(Windows Open System Architecture) An earlier umbrella term for a variety of programming interfaces from Microsoft designed to provide application interoperability across the Windows environment. WOSA provides a common denominator for front-end Windows applications to access back-end services. For example, any WOSA-compliant query program from one vendor can gain access to any WOSA-compliant DBMS from any other vendor. See SPI.
WOSA Interface Provides Access To
ODBC Databases (DBMSs)
MAPI Messaging systems
TAPI Telephone network services
LSAPI Software licensing
Windows SNA IBM SNA networks
Windows Sockets Internet, TCP/IP networks
Microsoft RPC Run remote procedures
Financial Services Banking services
WOSA/XRT News, stock market, etc.
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