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CORBA Last modified: Tuesday, April 20, 2004
Short for Common Object Request Broker Architecture, an architecture that enables pieces of programs, called objects, to communicate with one another regardless of what programming language they were written in or what operating system they're running on. CORBA was developed by an industry consortium known as the Object Management Group (OMG). There are several implementations of CORBA, the most widely used being IBM's SOM and DSOM architectures. CORBA has also been embraced by Netscape as part of its Netscape ONE (Open Network Environment) platform. Two competing models are Microsoft's COM and DCOM and Sun Microsystems' RMI.
CORBA and Java resources Links to CORBA, Java, and RMI programming related information. Distributed object computing and CORBA documents Offers a collection of information on CORBA including an overview, research information, tutorials, integration, specifications, links to related products, papers, and Web sites. Java IDL Provides background information, a download link, documentation, and related information for the early access release of Java IDL. Jave IDL is part of JavaSoft's platform APIs and provides interoperability with CORBA. Object Management Group (OMG) home page Hosts a collection of information on CORBA including a technical library, news, success stories, and training information. The site also features a list of Web pages with brief overviews of the object-oriented industry, company information, and specific object oriented products. A brief tutorial on CORBA This tutorial provides a practical introduction to the Object Management Group's (OMG) CORBA architecture.	Related Categories Distributed Computing Object-Oriented Programming Related Terms DCOM distributed computing IIOP KQML object OMG ORB RMI RPC SOM XMI