Simon / Wheeler Open Systems Handbook

2. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-4832-6585-8
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 298 Seiten, Web PDF

Open Systems Handbook, Second Edition provides an easy-to-read, thorough, and management-oriented explanation of the promises, dangers, and realities of open systems. This edition describes specific products and various open systems that have been updated to reflect the events of the mid-1990s. Emerging open technologies that either didn't exist in 1991 or were in their infancy, such as client/server middleware, are also covered. Topics include the definitions and history of open systems, open systems components, end user interaction points, and elements of open systems software. The general communications hardware, visual application development, models of integration, and advantages of open systems are likewise elaborated. This publication is a good reference for computing professionals and engineers working on open systems.

Tom Wheeler has a long track record of building organizations to develop commercial software, including products for financial services and contact centers. He has built, sold and been a senior manager in a variety of different types of companies, including international conglomerates and garage-sized start ups. He first created the Six Week Solution back in the 1980's and has been fine-tuning it since.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Simon, Alan R.

Wheeler, Tom

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Front Cover ;1
2;Open Systems Handbook;4
3;Copyright Page;5
4;Table of Contents;6
5;Preface;12
6;Chapter 1. Open Systems Computing;14
6.1;1.1 INTRODUCTION;14
6.2;1.2 OPEN SYSTEMS: DEFINITIONS AND HISTORY;16
6.3;1.3 THE USERS;20
6.4;1.4 BUSINESS TRENDS;22
6.5;1.5 MARKET FORCES;26
6.6;1.6 COMPUTER CHANGES;28
6.7;1.7 CONSIDERATIONS;30
6.8;1.8 REFERENCES;32
7;Chapter 2. Characteristics of Open Systems;34
7.1;2.1 OPEN SYSTEMS COMPONENTS;34
7.2;2.2 CHARACTERISTICS;42
7.3;2.3 QUALITIES;44
7.4;2.4 SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS;45
7.5;2.5 CONSIDERATIONS;54
7.6;2.6 REFERENCES;56
8;Chapter 3. Foundations of Open Systems: Hardware, Software, and Standards;58
8.1;3.1 HARDWARE TECHNOLOGY;60
8.2;3.2 SOFTWARE FOUNDATIONS;65
8.3;3.3 STANDARDS AND OPEN SYSTEMS;72
8.4;3.4 CONSIDERATIONS;80
8.5;3.5 REFERENCES;81
9;Chapter 4. Clients;84
9.1;4.1 DESKTOP PLATFORMS;85
9.2;4.2 END USER INTERACTION POINTS;86
9.3;4.3 PERSONAL COMPUTERS;94
9.4;4.4 PROFESSIONAL WORKSTATIONS;97
9.5;4.5 X TERMINALS;100
9.6;4.6 MOBILE COMPUTING;102
9.7;4.7 CONSIDERATIONS;103
9.8;4.8 REFERENCES;104
10;Chapter 5. Client Software;106
10.1;5.1 ELEMENTS OF OPEN SYSTEMS SOFTWARE;107
10.2;5.2 SELECTING OPEN SYSTEMS OPERATING ENVIRONMENTS;110
10.3;5.3 USER INTERFACE SOFTWARE;114
10.4;5.4 PERSONAL PRODUCTIVITY ALTERNATIVES;115
10.5;5.5 MOVING TO GROUP PRODUCTIVITY;115
10.6;5.6 PERSONAL DATA SOFTWARE;117
10.7;5.7 CONSIDERATIONS;119
10.8;5.8 REFERENCES;120
11;Chapter 6. Servers;122
11.1;6.1 HARDWARE BASIS FOR SERVERS;124
11.2;6.2 DIFFERENT TYPES OF SERVERS;126
11.3;6.3 DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS;131
11.4;6.4 PARALLEL PROCESSORS AS SERVERS;132
11.5;6-5 MAINFRAME SERVERS;133
11.6;6.6 CONSIDERATIONS;135
11.7;6.7 REFERENCES;136
12;Chapter 7. Server Software;138
12.1;7.1 CONTROL CODE;142
12.2;7.2 DATABASE SERVICES;144
12.3;7.3 INFORMATION SERVERS;153
12.4;7.4 COMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT;155
12.5;7.5 COMPUTE SERVERS;155
12.6;7.6 CONSIDERATIONS;156
12.7;7.7 REFERENCES;157
13;Chapter 8. Network Characteristics;160
13.1;8.1 GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS HARDWARE;165
13.2;8.2 LOCAL AREA NETWORKS;170
13.3;8.3 BROADER NETWORK CAPABILITY;173
13.4;8.4 NETWORK ARCHITECTURES;175
13.5;8.5 DISTRIBUTED PROCESSING;177
13.6;8.6 DEVELOPMENT TRENDS;178
13.7;8.7 CONSIDERATIONS;180
13.8;8.8 REFERENCES;181
14;Chapter 9. Network Software;182
14.1;9.1 NETWORK PROTOCOLS;185
14.2;9.2 NETWORK SERVICES;190
14.3;9.3 NETWORK CONTROL SOFTWARE;192
14.4;9.4 NETWORK APPLICATIONS;192
14.5;9.5 NETWORK MANAGEMENT;193
14.6;9.6 CONSIDERATIONS;199
14.7;9.7 REFERENCES;200
15;Chapter 10. Applications;202
15.1;10.1 RIGHTSIZING;205
15.2;10.2 APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT TOOLS;206
15.3;10.3 CASE TOOLS;209
15.4;10.4 CREATING GROUPWARE APPLICATIONS;212
15.5;10.5 VISUAL APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT;214
15.6;10.6 MULTIMEDIA APPLICATIONS;216
15.7;10.7 ELECTRONIC MAIL;217
15.8;10.8 CONSIDERATIONS;220
15.9;10.9 REFERENCES;221
16;Chapter 11. Interoperability;222
16.1;11.1 THE CHALLENGE;226
16.2;11.2 BUILDING THE KNOWLEDGE BASE;230
16.3;11.3 THE ARCHITECTURE;231
16.4;11.4 INSTALLATION;235
16.5;11.5 NETWORK MANAGEMENT;236
16.6;11.6 CONSIDERATIONS;237
16.7;11.7 REFERENCES;238
17;Chapter 12. The Open Systems Life Cycle;240
17.1;12.1 DESCRIPTION OF LIFE CYCLE;243
17.2;12.2 DECISION PHASE;245
17.3;12.3 ANALYSIS AND DESIGN PHASE;249
17.4;12.4 DEVELOPMENT PHASE;251
17.5;12.5 INTEGRATION PHASE;253
17.6;12.6 PRODUCTION PHASE;254
17.7;12.7 OPERATIONAL AND GROWTH PHASE;255
17.8;12.8 CONSIDERATIONS;260
18;Chapter 13. Integration;262
18.1;13.1 MODELS OF INTEGRATION;264
18.2;13.2 CONTROL POINTS;266
18.3;13.3 THE INTEGRATED HIERARCHY;268
18.4;13.4 INTEGRATION TECHNOLOGIES;269
18.5;13.5 MAKING INTEGRATION WORK;273
18.6;13.6 CONSIDERATIONS;275
18.7;13.7 REFERENCES;276
19;Chapter 14. Building for Continual Improvement;278
19.1;14.1 BUILDING FOR FUTURE GROWTH;280
19.2;14.2 TECHNOLOGY DIRECTIONS;281
19.3;14.3 WORKPLACE DIRECTIONS;283
19.4;14.4 SHIFTING MARKET FORCES;284
19.5;14.5 WORLD BUSINESS FORCES;285
19.6;14.6 ADVANTAGES OF OPEN SYSTEMS;286
19.7;14.7 CONSIDERATIONS;287
19.8;14.8 REFERENCES;289
20;Index;290