1st Edition

Handbook of Heterogeneous Networking

By Raj Rajgopal Copyright 1999
    1350 Pages
    by Auerbach Publications

    Here is all the practical, hands-on information you need to build,
    manage and maintain a heterogeneous computing environment with hardware,
    software, and network equipment from a number of different vendors.

    Packed with real-world case studies and proven techniques for
    integrating disparate platforms, operating systems and servers, Handbook
    of Heterogeneous Computing is a one-stop, non-nonsense guide that shows
    you how to:

    * port and develop applications in a heterogeneous environment
    * manage desktops, data access, communications, and security in a
    heterogeneous environment
    * and build distributed heterogeneous systems

    What is best for your installation? Should you standardize on the
    Windows environment for both production applications and office
    applications? Should you adopt the Windows NT workstation as a standard
    desktop and use Windows NT as the network operating system? Handbook of
    Heterogeneous Computing details the advantages and disadvantages of
    these and other approaches. The book also explains:

    * the arts of porting and developing applications in a heterogeneous
    environment using Java, CGI/Perl, and other tools

    * how to build interfaces with mainframe legacy systems

    * how to use CORBA to integrate distributed database systems while at
    the same time managing database gateways and interoperability

    * how to manage interlan switching, multicast networking structures,
    SNA-LAN integration, and all aspects of enterprise networks

    * and how to use Kerberos, firewalls, PGP, RSA public keys, and other
    tools to assure security in heterogeneous environments.

    Heterogeneous computing is here to stay. It is therefore up to corporate
    end-users to make competing products fit into their environments
    efficiently, effectively and economically. Handbook of Heterogeneous
    Computing gives you t

    1. Introduction 2. Porting And Developing Applications In A Heterogeneous Environment 3. Desktops In A Heterogeneous Environment 4. Data Access In A Heterogeneous Environment 5. Systems Administration In A Heterogeneous Environment 6. Communications In A Heterogeneous Environment 7. Security In A Heterogeneous Environment 8. Distributed Heterogeneous Systems 9. Implementing Heterogeneous Systems 10. Auditing Systems