Overview
J-Integra® for COM is a high performance middleware software bridge that enables Java to COM / ActiveX interoperability. Its pure Java implementation of the DCOM wire protocol allows you to access COM / ActiveX components from Java clients, and Java objects from COM clients. J-Integra® for COM can be used in two different ways:
Point-to-Point Interoperability
J-Integra® for COM can be used for point-to-point integration scenarios where the two applications that need to communicate with each other don't need to plug into a common integration infrastructure (such as an ESB). Example use case scenarios include:
- Java desktop application invoking COM / ActiveX application
- J2EE Server invoking COM / ActiveX application
- VB/C++ client interaction with a J2EE Server
- IIS/ASP interaction with a J2EE Server
SOA / Web Services Adapter
A growing number of users are using J-Integra® for COM as a complement to an integration suite or Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) where exisiting Java / COM / ActiveX systems need to plug into a common integration infrastructure.
An example use case scenario is to use J-Integra® for COM as a DCOM protocol adapter that allows an ESB to access a legacy COM application which does not have a Web Services interface.