Here is a link for the COBOL language mapping for CORBA. Note also that is
has the language specs for all supported languages on this page as well.

http://www.omg.org/corba/clchpter.html#cobollm

documentation is in PostScript and PDF format.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: jiva@devware.com [mailto:jiva@devware.com]
> Sent: Thursday, June 01, 2000 12:16 PM
> To: plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
> Subject: Re: EJB -- Anyone have experience with this?
> 
> 
> CORBA would be ideally suited to this, and CORBA is also supported by
> JAVA while also not locking you into ONLY Java.  If you DO decide to
> go with CORBA, let me know, I might know a company looking for
> accounting software with CORBA hooks. ;D
> 
> On Thu, Jun 01, 2000 at 12:03:32PM -0700, John Mosier wrote:
> > Jiva:
> > 
> > Good Point, Jiva!
> > 
> > The reason for my interest is to develop solutions that 
> _RUN ANYWHERE_.
> > Your observation is good in that COBRA is more of an open standard
> > than is EJB.  Of course, in this light COM+, the M$ answer 
> to this is
> > completely at the other end of this spectrum, even though all seem
> > to have as the main goal the development and distribution 
> of packaged
> > software components.
> > 
> > We are working on a project to ENABLE our business management
> > software to be extended using non-proprietary tools and processes.
> > The SouthWare Excellence Series has 33 modules from which to
> > choose.  It is very capable as it ships, but we want to be able to
> > integrate new applications as the technology develops.  An overview
> > of SouthWare is at http://www.swinfo.com.  This software has been
> > in development for over 20 years.  It is written in Cobol, 
> which means
> > it runs on almost any platform we want to use (the most important of
> > course is Linux).  We do not do MACs or EBCDIC IBM hardware.
> > 
> > At 10:29 PM 5/31/00 , you wrote:
> > >EJB is limited to Java and is semi proprietary as a 
> result.  I would
> > >stick to something more open and standardized, like CORBA. 
>  CORBA is
> > >very cool.
> > >
> > >On Tue, May 30, 2000 at 05:26:34PM -0700, John Mosier wrote:
> > > > Any Java programmers in this audience?
> > > >
> > > > I am investigating Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB).  This is a new
> > > > standard that allows for "componentizing" software.  This is
> > > > discussed in the May 2000 issue of Application Development
> > > > Trends Magazine.
> > > >
> > > > http://www.adtmag.com/Pub/may2000/fe501.cfm
> > > >
> > > > Sun and IBM and IBM vs Sun figure prominently in this
> > > > article.  It appears to me that as IBM and Sun spar off at each
> > > > other in gathering applications and services that the end user
> > > > will benefit greatly and the Open Source Community will have
> > > > another powerful weapon in the war with M$.
> > > >
> > > > Any feedback?  Very interesting article.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > John Mosier,  Excelco      Fax:  (602) 992-2026  Voice: 
> (602) 992-8076
> > > > 
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