Interoperability Architecture

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The areas of infrastructure that we need to understand interoperability around are:

Network

1. Networks (Protocols, DNS / Bind, Wireless)

2. Directory (LDAP, AD, iplanet, NDS, edirectory)

3. Security (Standards, Kerberos, Certificates, SSO, IRM, Identity, WS-Sec, Federation)

Base

4. File and Print (Windows, NFS, Novell, LU0, VSAM)

5. Clients (Apple, Unix, Novell, Win 98, 3270, 5250, Mobile, Office, Browser)

6. Platform (Virtual Servers, Windows, UNIX, LINUX, Zos, AS400, SUN OS)

Packaged Solutions

7. Data (DB suppliers, Stored Procs, Data Access, Data Formats)

8. CRM (SAP, Peoplesoft, Siebel, Great Plains, Reporting, BI)

9. Messaging and Collaboration (IM, Lotus, Groupwise, Exchange 5.5, Exchange 2000, Portals, Fax)

Custom Solutions

10. Applications (VB, Delphi, COM, NET, Java / JSP, C++, Cobol, WS)

11. TPM’s (ES, MTS, OSI/TP, Tuxedo, J2EE, CICS, IMS)

12. Process (MSMQ, MQSERIES, Tibco RV, Biztalk, Websphere)

Management and Operations Process

13. Deployment and Management (SNMP, WMI, MOM, SMS, Tivoli, CA, HP)