I've had good success with the COPE language binding, however you'll still need an ORB to go with it, for instance ORBacus, which is free for non-commercial use, but requires a license for use in a business. I'd say use CORBA if you require a significant amount of interaction with the remote object. That is, if you're doing more than just firing it up and letting it go. CORBA is much too heavyweight otherwise.