Title :
Emergent Middleware: Tackling the Interoperability Problem
Author :
Blair, Gordon ; Grace, Paul
Abstract :
Are we facing a second software crisis, brought about by increasing complexity in distributed systems? When faced with extreme heterogeneity, we must rethink solutions to traditional systems problems. Here, the authors advocate a new style of emergent middleware to tackle the interoperability problem.
Keywords :
middleware; open systems; distributed system; emergent middleware; interoperability problem; software crisis; Cloud computing; Educational institutions; Mobile communication; Standards; emergent middleware; interoperability; pervasive computing;
Journal_Title :
Internet Computing, IEEE