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Open-IT skills in distributed systems derive from:
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Involvement in the design and development of architectures
for networks and distributed systems such as IBM's SNA and ISO's Open Systems
Interconnection (OSI) |
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Experience in networking and data communications, covering
design and installation of networks for multi-national clients and the
development of architectures for networks and distributed systems |
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Major projects in the real-time/communications systems area
and consultancy activities which included studies of distributed systems
and supporting communications facilities for major organisations |
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The MOD Methods for C3I Interoperability (MCI) research
programme to develop a methodology, based on the concepts from Open
Distributed Processing standards (ODP), for the specification of command,
control, communications and intelligence (C3I) systems. Using object concepts,
the approach allowed system requirements to be effectively coupled with
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The Open-IT approach focuses on the reduction of
complexity for the application developer in the context of large-scale
distributed component systems, accomplished through an architecture of
middleware “separation layers” and frameworks that hide complexities from
developers while enabling them to exploit distributed object and component
concepts. This is supported by significant understanding of the methodological
implications inherent in building such systems.
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