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Foil 21 Other Useful Distributed Objects

From Distance Education: How to do it DoD HPC Modernization Users Group Tutorial Monterey California, ACM Java Grande San Francisco, EDMEDIA Seattle -- June 7 99, June 14 99, June 20 99. by Geoffrey C. Fox


Contents of (relational) Databases -- give these a web interface and view as an XML (or HTML) stream
  • Web-linked databases use Java Software and W3C serialization (XML) and rendering technology (HTML)
Computer Programs -- from CGI Scripts to Servlets to CORBA IDL brokered Fortran Programs
(Large) data resources -- from file systems to archival storage
Devices -- from toasters, microsensors to surveillance cameras, PC's, Printers, Supercomputers, Telescopes
  • Can be used by students for electronic labs
Electronic Mail Messages -- favorite form of collaboration
Server side Objects are accessed via Web pages and we just need to share the web page



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