Asynchronous middleware is playing an increasingly important role in distributed and Web-based systems. This issue's theme articles address some research and engineering challenges that remain before this technology can fully make good on its promises.
Index Terms:
middleware, publish-subscribe, distributed systems, Web-based systems, Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) networking
Citation:
Doug Lea, Steve Vinoski, Werner Vogels, "Guest Editors' Introduction: Asynchronous Middleware and Services," IEEE Internet Computing, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 14-17, Jan./Feb. 2006, doi:10.1109/MIC.2006.9