Grass Valley iControl Services Gateway - Manual (Page 5)

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Getting Started
XML™
U SAGE R ATIONALE
Miranda has chosen XML ™ as the command language for the remote control its devices to offer
programmers:
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Easy understanding of each Service capability.
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Seamless evolution of Services capabilities.
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Platform independence.
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Open Source Licensing.
Refer to Appendix A for more rationales and references.
JINI™
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Miranda has chosen JINI™ network technology has the mean to network its components, offering users
and programmers a Web centric and scalable Miranda components networking solution.
JINI™ network technology provides simple mechanisms which enable Miranda devices to plug together
to form an impromptu community -- a community put together without any planning, installation, or
human intervention.
Each Miranda device, through JINI™ network technology provides services that other devices/users in
the community may access. Each Miranda device provides its own interface, which ensures reliability
and compatibility.
Through the iControl™ Services Gateway API, a programmer can create his own applications that
controls using XML syntax Miranda devices through their
JINI™ enabled Services
Refer to Appendix B for more rationales and references.