00831nam a2200109Ia 4500080001900000100002100019245008100040260005400121300001500175520051200190583001900702  a08.16.03 V2985  aVarhol, Peter D.  aNetwork-centric computing : preparing the enterprise for the next millennium  bComputer Technology researchaCharlestownUSc1998  avi, 189 p.  aCovers the background leading to the advent of network-centric computing technologies and trends.  Explains how the Java programming language enables network computing, the details of the thin-client concept, and how the network computer hardwear brings the pieces of the strategy together.  Concludes with an examination of the exploding field of non-desktop network computing devices, such as set-top boxes, cellular telephones, and personal digital assistants, that have been enabled by Java and the Web.  c7/24/00kJOY_D