Middleware l phn mm my tnh vi nhim v kt ni cc thnh phn phn mm hoc cc ng dng vi nhau.

Phn mm loi ny bao gm mt tp cc dch v cho php s tng tc gia cc tin trnh chy trn mt hoc nhiu my khc nhau. Cng ngh middleware c pht trin cung cp kh nng hot ng tng h, phc v cho cc kin trc phn tn thng c h tr v n gin ha cc ng dng phn tn phc tp. Middleware nm gia cc ng dng phn mm chy trn cc h iu hnh khc nhau. N tng t vi tng gia ca mt kin trc h thng n 3 tng , ch khc ch n tri rng qua cc h thng v ng dng khc nhau. V d l cc phn mm EAI, phn mm truyn thng, Transaction Processing System, v cc phn mm thng ip-v-hng i. S khc bit gia chc nng ca h iu hnh v ca middleware, mc no , kh l ty . Trong khi chc nng li nhn h iu hnh ch c th do h iu hnh cung cp, mt s chc nng tng c cc middleware c lp cung cp nay c tch hp vo h iu hnh. Mt v d in hnh l chng giao thc TCP/IP dnh cho truyn thng nay c hu ht cc h iu hnh. nh ngha Phn mm cung cp mt mi lin kt gia cc phn mm ng dng khc nhau. Middleware i khi cn c gi l ng ng (plumping) v n kt ni hai ng dng vi nhau v truyn d liu gia chng. Middleware cho php mt c s d liu truy nhp d liu ti mt c s d liu khc. nh ngha ny khp vi c cc phn mm tch hp d liu v tnh hp ng dng doanh nghip (enterprise application integration). ObjectWeb nh ngha middleware l: "Tng phn mm nm gia h iu hnh v ng dng mi u ca mt h thng phn tn nm trong mng my tnh"[1]

Middleware l phn mm ca IBM ging nh DB2, Lotus, Rational, Tivoli and WebSphere dng pht trin, tch hp, qun l cc ng dng v h thng ca bn. Phn mm ny cn cho php c hai vic tch hp thng tin, x l d liu v t ng ha kh nng giao dch v vic qun l cc h thng. Middleware c xy dng x l cc tc v xy ra ng thi lin tc, v cc giao tc khc hn nhau. Cc giao tc ny cn phi x l nhanh chng, vi tin cy v tnh bo mt qua nhiu loi mng v qua nhiu nn h iu hnh. Bng cch thc hin tt c nhng vic trn, Middleware s gip doanh nghip pht trin mnh theo nhu cu th gii. N s gip bn nhn c hu ht cc mi quan h vi cc i tc, cc nh cung cp, cc nh sn xut v cc nh phn phi. N s gip bn c c nng sut v hiu qu ti a. V ng thi n cng gip cho bn duy tr v kim c nhiu khch hng hn. l l do ti sao m Middleware c mt khp ni. * Middleware s gip cho doanh nghip ca bn:

- Gim chi ph, tng tnh phn ng v lm gim vn u t ban u tt nht. - on trc v ch tm vo nhu cu khch hng. - Cho php tch hp v t ng ha. Phn mm Middleware ca IBM c th chy cng khai qua cc nn, qua cc h thng k tha, bao gm c h thng m ngun m Linux ang lan trn v c hiu qu v mt chi ph. - Cung cp cc mc nng sut v hiu qu cao nht cho x nghip ca bn trong vic kt ni thng tin v thc hin cc chc nng thng mi.