Network Re-engineering

AcknowledgmentsPrefacePart I The Foundations of Enterprise Computing 1 Enterprise Computing: Background and Challenges What Exactly Is "Enterprise Computing" Challenges of Enterprise Computing What Has Driven Enterprise Computing? Random Thoughts on Enterprise Computing Summary Endnotes 2 Distributed Technology and the Enterprise Servers and Services Networks and Communications Network And System Management Electronic Mail Data and Information Management Repositories Summary Endnotes 3 Open Systems, Client/Server Computing, and the Enterprise Introduction What Are Open Systems? Operating Systems POSIX Client/Server Computing for the Enterprise Motivations for Client/Server Computing LANs and Client/Server Computing Database Management User Interfaces Application Development Middleware Summary Endnotes 4 Applications in the Age of the Enterprise Introduction Graphical User Interfaces Application-to-Application Communication Internationalization CASE and the Enterprise Emerging Cross-Platform Development API Summary EndnotesPart 11 Emerging Technology and the Enterprise 5 Communications and Interoperability Background in Enterprise Communications Trends in Enterprise Networking Means of Communications Connectivity Hardware Protocols A Protocol Integration Case Study: RFC 1006 Summary Endnotes 6 High-Level Communications: X.400, X.500, and Other Protocols X.400 Basics The Role of X.400 The Message Handling System (MHS) Message Types and Protocols Naming and Addressing Distribution Lists Application Service Elements Management Domains Security Mail Interoperability The X. 400 API Future Directions of X.400 Directory Services ASN.1 EDI ODA Summary Endnotes 7 Distributed Heterogeneous Communications and Network Management Principles of Network Management Logical versus Physical Management Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) Common Management Information Services a n d Protocol over TCP/IP (CMOT) The Common Management Information Protocol (CMIP) CMIP Operations Building on the Protocols Summary Endnotes 8 Enterprise-Class Information Management Introduction Multidatabase Environments Here's the Tricky Part The State o f the Art, Circa Mid-1990s Summary Endnotes 9 The Open Systems Environment/1 Applications Portability Profile (OSE/1 APP) Governmental Information Systems OSE/1 APP OSE/1 APP Summary Summary Endnotes 10 The CA90s' Architecture CA90s: An Overview The Basic CA90s' Architecture CA90s' User Interface a n d Visualization Services Integration Services Distributed Processing Services Enterprise Software Solutions Summary Endnotes 11 Migrating Applications into an Enterprise Environment Overview Migration versus Conversion Migration within the Context of Enterprise Computing Migration Patterns within Organizations Applications Analysis Migration Planning Factors Affecting Migration into an Enterprise Network Migration Strategies Summary Endnotes 12 Designing and Developing Portable Applications for Enterprise Computing Overview Basic Program Portability Defining, Implementing, and Using Enterprise Services Avoiding Dependencies in Operating Systems and Hardware Multiple Levels of Design for Enterprise Applications and Services Distributed Applications Multiplatform Development within the Enterprise Portable Programming Interfaces Compiling and Linking Documentation Summary EndnotesAppendix: Shutout Sports, Inc., Enterprise Implementation PlanIndex