Abstract: The invention is a method for allowing Java objects to communicate with .Net Remoting objects, with a first step of receiving metadata information from a .Net Remoting server on a Java client. Then, Java proxies are generated from said metadata information, using a Java development tool, with the Java proxies generated by a one-to-one mapping of .Net classes to Java classes. Finally, the Java proxies are implemented on the Java client, with the method provided solely in Java. Therefore, the Java client does not require any .Net components. The method can also be used to allow .Net Remoting objects to communicate with Java objects in a similar manner.

Abstract: The invention consists of a boot loader for a device, comprising an IP stack supporting Internet protocols, and a scripting engine to run a default script. The IP stack includes address discovery service (for example, BOOTP and DHCP), a URI to IP address translator (for example, DNS), and a protocol for file transfer over the Internet (for example, HTTP, FTP and/or TFTP). On start-up of the device, the boot loader runs the default script to initialize the device and verify the integrity of any data and operating systems in memory on the device.