>
> > 3. A "simple and standard" CORBA interface implementation (I think I got
> > that right) for the native Image calls and for the allbase SQL calls.
>
> I'm sorry, but you can't use "simple" and "CORBA" in the same sentence :-)
I was afraid of that - one of the reasons for the "quotes".:-)

>
> We're very close to being able to use Java RMI to access remote Image
> database objects on the 3000 from all kinds of Java client/server
> applications.  There are also a number of Pure Java CORBA compatible
> ORBs available or in development which may be one way to get CORBA
> onto MPE, though the Java RMI stuff is a lot easier and definitely
> more fun to work with.

RMI would be excellent and in keeping with the spirt of Image calls - i.e.
direct access to maximize performance without giving up reliability.

>
> G.
>

Richard Gambrell