Building enterprise systems with ODP: an introduction to Open Distributed Processing

Front Cover; Contents; List of Figures; About the Authors; Foreword; Preface; I .The Framework; 1. What Is ODP About?; II .The Viewpoints; 2. Enterprise Viewpoint; 3. Information Viewpoint; 4. Computational Viewpoint; 5. Engineering Viewpoint; 6. Technology Viewpoint; 7. Correspondences

Joining It All Up; III. Using ODP; 8. Conformance

Does It Do the Right Thing?; 9. Transparencies

Hiding Common Problems; 10. Policies

Tracking Changing Requirements; 11. Federation

Talking to Strangers; 12. Using Existing Products; 13. System Evolution

Moving the Goalposts; IV. Moving On.

14. Modelling Styles15. Sharp Tools; 16. A Broader View; Appendices; A. The PhoneMob Speciflcations; B. Selected Exercises; Bibliography.