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Middleware Technology
Rogers State University
Emerging Technologies
TECH 3023
Middleware Technology
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction 1
Brief History of EAI/Middleware 2
What is involved in EAI/Middleware? 3
Application Programming Interface (API) 4
Middleware/EAI Basics 5
Middleware and Computer Telephony 6
Java Middleware ? Evolving Use of EAI Technology 7
Middleware Usage Considerations 9
Middleware Developmental Stage 9
Middleware Costs, Limitations, and Economic Outlook 10
EAI/Middleware Market Leaders and Sample Middleware Vendors and Earnings 11
Market Leaders 11
Sample EAI/Middleware Vendors and Earnings 11
Conclusion 12
Potential Challenges of Middleware/EAI 12
The Future of Java Middleware 12
The Future of Middleware/EAI 12
APPENDIX A a
Webliography/Bibliography i
TABLE OF FIGURES
Middleware Software "Bus" Architecture 1
Legacy Enterprise Situation 2
Middleware/EAI Enterprise Solution 3
Basic API Architecture 5
TAPI facilitates IP Telephony, which enables voice, data, and video over existing LANs, WANs, and the Internet. 7
Introduction
Middleware, which is quickly becoming synonymous with enterprise applications in ...