Provides a concise and quick introduction to Application Framework.Is also a resource base for introductory articles on Middleware,Computing and Application Development.

# The N-Tier Revolution

* The Internet
o Client/Server and the N-Tier Model
o Two-Tier Architecture
o TP Monitors
o Application-Partitioning Tools
o Distributed Objects
o N-Tier Client/Server
* Client/Server and the N-Tier Model
o Middleware
o TP Monitors
o Application-Partitioning Tools
o Distributed Objects
* Distributed Computing
o What is DCE?
+ World Wide Web
+ Distributed Objects
* Middleware
o Application-Partitioning Tools
o Business Quality Messaging
o Transaction Processing Monitors
o Distributed Objects
* Application Development
o Two-Tier Architecture
o The Middle ~ A Pathway To Migration
o Transaction Process (TP)
o Business Quality Messaging
o Application Framework Overview
+ Distributed Objects