KORE the main development platform is architecturally divided into five module layers:

NetBeans Platform Layer	Contains all functionality native to the NetBeans platform.
Foundation Layer	Contains functionality that is cross cutting across all other modules.
Integrations Layer	Contains all the functionality necessary for integration with external systems and translation to other protocols.
Communications Layer	Contains all functionality related to communicating information with other systems complying with the same protocols as the KORE.
Application Layer (AL)	Modules that allow developers to interact with the information contained in the above-mentioned layers.

Each module layer contains a number of module clusters. A module cluster is a group of related modules that are used together to provide functionality. The modules in a cluster are packaged together to allow for easy deployment in future projects utilising the KORE.

The KORE makes use of main stream technologies such as the NetBeans platform, Hibernate, LuciadMap, Lucy and JXTA.