USACERL Technical Report FF-94/25

June 1994

Knowledge Worker Platform Analysis

by

Edward J. Japel, Melody M. Moore, Wayne Schmidt, Spencer Rugaber, Hernan Astudillo, and Scott Maxwell

• ABSTRACT
• FOREWORD
• INTRODUCTION
  • Background
  • Objectives
  • Approach
  • Scope
• SYSTEM OVERVIEW AND CONVERSION
  • The Knowledge Worker System
  • Open Systems Organizations, Standards, and Conventions
  • Re-Engineering Methods and Techniques
• VENDOR SURVEY
  • Operating Systems
  • Ada Compilers
  • Graphical User Interface Tools
  • Database Access
• TRANSITION STUDY RESULTS
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Hardware Platform Issues
  • Operating System Issues
  • Language Issues
  • User Interface Issues
• PROOF OF CONCEPT
  • Overview
  • Transformations and Assumptions
• TRANSITION PLAN
  • Platform Choice
  • Strategic Alternatives
  • Strategy Recommendation
• CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
• REFERENCES
• APPENDIX: PROTOTYPE SCREENS

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