Abstract: According to a broad aspect of a preferred embodiment of the invention, telephone calls, data and other multimedia information is routed through a hybrid network which includes transfer of information across the internet utilizing telephone routing information and internet protocol address information. The hybrid network includes an intelligent network solution which allows hybrid network service users to maintain the same experience and have access to the same information regardless of where or how they access the network. The solution avoids synchronicity management problems associated with replicating user data over a worldwide network.

Abstract: A computer-assisted software engineering system facilitates the design, implementation, and execution of applications in cooperative processing environments. Design tools create, store, retrieve, and edit system specifications in a repository. Construction tools generate applications from the systems specification created by the design tools. A run-time execution architecture is provided for executing the applications on a plurality of computer hardware platforms. The run-time execution architecture includes pre-programmed presentation services for interacting with the user and pre-programmed distribution services for routing and transferring messages.