Cross-platform, cross-language messaging system?

Question

I\'m developing a set of applications that work together to create a system for processing metering data. There\'s several reasons I want to have them loosely coupled and the sy

Answer 1

You could use an ESB (Enterprise Service Bus) like Mule. The idea is that you send your messages to the Bus in any way you want (JMS, http, email) and the bus does the routing for you. I don't know if there are .NET bindings, but even if there aren't any available, you can build your own using an extension mechanism. Of course, this means you need to set up a bus somewhere.