现在,世界信息业界迎来了10年一度的变革期。有两条道路摆在面前:一是重返老路,即象过去IBM,微软那样,一家独领风骚,决定着事实上的信息业界标准;另一条路是用户长期以来梦寐以求的开放市场,不同厂商的产品能够灵活地进行互连。信息技术业何去何从,这取决于岁末年初开始的围绕着所谓“网络集成服务器”这一软件产品展开激战的态势。所谓“网络集成务器”,就是用www,把从主机、UNIX服务器到PC的各种各样的服务器和客户机综合起来的一种软件产品。 可以毫不夸张地说,微软件、Netscape、SUN、IBM等美国这些主要大公司最近的活动,都和这个技术领域密切相关。 各大公司之所以在这个领 Now, the world information industry ushered in the 10-year period of change. There are two roads in front of: First, to return to the old road, as in the past IBM, Microsoft, a dominant, determines the de facto standard of information industry; the other way is the long-awaited market users have long been dreaming of different vendors Of products have the flexibility to interconnect. The way the information technology industry is going depends on the fierce battle that has taken place around the so-called “network integration server” software product, which started late in the year. The so-called “network server,” is to use www, from the host, UNIX server to the PC, a variety of servers and clients together a software product. It is no exaggeration to say that the recent activities of major US companies such as Microsoft, Netscape, Sun Microsystems and IBM are closely related to this technology field. The reason why the major companies in this collar