More About CORBA

• Other features of CORBA
– vendor specific implementations - check performance you need !
– Gateways to DCOM and OLE automation exist
– CORBA Components (futureware)
• Some buzzwords to know (and use)
– thin client
– three tier architecture
– legacy systems
• Alternatives to CORBA:
– sockets low level, used by CORBA
– RPC not OO
– RMI language dependent
– DCOM maybe someday