Publisher's Synopsis
Many organizations are now changing to ensure that their information systems benefit from the applications portability and inter-operability that open systems bring. This frequently leads to the question - how do we develop open applications? The development environment can be regarded as the set of tools and procedures needed to allow developers to provide applications. This practical guide discusses the development environment when open systems are being adopted and ,in particular, examines the demands that a requirement for applications portability makes. The principles of applications portability do not suddenly change the way in which applications are developed, but a change of emphasis is required in certain areas and the development environment must support open systems standards.;The guide is aimed at IT directors, DP managers, communications managers, business development managers and systems managers.
