The publisher can write a third-party client application
that uses SAS Integration Technologies to access Integrated Object
Model (IOM) servers.
The IOM provides distributed
object interfaces for conventional SAS features. The distributed object
interfaces enable the publisher to develop component-based applications
that integrate SAS features into the enterprise application.
Client development in
the Java environment enables the publisher to write applets, stand-alone
applications, servlets, and even Enterprise JavaBeans that interact
with IOM servers. By supporting industry standards (such as Java Database
Connectivity [JDBC] and CORBA), the SAS Integration Technologies software
enables the publisher to take advantage of existing programming skills
and toolsets for writing client applications. For more information,
see the
SAS Integration Technologies: Java Client Developer's Guide.
Client development in
the Windows environment is based on the Microsoft Component Object
Model (COM). Because COM support is built into the operating system
and in all the leading programming language products, the publisher
can integrate SAS (and existing SAS programs) into client applications.
SAS Integration Technologies software provides the type libraries
that are necessary to use the IOM server with Visual Basic and Visual
C++. For more information, see the
SAS Integration Technologies: Windows Client Developer's Guide.