IBM Systems Journal articles from September 1992

IBM Systems Journal archives from September 1992

Preface. (Editorial)
September 1, 1992... This issue contains papers on seven subjects: the evolution and design of user interfaces such as the Common User Access(*1) (CUA(*1) Workplace Model, the Distributed Data Management (DDM) architecture and its implementation in the Customer...

The evolution of the Common User Access Workplace Model. (Technical)
September 1, 1992... This paper describes some of the influences contributing to and issues in dealing with the evolution of user interface guidelines over time. In particular, we focus on the evolution of IBM's user interface architecture, the Common User...

The designer's model of the CUA workplace. (Common User Access) (Technical)
September 1, 1992... This paper discusses the details, insights, and rationale of the Operating System/2[R] (OS/2[R]) Version 2 Workplace Model, and implementation of the user interface defined by the IBM 1991 Common User Access[TM] (CUA[TM]) guidelines. The...

Inside IBM's Distributed Data Management architecture. (Technical)
September 1, 1992... IBM's Distributed Data Management (DDM) architecture is an element of Systems Application Architecture[TM] that defines an open environment for sharing data in files and relational databases. DDM is a key element of IBM's Distributed...

Data description and conversion architecture. (Technical)
September 1, 1992... A data description and conversion architecture has been defined by IBM to enhance data interchange among Systems Application Architecture[TM] (SAA[TM]) programming languages and systems. Its components, described in this paper, are (1) A...

SAA distributed file access to the CICS environment. (Systems Application Architecture)(Customer Information Control System) (Technical)
September 1, 1992... IBM's Customer Information Control System (CICS) is the leading product family in the on-line transaction processing (OLTP) market. OLTP systems are being used by many enterprises to implement their daily business processes and manage...

The BiProcessor: a merger of two architectures. (IBM's processing environment that consists of the IBM System/370 mainframe and PS/2 microcomputer) (Technical)
September 1, 1992... The BiProcessor is a heterogeneous multiprocessing system that has been developed to provide a platform for allowing nontraditional system solutions. It allows new applications to exploit the inherent goodness of proven architectures, even...

Project Athena: supporting distributed computing at MIT. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) (Technical)
September 1, 1992... Project Athena[TM] was an educational computing initiative at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, undertaken in partnership with the IBM Corporation and Digital Equipment Corporation from 1983 to 1991. This paper gives an overview of...

Design considerations for distributed applications. (Technical)
September 1, 1992... Probably the hardest part about developing a distributed application is determining where to start. There are multiple hardware and software platforms to understand, network traffic implications, and numerous tools and technologies to...

Extending and formalizing the framework for information systems architecture. (Technical)
September 1, 1992... John Zachman introduced a framework for information systems architecture (ISA) that has been widely adopted by systems analysts and database designers. It provides a taxonomy for relating the concepts that describe the real world to the...