Software Quarterly

Vol. 1, No. 1, 1994

editor's choice

Moving To A 32-Bit Operating System: Myth vs. Reality

Why move to a 32-bit operating system? Multitasking, multithreading, virtual memory, improved bandwidth--these may be the technical reasons a solid 32-bit operating system can give you better performance today. But the biggest benefit may be that a 32-bit OS can be the door to a new world of exciting applications that we've only begun to dream of.


DCE: A Rosetta Stone for Computers?

The Distributed Computing Environment helps the U.S. Naval Space Command keep track of the thousands of items orbiting the earth, including satellites from friend and foe. When incorporated into operating, network, and application software, DCE allows disparate components to operate as a unified system, which can be important even if your needs are more down to earth.


Visual Application Development

IBM's AD strategy recognizes the need to provide not only state-of-the-art software for client/server and object-oriented applications, but also a new generation of development tools aimed at the ergonomic problems of developers coping with change.


Practicing Safe Storage in the 1990s and Beyond

Today's corporation is a glutton for information. It's coming from mainframes, midrange hosts, UNIX workstations, PCs, laptops, and more. Practicing safe storage isn't glamorous; it's just essential. This examination of the issues involved should put this reality in perspective.


Managing Distributed Information Networks From An SNMP Platform

Putting the right information in the right hands--and doing so at precisely the right time--has become the defining quest of the Information Age. And with today's networks of information repositories, from mainframes to desktops, becoming nearly impossible for the average user to navigate, network management is more important than ever.


Ease on Down the Road to Client/Server With the Open Blueprint

IBM developed the Open Blueprint as a guide for its own transition to developing products and solutions for the open distributed or client/server environment. As an architectural road map, it can provide insights for any information system professional heading down the road to client/server.

Object Technology and Database Management

Object technology has become an area of intense focus in today's software community. This article examines object technology in the context of advanced database management systems in general, and discusses IBM's work in this increasingly important area.



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