The Integrated Object Model provides distributed object interfaces for conventional SAS features. This enables 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 Integration Technologies software enables the publisher to take advantage of existing programming skills and tool sets for writing client applications. For more information, see Developing Java Clients.

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. 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 Developing Windows Clients.