Building an Integrator for Software Components

Kamal Jambi, Ahmed Azz, Khalid Fakeeh, and Fathy Eissa
Computer Science Department, King Abdul Aziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Abstract:
Many new technologies have been developed around what are so called Component-Based Software Development (CBSD) or component-ware. Some of these technologies are COM, DCOM, CORBA, and JAVA/RMI. Each component technology has its rules which are different from the others. Therefore, it is difficult to develop any application or system based on more than one technology. This paper discusses the process of building a component integrator that integrates developed components based on COM DCOM, CORBA, and JAVA/RMI. By using the integrator, any institution or enterprise can access the best components from the different Component technology to build the perfect client application.
Keywords: Software Components, Component-Based Software Development, COM/DCOM, CORBA, JAVA/RMI, Component integration, Component Client Code Generation.