Abstract: Under the present invention, a user can enter bids for multiple electronic auctions substantially simultaneously (e.g., from a single web page). Specifically, a user can select multiple auctions from a group of auctions. Once selected, the auctions will be presented to the user on a gallery web page. Using the gallery web page, the user can then enter bids for any of the selected auctions. After being entered, the bids will be submitted to the corresponding auctions. Thereafter, real-time results of the auctions will be presented to the user on a result web page.

Abstract: An intelligent business event adapter receives information technology (IT) events and raw data from a backend enterprise application to capture, analyze, transform, enrich, aggregate, and correlate application-dependent IT-level events into a business level event which is communicated to a business performance monitoring (BPM) server. The adapter comprises four modules: an Event Adaptation module, a business rules module, a data retriever module, and a data transformation module. The Event Adaptation module captures and analyzes IT events from the backend enterprise application. The business rules module stores business rules. The data retriever module is invoked by the Event Adaptation module to obtain business data according to business rules stored in the business rules module. The data transformation module forms business events to be forwarded to the BPM server.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for presenting customized presentation offers to a consumer having a shopping device prior to the consumer's check out in a retail environment is set forth. Using a keyword-driven rule-based method, the present invention identifies certain information regarding the consumer, items selected for purchase, retail environment and the like, and processes keywords relevant to the gathered information in view of rule types and available offers to select and prioritize for presentation to the consumer offers pertinent to the consumer's interests, locations and activities while in the store. The personalized offer presentation is made available to the consumer preferably through an in-store server communicating to the shopping device used by the consumer so as to provide the consumer with in-store offers prior to the consumer completing their shopping experience at check out.

Abstract: The present invention utilizes agents embedded in content delivered to clients across a network to provide client-side security for the data delivered to a client. These embedded agents provide application-specific protection for the delivered content in which they are embedded and eliminate the need for using plug-ins for security functions. Different agents, e.g. programs such as Java applets, are configured having a variety of different client or application specific protection mechanisms, and the agents are dynamically configured, e.g. selected, in accordance with the application, the client to be protected or other environment criteria. Once the agent has been appropriately configured, the agent is embedded in the content, and the content is delivered to the client. Once delivered, the embedded agent is uploaded to the client and executed, providing the configured security protection at the client side for the content in which it was embedded.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to systems and methods that treat the monitoring of a software application as a separate and independent concern from the software application itself. The present invention utilizes aspect oriented programming to intercept, analyze, decompose the application states of a software application and then to link appropriate non-invasive constructs into the software application code to provide application state information to an autonomic manager through a plurality of sensors. The autonomic manager analyzes the application state information for compliance pre-defined parameters, and takes appropriate corrective action including modifying the software application states using a plurality of effectors. The sensors and effectors are linked as non-invasive constructs to the software application, and in aspect oriented programming constitute aspects.