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Phase 3: Windows as the Global Infostructure Explorer (Innovate)
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| bet | 24/27 | | Sana | 19.03.2017 | | Hajmi | 3,19 Mb. | | #225 |
Phase 3: Windows as the Global Infostructure Explorer (Innovate)
As Windows penetrates the Internet, we advance beyond simple integration to a point when Windows becomes the next killer application for the Internet. Specialized tools like gopher, FTP and WWW become old hat on the Internet quickly, the press and excitement shifts from specialized tools and Unix to Windows and its strong capabilities on the information highway. The enormous momentum generated by our integration efforts and increased presence feeds the Windows foothold in the Internet, as users begin to take advantage of the native system features to manage and navigate the infostructure. There are a number of activities that can be imagined:
The existing Domain Name System is becomes quickly eclipsed by the Cairo directory service; providing universal resource location services without the need for specialized, arcane applications like archie. Users of the SMTP mail infrastructure take advantage of the advanced features of EMS while remaining backward compatible with their current Internet messaging solutions. Distributed information on the Internet is indexed by Cario and browsed using the Explorer across thousands of information servers worldwide without the need of tools like WAIS and Mosaic. Windows becomes the global infostructure explorer.
The hottest content server on the Internet? Microsoft Marvel. It’s already integrated with all of these services and has a huge content base and commercial vendor support. Perhaps most importantly, Marvel solves the difficult electronic commerce problem well ahead of the Internet: the ability to securely purchase goods in a networked environment. Cairo becomes the clear platform choice for new information providers (information providers are everyone everywhere, not just Dow Jones anymore, but every grade school in America), offering the most flexibility in both management and technology. OLE Windows applications are now Internet-enabled - people schedule meetings across the Internet and share ideas using Microsoft application products on Windows. No more specialized tools, no more need for Unix to carry the infostructure. Access to the Internet is a natural extension of the base Windows system as well as Microsoft applications.
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Ensure tight integration of Cairo technologies to provide simple migration
Integrate DNS technology with Cario directory service
Integrate WAIS/Z39.50 query technology with Cario content indexing capabilities
Ensure OLE network capabilities and resource location scale well enough to satisfy Internet use
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Promote the use of Cairo as the infostructure super-server
Seed universities with the necessary software to displace FTP and Web servers with Cario
Develop simple migration tools to upgrade info servers from Unix to Cairo
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Enable workgroup applications for Internet use
Have DRG promote the “right way” to develop Internet-ready tools for Windows to ISVs
Ensure that Microsoft applications use OLE/DFS/Windows Sockets to guarantee Internet compatibility
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