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CW API, Java COM/CORBA Wrapper, Java/COM Bridge

CW provides an API for accessing session and configuration information. This API is described later in this this document.

CW server-side components must be able to communicate with either the COM or CORBA API depending on the Web Server platform. To provide a single-source CW for both platforms a Java wrapper is being used which hides the differences in calling the COM API and CORBA API.

In addition, Java does not call COM without the use of JNI (Java Native Interface) or a third party component that bridges this gap. Java2COM is being used as a Java to COM bridge to allow the Java CW components to call COM.