Towards Model-Driven Middleware Maintenance
Jörg P. Wadsack, Jens H. Jahnke, Canadá · 2002
Over the last decades, network-centric information management has tremendously changed the business processes of organizations in the private and public sector. The introduction of middleware technology and standards has played an instrumental role in this development by enabling integration of distributed heterogeneous information systems (IS). Modern (so-called third-generation) net-centric systems use middleware among various types of software components ranging from mainframe computers down to PDAs and cell phones. The maintenance and evolution of such middleware software is a key challenge because of rapidly evolving hardware and software platforms. In this paper, we outline a systematic process for engineering and maintaining middleware solutions for third generation systems; this process is based on the Model-Driven Architecture approach™ of the Object Management Group.