Here is all the practical, hands-on information you need to build,manage and maintain a heterogeneous computing environment with hardware,software, and network equipment from a number of different vendors.Packed with real-world case studies and proven techniques forintegrating disparate platforms, operating systems and servers, Handbookof Heterogeneous Computing is a one-stop, non-nonsense guide that showsyou how to:* port and develop applications in a heterogeneous environment* manage desktops, data access, communications, and security in aheterogeneous environment* and build distributed heterogeneous systemsWhat is best for your installation? Should you standardize on theWindows environment for both production applications and officeapplications? Should you adopt the Windows NT workstation as a standarddesktop and use Windows NT as the network operating system? Handbook ofHeterogeneous Computing details the advantages and disadvantages ofthese and other approaches. The book also explains:* the arts of porting and developing applications in a heterogeneousenvironment using Java, CGI/Perl, and other tools* how to build interfaces with mainframe legacy systems* how to use CORBA to integrate distributed database systems while atthe same time managing database gateways and interoperability* how to manage interlan switching, multicast networking structures,SNA-LAN integration, and all aspects of enterprise networks* and how to use Kerberos, firewalls, PGP, RSA public keys, and othertools to assure security in heterogeneous environments.Heterogeneous computing is here to stay. It is therefore up to corporateend-users to make competing products fit into their environmentsefficiently, effectively and economically. Handbook of HeterogeneousComputing gives you t