I Distributed Management Systems - Overview. - 1 Distributed Management Overview. - 2 Management Platforms and Open Systems. - 3. Management Platforms Characterization. - II Management Platforms Run-time Development and Implementation Environments. - 4. User Interface Services. - 5. Event Management Services. - 6. Communication Services. - 7. Object Manipulation Services. - 8. Database Management Services. - 9. Management Operations Support Services. - 10. Hardware Operating Systems and Distributed Services. - 11. Management Platforms Development Environment. - 12. Management Platforms Implementation Environment. - 13. Management Applications Capabilities Analysis - I. - 14. Management Applications Capabilities Analysis - II. - III Major Management Platforms and Management Applications Analysis. - 15. Network Management Platforms Analysis. - 16. Systems Management Platforms Analysis. - 17. Management Applications Analysis. - IV Management Platforms Evaluation. - 18. Management Platforms Evaluation Criteria. - 19. Management Platforms: Limitations and Development Trends. - 20. Conclusions. - References. - List Of Acronyms. Language: English