CORBA was: Re: [thelist] 403.9 error

[Ron Thigpen]

This is simply another way that Java applets running in the JRE sandbox can
connect back to a server.  These applets may be written to do HTTP, SOAP over
HTTP, RMI, IIOP, etc.  IIOP is a network protocol that clients, brokers(ORBs),
and servers use to converse in the CORBA model. 

Trying to build a scalable infrastructure with many clients in a
client-to-orb-server architecture is challenging.  Most CORBA applications tend
to be written for server-to-server interactions.  Much like Java, CORBA is not
solely a server-side technology, but this is where it has been applied most
successfully. 

--rt


Martin wrote:
> 
> Ron_Senykoff at BEAEROSPACE.COM wrote on 4/5/01 1:14 pm
> 
> ><snip>
> >What are CORBA applets?

> Yes, but you'd rarely expect them to appear at the browser. They're
> more used as middleware components.