you can compress chaneels [link|http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/wmqv6/v6r0/index.jsp?topic=/com.ibm.mq.csqzaq.doc/csqzaq0086.htm|http://publib.boulde...oc/csqzaq0086.htm] but my last gig where we used it just byte the bullet and send it raw, appeared to be a tad faster. Had a fingerpointing war at one time and we said "right, no data manipulation at all" Personally I thought CORBA was easier to manage.
thanx,
bill