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Integrating Windows NT Server 4.0 with NetWare, UNIX, IBM, and Macintosh Operating Systems COSC 513 Project Name: Weili Dai Student ID: 103834 Instructor: Prof. Mort Anvari Date: Nov. 16, 2000 Content Introduction Interoperability with Windows NT Server 4.0 NetWare Network Management UNIX Network Data Applications Management IBM Network Data Applications Management Additional Interoperability Options Unifying File Access Using the Distributed File System Connecting with Macintosh Introduction Many networks in use today must support a growing number of new capabilities and services, such as electronic commerce, remote communications, Web publishing, and distributed applications including client/server and/or n-tiered processing. Windows NT Server and Workstation platform provides a unified way to give users access to resources on a variety of operating systems This paper describes network, data, applications, and management interoperability between Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 and the NetWare, UNIX, and IBM network operating systems. Interoperability with Windows NT Server 4.0? Four Layers of Computing Infrastructures The network layer consists of low-level communication protocols, such as IPX and TCP/IP, which are used to transport data. The network layer also includes functionality such as terminal emulation or print services. The data layer provides access to both structured (primarily database) and unstructured (primarily file systems) data sources. In addition, this includes access to other critical information, such as e-mail. Continue… Four Layers of Computing Infrastructures The application layer addresses the way an organizations application infrastructure can let applications running on different operating systems work together. For example, it defines how two applications can participate in transactions, or how an application can be delivered to multiple client platforms. The manageme