The document provides an overview of CORBA (Common Object Request Broker Architecture). It discusses that CORBA is an object-oriented platform for client-server distributed applications. It also describes the Object Management Group that publishes CORBA specifications, the history and evolution of CORBA standards over time, the architecture and key components of CORBA including objects, servants, stubs, skeletons and the ORB (Object Request Broker). Some common applications and advantages/disadvantages of CORBA are also summarized.