Description: List of Figures. List of Tables. Preface. Part I: Distributed Management Systems - Overview. 1. Distributed Management Overview. 2. Management Platforms and Open Systems. 3. Management Platforms Characterization. Part II: Management Platforms Run-time, Development, and Implementation Environments. 4. User Interface Services. 5. Event Management Services. 6. Communication Services. 7. Object Manipulation Services. 8. Database Management Services. 9. Management Operations Support Services. 10. Hardware, Operating Systems, and Distributed Services. 11. Management Platforms Development Environment. 12. Management Platforms Implementation Environment. 13. Management Applications Capabilities Analysis - I. 14. Management Applications Capabilities Analysis - II. Part III: Major Management Platforms and Management Applications Analysis. 15. Network Management Platforms Analysis. 16. Systems Management Platforms Analysis. 17. Management Applications Analysis. Part IV: Management Platforms Evaluation. 18. Management Platforms Evaluation Criteria. 19. Management Platforms: Limitations and Development Trends. 20. Conclusions. References. List of Acronyms. Index.

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