ether or not encryption services are available.Application development tools -- NOS platforms are increasingly expected to support application services as well as the traditional file and print services. However, a NOS should support reviews third-generation languages (3GLs), fourth-generation languages (4GLs), and also object-oriented development tools for applications developments. Data access -- As NOS platforms are expected to support more complex applications, they are expected to support file access methods and indexed file access methods. This category evaluates NOS platform support of these file services. Database support -- Database software is often part of the infrastructure of a distributed application.The NOS platform should support various database software supplied by different vendors.Applications -- This category reviews which application services are available on each NOS platform. Application services include mail client, mail server, word processing client, spreadsheet client, integrated office suite, or Lotus Notes. Companies selecting a NOS platform for both file/print services and application services should consider NOS platforms with a strong ranking in this category. Thus, two different types of technology (Token Ring vs. Ethernet) and the functional requirements Demanded from an efficient Network Operating System have been discussed. Cost and scalability seem to be the two main concerns that organizations have when looking into these technologies. In writing my executive summary, I interviewed Monesh Vargheese, a network engineer at the UIC Medical Center to evaluate these technologies. Vargheese explained the UIC Medical Center was recently converted from Token Ring to Ethernet. “With the emergence of Fast Ethernet (Full duplex, auto sensing 10/100 Mbps NICs) technology, the old Token Ring technology no longer added any value to the network”, according to Vargheese. According to Va...
