Application Server Functions
Glue and veneer for TP applications
- glue fills in gaps in system functionality
- covers the interface with a seamless veneer
Provides run-time functions for applications (workflow control and transaction servers).
- OS functions: threading and inter-process communication, often passed through from underlying OS platform.
- Dist’d system functions: transactions, security, queuing, name service, …
- Portal functions: Shopping cart, catalog management, personalization, …
Provides some application development tools