1. A system for processing information comprising: a storage; a processor exchanging information with said a storage, said processor hosting a component, said component including: a synchronous interface to which a first plug-in object is attached, said first plug-in object processing information received by said component synchronously with the receipt of said information by said component, said first plug-in object being a rendering object; and an asynchronous interface to which a second plug-in object is attached, said second plug-in object processing information received by said component asynchronously with the receipt of said information by said component.