Extending Object-Oriented Applications with Hypermedia Functionality

In this position paper we present an object-oriented framework aimed at enhancing object-oriented applications with hypermedia functionality. The major goal of this approach is the seamless integration of the application's behavior with the navigational style of hypermedia applications. We briefly survey our previous experience on using hypermedia in object-oriented applications; we then discuss the rationale for building an object-oriented framework and present its outstanding features. We finally discuss some application areas and future work on extending the framework Introduction and Background