Distributed Application Environment is  designed to allow 
businesses to use IBM's RISC System/6000 and PS/2 computers 
in a client/server network (or standalone) for their 
business applications. 
DAE consists (1) MESSAGING services; (2) DATABASE 
services ; (3)  PRESENTATION services; (4)  DEVICE services 
to capture data and to control a broad category of 
controllers, devices, equipment and sensors.