Middleware Market Hits the Brakes in 2009

by Herb Torrens, ADT

The middleware software market has entered the slow lane in 2009, according to a Gartner report announced on Wednesday. The report, “Market Share: Application Infrastructure and Middleware Software, Worldwide, 2008,” examines the AIM market, which includes technologies such as service-oriented architecture (SOA) solutions, business process management suites (BPMSs) and other integration software.

Gartner is projecting a 0.8 percent decline in the AIM market for this year. The market has been affected by the generally declining economy, plus some uncertainty after Oracle’s acquisition of BEA last year, according to the report. ….

Emerging technology areas within AIM include extreme transaction processing (XTP) platforms and complex event processing, according to the report. In addition, the BPMS segment is continuing to grow because it can support cost-cutting measures. Report.