NT 5: The Next Revolution

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While books about unreleased products are sometimes a risky investment at best, NT 5: The Next Revolution by Ari Kaplan and Morten Strunge Nielsen offers some important high- and low-level discussions of important emerging technologies in the NT operating system. The book is based on the authors' experience with a prerelease version of NT 5, but it provides important insights into the technologies that are sure to appear in upcoming releases.

The title begins with an unusually frank and lengthy discussion of Microsoft's Windows strategy and its various components. In the first couple of chapters, the authors discuss not only NT but also Win95, Windows CE, Net PCs, Windows terminals, and more. The text then moves into a general introduction of the new features in NT 5, followed by dedicated chapters on Directory Services, DCOM, Microsoft Management Console (MMC), and other important technologies. The book closes with yet another chapter on Microsoft's operating-system future.

This book's real value is its timely arrival. The authors have obviously written the book around the question many Information Systems professionals will soon ask: "What do I need to know to migrate my existing installations to NT 5?" While the details of the final product will probably change, this book is a good first step to get up to speed with Microsoft's next big OS release. --Steven Plain

Book Description
Provides information systems managers and administrators the premiere look into the planning and deployment of Microsoft's NT 5 operating system. Details the ideas and architecture represented by NT 5, including a survey of NT 5's new features and capabilities, analysis and expert advice for deploying the operating system in a corporate atmosphere. Highlights critical new abilities provided by the powerful NT 5 operating system in directory services, distributed application deployment, NTFS, messaging (including the new Message Queue Server), and more!

Synopsis
Written by an internationally known software developer who has been a featured expert on NBC's "Today Show, NT 5: The Next Revolution" provides an in-depth, objective, and independent perspective of leading industry operating system issues. The book compares NT 5 to NT 4, Windows 95, and UNIX to help professionals decide whether to upgrade or switch operating systems. Cover Title.

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