Middleware

In this week you will evaluate the functionality of middleware. You will accomplish this assignment by researching uses and vendors of middleware. In your paper be sure to:

•Diagram middleware using a variety of resources (minimum of three), depicting four different types captioned by their definitions

•Develop a personal definition of middleware based on your research,

•Develop a taxonomy of middleware functionality,

•Provide a minimum of four examples of vendor-supplied middleware,

•Describe your personal (or work) computer in terms of client-middleware-server functionality,

•Evaluate middleware by investigating privacy and security issues, especially for wireless networks,

•Compare and contrast the process whereby middleware supports (integrates) telephony, WLAN (e.g., WiFi), and wireless senor network (WSN).

Length: 6-8 pages not including title and reference pages.