Abstract
Current and proposed changes in the financing and management of higher education are fueling an ever-increasing demand for information at the desktop of administrators and executives. At the same time, tighter budgets and limited resources make the job of supplying this information an extraordinary challenge for both information technology personnel and their business customers.Client-server solutions can deliver critical information and technology while enabling the IT organization and administrative customers to maximize computer resources, and more importantly, limited human resources.This presentation provides guidelines and strategies for implementing client-server solutions for management reporting, decision support, and executive information systems.A practical framework for using client-server architecture will be presented with examples of applications implemented in a complex multi-vendor environment at the University of Massachusetts.