June 2002 CORBA & The OMA

This document is a research report on the Common Object Broker Architecture (CORBA) and the Object Management Architecture (OMA). It aims to provide a description of the component technology, a description of some of its features, and information about how it is used and who is using it. The document first sets the scene of explaining why CORBA was developed and who it was developed by. It then attempts to explain the high-level architecture that surrounds CORBA, and then goes into some detail about CORBA itself. An analysis of some specific points about CORBA is documented, with details about its platform independence, security features, and application areas revealed. Finally, the document gives some brief information on what development tools can be used to create CORBA applications and what components are available on the market.