Ellen Siegel

Introduction It's old news that Java has taken the world by storm. Even the recently computer-illiterate are out browsing the Web, and companies are all prototyping or even deploying Web-based client software to broaden their customer base and to compete effectively in the changing marketplace. However, many of these companies happen to have large existing software bases implemented in more conventional languages such as C or C++. Furthermore, Java is a relatively new language. Many companies are not yet willing to commit to Java-based development for key mission-critical software components. How can these apparent contradictions be resolved? Some companies are looking at ad-hoc solutions for connecting these two software worlds, but many are looking seriously at using CORBA to make a more reliable connection. CORBA, the Object Management Group's Common Object Requ... (more)