Middleware

• Provides runtime environment for components in the middle-tier

  • Component lifecycle and management
  • Transaction, event and security services
  • Provides connections to databases, mainframes and legacy systems

• Separates client tier from the data sources

  • Clean separation of user interfaces and presentation logic from the data sources

• Main use today: legacy wrapping for thin client architectures

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