DCOM Explained

DCOM Explained describes what services DCOM provides, both development and runtime. Thus the aim of the book is not to teach how to program using DCOM, but to explain what DCOM does so readers will become better able to use it more effectively, understand the options available when using DCOM, and understand the types of applications that can be built by using DCOM.

This book describes:

what each of the services mean, including load balancing, security, guaranteed delivery, deferred delivery, broadcasting and multi-casting, and session handlingwhat the service aims to do, such as saving time and effort or providing a secure, resilient, reliable, high performance networkhow the service could be provided, and what other solutions exist for achieving the same endhow Microsoft has tackled the problem

Provides a complete, easy to understand, and compact picture of all the services of DCOMWritten from a designer or manager's point of viewCompares DCOM with other middleware

What is DCOM?
Main Concepts Used in DCOM
Main Services of DCOM
COM
Active X
MS RPC
Cedar
Other Communication Functions
DCOM and Windows NT
DCOM and Other Platform Support
DCOM and the Internet
Microsoft Transaction Server
MSMQ (Falcon)
OLE DB and Active Data Objects
Security
Directory Services
Administration
Summary