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| 8166451 | Simultaneous static analysis on disparate resource types A system and method is provided for offering simultaneous or concurrent static analysis on a software product or software project where the software product or project comprises disparate resource types, such as the Java® technology or C/C++programming language. A ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8122426 | Governance framework for architecture design in a service oriented enterprise A reusable framework is utilized for creating a software architecture in a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA). After a general framework is created, that general framework is divided into a governance domain and an architecture domain. The architecture domain is fu... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8069433 | Multi-format centralized distribution of localized resources for multiple products A multi-format centralized framework for the distribution of resources. The framework allows product teams to update resources independent of a product build process and, to store and distribute the resources from a central repository (a shared resource server syste... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8060855 | Artifact sharing from a development environment An identification of a multi-component development artifact to be shared is obtained in a development environment. A remote receiver with whom to share components of the artifact is designated. Components of the artifact are shared with the remote receiver by automa... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8028269 | Compliance management method and system A compliance method and system. The method includes receiving by computing system compliance data comprising a plurality of compliance rules from a plurality of different compliance domains. The plurality of compliance rules are converted from said text format to a ... | 09/27/2011 |
| 7958485 | Methods and systems for managing content dependency deployment A method for managing electronic content includes obtaining the content and associating top level contents of the obtained content with a deployment set. The top level content includes content that is specified by a user for deployment. The method also includes dete... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7937685 | Computer software implemented framework for configuration and release management of group systems software, and method for same A global framework multi-layer computer based architecture is provided. The global framework may include a single set of libraries that contains common source code applicable to substantially all business processing systems using the global framework. The global fra... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7904875 | Configuring and allocating software product technical services The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for configuring and allocating software product technical services. A service policy configuration defining one or more service models for the developing software product is received. A... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7836424 | Analyzing ERP custom objects by transport The invention is directed to analyzing enterprise resource planning (ERP) custom objects by transport. A method in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes: providing a development box, wherein the development box includes: a listing of a plur... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7805702 | Collaborative development environments for software A collaborative development environment includes an integrated development environment and a collaboration client integrated into the environment. There also is a Help menu of a software application which includes sections to provide information about the software a... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7802228 | Systems and methods for varying software build properties using primary and supplemental build files A primary file can be used to specify default build properties for software under development. A set of modified build properties may be stored in a supplemental file. The default build properties can be temporarily overridden with modified build properties for a gi... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7797670 | Mirrored file system Mounting and populating a mirrored version of at least a portion of a file system of a recruiter machine at a volunteer machine performing one or more data processing tasks for the recruiter machine is disclosed. In some embodiments, an input stored in such a dedica... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7793256 | Methods and systems for supporting and deploying distributed computing components Methods and systems consistent with the present invention provide an improved software development tool that generates code corresponding to a distributed computing component that contains methods of a plurality of types and that displays a graphical representation ... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7774743 | Quality index for quality assurance in software development A system for defining a quality index is provided. The system includes a process compliance portion wherein process compliance aspects of a deliverable for a project are scored. Calculating an average of the scores in the process compliance portion gives a process c... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7765521 | Configuration engine In a distributed computing, object oriented, component based framework, some components may be capable of running some tasks, incapable of running others and capable of running still others, but obtaining only sub-optimal results. Components may already be assigned ... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7743360 | Graph browser and implicit query for software development Software development items can be represented in a graph data structure. Relationships between the represented items can be detected and reflected in the graph data structure. Queries can be run against the data structure to determine which software development item... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7721251 | Method and device for creating project planning for an operating device of an automation component To increase the user friendliness of the project planning software (6), it is proposed that information (12, 13, 14, 15) about the applicability of project planning (8) to the operating device (1) be provided, such that the information ( | 05/18/2010 |
| 7703005 | Method to generate scripts from XML An XML document can use tags such that scripts can be generated from the documents. The scripts can be start up scripts for different operating systems. For example, the same XML document can be used to produce a UNIX shell script as well as a Windows command file. | 04/20/2010 |
| 7669181 | Client interfaces for packages A method and system for employing client interfaces for packages. In one embodiment, an access object associated with a service provided by a first package is located, where the service is seeking to access content residing at a second package. A client interface is... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7610575 | System and method for the composition, generation, integration and execution of business processes over a network A system and method providing an environment for the composition, generation, integration and execution of business processes and/or transactions over a distributed computing-based network. In a preferred embodiment, a business process expert develops a business mod... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7596777 | Method and apparatus to control translatable properties of metadata A method and apparatus for providing a translation locking mechanism comprising a locking system to permit locking of translatable properties of an object within a project. The apparatus further comprises a lock tester to determine whether the locking system prevent... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7587705 | Calls and return calls using client interfaces A method and system for executing calls and return calls using client interfaces for packages. In one embodiment, a service at a service package is called using a client interface at a client package. The return call is then made on object using the client interface... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7539971 | System and method for registering and deploying stored procedures and triggers into a device database A development tool enables a device database to be created, managed, and deployed to a device as part of the a device project. The device database may have an installation property which provides logic for installing the device database at the device. Additionally, ... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7533364 | Method and system for analyzing interaction among software artifacts A system and method to analyze interactions among software artifacts within enterprise applications. The system includes an artifact analyzer module an artifact code parsing module and an artifact token processing module. The artifact analyzer module generates artif... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7516439 | Method and system for creating reusable software components through a uniform interface A method for designing software components for integration into any system without additional coding is provided. The method includes adopting a uniform application programming interface that breaks down external objects to include the characteristics of object, att... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7509628 | Extensibility framework for developing front office (CRM) workflow automation components A method for enabling an existing business workflow tool to extend application functionality through the use of external components and for providing a business abstraction layer that lowers a user design barrier. ... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7444430 | Terminal apparatus and control method thereof Management information which is transmitted from another terminal apparatus or a management apparatus and contains instructions used to manage terminal apparatuses is received (S200). A process according to the corresponding instruction is executed with refer... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7441228 | Design-time representation for a first run-time environment with converting and executing applications for a second design-time environment Techniques for converting and executing applications. The techniques include receiving an original design-time representation of an application, the original design-time representation for use in a first run-time environment for executing applications having been de... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7437713 | Automated system that tests software on multiple computers A system by which a software product may be tested on multiple client computers on various platforms. Product developers submit requests for tests on their products, in the form of test packets, to a test component, via an API. For each platform and language (i.e., ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7437706 | Automating the life cycle of a distributed computing application A system for automating the life cycle of a software application is provided. The software application utilizes computing resources distributed over a network. A representative system includes creating logic operable to create a task list which describes how at leas... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7437723 | System for managing distribution of programs In an environment in which programs are executed on a plurality of computers connected to a network, a program distribution managing system facilitates, when a reference relationship exists between programs on mutually different execution computers, management for d... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7428723 | Aggregrating related events into a single bundle of events with incorporation of bundle into work protocol based on rules The aggregator service associates/correlates a primary event with related events and bundles them together, determines what other related information is needed and builds a work document from the bundled events and the other related information, runs rules to determ... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7426715 | Shutting down a plurality of software components in an ordered sequence An apparatus in one example comprises a manager component in communication with a distributed software application. The distributed software application comprises a plurality of software components that run within one or more executables. The manager component shuts... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7415104 | Context aware call handling system A communication system comprising one or more ubiquitous sensor(s) for generating awareness data relating to a user, a context engine for receiving and processing the awareness data to determine the user's current context for the purpose of event handling, a policy ... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7412686 | Integrated development environment access to remotely located components Access to remotely located components for developing programs is provided with an interface that is launched from directly within an Integrated Development Environment (IDE). The interface is configured to access one or more desired component repositories through a ... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7409386 | Method and apparatus for executing a query on dynamic properties of objects in a database Methods and apparatus for executing a query on dynamic properties of a plurality of objects in a database are provided. In one implementation, the method includes obtaining a query; determining that a first portion of the query comprises a method for accessing a dyn... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7386831 | Interactive collaborative facility for inspection and review of software products A review facility and review method for interactively reviewing an item, such as a block of code, by a group of reviewers and collecting comments from the reviewers. An author provides the item as text for preparation for interactive review. The text is prepared, ta... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7373632 | System and method for dynamic generation of proxies for isomorphic interfaces System and method for proxying isomorphic interfaces in different subsystems. Embodiments may provide a proxy mechanism that may generate proxies for isomorphic interfaces at runtime. Embodiments may allow two mutually indifferent subsystems to communicate with each... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7372941 | System and method for matching diffraction patterns A method of analyzing patterns. The method comprises: receiving a first diffraction pattern; receiving a second diffraction pattern; receiving a third diffraction pattern; determining a similarity between the first and second diffraction patterns; determining a simi... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7373635 | System and method for efficient development of configurable software systems in a large software development community An automated software process for acquiring and distributing information regarding design guidelines relevant to developers of a software system. The system supports developer decisions regarding design guidelines for operational characteristics, such as “points o... | 05/13/2008 |
