Message-Oriented Middleware
Okay, I'm sure you've been wondering, "What's the catch?" What mystical piece of software is behind the cornucopia of messaging? The answer is Message-Oriented Middleware (MOM). Several popular MOM systems are available on various platforms today. This discussion takes you into the world of the Microsoft Message Queue Server (MSMQ) in particular. MOM systems supply the communications glue that makes it easy for distributed components to send and receive messages. Standard MOM systems consist of several elements:
A programming interface (API)
A set of system software components
Administrative tools
MOM APIs
MOM APIs usually contain several basic functions that enable application developers to easily send and receive ...
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