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In article <DHDCKJ.H3F@ncrcae.ColumbiaSC.ATTGIS.COM>, jowers@churchill 
says...
[snip]
>Hmmm... now how does CORBA compare to DCE? 

CORBA presents an object model to a developer. Object references point to 
remote interfaces defined via IDL. DCE does not have a robust abstract 
model. DCE's IDL is used only to define RPC, not necessarily to define the 
full interface of a distributed object. Inheritance of CORBA interfaces is 
also supported. Also the CORBAservices provide a much richer set of 
functionality than do the services in DCE.

By the way, since you are from AT&T GIS you should know that the GIS 
Software & Communications Solutions division developed the AT&T Cooperative 
Frameworks, a CORBA-based object request broker. At various customer sites, 
this ORB was deployed in over 4000 machines (more than any other ORB in 
existence). Unfortunately, GIS decided to cancel the Cooperative 
Frameworks. :-(

>-- 
>Tim Jowers  AT&T GIS Windows NT Development  GSI  Ph./Fax:1-803-776-1483
>"It always was and always will be the power to understand and
>the ability to act that turns information into profits."
>- Gerald M. Loeb, "The Battle for Investment Survival"

Dave K. Kythe
AT&T GIS Software & Communications Solutions
Object-Oriented Technology Center
dave.kythe@columbiasc.attgis.com