Why is middleware important?
Middleware has emerged as a critical second level of the enterprise IT infrastructure, between the network and application levels. The need for middleware stems from the increasing growth in the number of applications, in the customizations within those applications, and in the number of locations in our environments. These and other factors now require that a set of core data and services be moved from their multiple instances into a centralized institutional offering. This central provision of service eases application development, increases robustness, assists data management, and provides overall operating efficiencies.
