hi there, thanks for your info (could be good on the mailing-list). so that brings it down to very usefull developments (am i right?): 1. dcop-soap bridge (very, very usefull) with systray to setup i assume, 2. general soap server (very, very usefull :-), 3. visual designer for interconnection/sync-setup of soap server please comment p.s. i missed dan's web-site, what is the address? olaf -- Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Olaf Marc Zanger Lorrainestrasse 23 3013 Bern / Switzerland Mob: +41-76-572 9782