The left-most 22 slots are available for application modules while the right-most two slots are dedicated to a crate controller.

The name Cactus comes from the design of a central core (or "flesh") which connects to application modules (or "thorns") through an extensible interface.

MOM allows application modules to be distributed over heterogeneous platforms and reduces the complexity of developing applications that span multiple operating systems and network protocols.

A number of application modules have been implemented and can be invoked optionally.

Each application module is integrated with System Director, using its low-level control over the radio frequencies.

Because Slax worked by overlaying "application modules" on top of the base Linux OS, it made the entire distribution modular.

The application modules, geared for technical support, sales and marketing, quality assurance and engineering, are targeted to replace simple call and bug tracking systems.

The component offers many installable application modules for most of the current major commercial CAD and support products.

There are two types of delivery models for all application modules at Quod Financial.

In Enterprise model the application module is installed on client's data centre and maintained by themselves.