Basic HTML version of Foils prepared April 17 1999

Foil 12 Other Useful Distributed Objects

From Minnowbrook -- the Virtual University After Dinner Talk to Dedicated AFOSR Research Team -- April 15 1999. by Geoffrey C. Fox


1 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)
2 Computer Programs -- from CGI Scripts to Servlets to CORBA IDL brokered Fortran Programs
3 (Large) data resources -- from file systems to archival storage
4 Devices -- from toasters, microsensors to surveillance cameras, PC's, Printers, Supercomputers, Telescopes
5 Electronic Mail Messages -- favorite form of collaboration
6 People

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