WORKSHOP: Establishing Standards for HPC Systems Software and Tools to be held at several locations from June 1997 through March 1998

1995年，召集了一个国家工作队，以确定用户群体是否能够达成一种双方都能接受的方式来描述系统软件和工具要求，这些要求应在高性能计算平台上以一致的方式得到支持。结果是编写并行和集群计算机的系统软件和工具要求指南的集合，其中包括基线开发环境(BDE)的规范。1996年5月，HPCC全国协调办公室正式批准了这一协议。该项目将从两个方面扩展1995年船队开始的工作。首先，将建立一个国家数据库，以提供关于各个机构如何在采购高性能碳化物系统时采用BDE标准的信息。第二，将召集一个新的国家特别工作组，修订和更新BDE。为了确保代表用户和供应商的观点，拟议的工作将在并行工具联盟(PTools)的主持下进行。

In 1995, a national task force was convened to determine if the user community could arrive at a mutually acceptable way of describing system software and tool requirements that should be supported in a consistent way across HPC platforms. The result was a collection of Guidelines for Writing System Software and Tools Requirements for Parallel and Clustered Computers, which included a specification for a Baseline Development Environment (BDE). It was formally endorsed by the National Coordination Office for HPCC in May of 1996. The project will extend the work begun by the 1995 tack force, in two ways. First, a national database will be established to make information available on how individual agencies have applied BDE criteria in procurements of HPC systems. Second, a new national task force will be convened to revise and update the BDE. To ensure that the viewpoints of both users and vendors are represented, the proposed work will be carried out under the auspices of the Parallel Tools Consortium (Ptools).