Table of Contents
            An ODP Approach to the Development of Large Middleware Systems 
        Problems with Large Systems 
        Stages in Growth 
        Stages in Growth (2) 
        Growth and Reconfiguration 
        Residual Boundaries 
        Growth Artefacts 
        Open Distributed Processing 
        Viewpoints 
        Why Specify an Enterprise Viewpoint? 
        Viewpoints and the Tool Chain 
        Impact of Enterprise Changes 
        Timing and Versions 
        Communities 
        Community Roles 
        Community and Environment 
        Refining the Core Community 
        Composition of Communities 
        Composing Communities (2) 
        Composing Communities (3) 
        Composing Communities (4) 
        Obligation by Utility 
        Optimization 
        Social Actions 
        The Enterprise Language 
        The ODP Naming Framework 
        Namespaces and Contexts 
        Name Resolution 
        Name Resolution Step 
        Naming Example 
        Communication of Names 
        Federation of Naming Domains 
        Export Context 
        Federation Context 
        The Type Repository 
        Structure of Type Repository 
        Use of the Type Repository 
        The OMG MOF 
        Interface References & Binding 
        Content of Interface Reference 
        Direct or Indirect? 
        Indirect Interpretation 
        Representing Interface References 
        Binding Protocol 
        Binding Process 
        Protocol Support 
        Implications for the Tool Chain 
        Tool Configuration 
        Spread of Knowledge 
        Conclusions 
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