The #1 Client/Server book, now completely updated andexpanded! "It's savvy, informative, and entertaining as anything you arelikely to read on the subject. Client/server isn't one technologybut many- remote SQL, TP, message-oriented groupware, distributedobjects, and so on. Like the proverbial blind man feeling theelephant, most of us have a hard time seeing the whole picture. Theauthors succeed brilliantly in mapping the elephant."-John Udell,Byte, "Winner, JOLT Product Excellence Award."-SoftwareDevelopment "The scope and depth of topics covered in the Guide, with itsstraightforward and often humorous delivery, make this bookrequired reading for anyone who deals with computers in today'scorporate environment."-Bob Gallagher, PC Week "Absolutely the finest book on client/server on the market today.It's got great advice, and is well written and fun toread."-Richard Finkelstein The critics agree-this is the best source for anyone looking tounderstand and make informed decisions about client/servertechnology. In this Third Edition of their award-winning book,authors Orfali, Harkey, and Edwards combine detailed technicalexplanations with their unique brand of offbeat humor, clevercartoons, controversial soapboxes, and witty quotes to inform,educate, and entertain. This information-packed Survival Guide takes you on a sweeping tourof the world of client/server. From operating systems andcommunications, to application servers that incorporate database,transaction processing, groupware, and objects, to the Internet andthe World Wide Web and their role in the new generation ofclient/server and object management, this book covers it all. In their other lives: Robert Orfali and Dan Harkey head San JoseState University's Client/Server and Distributed Objects Master'sprogram and lab. Dan also works for IBM as a distributed objectsconsultant. Jeri Edwards is Vice President of Strategy and ProductPlanning at BEA Systems. Wiley Computer Publishing Timely. Practical. Reliable.