Nikola Serbedzija, School of Computing Sciences, University of Technology, Sydney, PO Box 123 Broadway NSW 2007 nikola@socs.uts.edu.au
Web Enabling, Legacy Systems, Middleware
This paper discusses means and techniques for upgrading existing software systems to make them accessible for the Web users. The core of the Web-enabling problem is how to transform a sequential, single-user, machine-dependent software into potentially distributed, multi-user and cross-platform compatible one. Solutions should minimize the changes, maximize code re-use and may require redesign of existing systems, applying object-orientation and client/server paradigm. As a possible solution, a framework for enabling legacy systems called GoWeb is presented with its architecture and applications.
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