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

If you want a multilanguage "standard" -- meaning you are not tied to using a specific broker / intermediary like ActiveMQ, SonicMQ, or WebsphereMQ -- I strongly suggest you look at the AMQP standard (http://www.amqp.org) and related brokers (RabbitMQ, QPid, OpenAMQ; see http://www.amqp.org/confluence/display/AMQP/AMQP+Products).