Managing networked workstations; standardized network management tools are now a necessity as users mix and match equipment from different vendors

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Standards organizations, computer industry consortia and individual companies are pursuing various strategies for simplifying the management of networks of heterogeneous workstations. Heretofore, most network management products were proprietary to a single vendor's systems. Networks are becoming collections of heterogeneous products. Consequently, standard products are needed to perform configuration, change, problem, operations, performance, accounting, security and file backup and restoration management in heterogeneous distributed systems. Organizations that are attempting to develop standard, unified approaches to management of heterogeneous networks include the Open Software Foundation, Unix International's System Management Work Group, X/Open, Network Management Forum, Internet Advisory Board, the IEEE's Posix Standards Committee on System Administration, the International Standards Organization's SC21 X3T5 Standards Committee and the Object Management Group. The activities of each group are briefly described.

Product development, Standard, Standardization, Professional associations, Trade associations, Tutorial, Workstations, Products, Trends, Trade and Professional Associations, Distributed Systems, Requirements Analysis, Network management software

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Board tools proliferate

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Computer-aided design and engineering software for the design of printed circuit boards runs from basic entry-level microcomputer packages to workstation-based tools. This directory is a representative sample of hundreds of commercial software packages available, with parameters too numerous to list. Many specialized tools are on the market for microwave and radio frequency design and simulation, routing methods, editing, design and error rule checking, transmission line analysis, and problem solving. Twenty-two circuit-board packages are listed: 16 for positioning and layout, and six for analysis. Information provided includes manufacturer, product name, price, platform, operating system, analysis method, results display, libraries, general comments, performance and layout types.

Circuit design, Computer aided design, Computer aided engineering, Directories, buyers guide, Software Packages, Computer-Aided Design, Computer-Aided Engineering

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