When Novell, a global leader in networking, sought to implement powerful new
Java-centric object request broker (ORB) technology in its products, the
company forged a strategic partnership with ObjectSpace, Inc.,Êan emerging
leader in the distributed computing market. ObjectSpace's Voyager product
family is 100% Pure Java and standards-neutral, and enables CORBA and RMI
objects to communicate transparently across the wire.
The universal-ORB decision addressed a dilemma the industry was facing, and
Novell wanted to give the development community an easy way to extend network
functionality. This meant embedding an ORB in Novell products. However, most
ORBs in use today are based on various incompatible standards.
These incompatibilities spawn difficult challenges for developers and network
users. An object enabled for remote messaging using the CORBA standard, for
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