This paper proposes an approach to the design of configurable and open middleware
platforms based on the concept of reflection. More specifically, the paper introduces a …

Middleware has emerged as an important architectural component in modern distributed
systems largely because it offers a high-level, platform-independent programming model …

Middleware research and development has reached the end of its first major phase, and
new requirements are arising that are so fundamentally different that they will lead to new …

Middleware has emerged as an important architectural component in supporting distributed
applications. With the expanding role of middleware, however, a number of problems are …

Future middleware platforms will need to be more configurable in order to meet the
demands of a wide variety of application domains. Furthermore, we believe that such …

Systems that provide distributed multimedia services are subject to constant evolution;
customizable middleware is required to effectively manage this change. Middleware …

Wireless services are software-based services that exploit distribution infrastructure
embedded in our everyday life as various communication and computing technologies …

With the evolution of the global information infrastructure, service providers will need to
provide effective and adaptive resource management mechanisms that can serve more …

To support multimedia applications in mobile environments, it is necessary for applications
to be aware of the underlying environmental conditions, and also to be able to adapt their …

This paper presents an architectural framework for customizing Object Request Broker
(ORB) implementations to application-specific preferences for various non-functional …