Abstract: A method affords the design of a generic structure for a deployment topology and deployable artifact (executable code) packages. After completion of the design, the artifact packages are mapped over the generic topology structure, component information is uploaded into a directory, and the directory used to route service requests. In another embodiment, a method affords the design of a generic structure for system services and user interfaces. After the design, semantics are abstracted and used to data bind the system services and the user interfaces. In another embodiment, a computer information system is described having a gateway layer that permits platform independent deployment and ease of request routing.