Abstract: A system, method and program product are provided for calculating a customer lifetime benefit (CLB) metric. A system is disclosed that includes: a communication system that provides a communication link to a plurality of CLB compatible products; an event processor that detects and processes events occurring on the plurality of CLB compatible products; a response engine that determines an appropriate action from a set of possible actions to take in response to event data detected on a CLB compatible product, wherein the set of possible actions includes triggering a corrective action on the CLB compatible product; and a lifecycle benefits analyzer that calculates a CLB metric based on operational compliance data of the CLB compatible product and resolution data resulting from corrective actions taken by the response engine.

Abstract: Analyzing engineering requirements, including: identifying, by an engineering requirements analysis component, a plurality of analysis criteria areas for an engineering project; identifying, by the engineering requirements analysis component, a plurality of analysis criteria for each analysis criteria area; setting, by the engineering requirements analysis component, a criteria weight for each analysis criterion; receiving, by the engineering requirements analysis component, a criterion score for each analysis criterion; and calculating, by the engineering requirements analysis component, a project score for the engineering project in dependence upon the criterion score for each analysis criterion and the criteria weight for each analysis criterion.

Abstract: A method, system and program product for generating requirement patterns for designing a domain based solution. The method includes inputting, into a pattern tool, requirements for designing a solution based on a defined domain context, the requirements including attributes and specifications. The method further includes determining relationship requirement patterns using relationship mappings formed by mapping specifications to an attribute and defining affinities for the relationship mappings formed. Further, the method includes creating domain requirement patterns using the domain context defined, the relationship mappings formed and the affinities defined and generating domain trait requirement patterns using the domain requirement patterns created and using selected values assigned to the specifications mapped, such that the domain trait requirement patterns generated dictate a domain specific design for the solution.

Abstract: A method, system and program product for generating requirement patterns for designing a domain based solution. The method includes inputting, into a pattern tool, requirements for designing a solution based on a defined domain context, the requirements including attributes and specifications. The method further includes determining relationship requirement patterns using relationship mappings formed by mapping specifications to an attribute and defining affinities for the relationship mappings formed. Further, the method includes creating domain requirement patterns using the domain context defined, the relationship mappings formed and the affinities defined and generating domain trait requirement patterns using the domain requirement patterns created and using selected values assigned to the specifications mapped, such that the domain trait requirement patterns generated dictate a domain specific design for the solution.

Abstract: computer-readable project information is stored in a computing system, such information being obtained from a user at a user computer in response to prompting the user to submit information addressing: (i) a need for a project; (ii) a goal of the project; (iii) a manner in which success of the project will be measured; and (iv) a need for collaboration on the project among participants drawn from outside customary organizational boundaries. To proceed with a project, computer-readable funding information is stored in the computing system which signifies approval of funding for the project. Then, a project definition is generated from at least the computer-readable project information inputted by the user and stored in a first database. Thereafter, information obtained from the stored project definition is displayed to users at user computers for recruiting participants to work on the project.

Abstract: A business model is described for providing pervasive computing services to authorized corporate customers through a middle-tier service provider (MTSP) utilizing public wired and wireless communications networks such as the Internet. Entitled employees can securely connect via approved pervasive computing devices to corporate communications applications (e.g. e-mail, calendar, messaging) and browser accessible Intranet applications (e.g. field service, sales, document management) utilizing this invention. Secure connections are established between the device and the corporate infrastructure through a public wireless communication network utilizing the middle-tier service provider's infrastructure. Authorized corporations use the middle-tier service provider to perform all service fulfillment, service enablement and service account management functions in support of the contracted pervasive computing services.