Short for Object Request Broker, acomponent in the CORBA programming model that acts as the middleware between clients and servers. In the CORBA model, a client can request a service without knowing anything about what servers are attached to the network. The various ORBs receive the requests, forward them to the appropriate servers, and then hand the results back to the client.
Object Management Group (OMG) home page Hosts a collection of information on CORBA including a technical library, news, success stories, and training information. The site also features a list of Web pages with brief overviews of the object-oriented industry, company information, and specific object oriented products.
