U.S. Department of the Interior

Interior Enterprise Architecture

Chapter 5

Application Development and Acquisition Architecture

Version 2.0

October 15, 2003

Chapter 5. Application Development and Acquisition Architecture

5.1 Introduction and Background. 3

5.2 Architectural Principles. 5

Principle 1: Information is an Interior asset. 5

Principle 2: Design for Meaningful Data.. 6

Principle 3: Application Integration/Interoperability.. 7

Principle 4: Requirements Definition.. 7

Principle 5: Ensure Security, Integrity, Confidentiality and Privacy 8

Principle 6: Information Access. 9

Principle 7: Industry Standards and Open Architecture. 10

Principle 8: System Life Cycle. 10

Principle 9: Data and Information Stewardship. 11

Principle 10: Reengineer First. 12

Principle 11: Industry Proven/ State-of-the-Art Technologies. 13

Principle 12: Total Cost of Ownership. 14

5.3 Technology Components. 14

5.3.1 Web Browser.. 17

5.3.2 Wireless / Mobile. 17

5.3.3 Platform Dependent. 17

5.3.4 Platform Independent (J2EE) 18

5.3.5 Web Servers. 19

5.3.6 Application Servers. 19

5.3.7 Portal Servers. 20

5.3.8 Integrated Development Environments. 20

5.3.9 Software Configuration Management. 21

5.3.10 Test Management. 22

5.3.11 Modeling.. 22

5.3.12 Office Automation.. 23

5.3.13 Desktop Publishing Software. 23

5.3.14 Change Management. 23

5.3.15 Web Services. 24

5.3.16 Other Applications. 24

5.3.17 Utilities. 25

5.3.18 Static Display.. 27

5.3.19 Dynamic / Server-Side Display.. 27

5.3.20 Content Rendering.. 28

5.3.21 Wireless / Mobile / Voice. 28