The author here presents a detailed explanation of the methodolgy of software reliablity evaluation, and then demonstrates its applications to a commercial loan system, a funds transfer security system, and a payables processing system. Her well-written, practical text enables users to design...

1 Distributed Service Network Characteristics -- 1.1. What Is a Distributed Service Network? -- 1.2. Hierarchy of Policy Making in a Distributed Service Network -- 1.3. Technical Characteristics of a Distributed Service Network -- 1.4. The Hypercube Model: A System in a Steady State -- 1.5....

1. The Advent of Integrated Office Systems -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2. The Roots of Office Automation -- 1.3. Integrated Office System Technology -- 1.4. Converging Technologies -- 1.5. The Potential: Augmentation of Knowledge Work -- 2. The Problem: Technology-Driven Systems -- 2.1....

1. The Advent of Integrated Office Systems -- 2. The Problem: Technology-Driven Sytems -- 3. Conceptual Approaches to Electronic Office Systems -- 4. Understanding the Office and Organization -- 5. Office Efficiency, Effectiveness, and Productivity -- 6. User-Driven Design -- 7. Assessing the...

I · The Organization of Data Base Administration -- 1 · Managing the Data Resource -- 2 · The DBA Function -- 3 · DBA within the Organization -- 4 · DBA Organization and Staff -- 5 · Organizational Dynamics -- II · Data Base Planning -- 6 · Components of Data Base Planning -- 7 ·...