Queued Components, a key feature of COM+ and based on

Microsoft Message Queuing Services (MSMQ), provides an easy

way to invoke and execute components asynchronously.

Processing can occur without regard to the availability or

accessibility of either the sender or receiver. A home

shopping network is an example of the type of application

that might benefit from asynchronous processing. In this

asynchronous, disconnected scenario where viewers phone in

to several operators, orders are taken en masse and are

then queued for later retrieval and processing by the

server.