Does using Openwings require replacing any existing software or hardware?
No. Existing digital devices can be upgraded to use Openwings with the addition of some Openwings-enabled software. For example, your PC, once it has this software, can use the services of other devices and offer itself as a service. Even the devices that are connected to your system, such as a disk or a printer, could be offered as services with the addition of the appropriate Openwings-enabled software. Software that is currently used on a system would work without change on that system even if the system were to be upgraded to use Jini technology. Changing the software to provide services over the network, however, would require upgrading the software.
