This article explores how some useful extensions to an open-source protocol analyzer in order to allow the extraction of OMG IDL (interface definition language) defined data types from TCP/IP traffic (using GIOP/IIOP) have been added.

While there may still be a place for technologies such as RMI, CORBA represents a great threat, and offers great rewards for those Java developers that adopt it.

Compares CORBA and SOAP. Contains many interesting comments originally made in a thread on the comp.object.corba newsgroup.

This article shows how the .NET and J2EE platforms can tightly interoperate together, as it is often needed when developing distributed enterprise applications. For this purpose, an open-source custom remoting channel called IIOP.NET is used.

Gives a brief overview of CORBA, then discusses servlets and demonstrates how servlets can communicate with CORBA servers.

This article introduces JMS and the CORBA Notification Service and describes the challenges being addressed in providing an interworking solution. By Steve Trythall.

Scratches the surface and lays the groundwork for demystifying security as it relates to CORBA middleware.

Explains how to use COSNotification Service and points out the advantages over the COSEvent Service. Covers structured events, filters, and Quality of Service issues.

This paper investigates performance issues for distributed object systems. Claims that object caching is a must for improved performance and scalability in distributed object systems.

Describes what local objects in CORBA are and why they are required to utilize many advanced CORBA features such as servant managers, portable interceptors, and policies.