Messaging Middleware: Strategic Market Options and Forecasts to 2001

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REPORT NO.A802697265     250+ PAGES   85 TABLES AND FIGURES     1997   

    Messaging middleware supports cross platform data transfer in a secure manner. Message queuing engines are positioned to support application transaction data sharing across applications and across operating systems. IBM MQSeries has become the defacto standard for transaction message data transfer.

    Modular, simple systems are the most successful in the market. They support ease of use. Modular applications tools are evolving above middleware messaging that will revolutionize application development. Systems can be evolved by looking at one record, and generalizing from that. The value of middleware messaging is in its simplicity. The need to protect that simplicity is the greatest challenge facing the existing vendor group.

    Message queuing engines are used to move data from distributed computing environments to back office processing centers. Security and guaranteed delivery represent central data protections offered by middleware messaging systems. These systems are built to scale so the ever increasing large volumes of transaction data can be managed very efficiently. Message systems protect against loss of data when the connection between disparate systems is not available, or goes down.

 

 

 

 

Messaging Middleware

Markets Explode -- Strategic Options and Forecasts to 2001

 

 

Messaging middleware supports cross platform data transfer in a secure manner.  Message queuing engines are positioned to support application transaction data sharing across applications and across operating systems.  IBM MQSeries has become the de facto standard for transaction message data transfer. 

 

The value of middleware messaging is in its simplicity.  The need to protect that simplicity is the greatest challenge facing the existing vendor group. 

 

Modularity protects the simplicity of systems.  Simple systems are the most successful in the market.  They support ease of use.  Modular application tools are evolving above middleware messaging that revolutionize application development.  Application systems are being evolved that support applications development from looking at one record, and generalizing from that.

 

Message queuing engines are used to move data from distributed computing environments to back office processing centers.  Security and guaranteed delivery represent central data protections offered by middleware messaging systems.  These systems are built to scale so the ever increasing large volumes of transaction data can be managed very efficiently.  Message systems protect against loss of data when the connection between disparate systems is not available, or goes down.

 

Push computing has stimulated another type of middleware message passing by providing the base technology for distributed messaging systems.  These types of message systems are supporting data transfer across dispersed computing platforms, from one distributed system to another.  These systems are built to scale data transmission from one system to many.

 

 

·        Explosive growth of messaging middleware markets has been stimulated by the Internet.


 

The Study Addresses:

·        Market strategies for participating in high growth messaging middleware market segments

·        Strategic positioning of messaging middleware product providers 

·        Market directions and strategic market alliances

·        Risk/reward scenarios -- access to existing customer bases

·        Strategies for success


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COMPANIES PROFILED


COMPANY PROFILES                                                                                                                                                      

BEA SYSTEMS                                                                                                                                                              

CANDLE CORPORATION                                                                                                                                          

DIGITAL EQUIPMENT                                                                                                                                                 

HEWLETT-PACKARD                                                                                                                                                  

IBM                                                                                                                                                                                  

LEVEL 8 SYSTEMS                                                                                                                                                      

MICROSOFT                                                                                                                                                                 

MOMENTUM SOFTWARE.                                                                                                                                        

NEON  (NEW ERA OF NETWORKS)                                                                                                                         

ORACLE CORPORATION                                                                                                                                          

PEERLOGIC                                                                                                                                                                   

SUN MICROSYSTEMS                                                                                                                                               

TALARIAN                                                                                                                                                                      

TIBCO                                                                                                                                                                             


REPORT OUTLINE

Executive Summary                                                                                                                                                   

 

1.  MARKET DEFINITION                                                                                                                                                

Decoupling data from the  platform and application                                                                                                 

Types of messaging middleware                                                                                                                                  

Asynchronous communications                                                                                                                                   

Internet integration of legacy business applications                                                                                                

Message brokers use decoupled data                                                                                                                           

Distributed computing applications                                                                                                                            

Business rules change                                                                                                                                                   

Virtual enterprise                                                                                                                                                          

E-Business                                                                                                                                                                  

 

2.  MARKET FORECASTS                                                                                                                                                

Market opportunities                                                                                                                                                    

Market growth factors                                                                                                                                                   

Market description                                                                                                                                                        

Messaging middleware market forecasts                                                                                                                    

Market shares                                                                                                                                                             

Market forecasts                                                                                                                                                         

Internet                                                                                                                                                                        

Messaging services                                                                                                                                                      

Internet purchases                                                                                                                                                       

Marketing and distribution                                                                                                                                          

Computer manufacturers                                                                                                                                            

Value added resellers (VARS)                                                                                                                                     

 

3. MIDDLEWARE MESSAGING PRODUCTS

OVERVIEW                                                                                                                                                                     

IBM MQSERIES                                                                                                                                                            

Advanced messaging framework                                                                                                                                 

Platforms supported                                                                                                                                                   

Framework for e-business                                                                                                                                           

MQSeries gateway products                                                                                                                                      

MQSeries client for Java                                                                                                                                             

IBM connectors

TIBCO                                                                                                                                                                             

Request/reply interactions                                                                                                                                          

Broadcast request/reply interactions                                                                                                                          

Publish/subscribe interactions                                                                                                                                     

Reliable message delivery                                                                                                                                            

Multicast addressing                                                                                                                                                   

MICROSOFT                                                                                                                                                                 

Internet                                                                                                                                                                        

Positioning for simplicity                                                                                                                                           

Microsoft message queuing server (MSMQ)                                                                                                             

Active server                                                                                                                                                               

BEA SYSTEMS                                                                                                                                                              

MOMENTUM SOFTWARE.                                                                                                                                        

XIPC                                                                                                                                                                           

XIPC platform support                                                                                                                                              

Java XIPC                                                                                                                                                                   

Developing Java applets using the XIPC API                                                                                                            

NEON                                                                                                                                                                              

PEER LOGIC                                                                                                                                                                  

TALARIAN                                                                                                                                                                      

 

4. MIDDLEWARE MESSAGING TECHNOLOGY                                                                                                Error!

Internet architecture                                                                                                                                                     

Networking systems                                                                                                                                                      

Web application servers                                                                                                                                              

Filters                                                                                                                                                                              

Scalability                                                                                                                                                                       

API Functionality                                                                                                                                                           

API LANGUAGES                                                                                                                                                    

JAVA LANGUAGE INTERFACE, C++ API                                                                                                          

Gateways                                                                                                                                                                         

MQSeries gateway products                                                                                                                                      

LEVEL 8 Systems                                                                                                                                                       

ORACLE open gateways                                                                                                                                           

Smartsockets                                                                                                                                                                  

 

5. Company Profiles

 

6. MIDDLEWARE MESSAGING APPLICATIONS                                                                                                        

FINANCE AND INSURANCE                                                                                                                                      

BARCLAYS BANK                                                                                                                                                   

PAMUKBANK                                                                                                                                                         

CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE                                                                                                               

MERRIL LYNCH                                                                                                                                                      

BANK OF BOSTON                                                                                                                                                 

NASDAQ                                                                                                                                                                   

LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE                                                                                                                         

FIDELITY INVESTMENTS                                                                                                                                     

ERNST & YOUNG                                                                                                                                                    

BOARD OF TRADE CLEARING                                                                                                                            

CORP. (BOTCC)                                                                                                                                                       

CNA INSURANCE                                                                                                                                                    

STANDARD LIFE                                                                                                                                                     

HEALTH CARE                                                                                                                                                              

NIAGARA FALLS MMC                                                                                                                                         

MANUFACTURING                                                                                                                                                      

MCKESSON                                                                                                                                                              

FMC                                                                                                                                                                           

ESPRIT                                                                                                                                                                       

NEW YORK POWER AUTHORITY                                                                                                                       

S.D.WARREN                                                                                                                                                            

CONVERSE                                                                                                                                                                

TRANSPORTATION                                                                                                                                                    

AMERICAN AIRLINES SDT                                                                                                                                   

CONRAIL                                                                                                                                                                  

CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILROAD                                                                                                                        

GLOBAL WEATHER DYNAMICS                                                                                                                         

SITA                                                                                                                                                                           

TELECOMMUNICATIONS                                                                                                                                         

WEB SUPPORT                                                                                                                                                         

JAVATEL                                                                                                                                                                   

SPRINT                                                                                                                                                                      

NYNEX                                                                                                                                                                      

DETECON                                                                                                                                                                 

WESTERN INTERACTIVE MEDIA                                                                                                                       

SIEMENS/ROLM                                                                                                                                                      

INDEPENDENT SOFTWARE VENDORS                                                                                                                 

ALPHAREL/OPTIGRAPHICS    &nbs