Most major organizations now use some commercial-off-the-shelf middleware components to run their businesses. Key drivers behind this growth include ever-increasing Internet usage and the ongoing need to integrate heterogeneous legacy systems to streamline business processes. As organizations do more business online, they need scalable, high-performance software infrastructures tohandle transactions and provide access to core systems.
Revised: November 10, 2005 |
Published: March 5, 2003
Citation
Liu A., and I. Gorton. 2003.Accelerating COTS Middleware Acquisition: The i-Mate Process.IEEE Software 20, no. 2:72-79.PNNL-SA-38193.