An implementation of a CSCW framework using CORBA

Abstract

OMG's (Object Management Group) CORBA (Common Object Request Broker Architecture) is becoming a common platform for distributed computing environment. However, it is yet to address CSCW (Computer Supported Collaborative Work) ftamework. This paper addresses the problem of building a framework for CSCW and proposes a new CSCW framework based on CORBA (CFC). CFC includes session, participant, mode, directory, stream, media and resource management. A desktop conference system and DSM-CC compliant video-on-demand system were built to demonstrate the usefulness of the framework. The performance of CORBA based CSCW applications is given. The strengths and weaknesses of using a CORBA framework are also discussed.