Multiplatform software interaction. (hardware/software gaps narrow)

Enterprise Systems Journal,  August, 1995  by Farber, Arnold; LaChance, Rosemary

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Many people are still rejecting client/server and distributed technology on the basis of management complexity, since there is no single tool that can be used for managing a multiplatform environment. There are some solutions for multiplatform management available which provide for flexibility and decentralization.

The issue of centralization versus decentralization in management is actually more of a political issue, and most modern technology allows administrators to operate in either way. Those who advocate decentralization are typically those who have abandoned the mainframe completely. ...

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