!!! Overview[1]
[{$pagename}] ([DCE]) is a software system developed in the early [1990s|Year 1990] from the work of the [Open Software Foundation] ([OSF]), a consortium (founded in [1988|Year 1988]) that included [Apollo Computer] (part of [Hewlett-Packard|Hewlett Packard Enterprise] from [1989|Year 1989]), [IBM], [Digital Equipment Corporation], and others. 

[{$pagename}] supplies a framework and a toolkit for developing client/server applications. The framework includes:
* a [Remote Procedure Call] ([RPC]) mechanism known as [DCE-RPC]
* a naming Service ([Directory Service])
* a time service
* an [authentication] service
* a [Distributed File System] ([DFS]) known as [DCE-DFS]
[{$pagename}] represented a big step in the direction of standardization of [architectures], which had previously been manufacturer-dependent. Like the [OSI-Model], 

[{$pagename}] has not seen much success in practical implementation; however, its underlying concepts have had more substantial influence over subsequent efforts.

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* [#1] - [Distributed_Computing_Environment|Wikipedia:Distributed_Computing_Environment|target='_blank'] - based on information obtained 2017-03-12-