The data displays the vendors' market shares in the global AIM software market from 2011 to 2017. In 2017, IBM's market share of the application infrastructure and middleware (AIM) market was 21.5%.
Application infrastructure and middleware software – additional information
Application infrastructure and middleware (AIM) software is a family of programs that often sit between an operating system and two or more distributed or independent applications. Its purpose is to streamline the transmission of data and the use of protocols, allowing various, higher-level programs to communicate.
