ORTE is an open source C implementation of the Object Management
Group (OMG) Data Distribution Service (DDS).
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## Introduction
In the ORTE project we are developing communication middleware under the OMG Data Distribution Service (DDS) for Real-Time Systems specification (OMG Document formal/07-01-01). The specification defines a service for efficiently distributing application data between participants in a distributed application.