Summary

DCOM makes it easy to write a distributed application that

• Scales from the smallest single computer environment to the biggest pool of server machines.
• Provides rich, symmetric communication between components.
• Can be robustly expanded to meet new functional requirements.
• Takes advantage of existing custom and off-the-shelf components.
• Integrates teams proficient in any programming language and development tool.
• Uses network bandwidth carefully, while providing great response times for end-users.
• Is inherently secure.
• Provides a smooth migration path to sophisticated load-balancing and fault-tolerance features.
• Can be efficiently deployed and administered.
• Can be used with any network protocol and integrated into any hardware platform.
• Can seamlessly take advantage of other Internet standards and protocols.

DCOM is the TCP/IP of objects.