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"Open Distributed Systems", Jon Crowcroft, 1995, 0-89006-839-9
%A   Jon Crowcroft
%C   685 Canton St., Norwood, MA   02062
%D   1995
%G   0-89006-839-9
%I   Artech House/Horizon
%O   617-769-9750 800-225-9977 fax: +1-617-769-6334 artech@world.std.com
%P   386
%T   "Open Distributed Systems"
 
This is more of a collection of papers than a book.  After an initial series of
overview chapters, the details are covered by specialists in the various
fields.  Most such works can vary a great deal in both content and quality. 
This text, however, maintains a consistent standard of both information and
readability throughout.
 
After a discussion of "open"ness and distributed systems, there is an
introduction to the concepts of modularity, communication and concurrency, as
well as a look at real time systems and reliability.  Then comes coverage of
security, formal methods, communications support, CORBA (the Common Object
Request Broker Architecture), multimedia, network management, distributed file
systems and load balancing issues.  There is a final look at future trends and
challenges.
 
copyright Robert M. Slade, 1996   BKOPDSSY.RVW   960403

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