Wosa: Windows Open Services Architecture

Cashin, Jerry

Computers & Technology

Computer Technology Research

The report provides the strategic information and methodology needed to create Web business strategies and applications that will allow an organization to achieve its most effective level of Web commerce. The report discusses the advantages of implementing Web commerce and covers the numerous components that must be considered in Web application development (AD), including tool support, architectural models, development techniques, and security. The report also examines the most valuable Web application today -- e-commerce.

Web Commerce: Developing and Implementing Effective Business Solutions

Business & Money

Management & Leadership

According to International Data Corp. (IDC), the worldwide market for Internet-related services is expected to explode - from $4.5 billion in 1997 to $43.6 billion by 2002. The main impetus for this trend is the rush to implement e-commerce Web sites. 
Often, the term electronic data interchange (EDI) is used inappropriately as a synonym for e-commerce. In fact, EDI is only one aspect of e-commerce; e-commerce comprises other elements, including electronic faxes, e-mail, and e-forms. E-commerce has become a critical business component for many businesses. 
CTR's new report explores the different e-commerce models - business groupings, business-to-consumer (B2C) e-commerce, and business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce - to help managers determine which method is most appropriate for their companies. 
The report is intended for e-commerce Web site implementers and users - both groups have much to learn about conducting business online. Although electronic retailing is similar to traditional commerce in some respects, a substantial amount of knowledge must be mastered before merchants can profit or consumers can purchase wisely at an electronic storefront. 
The report addresses critical issues, including security, transaction management, taxation, legal issues, continuous operation, scalable software design, interface to legacy systems, performance, implementation costs, audit trails, and privacy. 
E-commerce yields many benefits. However, the convenience associated with electronic transactions increases the need for security; the enterprise network can be compromised easily if the appropriate precautions are not taken. This report explores securing electronic processes, encryption, protocols and keys, authentication, virtual private networks (VPNs), and more. 
The focus of any effective e-commerce solution is the customer. Before increasing quality and delivery speed, an organization should aim to perfect the processes that yield higher levels of customer service. 
The report explores system architectures from the perspective of basic approaches, core components, and design principals. This report also discusses the role the Internet can play in expanding an organization's global business success. 
How does a company migrate effectively and smoothly to an e-commerce architecture? The report explores this transition and highlights the seven fatal mistakes of migration: overemphasis of technology issues; failure to obtain management support; weak project management; overly optimistic completion schedules; project team's lack of adequate skill levels; unnecessarily complex system design; and the underestimation of human and physical resources required for project completion. 
The Internet drives worldwide communications standards. Transmission control protocol/Internet protocol (TCP/IP), post office protocol (POP), Internet messaging access protocol (IMAP), and hypertext markup language (HTML) are global standards that bind the world electronically. Because of the Internet's rapid growth, these standards are already being updated. The report addresses this issue, examining HTML, and extensible markup language (XML), which has evolved from HTML and standard generalized markup language (SGML). 
CTR's new report will help those implementing an e-commerce architecture to evaluate their companies' needs and capabilities, and pinpoint the most appropriate solution for increased profitability. 
TABLE OF CONTENTS: Chapter 1: E-commerce Overview Chapter 2: E-commerce Models Chapter 3: Security Considerations Chapter 4: E-commerce Standards Chapter 5: System Architectures Chapter 6: Impact of the Web Chapter 7: Core Components Chapter 8: E-commerce Support Tools Chapter 9: Transaction Processors Chapter 10: E-commerce Migration Chapter 11: Building an E-commerce System Chapter 12: Future Trends

E-Commerce Success: Building a Global Business Architecture

International

Object-oriented (OO) technology is the most important advance in software development in the last thirty years. CTR's 231-page report examines how OO technology's focus on software reuse offers information systems (IS) professionals the potential to develop applications more quickly, with greater reliability and higher quality. The report also evaluates the issues associated with OO performance and the benefits of OO technology. 
Has Object-oriented Technology Arrived? 
Object-oriented (OO) technology is the most important advance in software development in the last thirty years. As computer languages have evolved from machine to symbolic to high-level procedural languages, the process of application programming has changed more in style than in actual substance. The emergence of OO techniques, however, represents a significant paradigm shift in the approach to building computer applications. 
Object technology, once the domain of academics and programming's elite, has entered the mainstream of corporate application development. OO software now pervades every area of the computer industry, governing everything from the way data is stored to how intranet applications are being constructed. OO technology is being considered by the majority of information systems (IS) organizations for mission-critical application development, according to recent research by the Standish Group International Inc. 
Organizations considering OO technology implementation are faced with difficult decisions, such as the selection of specific OO tools in the areas of databases, languages, and object request brokers (ORB) which are appropriate to the needs of their application development project. 
CTR's new report, Object Technology: The New Approach to Application Development, provides an overall review of OO technology issues and is an invaluable resource for IS managers responsible for evaluating and implementing OO technologies. Various methodologies and key implementation considerations are analyzed, in addition to supporting technologies that enable developers to build OO solutions for the enterprise. 
OO Technology Attributes and Benefits Evaluated 
The report examines the core components of OO methodology which differ from older application development techniques. The report explains how OO technology's attributes of inheritance, polymorphism, encapsulation, and productivity gains can help an organization attain business goals of cost reduction, better quality products, faster time to market, and closer liaison with customers. 
Whatever the theoretical and technological benefits bestowed by objects, there must be a measurable advantage to the enterprise before it will be supported. The report reviews issues such as software reuse and related productivity gains to assess their impact. 
OO Database Management Systems 
There are an endless array of application types, but almost all deal with data in one form or another. Object Technology: The New Approach to Application Development looks at the myriad of considerations associated with object-oriented database management systems (OODMS), both from a business and technical viewpoint. 
Object-oriented Programming Languages and Standards 
The chief benefit of object-oriented programming (OOPs) languages is their ability to model extremely complex, real-world entities. Smalltalk and C++ have been the primary vehicles for OO programming. Java is a more recent candidate, although it may be restricted to niche status. Object Technology: The New Approach to Application Development evaluates programming options, including trends in standardization. 
The role of standards in object technology is significant. There are pseudo official standards as well as de facto standards that have emerged from the marketplace. The manner in which these competing entities evolve will have a large impact on the technology. The report examines the various choices available. 
User Interface Issues Outlined 
The modern era in graphical user interfaces (GUIs) began in the mid-1980s with Apple Computer's launch of its Macintosh platform. Microsoft's Windows pursued shortly thereafter and followed, at least conceptually, Apple's lead. 
Object Technology: The New Approach to Application Development outlines issues involved with the user interface in an OO environment. The report analyzes GUIs, programming tools, and developing trends in this area. 
The report also discusses specific applications in the context of OO application development. The benefits gained by the end-user of an application developed with OO techniques may include: ability to customize functionality, enhanced information sharing across multiple applications, and improved ease-of-use due to objects' modeling of real-world activities. 
OO Technology Development, Implementation, and Performance Issues Discussed 
Unlike procedural methodology, analysis and design is the most important stage of the OO development process, even more important than the coding itself. Object Technology: The New Approach to Application Development presents the issues and techniques involved with OO analysis and design. 
Once an organization has planned, designed, and trained personnel, a system must be implemented. The report reviews general implementation principles, and then examines a client/server (C/S) application based on object technology to offer further insight. 
The report also evaluates the issues associated with object-oriented performance, including the most influential design variables. Database factors affecting performance are also discussed.

Object Technology: The New Approach to Application Development

Programming

This book is literally Object Technology for the uninitiated software developer. It breaks down this complex subject into simple, easy-to-comprehend topics.

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Wosa: Windows Open Services Architecture

Web Commerce: Developing and Implementing Effective Business Solutions

E-Commerce Success: Building a Global Business Architecture

Object Technology: The New Approach to Application Development

Object Technology: The New Approach to Application Development