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Subject: Object Application Awards: Invitation for Entries
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NOTE: Please address _all_ enquiries regarding this awards program to
Christiane Sattler (contact details at end of message) and not to Akmal
Chaudhri. Thanks. 


		
	  OBJECT APPLICATION AWARDS PROGRAM INVITES ENTRIES
	Awards designed to showcase the best of custom applications 
		using object-oriented approaches

Kronberg, TS. -- January 28, 1995 -- Object Management Group, co-sponsor
of Object World Frankfurt, is seeking submissions for The Second Annual
Object Application Awards. 

Winners will be announced at Object World Frankfurt - The Software Event
for Central Europe - on October 10, 1995. Chris Stone President and CEO of
the Object Management Group will be the master of ceremonies. 

The awards will showcase innovative custom applications using object
technology.  Applications must be currently in use, not for resale, and
must meet one of the following qualifications: 

*	An application built from scratch 
*	A modification of an off-the-shelf application 
*	An object-oriented front end for a host application

All entries must be postmarked by midnight, August 10, 1995.

A panel of judges chaired by Prof. Roberto Zicari, OMG Central Europe,
will select three finalists from each of the following five categories: 

*	Best distributed application using object technology with legacy 
	systems
*	Best application utilizing reusable components leveraged from or for 
	use in other projects
*	Best object-based application developed using 
	object oriented and non-object oriented tools
*	Best application demonstrating the costs/benefits of using 
	object technology
*	Best use of object technology within an enterprise or large systems 
	environment

Finalists will be notified the week of September 20, 1995 and must have at
least one company representative present at Object World Frankfurt on
October 10, 1995. 

All entrants are required to complete an official entry kit.  Entry kits
can be obtained by contacting: 

  	Christiane Sattler	
	The Object Application Awards
	c/o Object Management Group
 	Frankfurter Str. 15, 	 ** NEW ADDRESS! **	  
	D-61476 Kronberg (Ts), Germany
	Tel: +49-6173-2852
	Fax: +49-6173-940420
			###
