What does BridgeWorks offer that COM for OpenVMS or Java for OpenVMS don ?
HP BridgeWorks, COM for OpenVMS, and Java for OpenVMS are complementary technologies. COM and Java enable OpenVMS/Alpha 7.2 or later to be a COM, JavaBean, or EJB server in a distributed information system. BridgeWorks is a tool for creating distributable components from existing applications and is compatible with OpenVMS systems back to Version 7.2. Using BridgeWorks, the component server, or middle component, can be on OpenVMS Alpha, Windows XP or Windows 2000.