Design of a virtual store using distributed object technology

Describes aspects of a research project in the area of distributed object technology. The main focus of the research is the use of this technology within the domains of groupware and multimedia applications. As part of this research, an Internet-based virtual store has been developed as a testbed for an enhanced object event service. The virtual store was designed using UML and uses an enhanced implementation of the CORBA Event Service for communication of state changes within the store and for distribution of multimedia notifications to users of the store