Re: RM's Canonical database (was: Bob's 'Self-aggrandizing ignorant' Count)

On 4 Jul 2006 05:57:54 -0700, "Cimode" <cimode_at_hotmail.com> wrote:

>Define middle tier...(you know the stuff you want to put the business
>rules into sometimes)...;)

Well, how about this:

The "middle tier" is a common layer of software presenting business objects and associated rules, mediating all access to the database, and using which all the enterprise's applications are written.

Would that work for you as a working definition?

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