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From: robert@TRWIND.IND.TRW.COM (Robert W. Snyder)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip
Subject: Re:  DoD --> CMOT and SNMP
Message-ID: <8909071738.AA04966@trwind.ind.TRW.COM>
Date: 7 Sep 89 17:38:59 GMT
Organization: The Internet
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>>From one of our network devices suppliers I got the information,
>that the DoD will request from all suppliers, that their
>respective products support CMOT. 
>I did not hear the same for SNMP. Is this valid for SNMP too?
>

A major Air Force contract (ULANA) is considering requiring either SNMP
or CMOT implementations.  There are two major contractors on this
contract that are competing against one another.  One contractor
(TRW - us) is supporting SNMP, the other contractor (EDS teamed with
3com/bridge) is supporting CMOT.  Since the government is 
considering requiring the code after the contract award, 
they were sort of forced into excepting both or getting into a hassle
with one of the two vendors by giving the other an unfair advantage. 

Since this contract will be a buying vehicle DoD wide, it could
by that this is what your vendor is talking about.  I could give
you a good breakdown of vendor support for both, but I dont think
that would be fair since I do not represent a disinterested third
party.  For anyone interested in gathering this information.  I
suggest that they attend Interop in San Jose where all the vendors
will be available to ask.

If anyone is aware of anything else that might be influencing
SNMP vs CMOT in the DOD world I would appreciate a reply

Hope this helps

Robert Snyder       Disclaimer  --  nobody claims dis, but me
TRW Information Networks Division 23800 Hawthorne Blvd, Torrance CA 90505
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