As NT gains acceptance in the IC design marketplace, many shops will face the possibility of supporting designers using Mentor Graphics tools running on both UNIX and NT-based workstations simultaneously. This presentation will address the historical issues and present solutions for Mentor Graphics users in a multiprotocol environment.

Bio:
Dave Hitz is the Co-Founder, Director of System Architecture, Network Appliance, Inc. Prior to founding Network Appliance, Dave Hitz worked as a systems programmer at Auspex, and before that, in a similar position with the system V kernel group at MIPS Computer. Dave studied at George Washington University, Swarthmore College, and Deep Springs College and received his B.S.E. in computer science from Princeton University.