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A national standard related to basic software is currently seeking opinions from the whole society. 

Recently, the National Information Technology Standardization Technical Committee (referred to as the NITS) has issued a notice seeking opinions on the national standard for “Technical Requirements for Application Server Middleware”, which is to ensure that the standard remains up-to-date with the latest IT technology and can continue to meet the evolving demands of the market. This standard was jointly written by well-known enterprises such as AsiaInfo, Alibaba Cloud, CEC, TongTech, and Primeton, under the leadership of the China Electronics Standardization Institute.

Figure: Notice of Seeking Opinions from the NITS

It is of great significance to promote the development of domestic middleware towards “better, more stable, and safer”!

“Middleware” is considered one of the three fundamental software that facilitate the connection between different parts and applications of IT systems, allowing them to share computing resources and information, realizing efficient operation. Due to its complex functions and high technical barriers, it is primarily utilized by government and enterprise units with large-scale IT systems and high stability requirements. In the past, a limited number of companies, such as IBM and Oracle, dominated the global market for middleware products.

However, due to the rapidly changing local market and the volatile international environment, there is now a growing demand for middleware products that are more adaptable and secure. The national standard, “Technical Requirements for Application Server Middleware”, has emerged at an opportune moment to address this need, which comprehensively covers various aspects of middleware, including technical architecture, basic services, containers, application support, management services, product performance, ease of use, and maintainability. This guidance complies with “market-oriented, service-oriented, technologically advanced, scientific, and practical principles” and is helpful in the development, deployment, testing and other processes of application server middleware. It is important for the growth of China's middleware industry.

Figure: The Market Size of Middleware in China is Expected to Continue to Grow in Accordance with Industry Predictions (Source: CCW Research)

49,904 Tests! Opening the path to internationalization for AsiaInfo Technologies' “middleware” products

AsiaInfo is an important builder of the domestic middleware industry.

In 2022, AISWare FlyingServer, AsiaInfo's Web application middleware product, passed the full suite of 49,904 tests conducted by the international organization Jakarta EE, making it a standardized middleware with international competitiveness, alongside products from well-known vendors such as IBM and Oracle.

Figure: AsiaInfo Joined Jakarta EE International Working Group as a Member Unit 

AISWare FlyingServer is compliant with the international J2EE8 specification and supports various deployment modes such as standalone, clustering, distributed, and cloud-based, effectively meeting the web middleware needs of various industries and scenarios. Its main advantages are as follows:

Rich functions: It provides various management and operation modes, making it easy for users to quickly perform operations such as project creation, publishing, monitoring, startup, and shutdown. 

Powerful performance: The TPCW test verified that it enables stable operation for 7*24 hours under dual-instance 300 concurrency. 

Broad compatibility: It is compatible and adaptable with a wide range of domestic hosts, CPUs, operating systems, databases, and other upstream and downstream software. 

Independent controllability: It is independently developed, secure and stable, and has passed the “Information and Innovation” test conducted by the Fifth Electronics Research Institute of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. 

Out-of-the-box Model: It is equipped with development and application migration tools, making it easy to quickly access or change business applications. 

At present, China's middleware market is in a rapid development stage, and as the digitalization process advances in hundreds of industries, middleware is increasingly becoming an indispensable software infrastructure for enterprise transformation. AsiaInfo will closely abide by industry standards and follow domestic requirements, and continuously enable the transformation and upgrading of government and enterprise customers through “standardized middleware products + personalized services”.