Third Generation Distributed Computing Environments

by Amjad Umar

Third Generation Distributed Computing Environments (3GDCEs) provide a collection of powerful services to support the e-business and m-business initiatives of today and tomorrow. Specifically, 3GDCEs comprise a wide range of middleware services; Web Services that allow components to be published, discovered, selected, and invoked over the Web; and platforms that package many services to support mobile computing and EC/EB applications. This book gives a systematic analysis of 3GDCEs and shows how these environments can be used to architect and integrate modern distributed applications to support e-business and m-business. Numerous case studies and examples are included. The book contents reflect updated versions of selected chapters of the "eBusiness and Distributed Systems Handbook", A. Umar, NGE Solutions, May 2003.

784 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2004