CONCEPT DEFINITION PHASE PHASE 4 REVIEW JANUARY 7, 1985 XEROX SPECIAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS

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• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
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• Publication Date: January 7, 1985
• Content Type: REPORT

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DISTRIBUTED ARCHITECTURE
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? Functions distributed among capable workstations & servers
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? Tasks (functions) distributed among many communicating
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Servers running services (e.g. printing, mailing, filing,
communications gateways) for client processes.
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Simplified Collection Automation
Simplified DBMS
No Multilingual Capability in Bureaus
Simplified Graphics Handling
No DBMS Capability at Composition Terminals
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Replace Mail Gateway with VAX Running Modified
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A PROGRAM MANAGEMENT
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4.353
3.648
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BA SYSTEM EUGINEERING-HQ
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BB SYSTEM ENGINEERING-FIELD
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1.150
BC SYSTEM ENGINEERING -SYSTEM
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1.165
3.887
5.207
1.320
CA HARDWARE-HEADQUARTERS
8.290
7.255
15.545
CB HARDWARE-FIELD BUREAUS
9.117 5.309
14.426
29.971
34.854
4.883
DA SOFTWARE-READQUARTERS
1.778
1.363
3.141
DB SOFTWARE-FIELD BUREAUS
.950
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4.091
9.196
5.106
EA INTEG & TEST-HEADQUARTERS
2.115
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2.617
EH INrEG & TEST--FIELD BUREAUS
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2.030
4.647
2.313
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FA TRAINING-READQUARTERS
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1.462
FB TRAINING-F1ELD BUREAUS
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1.462
2.924
2.352
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GA INSTALL-NEADOUARTERS
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GB INSTALL-FIELD BUREAUS
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1.257
2.143
3.847
1.704
HA TEST BED-HARDWARE
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HU TEST BED-SOFTWARE
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HC TEST BED--SUPPORT
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2.040
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1.195 1.248 .479 .479
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LESS MAINTENANCE TRAVEL
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-1.460
1.460
SUB-TOTAL
18.185
28.960 9.279
56.425
56.425
64.130
7.705
KA MAINTENANCE-HEADQUARTERS
1.127
2.693 2.693 2.693 2.693
11.900
11.900
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KB MAINTENANCE--FlELD BUREAUS
1.630 3.817 3.817 3.817
13.082
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PLUS MAINTENANCE TRAVEL
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1.460
1.460
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SUB-TOTAL
1.135
4.339 6.989 6.989 6.989
26.442
26.442
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TOTAL PRICE
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33.300 16.269 6.989 6.989
82.867
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