MARF is a general cross-platform framework with a collection of algorithms for audio (voice, speech, and sound) and natural language text analysis and recognition along with sample applications (identification, NLP, etc.) of its use, implemented in Java.
RUNES is a cross-platform, component-based middleware framework allowing for dynamic reconfiguration of functionality. Its lightweight implementation spans powerful nodes like PDAs and PCs, as well as tiny embedded devices.
JetClass, Java net-class application, allows virtual lectures to be held by teachers and students located in front of their computers, somewhere around the globe. It's written in Pure Java, relying on CORBA for network communications.
The objective of this work is to use key concepts and mechanisms related with the software components approach. Installation, execution and dynamic reconfiguration of a distributed chat application using CORBA are considered.