Client/Server System Design and Implementation (McGraw-Hill Series on Computer Communications)

This work presents a comprehensive, conceptual overview of the client/server approach to application architectures, emphasizing the design and development of mission-critical client/server business applications and how those applications differ from their mainframe counterparts. The book addresses all aspects of developing client/server applications from basic technology components through methodologies and organizational issues. The author provides a step-by-step plan for building a client/server environment, discusses open, semi-open and closed architectures, and analyzes major technological and market trends that will affect client/server computing efforts.