Interoperable Systems: an introduction
Adam Finkelstein · UCL Discovery (University College London) · 1998
This short chapter introduces interoperable systems and attempts to distinguish the principalresearch strands in this area. It is not intended as a review. Significant review material isintegrated with each of the succeeding chapters. It is rather intended to whet the appetite forwhat follows and to provide some initial conceptual orientation.This book concerns the architecture, modelling and management of interoperable computingsystems. Our collective research agenda addresses all aspects of interoperable systemsdevelopment, including the business and industry requirements and environments fordistributed information services.