Middleware White Papers
Managing Complexity: Middleware Explained
Overview Middleware is basically an alternative to sockets; it abstracts the communication interface to the level of method invocations. Instead of working directly with sockets, you call a method—rather, you have the illusion of calling a method—on a local object. The arguments of the call are in fact packaged up by your middleware and shipped off to the call’s remote target. In this case, as in others, middleware provides the isolating layer of software that shields you from the complexities of a heterogeneous environment.In the distributed computing model, your enterprise moves applications and data to where they can operate most efficiently: to desktop workstations and to LAN, Web, or remote servers.
| Publisher | Columbia University Department of Computer Science | File Format | PDF, requires Acrobat Rdr 5 |
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| Date Published | October 1999 | Downloads | 3 |
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