DCOM lets COM-enabled (OLE-enabled) application development tools and even office automation applications access COM automation servers that physically exist on the local machine or on a machine connected by a network.

• DCOM让COM使能的（OLE使能的）应用程序开发工具、甚至办公自动化应用程序访问COM自动服务器，该服务器实际存在于本地服务器上、或与网络相连的机器上。