A universal repository architecture using the OMG UML and MOF

This paper proposes an architecture for a universal object repository for enterprise metadata management that conforms to two key principles: Integration with distributed object/component architectures such as Common Object Request Broker Architecture (CORBA), Enterprise Java Beans (EJB) and Component Object Model (COM). Integration with metamodeling architectures and modeling standards defined in the object management group (OMG) meta object facility (MOF) and unified modeling language (UML) specifications. A summary of industry experience in integrating distributed objects and modeling technologies is also provided.