The WebSphere naming service forms the lookup directory for a distributed system. It provides an interface for binding and resolving names to object references.
When an object is created, its object reference can be bound to a name in the naming service. Any application with access to the naming service can use the name to find the associated object reference. The naming service implements the CosNaming service, the standard naming service defined by the CORBA services specification.
A CORBA client can establish access to a root naming context for the naming service by using a URL as specified by Interoperable Name Service (INS) and calling string_to_object or by calling resolve_initial_reference("NameService") on the client ORB.