Multiware Plataform: Some Issues About the Middleware Layer

This paper presents the conceptual and implementation models to the Middleware Layer of the Multiware Platform that is under development at UNICAMP---University of Campinas, Brazil. This platform combines ideas from both the RM-ODP (Reference Model for Open Distributed Processing) and existent products, like ANSAware and CORBA (Common Object Request Broker Architecture). The platform offers functionalities to support and facilitate the development, use and management of cooperative applications, like group decision support systems for GIS (Geographical Information Systems).

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