JacOrb
Encyclopedia
JacORB is an open-source
Java
implementation of the Object Management Group
's CORBA
standard. The name JacORB is a contraction of the words Java and CORBA.
JacORB is jointly developed by the Software Engineering and Systems Software Group at the Free University of Berlin
and Xtradyne
Technologies AG.
Open source
The term open source describes practices in production and development that promote access to the end product's source materials. Some consider open source a philosophy, others consider it a pragmatic methodology...
Java
Java (programming language)
Java is a programming language originally developed by James Gosling at Sun Microsystems and released in 1995 as a core component of Sun Microsystems' Java platform. The language derives much of its syntax from C and C++ but has a simpler object model and fewer low-level facilities...
implementation of the Object Management Group
Object Management Group
Object Management Group is a consortium, originally aimed at setting standards for distributed object-oriented systems, and is now focused on modeling and model-based standards.- Overview :...
's CORBA
Common Object Request Broker Architecture
The Common Object Request Broker Architecture is a standard defined by the Object Management Group that enables software components written in multiple computer languages and running on multiple computers to work together .- Overview:CORBA enables separate pieces of software written in different...
standard. The name JacORB is a contraction of the words Java and CORBA.
JacORB is jointly developed by the Software Engineering and Systems Software Group at the Free University of Berlin
Free University of Berlin
Freie Universität Berlin is one of the leading and most prestigious research universities in Germany and continental Europe. It distinguishes itself through its modern and international character. It is the largest of the four universities in Berlin. Research at the university is focused on the...
and Xtradyne
Xtradyne
Xtradyne is the product line of application/middleware level security gateways manufactured by PrismTech, a specialized manufacturer of software infrastructure for enterprises...
Technologies AG.
External links
- The JacORB homepage
- PrismTech's distribution of JacORB - commercially supported version of JacORB
- OCI's JacORB support page