I had a front row seat at Microsoft to watch the first two application model transitions. Early mainframe and minicomputer systems were monolithic, with data storage, application code, and terminal ...

In-Depth Application servers come into focus By Jason J. Meserve June 19, 2001 Three-tier and multi-tier computing has been a goal dating back to the first Client/ Server Age. As client/ server ...

Application sharing between a client, middleware and enterprise server Application sharing between a client, application server and enterprise database server.

There's been a shift in the enterprise Java community when it comes to what has commonly been referred to as an "application server." What was an application server? Historically, when an enterprise ...

An architecture in which the user's PC or mobile device (the client) is the requesting machine and the server is the supplying machine, both of which are connected via a local area network (LAN) or a ...

The technology provides secure remote access to a broad spectrum of applications and network resources Application-layer VPNs are generating lots of attention these days. Proponents cite the ...

Chances are good that the average reader thinks a Java application server basically provides an implementation of the servlet specification, probably an implementation of JavaServer Pages, and perhaps ...

A development system used to create applications for a client/server environment. A comprehensive system generally includes a GUI builder for creating the user interface, a fourth-generation language ...

When Microsoft started talking about the direction of Windows Server, a confusing term started showing up: client. If you were writing a server application, said Microsoft distinguished engineer ...