Metadata-Based Middleware for Integrating Information Systems: A Case Study

Distribution and heterogeneity are the most relevant barriers for the development of interoperable information systems. By means of metadata-based middleware distributed and heterogeneous system components can be integrated, thus providing transparency while preserving autonomy. This paper presents a case study of three different projects in the area of metadata-based middleware and compares them along different criteria.

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