A guide for software developers to integrating Microsoft's Common Object Model and the industry Common Object Request Broker Architecture in order to make distributed objects work in a heterogeneous environment. Begins by explaining the two systems and distributed object technology in general, then walks through the design of a working, scalable, and transparent system that integrates Windows, UNIX, MVS, and the Web. The CD-ROM contains full source code for the working application and all examples, plus demonstration versions of related software. No bibliography. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.