DCOM

from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)

Distributed Component Object Model
DCOM

   <programming> (DCOM) {Microsoft}'s extension of their
   {Component Object Model} (COM) to support objects distributed
   across a {network}.  DCOM has been submitted to the {IETF} as
   a draft standard.  Since 1996, it has been part of {Windows
   NT} and is also available for {Windows 95}.

   Unlike {CORBA}, which runs on many {operating systems}, DCOM
   is currently (Dec 1997) only implemented by {Microsoft} for
   {Microsoft Windows} and by {Software AG}, under the name
   "{EntireX}", for {Unix} and {IBM} {mainframes}.  DCOM serves
   the same purpose as {IBM}'s {DSOM} {protocol}.

   DCOM is broken because it's an {object model} that has no
   provisions for {inheritance}, one of the major reasons for
   {object oriented programming} in the first place.

   (http://microsoft.com/com/tech/DCOM.asp).

   [Details?]

   (2000-08-02)

from V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (June 2006)

DCOM
       Distributed Component Object Model (COM, MS, OLE, ActiveX)