2. I use Mozilla (or a field test version of it). 3. I use Mosaic. 4. I use Lynx. 5. I use another browser on an OpenVMS system. 6. I didn't know browsers ran on an OpenVMS system, but may now use one. More information please. 7. I don't require this functionality via OpenVMS systems. The Compaq Working Group, specifically dedicated to managing an Online Advocacy Program, provides electronic channels to recognize and respond to issues of wide importance between Compaq and its enterprise customers. You may visit their website at http://www.compaqworkinggroup.org to submit an issue, electing which category your issue falls in. Or you may vote on an Instapoll question, with new questions posted on the web site every few weeks. This program is not intended to replace your account/customer management channels nor is it an individual complaint handling mechanism. This program is a worldwide user group effort intended to identify the top priorities of Compaq's enterprise customers and provide valuable feedback to Compaq in a cohesive, cooperative environment. 5. OPENVMS HOBBYIST LICENSE You can order the OpenVMS Hobbyist License through your membership in the Association. Here are the instructions: - The complete transaction takes place on the OpenVMS site - Go to http://www.montagar.com/hobbyist - Go to the link "License Register". This will take you to a license registration page where you will be required to complete a form - Enter your Association membership number on the ordering form - If you do not know your membership number, or you are not a member of the Association, send an e-mail message to inquire@canacu.org. The license is free of charge. There is a charge of $30.00 USF if you want to receive the software on CD media. 6. HP-COMPAQ MERGER UPDATES A key adviser to big investors, ISS, recommended shareholders support HP's bitterly contested acquisition of Compaq, giving a much-needed shot in the arm to the proposed $22 billion union. The situation changes daily, so you should read the points of view of Compaq (www.compaq.com/inside/merger)and Hewlett Packard's Board(www.votethehpway.com). 7. PROGRAMMER WAR STORIES Christopher Duncan, author of "The Career Programmer: Guerilla Tactics for an Imperfect World" (Apress), is compiling a book of war stories from those of you who have been out there dealing with all the insanity that Corporate America has to offer. None of his books are tied to a particular programming language, operating system or platform, so it doesn't matter what kind of coding you do. He'll paraphrase the stories, and of course he won't use any real names (personal or company). He'll be happy to include your name in the Acknowledgements, but of course will omit it if you prefer your story to be anonymous. If you've got a good war story about programming in Corporate America, he'd love to hear it. Go to www.ShowProgramming.com/TheCareerProgrammer.asp and look for the link on War Stories. 8. EARLUG (Edmonton and Area Local Users Group) EARLUG has their regular meetings on the third Wednesday of the month at The Druid at 5 p.m. - 116 St. & Jasper Ave. For further information, contact Dave Richardson (DRichardson@interbaun.com) at (780)420-9084. EARLUG has been meeting continuously for more than 20 years. 9. CANADIAN TANDEM USERS GROUP (CTUG) As a charter member of the Canadian Association of Compaq Users, the Tandem(Compaq NSK) Security Special Interest Group, through the Canadian Tandem Users Group (CTUG) has been informed of a meeting. The 2002 CTUG Conference will be held on Thursday, April 4th at the St. Andrew’s Club & Conference Centre 150 King Street West, 27th Floor, Toronto, Ontario M5H 1J9 Tel: (416) 366-4228, Fax: (416) 366-9347. The keynote speaker is Terry Shannon, publisher of Shannon Knows Compaq and the cost is $125 CDN. For more information, go to http://www.interlog.com/~ctug/. 10. ITUG/DECUS 2002 JOINT EUROPEAN CONFERENCE The pre-conference seminars are on May 11-12 2002. The conference & exhibition are on May 13-15. The event is being held in Lyon, France. And, if you register before April 15 at http://www.jointconference.org/index.cfm, you can save 100 euros. (ITUG stands for International Tandem Users Group). 11. ITUG SUMMIT 2002 The conference is on October 27-31 2002. The exhibition is on October 28-30, 2002. The event is being held in San Jose, California. For more information or to register go to http://www.itug.org. ==================================================================== WE LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU! We want you to tell us what you think of this newsletter. Your feedback and suggestions are most welcome. Please send your comments and articles to inquire@canacu.org. WE ARE LOOKING FOR A FEW, GOOD REPORTERS Here's your chance to report the news instead of just reading it! 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