Thus the patent you describe would make the RAD OMG specification a violation of your patent,
since it provides a mechanism to specifically what you say plus a lot more?
If the patent application in question is approved in the US and the patent issues (yes, they have filed a US patent application as well as Australian, UK and Canadian applications) then anyone distributing or using the RAD OMG specification in the US may have to defend themselves against royalty claims in the courts. That's why it is important to oppose such patents to prevent them from issuing.
Note that the RFP for this was issued in February, 1998: http://www.omg.org/cgi-bin/doc?corbamed/98-02-23. The result is a specific way to provide the capability you describe in your patent in a scalable, implementable way over a distributed network.
Yes, definitley more relevant prior art.
Tim C
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