Designed to give AS/400 professionals an understanding of Internet and intranet protocols, this book focuses on three TCP/IP terms and concepts, implementation, and programming to the TCP/IP support layer (sockets). To this end it covers the significant TCP/IP utilities available on the AS/400, sockets technology, including how to create a full-featured TCP/IP sockets server program (as shown on the enclosed CD-ROM), and programming with ILE RPG and a Windows-based client application with Visual Basic. Peters has a long and diverse career in PC communications, programming environments, and MIS management. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)