Publisher's Synopsis
Open Distributed Processing is a central field in the standardization activities of ISO and CCITT. This volume presents important cornerstones related to ODP: an introduction to the ISO Basic Reference Model, providing the framework for future standards in the area of ODP; the architectural implications of ODP; the methods and techniques to model information needs in enterprises; a report on the CCITT studies on Intelligent Networks for new telecommunication services; a report on the Telecommunication Information Networking Architecture Initiative for the synergy between computing and telecommunication; and the fundamental concepts for object-oriented design based on formal descriptions.
