This module explains what is middleware and how it interconnects remotely located users, applications, and databases in the modern digital corporations. This is one module of an extensive handbook that systematically discusses how to translate e-business strategies to working solutions by using the latest distributed computing technologies. Chapters of this module discuss the following topics: a) Middleware Principles, Basic Services (RPC, MOM, RDA, Publish/Subscribe) and Distributed Architectures, b) Web Technologies, XML, Semantic Web, and Web Services Concepts, c) Distributed Objects, CORBA, Web Services, SOAP, WSDL, UDDI, J2EE, .NET, d) Enterprise Data and Transaction Management (TP Heavy, TP Lite), and e) Middleware State of the Practice (Case Studies), Market (Commercial Products), and Art (Research and Development Trends). Chapters also include several real life examples and case studies to highlight practical applications. Additional information and instructor material avaialble from author website (www.amjadumar.com).
This is one module of a comprehensive handbook which consists of several modules that discuss the management as well as technical issues based on a common framework. Each module, available separately, is written as a self-contained booklet that can be used for independent study of the subject matter or combined with others for a broader view:
MODULE (OVERVIEW): THE BIG PICTURE AND CASE STUDIES
* Preface: Suggested Usage in Courses, Detailed Table of Contents, Glossary of Terms
* Chapter 1: e-Business and Distributed Systems – From Strategies to Working Solutions
* Chapter 2: Case Studies and Examples
MODULE (APPLICATIONS): E-BUSINESS STRATEGIES AND APPLICATIONS
* Chapter 1: e-Business-- From Strategies to Applications
* Chapter 2: e-Business Applications (CRMs, ERPs, eMarkets, SCM, ASPs, Portals)
* Chapter 3: From Strategies to Solutions – A Planning Methodology
* Chapter 4: IT Infrastructure – Overview of Enabling Technologies
* Chapter 5: Applications State of the Practice, Market, and Art
MODULE (ARCHITECTURES): SOLUTION ARCHITECTURES THROUGH COMPONENTS
* Chapter 1: Solution Architecture Overview
* Chapter 2: Enterprise Application Architectures - A Component-based Approach
* Chapter 3: Enterprise Data Architectures in Web-XML Environments
* Chapter 4: Architecture Implementation: Concepts and Examples
* Chapter 5: Architectures State of the Practice, Market, and Art
MODULE (INTEGRATION): ENTERPRISE APPLICATION INTEGRATION AND MIGRATION
* Chapter 1: Integration with Existing (Including Legacy) Applications -- An Overview
* Chapter 2: Enterprise and Inter-Enterprise Application Integration (EAI/eAI)
* Chapter 3: Data Warehouses and Data Mining for Integration
* Chapter 4: Migration Strategies and Technologies
* Chapter 5: Integration State of the Practice, Market, and Art
MODULE (NETWORKS): NETWORK SERVICES AND ARCHITECTURES IN THE INTERNET AGE
* Chapter 1: Principles of Communication Networks
* Chapter 2: Network Architectures and Interconnectivity
* Chapter 3: Wireless and Broadband Networks -- Next Generation Networks:
* Chapter 4: IP-based Networks and the Next Generation Internet
* Chapter 5: Networks State of the Practice, Market, and Art
MODULE (MIDDLEWARE) : APPLICATION INTERCONNECTIVITY THROUGH MIDDLEWARE
* Chapter 1: Middleware Principles and Basic Middleware Services
* Chapter 2: Web, XML, Semantic Web, and Web Services
* Chapter 3: Distributed Objects, CORBA, Web Services, J2EE, .NET, SOAP, and EJB
* Chapter 4: Enterprise Data and Transaction Management
* Chapter 5: Middleware State of the Practice, Market, and Art
MODULE (PLATFORMS): APPLICTION SERVERS FOR MOBILE AND EC/EB APPLICATIONS
* Chapter 1: Mobile Application Servers
* Chapter 2: e-Commerce Platforms for C2B Trade -- The Commerce Servers
* Chapter 3: B2B Platforms and Standards -- The B2B Servers
* Chapter 4: Platforms for Multimedia and Collaboration
* Chapter 5: Application Servers State of the Practice, Market, and Art
MODULE (MANAGEMENT): MANAGEMENT AND SECURITY
* Chapter 1: e-Business Management in Practice
* Chapter 2: Management Platforms for Network and Systems Management
* Chapter 3: Security Management-- Approaches and Technologies
* Chapter 4: Security Solutions -- Using Technologies to Secure Systems
* Chapter 5: Management State of the Practice, Market, and Art
MODULE (TUTORIALS): TUTORIALS AND DETAILED DISCUSSIONS ON SPECIAL TOPICS
* Chapter 1: Network Technologies -- A Tutorial
* Chapter 2: Object-Orientation, Java, and UML -- A Tutorial
* Chapter 3: Database Technologies and SQL -- A Tutorial
* Chapter 4: Web Engineering and XML Processing -- A Closer Look
* Chapter 5: CORBA -- A Closer Look
