I don't know the details of this particular care, but a common reason to have the client talk to middleware is to integrate front to multiple disparate back ends. Consider m front ends or channels, and n backends. Without middleware, one would need to create and maintain m*n interfaces. With middleware, one would need to create and maintain m+n intefaces.
Of course, middleware software layers require additional computing resources and add additional code to be developed and maintained, but the theory is that as m and n get larger, and as computers and networks get faster, the total cost of a middleware based solution drops below the cost of direct connection. -- Bhaskar On Wed, 2006-02-01 at 14:42 -0600, Kevin Toppenberg wrote: > Well, I guess smarter people than me have thought about this. But > then again, the project did get shut down. I wonder why there is a > need to change the server side? Couldn't a java app talk to existing > server software? Java doesn't necessarily have to talk to an > intermediate, I'm guessing. > > Kevin > > > On 1/31/06, Jim Self <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ... > > > > As it was described to me, the Java client would be very similar in > concept to the > > delphi CPRS client, but it would use special java protocols to talk > with an intermediate > > java based server that would act as a client to the VA broker. It > was intended to be > > eventually cross-platform, but it would be tied to M$Windows until > the wrappers around > > Delphi components could be replaced > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Do you grep through log > files > for problems? Stop! Download the new AJAX search engine that makes > searching your log files as easy as surfing the web. DOWNLOAD > SPLUNK! > http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=103432&bid=230486&dat=121642 > _______________________________________________ > Hardhats-members mailing list > Hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members > ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Do you grep through log files for problems? Stop! Download the new AJAX search engine that makes searching your log files as easy as surfing the web. DOWNLOAD SPLUNK! http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=103432&bid=230486&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ Hardhats-members mailing list Hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members
