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What is DCOM? - A Word Definition From the Webopedia Computer Dictionary (201 words) |
 | DCOM uses the RPC mechanism to transparently send and receive information between COM components (i.e., clients and servers) on the same network. |
 | DCOM was first made available in 1995 with the initial release of Windows NT 4. |
 | DCOM serves the same purpose as IBM's DSOM protocol, which is the most popular implementation of CORBA. |
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Lowen Systems COM DCOM (9213 words) |
 | DCOM manages connections to components that are dedicated to a single client, as well as components that are shared by multiple clients, by maintaining a reference count on each component. |
 | DCOM provides a multitude of ways to "tweak" the actual network protocol and network traffic without changing the way that clients perceive the component: Client-side caching, referrals, and replacing the network transport when necessary are but a few techniques that are possible. |
 | DCOM on the component's machine then validates the username again using whatever authentication mechanism is configured and checks the access control list for the component (actually for the first component run in the process containing the component). |