[omniORB] Orbs for Java

[Guy Trudel]

I've worked with Visibroker 3.2 (last Visigenic release before
Borland/Inprise) both with java and c++ on Sun Solaris and Windows. We were
on a tight deadline to replace an old socket based server. And it just went
great, thread stressing, server recovery on abnormal shutdown, callback. 

It was always a Visibroker client to Visibroker server (at that time both
Visigenic and IONA were very quiet about interorb, saying that it could be
done if...). All my other Corba experience was with the same client, so it
was always Visibroker on both side. 

I had problem with idl reopening modules with c++, the java version was
fine.

BUT the server licence fee is ridiculous for small-medium
client/product/system, I just don't understand Inprise/Borland. I know after
version 3.2 they were some problems with c++. Here I want to replace NT
NamedPipe for Corba and I did not even think of using Visibroker. For now
(it's been only 3-4 days) I'm quite impressed with OmniORB. 

If you find some good Java ORB please let me know, I hope to do some other
java server stuff in the future, for now it's to make our servers
communicate with Corba (no NamedPipe, rpc, dcom..).

Guy Trudel