Authors:
S. Cavalieri
;
F. D’Urso
;
C. Floridia
and
A. Rossettini
Affiliation:
University of Catania, Faculty of Engineering, Italy
Keyword(s):
Middleware, Gas and water distribution utilities, Wastewater treatment systems, XML, Web Services, SCADA, GIS, DSS.
Related
Ontology
Subjects/Areas/Topics:
Databases and Information Systems Integration
;
Enterprise Information Systems
;
Enterprise Resource Planning
;
Enterprise Software Technologies
;
Enterprise-Wide Client-Server Architecture
;
Simulation and Modeling
;
Simulation Tools and Platforms
;
Software Engineering
;
Web Databases
Abstract:
The paper presents the main features of the European project Mobicossum IST 1999-57455, still running. The project is a CRAFT one approved inside the Fifth Framework Programme. It aims to define a middleware offering services for the management of large plants, in the field of gas and water distribution and wastewater treatment systems. In the paper, the main features of the project will be explained, focusing on the description of the implementation of the core of the middleware, called Generalised Interface.