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◾ Message-Oriented Middleware (MOM): Is based on the notion of developing distributed
applications that integrate at the message level but across the network.
◾ Distributed Object Technology (DOT): Is based on the notion of developing distributed appli-
cations that integrate at the interface level but those that make the application look like an
object.
◾ Transaction Processing Monitors (TPMs): Is based on the notion of developing distributed
applications that integrate at the distributed transaction level but across the network.
10.2.2 Models of Integration
An integration model denes the approach and congurations used to integrate software applica-
tions depending on the nature and methods of the envisaged integr ...