Charlie Calvert's Delphi 4 Unleashed is an all-new edition written by one of the most well-known developers in the Delphi community. This advanced reference will provide you with the information you need to build high-end Delphi applications and components compatible with ActiveX and Java. Calvert brings the newest technologies and features of Delphi into focus and shows you how to utilize them. Some features include: Building and integrating components with Java, Active X, etc.; Internet and Intranet applications and enabling; Delphi's Multi-tier Distributed Applications Services Suite (MIDAS) and how it works with Delphi; Client/server architecture and enterprise wide development
Understand COM and create your own COM automation servers and clients
Use CORBA to share objects between Delphi, C++Builder, and JBuilder
Build Microsoft Transaction Server clients and servers