Abstract: Techniques for assigning an internet protocol (IP) address to a virtual machine are provided. The techniques include tunneling a request for an IP address to an initialization protocol server, using the server to mask an identity of one or more guest virtual machines and obtain an IP address for the virtual machine based on a media access control (MAC) address of the virtual machine, and tunneling the IP address to the virtual machine.

Abstract: At least one design diagram is obtained from at least one previous software project. At least one service abstraction is extracted from the at least one design diagram. The at least one service abstraction is reused in a new software project. In another aspect, requirements are obtained for a current software project; at least one class diagram is obtained from at least one previous software project; a dependency graph is generated from the at least one design diagram, using link analysis; relationships between classes in the dependency graph are analyzed to obtain functional artifacts for the requirements; and the functional artifacts are reused in the new software project.

Abstract: Techniques for computing an enterprise process compliance index are provided. The techniques include obtaining an enterprise process, obtaining a compliance policy, segmenting the enterprise process into at least one process step and the compliance policy in at least one policy clause, and computing an enterprise process compliance index, wherein computing the enterprise process compliance index comprises determining an applicability of the at least one process step to the at least one policy clause.

Abstract: Techniques for deriving a context for enforcing a data disclosure policy while accessing a database are provided. The techniques include receiving a request for database access with met a information, parsing the meta information to identify a context, receiving a user query, formulating a query equivalent to-the user query, wherein the equivalent query implements the identified context to enforce a data disclosure policy, and accessing the database with the equivalent query.

Abstract: A method and a system for efficiently planning resiliency in a work environment based on resiliency parameters for a given definition of service, determining a best allocation plan with resources allocated, and allocating a resource request in a best allocation plan to the requesting source to perform the definition of service.

Abstract: A method computes a resiliency score of an entity by representing the entity as a set of components. The method determines interactions and relationships and can, in one embodiment, determine two types of relationships between the components to produce resiliency scores for the components. These two types of relationships comprise a dependency relationship (whether a first component depends on one or more additional components to function) and a substitution relationship (whether two or more components share some functionality, and whether the first component can be at least partially substituted for one or more additional components). The method computes and outputs an overall score representing a resiliency of the entity based on the scores of the components of the entity and relationships between the components.

Abstract: A method computes a resiliency score of an entity by representing the entity as a set of components. The method determines interactions and relationships and can, in one embodiment, determine two types of relationships between the components to produce resiliency scores for the components. These two types of relationships comprise a dependency relationship (whether a first component depends on one or more additional components to function) and a substitution relationship (whether two or more components share some functionality, and whether the first component can be at least partially substituted for one or more additional components). The method computes and outputs an overall score representing a resiliency of the entity based on the scores of the components of the entity and relationships between the components.

Abstract: A method detects a request from a user to append metadata to an e-mail message being addressed to a number of recipients. In response to the request, the method prompts the user to supply recipient specific information. The method generates the recipient specific metadata from the recipient specific information. The recipient specific information is different for different recipients and includes information regarding the action that is expected from the recipient, the relevance level of the e-mail, the description of the e-mail, and/or associated comments. Similarly, the recipient specific metadata is different for different recipients and the recipient specific metadata comprises fields for expected action, relevance level, description, and/or comments. The method adds the recipient specific metadata to the e-mail message and sends the e-mail message.

Abstract: A method detects a request from a user to append metadata to an e-mail message being addressed to a number of recipients. In response to the request, the method prompts the user to supply recipient specific information. The method generates the recipient specific metadata from the recipient specific information. The recipient specific information is different for different recipients and includes information regarding the action that is expected from the recipient, the relevance level of the e-mail, the description of the e-mail, and/or associated comments. Similarly, the recipient specific metadata is different for different recipients and the recipient specific metadata comprises fields for expected action, relevance level, description, and/or comments. The method adds the recipient specific metadata to the e-mail message and sends the e-mail message.

Abstract: A user interface component receives an input error message. A query enhancer component derives error messages from the input error messages using error pattern(s) representative of the input error message and error sub-pattern(s) of the error pattern(s). A result aggregator component inputs each error message to search engines, receives search results, aggregates the search results, and provides the search results to the user interface. The enhancer component may include a pattern composer component to locate error patterns representative of the input error message, and a sub-pattern generator component to derive error sub-patterns from the error patterns. The aggregator component may determine whether the search results are in agreement with a predetermined criterion. If not, the aggregator component may request the enhancer component to provide additional error messages to input to the search engines.

Abstract: A user interface component receives an input error message. A query enhancer component derives error messages from the input error messages using error pattern(s) representative of the input error message and error sub-pattern(s) of the error pattern(s). A result aggregator component inputs each error message to search engines, receives search results, aggregates the search results, and provides the search results to the user interface. The enhancer component may include a pattern composer component to locate error patterns representative of the input error message, and a sub-pattern generator component to derive error sub-patterns from the error patterns. The aggregator component may determine whether the search results are in agreement with a predetermined criterion. If not, the aggregator component may request the enhancer component to provide additional error messages to input to the search engines.

Abstract: A method and a system for efficiently planning resiliency in a work environment based on resiliency parameters for a given definition of service, determining a best allocation plan with resources allocated, and allocating a resource request in a best allocation plan to the requesting source to perform the definition of service.

Abstract: The present invention allows a user (e.g., a policy implementer) to be identified and delegated responsibility for implementing a policy. This can occur, implicitly, semi-implicitly or explicitly. In a typical embodiment, a policy provided (e.g., by a policy owner) is automatically parsed to determine a minimum set of access rights needed to implement the policy. For example, the policy might indicate that an implementing user only needs simple read privileges. Alternatively, the policy might require read/write privileges. In any event, a list (e.g., an access control list) will be analyzed to identify a set (e.g., one or more) of users of a computerized resource subject to the policy that meets the minimum set of access rights. Once this set of users has been identified, a hierarchy can be optionally analyzed to determine who among the set of users is permitted to implement the policy.