An internet architecture for france telecom's information system

In this exceptional book, Jean-Luc Lucas uncovers for us all aspects of France Telecom's ambitious programme @rchimedes. Initiated in 1998 and today approaching its final phase, this programme involved rethinking the technical architecture of France Telecom's Information System (hundreds of applications and 60,000 workstations) in order to rebuild it using 100% Internet technologies.

In the first part, destined for decision makers, consultants and IS Directors, the author explains how the major strategic decisions were taken and how the programme was organized and managed. The second part, which is of interest to project managers, architects and system developers also, plunges into the detail of the architecture and the technical solutions adopted, explaining the reasons for the choices and describing the migration path fr