INTRODUCTION DISTRIBUTED TRANSACTION AND MESSAGING MIDDLEWARE Remote Procedure Call Microsoft Messaging Queuing Distributed Processing Middleware IBM MQSeries OBJECT-ORIENTED MIDDLEWARE: CORBA 3 Introduction CORBA Release Summary Organizational Structure What Is New? CORBA CORBA Object Services Other Supporting Facilities OMG Technology Committee Work-in-Progress Status Modeling Specifications MICROSOFT'S STUFF Introduction .NET Architecture Open.Net SOAP Microsoft Transaction Server MSMQ in Windows XP Windows 2000 Datacenter Windows 2000 Advanced Server Windows 2000 Family Management Services Microsoft Management Strategy EVER-EXPANDING JAVA WORLD Introduction Enterprise JavaBeans Java 2 Enterprise Edition Java Messaging Service Java Naming and Directory Interface Java Media Framework Java APIs: XML Messaging, XML Parsing, and Data Binding JXTA Project JavaSpaces and Jini Technologies WEB SERVICES: HOT STUFF Introduction Web Services Third-Party Tools DATABASE MIDDLEWARE AND OTHER STUFF Introduction Data-Level Integration DBMS/SQL Middleware Java-Based Database Middleware XML-Enabled Databases Web Services-Enabled Database Middleware Windows Telephony with TAPI HTTPR BRIDGING THE GAP Introduction Bridging COBOL to Enterprise Java Beans Wireless Access Protocol: Accessing Oracle XML: Its Role in TCP/IP Presentation Layer (Layer 6) XML Schemas MIDDLEWARE PERFORMANCE Introduction IP Traffic Performance Service Level Management Communications Paradigms and Tools Other Performance Tools Middleware Selection WHAT LIES AHEAD? Introduction Middleware Hierarchy Emerging Internet Standards Interoperability Performance Tools Service Levels GLOSSARY ABOUT THE AUTHOR INDEX;BR>Java Messaging Service Java Naming and Directory Interface Java Media Framework Java APIs: XML Messaging, XML Parsing, and Data Binding JXTA Project JavaSpaces and Jini Technologies WEB SERVICES: HOT STUFF Introduction Web Services Third-Party Tools DATABASE MIDDLEWARE AND OTHER STUFF Introduction Data-Level Integration DBMS/SQL Middleware Java-Based Database Middleware XML-Enabled Databases Web Services-Enabled Database Middleware Windows Telephony with TAPI HTTPR BRIDGING THE GAP Introduction Bridging COBOL to Enterprise Java Beans Wireless Access Protocol: Accessing Oracle XML: Its Role in TCP/IP Presentation Layer (Layer 6) XML Schemas MIDDLEWARE PERFORMANCE Introduction IP Traffic Performance Service Level Management Communications Paradigms and Tools Other Performance Tools Middleware Selection WHAT LIES AHEAD? Introduction Middleware Hierarchy Emerging Internet Standards Interoperability Performance Tools Service Levels GLOSSARY ABOUT THE AUTHOR INDEXBR>Communications Paradigms and Tools Other Performance Tools Middleware Selection WHAT LIES AHEAD? Introduction Middleware Hierarchy Emerging Internet Standards Interoperability Performance Tools Service Levels GLOSSARY ABOUT THE AUTHOR INDEX.