Author
   Adler A. MacLean J. Boate A.
Institution
   AiT, Ottawa, Ont., Canada.
Title
   An XML based N-tier architecture for border management systems.
Source
   Conference Proceedings. Extreme Markup Languages 2000. Expanding XML/SGML
   Universe. Graphic Commun. Assoc. 2000, pp.1-8. Alexandria, VA, USA.
Conference Information
   Proceedings of Extreme Markup Languages 2000. Montreal, Que., Canada.
   Graphic Commun. Assoc. 15-18 Aug. 2000.
Abstract
   XML messaging between software agents is a powerful and flexible
   infrastructure, which facilitates the design of systems in which
   transactions involve multiple users and data stores. We describe an
   implementation of this architecture for a border management system. This
   system integrates varied data types and sources (such as traveler's
   documents, video surveillance images, messages, and multiple national
   databases) in the context of varying national languages, IT resources,
   hardware requirements, skill sets, and policies. Additionally, this
   architecture allows efficient customization for specific customer
   requirements. Functional pieces of the architecture are cleanly separated
   into the various software agents; XML messaging between agents provides a
   database-neutral data format upon which XSLT is used for transformation
   and formatting for custom language and user interface.