Conference rusure::math

1531.0. "The Last Vector Programming Class:" by CHOVAX::YOUNG (INSPECT: Ignorance=Security ???) Fri Dec 13 1991 12:44

    All Math Noters, FYI:
    
    
From:	NAME: BOB KRUPICKA                  
	FUNC: SSST Training                   
	TEL: 264-0316                         <KRUPICKA.BOB AT A1 at XCUSME at MKO>
To:	See Below
CC:	See Below


There are no plans to offer the 5 day "VAX Vector Processing for Programmers" 
after the Q3.  Our Vector Programming instructor, Sue Morrison, is leaving the 
Training Organization. Sue will be delivering the course for customers 
(EY-D561E-L0) in Parker Street (PKO) the week of January 20, 1992 and internal 
people (EY-E197E-L0) in Marlboro (MRO2-LA) the week of February 3, 1992.  
Internal people can attend the customer session if necessary.   Sue has 
delivered this course worldwide to employees and to customers in the U.S..  She 
has received an internal average of 4.87 and a customer average of 5.0 (5.0 is a 
perfect rating) from her students.  Sue has spent the last year in the 
Supercomputer Technology Center getting hands-on experience between teaching 
assignments.  She is leaving training to join the AI engineering group.

  Action Required:  Please pass this information on to your Sales, Sales 
  Support and Customer Services people.  Account managers with Vector systems, 
  or planned systems, should pass this information on to their customers.
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                     VAX Vector Processing for Programming
                          (Internal EY-E197E-L0-0002)
                          (Customers EY-D561E-L0-0002)
  
  
  Format: Lecture and Lab				Length: 5 Days
  
  Registration: Field Area Registrars or DTN 264-7000.  Customers should 
  contact their local Customer Service contact.  
  
  Dates:                        	Location:
  
  January 20-24, 1992 (Customers)	Parker Street (PKO)
  					Maynard, Massachusetts
  
  February 3-7, 1992 (Internal)		MRO2 - LA Level (Basement)
  					Manufacturing Training Center
  					Marlboro, Massachusetts
  Time: 8:30am - 4:30pm
  
  Registration Deadline:  January 4, 1992
  ****************************************************************************
  
  Audience:  Worldwide Technical Product Instructors (Internal and Customer), 
  Sales Support, Professional Sales Support (PSS) and CSC Support.
  
  Prerequisites:  Students should have a working knowledge of FORTRAN 
  Application Programming, and Basic VAX Architecture (Exceptions, Basic 
  Architectures, Data Types).  They should have some knowledge of using the 
  Debugger, VMS (Exception Handling), DCL, MACRO, numerical methods and matrix 
  algebra.
  
  Course Description:
  
  This 5 day course is designed for application programmers who will be either 
  porting existing FORTRAN applications or developing new FORTRAN applications 
  to run on one of Digital's VAX Vector Processing computers. Through lecture 
  and hands-on lab work the course will focus on:
  
  
         o  Supercomputing and Vector processing concepts 
  	 o  The VAX implementation of vector architecture 
  	 o  How to use the FORTRAN High Performance Option (HPO) 
  	 o  Analysis of data dependences and restructuring of code for 
            vectorization 
  	 o  How VMS supports vector processing 
  	 o  How ULTRIX supports vector processing 
  	 o  Using the vector CASE environment development tools such as   the  
            Analyzer (PCA), Language Sensitive Editor (LSE), DEBUG, and the 
            VAX Vector Instruction Emulator Facility for application 
            development 
  	 o  Introducing and using the Digital Extended Math Library 
  	 o  Optimization processes and issues for Vector Performance 
  	 o  Disk striping driver concepts for managing I/O
  
  
  Goals:
  
  Software Support (PSS) and Sales Support Specialists attending will be able 
  to provide the technical expertise and analytical skills to:
  
  	 o  Answer customer inquiries regarding Vector Processing
  	 o  Answer RFI's and RFP's for Vector Processing Applications
  	 o  Gain the ability to analyze vector code.
  	 o  Gain a thorough knowledge of Vector FORTRAN Programming Techniques
            and the architecture of competing vector hardware.
  	 o  Gain a thorough knowledge of Digital's products, applications and
            industry requirements for Vector Processing.
  
  
  
  Course Outline:
  
  Module  1 - Super Computing Concepts 
  Module  2 - Introduction to Vector Processing
  Module  3 - VAX Vector Architecture
  Module  4 - Operating System Support
  Module  5 - Basic use of the VAX FORTRAN High Performance Option Compiler      
  V1.0
  Module  6 - Understanding Data Dependences
  Module  7 - Reading Vector Machine Code Listings
  Module  8 - Programming Tools and Methodology
  Module  9 - Using the Digital Extended Math Library (DXML)
  Module 10 - Vectorization and Optimization of Applications
  Module 11 - Vectorization and Optimization Process
  Module 12 - VAX Disk Striping Driver

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    i cant see where it says how much is the course?
    why is it the last one? does this mean that DEC is not putting as much
    energy in Vector processing as befor ?

    I do not know the answer to either question.
    
    But I do know that enrollment for these classes is very low, which
    means that if you want to you can certainly get in (Yeah!), and it
    might also explain why more effore is not being made to keep it alive
    (boo!).
    
    --  Barry