Result: Markup Meets Middleware
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We describe a distributed system architecture that supports the integration of different front-office trading systems with middle and back-office systems, each of which have been procured from different vendors. The architecture uses a judicious combination of object-oriented middleware and markup languages. In this combination an object request broker implements reliable trade data transport. Markup languages, particularly XML, are used to address data integration problems. We show that the strengths of middleware and markup languages are complementary and discuss the benefits of deploying middleware and markup languages in a synergistic manner. 1 Introduction An increasing number of distributed systems are not built from scratch but rather integrate legacy systems or commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) components. These components may not have been built to be integrated and are commonly heterogeneous. The heterogeneity may exhibit itself in the use of different programming languages, .