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WHEN THOSE PROGRAMS NEED A GO-BETWEENTHE LATEST BUZZ AMONG INformation systems managers is about ''middleware,'' or software that allows different computer programs used in a corporate network to work together. The newest player in the market is CrossRoads Software Inc. in Burlingame, Calif. The company has formed a series of agreements and alliances with key software makers, such as the Baan Company and PeopleSoft Inc., to produce middleware that links together their popular applications. CrossRoads' Connectors and Collaborations software are object-oriented programming modules that automate common business processes. For example, a Collaborations module might direct a Connector to link a program that tracks a technical support call to another program in the accounting system. In that way an invoice based on the length of the call would automatically be generated. Since Collaborations work with any application, if a company changes or updates one program, it needs to update only the appropriate Connector.
EDITED BY PAUL M. ENG
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