| It is a
challenge to create a clear illustration of n-tier architecture.
Here are three very different images that explain the same thing
but highlight different aspects of the technology.
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| Microsoft’s
graphic stresses the ability to split n-tier applications between
different computers on a network.
It includes the need for tools and operating systems to make the
architecture work. |
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| Lilly
Software Associate’s graphic focuses on the building nature of the tiers
to show how components of their product are segmented.
(Reproduced with permission from LSA) |
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| Symix’s
graphic focuses graphic focuses on the interconnected nature of their
architecture and its fit with other products. (Reproduced with permission
from Symix) |
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Originally appeared in Midrange ERP, September 1999. Used with permission.
