Client/Server Survival Guide 3e

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The #1 Client/Server book now completely updated and expanded! "Its savvy informative and entertaining as anything you are likely to read on the subject. Client/server isnt one technology but many- remote SQL TP message-oriented groupware distributed objects and so on. Like the proverbial blind man feeling the elephant most of us have a hard time seeing the whole picture. The authors succeed brilliantly in mapping the elephant."-John Udell Byte "Winner JOLT Product Excellence Award."-Software Development "The scope and depth of topics covered in the Guide with its straightforward and often humorous delivery make this book required reading for anyone who deals with computers in todays corporate environment."-Bob Gallagher PC Week "Absolutely the finest book on client/server on the market today. Its got great advice and is well written and fun to read."-Richard Finkelstein The critics agree-this is the best source for anyone looking to understand and make informed decisions about client/server technology. In this Third Edition of their award-winning book authors Orfali Harkey and Edwards combine detailed technical explanations with their unique brand of offbeat humor clever cartoons controversial soapboxes and witty quotes to inform educate and entertain. This information-packed Survival Guide takes you on a sweeping tour of the world of client/server. From operating systems and communications to application servers that incorporate database transaction processing groupware and objects to the Internet and the World Wide Web and their role in the new generation of client/server and object management this book covers it all. In their other lives: Robert Orfali and Dan Harkey head San Jose State Universitys Client/Server and Distributed Objects Masters program and lab. Dan also works for IBM as a distributed objects consultant. Jeri Edwards is Vice President of Strategy and Product Planning at BEA Systems. Wiley Computer Publishing Timely. Practical. Reliable. Visit our Web site at www.wiley.com/compbooks/