Jim, My computer crashed a couple of times downloading that redbook. Look on JD Edwards for OneWorld, an ERP application that delivers 1000 business applications over the internet. The IBM Redbook was IBM's book on planning and implementation of installation of Windows NT 4.0 Server, Terminal Server, and IBM/NCD's Network Stations. This could be the start of a few large-scale deployments (6 months away?). It's nice to see a work in progress, but I would like to see the results!
- Mark
from redbooks.ibm.com search on Network Station ...
"
This redpiece is a work-in-progress. When published as an IBM Redbook, it will
contain planning and implementation procedures for installing and configuring J.D.
Edwards' OneWorld B73.3 and Windows NT 4.0 Server, Terminal Server Edition for
IBM Netfinity servers. Organizations of all sizes will be able to easily install
OneWorld B73.3 and integrate the Windows NT Terminal Server Edition as well as
the Citrix MetaFrame configuration. Windows NT Terminal Server Edition provides an
excellent solution for OneWorld in a WAN environment. In our lab environment, we
used IBM Network Stations as terminal server clients. The advantages of Windows
NT Terminal Server Edition are: reduce WAN traffic, central administration, and
desktop administration. The advantages of the IBM Network stations versus PCs are:
faster application deployment, better network manageability, greater system security,
lower total cost of ownership (TCO), and a smaller footprint. The addition of Citrix
MetaFrame provides added functionality to Windows NT Terminal Server Edition with
additional client and server functionality including support for heterogeneous
computing environments, enterprise-scale management and seamless desktop
integration. "
from JD Edwards: jdedwards.com
"J.D. Edwards Internet Strategy Fact Sheet
J.D. Edwards'® Internet functionality is not just a trend — it
offers choices and options for customers to run their businesses,
market products and provide global support. OneWorld™ and
WorldVision™ ERP software offer more than 1,000
Internet-enabled business applications today and are able to
extend global supply chains, enable electronic commerce,
facilitate customer communications, build corporate intranets and
more. J.D. Edwards' Configurable Network Computing™
architecture is designed to accommodate the Internet, intranets
and extranets as ever-changing "platforms" and their
ever-changing technologies over time, extending functionality and
integrating new applications seamlessly as business requirements
change — anytime, anywhere. "
...
"Architecture
OneWorld's Configurable Network Computing architecture is
an ideal infrastructure for Internet-enabled ERP. Its
component-based foundation utilizes a user interface generator
that provides front-end functionality in industry-standard Java
technology in addition to traditional Microsoft® Windows client
interfaces. The Configurable Network Computing architecture is
designed to "future-proof" customer investment in Internet
technologies, extending to new interactive options and standards
as they evolve. With OneWorld, Internet-enabled ERP
programs remain state-of-the-art as new technologies are
created so customers will never be chained to aging Internet
technologies. " |
