1. 1 TM DIGITAL DCE Distributed Computing Today K.V. Sastry Engineering Manager - DCE on DIGITAL UNIX Digital Equipment Corporation KV.Sastry@digital.com

2. 2 TM DCE Today  Still the only choice for: v Scalable! v Multi-platform! v Secure! v Available today!

3. 3 TM DCE for DIGITAL UNIX Product Status  DCE V2.1 for DIGITAL UNIX (today) v Runtime and DFS, ADK, Security Server & CDS Server v GSSAPI, C++ IDL (R1.2 features) v Integrated Login with SIA, C2 v Y2K Compliant v Evaluation copy of DASCOM’s Cell Manager v Optional Data Encryption runtime- Exportable

4. 4 TM DCE for DIGITAL UNIX (cont.)  DCE V3.0* for DIGITAL UNIX (mid-1998) v Based on OSF DCE R1.2.2 v Runtime and DFS, ADK, Security Server & CDS Server v Private Key Storage Server (PKSS) technology v Public Key login support v Kerberos V5 v LDAP features v Additional management, security, and development tools * (future product release)

5. 5 TM DCE for DIGITAL UNIX Plans  Exploring one or more of the following: v IA-64 support v Enhanced support for TruClusters v Additional DFS features v Easier management, security, and development tools

6. 6 TM DCE for NT and Win95 Update  DCE V2.0 for NT and Win95 (today) v Based on OSF DCE R1.2.1 v Joint development with IBM v Runtime, ADK, Security & CDS Servers (servers NT only) v DES (56-bit) and CDMF (40-bit) Data Encryption - both exportable v Includes GUI-based DCE Director, Visual ACL Editor, DCEsetup v Y2K compliant v Intel and Alpha (NT only) v NEW: Discounted 1000-pack and 10,000-pack license packages

7. 7 TM DCE for NT and Win95 Plans  Plans for NT and Win95 v Exploring several of the following: v Slim client v CDS Preferencing v DHCP support v more

8. 8 TM The Digital DCE Toolkit  Developed to ease DCE application programming and environment monitoring  Based on enterprise customer experiences with DCE  The Digital DCE Toolkit contains an API in C and C++, tools, templates, examples, design suggestions, and documentation. The goal is to simplify development and deployment of distributed applications.

9. 9 TM Digital DCE Toolkit Contents  C and C++ API provides a thin veneer over the DCE API to hide programming complexities  Server and application monitoring  Event logging and periodic credential clean up  The DCE Performance Demonstration  Beta kit is available from Digital’s DCE web site v http://www.digital.com/dce/toolkit v kits for Digital UNIX, WNT, documentation, examples programs and performance demonstration

10. 10 TM Digital DCE Toolkit  The complete toolkit is currently available via Digital consulting services.  The complete toolkit includes v All of the Beta Kit v Full sources with additional makefiles for other platforms v Additional documentation v Design Guide v DCE Deployment Tips and Tricks v Distributed Performance Testing

11. 11 TM Digital DCE Toolkit  Some using today include large customers from: v Telecom v Pharmaceuticals v Consumer goods v Manufacturing

12. 12 TM DCE Contacts & Resources  Product Information: v Michael.Guerette@digital.com v Peggy.McGrath@digital.com  Technical/Consulting (DCE Toolkit): v Garry.Woodruff@digital.com  Third Party Relationships: v Dorothy.Mamos@digital.com  Web Site: http://www.digital.com/dce v Product info; Toolkit, white papers, FAQ, etc.

13. 13 TM Questions?