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AssigneeSoftware AG
InventorsPeter Page, Ruediger Warns, Terence G. Kennedy, Omid Ejtemai-Jandaghi
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An object interface is disclosed that supports three modes of inter-object communication--message processing (store and forward), conversational communication, and remote procedure call. A service broker manages service requests from, and responsive services provided by, a plurality of clients and servers, respectively, which may reside on different hardware platforms and operating systems and may be connected to computer networks having different network architectures and associated communications protocols. The broker manages the service offerings from servers and service requests from clients, and clients and servers communicate and exchange information with one another via the broker. The service broker includes different application programming interfaces for allowing participants to access the functionality of the service broker.
A communication system for managing communication of messages among a plurality of participants in a computing environment, the participants including a server residing on a first computer, and a client residing on a second computer, the first and second computers being heterogeneous, the client and server sending messages to each other, the messages including a request from the client for a service, and the server providing a service, the participants being connected by a physical network with a network protocol, said system comprising:
A method for managing communication among participants in a computing environment, the participants including a server residing on a first computer and a client residing on a second computer, the first and second computers being heterogeneous, the client and server sending messages to each other, the messages including a request from the client for a service, and the server providing a service, the participants being connected by a physical network with a network protocol, said method comprising the steps of:
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