Multi and mixed platform (NT, Solaris, HP-UX, Linux) distributed bus, ability to have a distributed application running on several computers each possibly running one of these OS (Many different OS can be used in one single application).

High-performance communication mechanisms, using call grouping, and almost no use of string in frame and comparison.

Fully object and event oriented.

Easy multithread programming: Appli-Bus supplies the necesary event loop, no "WaitandProcessEvent" loop to handle.

Redundancy: process redundancy, the Appli-Bus server objects can be redundant.

Multiline: managing of several network lines between computers to handle network hardware fault.

Multicomputer : manage 2 computers duplicating each other to handle computer hardware fault (passive, hot-standby model).

Best Effort Communication : A relaxed definition of network failure and simpler failover strategy to cope with transient connection errors and bandwidth variations that can occur within large intranets or the Internet. A 'Best-effort', non-blocking, non-critical communication mode.

Access Control List : A declarative authorisation system for processing services build upon MPIPO Layer. The granularity is as fine as the object or the method.

Management : A support for administration of an Appli-Bus distributed system. It provides users with both build-time and run-time data on objects for system tuning.

XML configuration: ability to write Appli-Bus object configuration file in XML, with according DTD.

Dynamic object creation: ability to dynamically create Appli-Bus objects.

Global Naming Service (GNS ): ability to access several naming domains from one single client.

Java™ gateway: ability to use 100% pure Java clients.

IDL gateway : ability to access an Appli-Bus object as a CORBA object, and to access a CORBA object as an Appli-Bus object.

HTTP gateway : ability to access an Appli-Bus object from a web browser.

SNMP gateway : ability to access an Appli-Bus object from a standard, off the shelf SNMP client.

ODBC driver : ability to access database from the Appli-Bus world. Uses SQL to access database and retrieves data thanks to the ODBC API. This module is available on NT and Linux.

Cryptography : The extension of Appli-Bus applications within Intranets, or even to the Internet requires the implementation of authentication and cryptography technologies. The last two years have seen the emergence as a standard of asymmetric encryption techniques for both privacy and authentication purposes. Patent-free implementations of this technology are now available, while the legal framework for the use and delivery of such technologies is now defined in most countries.

XMI gateway : Ability to express a UML design into a skeleton of Appli-Bus. Allows to further un-couple business object design from its Appli-Bus implementation. Improves re-use, speeds-up coding, may assist in system distribution decisions.

Configuration file generator : Will help handling large and numerous conf files. The config file generator will screen off errors, improve consistency between code and corresponding conf files, and accelerate the task of designing application-specific configuration generators.