Design Decisions

The Fitch & Mather Corporate Media Library (CML) application is designed to follow Microsoft Windows Distributed interNet Applications Architecture (Windows DNA) principles and the three-tier application model.

To support all requirements defined in the planning phase, design decisions fall into four major categories. These are discussed in the following sections:

• Features of the CML Application describes features in detail.
• Designing the Three-Tier CML Application covers the CML intranet implementation design, data access, and the respective content of the three tiers. Strategies for scalability and high performance are also discussed.
• Choosing BackOffice Server Products discusses the Microsoft® BackOffice® Server products that most effectively implement the CML application.
• Development Tools and Languages briefly describes the tools and languages chosen for the CML application.