Multi-technology distributed objects and their integration

Konstantinos Raptis, Diomidis Spinellis, Sokratis Katsikas
2001 Computer Standards & Interfaces  
Research on software objects, components, middleware, and component-based applications concerns among others Ž . Ž . Ž . ActiveX controls, JavaBeans JBs , the Microsoft Transaction Server MTS , Enterprise JavaBeans EJBs , and how they can interoperate with each other. Is their interoperation possible? Which elements are responsible for the software objects' incompatibility? Is compatibility a responsibility of the objects or of their underlying architectures? In this article, we discuss object
more » ... ompatibility problems by outlining three basic middleware remoting technologies: the OMG's Common Object Ž . Ž . Request Broker Architecture CORBA , Microsoft's Distributed Component Object Model DCOM , and Sun's Java Remote Ž . Method Invocation RMI , discussing the basic incompatibility points, and overviewing the basic strategies for bridging the gap between CORBA, DCOM, and RMI. q 2001 Published by Elsevier Science B.V.
doi:10.1016/s0920-5489(01)00070-8 fatcat:jtnl4iylwrckvdthdruncz27nm