中间件技术现状与展望

中间件是为解决分布式环境中的异构问题而提出的。中间件（Middleware）是处于操作系统和应用程序之间的系统级软件，它试图通过屏蔽各种复杂的技术细节使技术问题简单化。近年来，中间件技术已经成为当前软件技术发展的一个潮流和应用研究的热点，其发展相当迅速。介绍了中间件技术的概念、作用、分类、主要产品，概括了中间件的应用领域，提出了中间件的发展趋势。

The Current Status and Prospect of Middleware Technology

The middleware was presented to solve the integration problem of distributed heterogeneous computer and network environment. Middleware is software between the operating system and application program. It aims at making the problem of developing technology be sim- ple through hiding various complicated details of technology. In recent years, Middleware has become a trend in software technology development and a hotspot in research application, The middleware technology has got rapid development greatly. This paper discusses about the concept, function, classification, and main product and summarizes the field of the application of the middleware technology. Also the developing prospect of the middleware has provided in this paper.