236 results about "Enterprise integration" patented technology

System and method for designing and implementing Web Services according to a structured methodology and design patterns. Embodiments may incorporate a structured methodology, best practices and design patterns that address reliability, availability and scalability of Web Services architecture. Embodiments may provide mechanisms for integrating heterogeneous technology components into Web Services. Embodiments may provide a vendor-independent Web Services architecture framework and reusable Web Services design patterns, which may be used in creating end-to-end solutions based on past experience and best practices. Embodiments may include design patterns and best practices for delivering Web Services solutions with Quality of Services. One embodiment may provide a Business-to-Business Integration (B2Bi) integration framework for Web Services. Embodiments may provide a Web Security framework and design patterns for designing end-to-end Web Services security.

System and method for generating Web Services using a Web Services Structured Methodology. One embodiment may be implemented as a Web Services architecture design mechanism. Lifecycles of the Web Services design process may include vision and strategy, architecture design, development, integration, and deployment. In one embodiment, the Web Services architecture design mechanism may implement a structured methodology design process for Web Services. One embodiment may include a reusable Web Services design pattern catalog and a mechanism for maintaining and updating the catalog and for using the catalog to apply design patterns when designing and implementing Web Services. One embodiment may be used for Enterprise And Cross-Enterprise Integration of Web Services. One embodiment may be used for Legacy Mainframe Integration and Interoperability with Web Services.

System and method for integrating Web Services using a Web Services Structured Methodology are described. Embodiments of a Web Services Structured Methodology may be used to integrate Web Services in Enterprise and Cross-Enterprise business systems, and to integrate legacy systems (e.g. legacy mainframe systems) with Web Services in Enterprise and Cross-Enterprise business systems. Embodiments may provide an integrated Web Services architecture design mechanism that may be used for Enterprise and Cross-Enterprise integration of Web Services. Embodiments may be used for Legacy Mainframe Integration and Interoperability with Web Services.

A projected management server coupled with a computer network, such as the Internet. A spec server may also be incorporated into the project management environment for completing specs, generating requests for price quotations, purchase orders and the like. A project tree represents project management objects, which can be of any type. Object types are defined for each particular implementation of the system. Typical examples of project management object types include organizational entities, work-groups, people, projects, budgets, tasks, costs, timesheets, specs, requisitions, purchase orders, and to-do lists. The objects are generally organized in a hierarchical data structure referred to as a project management tree or project tree. Each object in a project tree comprises a number of methods that describe the way the object behaves. Such methods include, for example, methods that describe the way the object is added to the tree, edited, deleted from the tree, and archived.

A system for making computing applications aware of business events. The system can consist of an enterprise integration layer that automatically publishes business events and a messaging system that automatically subscribes to business events and makes the computing applications aware of the business events. The enterprise integration layer can include a set of client access interfaces, a business object server, and a set of adapters. The interfaces transform data from the format of a front-office application to a common data format. The business object server performs object assembly and disassembly, caching and synchronization, and service invocation functions. The adapters transform business objects into data requests compatible with a back-office system. The enterprise integration layer can also include an enterprise object model to standardize business objects, a rules engine to define and store rules regarding data and events, and a business event repository to contain definitions of business events.

A computer-implemented method for performing dynamic cost accounting for an enterprise, wherein the enterprise includes a costing system. The method includes programmatically retrieving input information for the costing system, e.g., from one or more (possibly remote) information sources over a network, dynamically updating the costing system in accordance with the retrieved input information to generate an updated costing system, and the updated costing system calculating one or more outputs which are usable in managing the enterprise. The retrieving and update may occur periodically, e.g., monthly, weekly, per hour, minute, second, millisecond, etc., or on demand. In some embodiments, the enterprise may further include one or more optimizers, wherein the optimizers are provided with the one or more outputs of the costing system, and executed to determine one or more optimal operating parameters for the enterprise. The determined optimal operating parameters are then used to manage or execute enterprise operations.

The present invention provides for a method and a computer system for electronically managing and supporting a merger integration of businesses. In one aspect, the invention provides program-level hierarchy and security with a collaboration environment computer program for assisting a group of individuals performing the integration, such that the collaboration environment is an electronic tool configured to provide administrative controls and communication among the group of individuals performing the integration. A management and security layer is established for the collaboration environment computer program. The management and security layer is configurable to control access to content in the collaboration environment computer program independently for each of the individuals, and access to the content is controlled with a plurality of hierarchy levels that are defined and applied to designate the portions of the content to which each individual has access. An individual interfaces with the management and security layer such that the individual's access or visibility of the content is controlled based on the plurality of hierarchy levels. In other aspects of the invention, the method and computer system for an integration of businesses provides a user portal and customizable workflow.

An enterprise application system including a run-time transformation server, and a message broker for routing and transforming data in the form of messages between a source application and a target application, including a plug-in for preparing requests to the run-time transformation server and for processing responses from the run-time transformation server. A method is also described and claimed.

Techniques are disclosed for validating compliance with enterprise operations based on provenance data. For example, a computer-implemented method for validating that an enterprise process is in compliance with a rule comprises the following steps. Provenance data is generated, wherein the provenance data is based on collected data associated with an actual end-to-end execution of the enterprise process and is indicative of a lineage of one or more data items. A provenance graph is generated that provides a visual representation of the generated provenance data, wherein nodes of the graph represent records associated with the collected data and edges of the graph represent relations between the records. A correlation is generated between one or more entities in the rule and one or more record types in the provenance data. One or more control points are generated in accordance with the generated correlation. A validation is performed as to whether the enterprise process is in compliance with the rule using the one or more control points.

An enterprise application system including a run-time transformation server, and a message broker for routing and transforming data in the form of messages between a source application and a target application, including a plug-in for preparing requests to the run-time transformation server and for processing responses from the run-time transformation server. A method is also described and claimed.

The present invention is a method, system and apparatus for maintaining transactional integrity within an adaptive value chain involving cross enterprise interactions. In the present invention, transactional integrity can be maintained in a cross-enterprise business process management system by managing business transformation operations among cross-enterprise interactions to produce an adaptive value chain. At the same time, atomicity can be enforced among the business transformation operations and the cross-enterprise interactions.

A method and a system may automatically compute optimized target resources and identify configurations given discovered source properties and dependencies of machines, while prioritizing performance in the target environment. An algorithm and / or tools for programmatically identifying and locating business application instances in an infrastructure, based on weighted similarity metric may be also provided.

Techniques are disclosed for extracting information through analysis of provenance data. For example, a computer-implemented method of extracting information regarding an execution of an enterprise process comprises the following steps. Provenance data is generated, wherein the provenance data is based on collected data associated with an actual end-to-end execution of the enterprise process and is indicative of a lineage of one or more data items. A provenance graph is generated that provides a visual representation of the generated provenance data, wherein nodes of the graph represent records associated with the collected data and edges of the graph represent relations between the records. At least a portion of the generated provenance data from the graph is analyzed so as to extract information about the execution of the enterprise process based on the analysis.

The present invention provides a system, method and apparatus for an extensible distributed enterprise integration platform that includes a server communicably coupled to a connector and an adapter. The server loads a transaction from a translated service request, executes each transaction step of the transaction by identifying an adapter to communicate with a resource, determining a result for the executed transaction step, creating a service response for the service request and passing the service response to the connector. The connector receives the service request from a requestor, translates the service request, passes the translated service request to the server, translates the service response and sends the translated service response to the requester. The adapter establishes a session with the resource, translates the transaction step, sends the request to the resource, receives a response from the resource, translates the response and passes the translated response to the server.

An information and communication system uses an web page like environment or “Personal Space” to integrate a plurality of communication and monitoring functions. Home or enterprise automation components are linked together via wired or unwired network links and accessed via the Personal Space. Communications services are accessed through a wide variety of devices and facilitated by the Personal Space. Databases are built and used to customize user services. User profiles and system use patterns are compared and analyzed to continuously improve system performance.

Systems, methods and computer program products for inherently integrating mobility with an enterprise are described herein. Enterprise data is accessed from one or more data sources data sources, wherein such data sources may comprise structured and unstructured data sources. The data is transferred from the enterprise to a plurality of mobile devices over a plurality of diverse networks. In an embodiment, such transfer takes into consideration characteristics of the diverse networks. The enterprise receives data generated by mobile devices while performing enterprise-related operations at the wireless edge. The enterprise responds to environmental changes using the received data.

The invention discloses an information interaction method for a heterogeneous electric power application system. The information interaction method for the heterogeneous electric power application system comprises the following steps: establishing a uniform heterogeneous system data information naming and encoding standard; establishing a CIM (common information model) common source model library of a heterogeneous system and a mapping relationship between a heterogeneous system data model and the CIM model; converting the data model into a standard CIM model by an adaptor of the heterogeneous system according to the mapping relationship, and verifying and introducing the standard CIM model into the CIM common source model library for storage; packaging the converted CIM model information into IEC61968 (international electrotechnical commission 61968) information by the adaptor, and sending the IEC61968 information to a corresponding interface queue on an electric power enterprise integration bus; routing the information to an interface queue of a target system by the electric power enterprise integration bus; reading and analyzing the information by an interface adaptor of the target system, and converting the obtained CIM model information into a data form which can be recognized and processed by the target system; packing and sending the CIM model information to the target system, processing the CIM model information, and returning a result to a source system so as to realize information interaction between the heterogeneous systems.

The invention provides a task request processing method and device and an enterprise information system. The method comprises the steps that any background server receives a task request message sent by an enterprise service bus; a task is generated according to the received task request message, and the task is added to a task table in a database; the any background server in an idle state captures the unexecuted task from the task table and executes the captured task in a thread pool. The task request processing process is broken up into two processes capable of being executed independently by two different servers. For the same task request, execution is conducted according to a normal execution sequence; task execution is conducted when corresponding background servers are in an idle state, tasks are executed by means of the thread pool, in this way, it is well guaranteed that tasks can be executed, the safety and stability of the background servers are improved, and customer experience is improved.

A connection between a secure shared space and an external system is created with a connector tool. The connector tool code is included in an independent agent called a “bot” that is created by a software developer. Bots run in the background in an automated and unattended manner in a specialized enterprise integration server. Each bot has a unique identity and runs under an account assigned to the enterprise integration server. A bot can be invited to a shared space much as another collaborator. Bots can also invite others to shared spaces. All bots running in the enterprise integration server are administered by a centralized administrative control. This allows account and identity policies to be established and global behaviors, including authentication settings, startup options and scope to be determined centrally. The centralized control allows simple installation, configuration and deployment and administrative control of bot operation and access. It also allows for logging and monitoring of system behavior.

The invention discloses an intelligent project matching system. The system comprises a policy consultation service platform; the policy consultation service platform comprises a policy database, a government server and a computer control system; the government server collects various policy information associated with an enterprise from a government website and stores the policy information in the policy database through data normalization processing; the enterprise performing project application inputs enterprise information through an enterprise server, and a question and answer database is formed; and the computer control system comprises a data matching unit used for performing matching on data in the question and answer database and the policy database, forming a policy list meeting a constraint condition and outputting the policy list to the enterprise server. According to the system, the problems of policy information asymmetry during the project application by the enterprise and troublesome operation of an existing project application management system are effectively solved, so that the enterprise can be assisted to quickly and accurately obtain corresponding supportive policies by matching.

A system for tracking compliance to risk management policies for a given enterprise that provides risk status feedback on hierarchical managerial levels. The system notifies users of potential problems with non-compliance of enterprise policies set on a high level of enterprise management, and prompts the users to take steps to achieve compliance. The enterprise policies are designed to protect the enterprise from various forms of risk associated with enterprise activities. Accordingly, minimizing risk across enterprise operations, subdivisions, projects and applications produces an overall benefit of reduced liability or exposure to liability for the entire enterprise. A compliance status is provided by business groups at all levels of the enterprise, and consolidated for each management level to which the risk status is promoted. Higher level managers can view summaries of risk management status for the business divisions, and select particular statuses to view compliance among various business groups under the manager's responsibility.

The invention discloses an enterprise-level instant messaging interconnection system and a method of realizing enterprise interconnection. A special authentication server used for enterprise users is set up; in each RTX enterprise network, complete the enterprise authentication function and public network linkage function by different equipment and the interconnection among different RTX enterprise networks is completed by a transfer server. In enterprise interconnection, the enterprise gateway launching interconnection obtains a signature and an IP address of the target transfer server on the authentication server and then, an enterprise interconnection application launching interconnection logs on the corresponding target transfer server and establishes the connection with the public network. The target transfer server searches and transmits data to the transfer server which the target enterprise logs on according to the target enterprise mark. The transfer server which the target enterprise logs on sends the data to the interconnection application of the target enterprise network. The invention can improve the expansibility and safety of the whole system.

A system for load testing an integrated enterprise computer system is provided. The system uses a forecast that predicts future use of the integrated enterprise computer system. The forecast maintains a predicted volume of transactions and a predicted mix of transactions for the integrated enterprise computer system. The system includes an application list that details front-end applications of the integrated enterprise computer system. The application list identifies whether the front-end applications will participate in the load testing. The system further includes a generator to generate a test data file having transactions randomly used by scripts to test the integrated enterprise computer system. The generator produces the test data file using the predicted volume and mix of transactions maintained by the forecast and based on the front-end applications participating in the load test. A method for load testing using the test data file is also provided.

Systems, methods and computer program products for inherently integrating mobility with an enterprise are described herein. Enterprise data is accessed from one or more data sources, wherein such data sources may comprise structured and unstructured data sources. The data is transferred from the enterprise to a plurality of mobile devices over a plurality of diverse networks. In an embodiment, such transfer takes into consideration characteristics of the diverse networks. The enterprise receives data generated by mobile devices while performing enterprise-related operations at the wireless edge. The enterprise responds to environmental changes using the received data.

The invention relates to a management system and a management method for enterprise information, and aims to solve problems that work states are non-transparent and delayed, design quality is uncontrollable and the like which are exposed gradually due to facts that large quantities of information are generated in different business links in a process from development and initiation of a new product to final mass production of the product of some enterprises at present, and the decentralized management of the information, agreement, approval and issue of technical data and project management are all completed manually. The management system comprises a drawing and document and table management module, a material category and attribute management module, a research and development project management module, an approval process management module and a design change management module. By project management and electronic workflow management methods, the management system can control progress of a product development project and monitor the workflow, and assist in dynamically learning actual work conditions of a product by project monitoring so as to realize effective and reasonable work arrangement and allocation according to the actual work conditions, and accordingly, paper-less office work is realized.

A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer usable program code for exchanging process model data between process authoring tools in a process management system. A set of information requirements for exchanging the process model data between process authoring tools using different process model exchange formats within the process management system is identified. A definition of a common process model exchange format is extended to include a set of common objects using the set of information requirements to form a common process model exchange format. The set of common objects are supported between a source process authoring tool and a target process authoring tool in the process authoring tools. An output file is generated using the common process model exchange format. The common process model exchange format is compatible with a process model exchange format used by the target process authoring tool.

The invention discloses a method and system for quickly converting an enterprise information system into a mobile application. The method includes the steps that a client application sends a request to server Java middleware, wherein the client application is a combination of a html5 file and a native container; the Java middleware conducts kernel processing after receiving the request, a database or an interface or a page of the corresponding enterprise information system are requested through a unified data bus; the unified data bus collects data from the enterprise information system through database drive or interface drive or page drive, and the data are converted into data of a JSON format and sent to the client application, wherein keys in the data of the JSON format are custom tags; the client application receives and analyzes the data of the JSON format, and a user interface is generated, wherein the custom tags are adopted in html5 dynamic data in the user interface. By the adoption of the scheme, the development difficulty can be lowered, the cross-platform development time and the cross-platform development cost are saved, the enterprise information system can be quickly converted into the mobile application, and developers do not need to provide too many or permanent technical supports.

Connections between a Java 2 enterprise edition (J2EE) application server and a common object request broker architecture (CORBA) enterprise information system are managed. A resource adapter is integrated with the application server. The resource adapter includes an encapsulated CORBA interface to the enterprise information system. Additionally, a persistent CORBA connection is established between the application server and the enterprise information system.