Abstract: A method and system of operating a computer system for targeting one or more digital assets on a distribution server connected to one or more networks so that the digital assets are compatible with one or more target nodes connected to the networks includes examining the one or more digital assets to determine an asset type of the digital asset and, if the asset type is Relational Data (RD), retrieving one or more where clauses of the digital asset. The method and system may further include executing a token replacement operation on the where clause to create a transformed where clause and running a query on one or more tables specified in the digital asset using the transformed where clause, the query returning one or more returned records and the returned records correlating with the target node. The method and system may further include storing the returned record in the digital asset.

Abstract: A method and system for organizing a package involving identifying an asset within an application, wherein the asset is determined by an asset boundary and the asset contains a logic/data part and an extended environment part; identifying the package within the application, wherein the package is a logical division of the application and wherein the package includes a plurality of assets; determining a package boundary identifying the scope of the package, wherein the package boundary may be determined by the asset boundary of at least one asset in the package; and organizing the package according to the package boundary, wherein the package including at least two assets.

Abstract: A method and system for deploying assets to multi-tiered network nodes. An asset may represent network and/or application components (e.g., data, objects, applications, program modules, etc.) that may be distributed among the various resources of the network. In one embodiment, a target node's environment may be adjusted before an asset is deployed to that target node. In an alternative embodiment, a target deployment adapter, associated with the asset, may be selected and deployed with the asset in order to allow the asset to operate in the target node environment. An implementation class, associated with the asset, may be inserted into the target node environment. An altered target deployment descriptor may also be inserted into the target node environment.

Abstract: A component distribution server (CDS) system connected to at least one network through at least one respective network interface includes: a package specification process that receives at least one package, the packages being subparts of at least one application program from at least one enterprise information system (EIS), the packages having at least one assets, each asset having an asset type and at least two asset layers, a first asset layer being a logic/data layer and a second asset layer being an extended environment layer, the logic/data layer having information that includes a function of the asset and the extended environment layer being a subset of the EIS and having portions of the EIS necessary to support the respective logic/data layer; a process adapter process that translates at least one of the assets layers so that the asset performs the asset function on at least one target base environment of at least one target computer; and a target process that changes the at least one of the layers of

Abstract: One or more collaboration computers connected over the network may collaborate using their web browsers. Each collaboration computer may have one or more window locators that uniquely identify a web browser window on the browser. The web browser window can be a window where one or more events occur during the collaboration. One or more document locators may be derived from information describing a document path from the respective web browser window to a document within the respective web browser window. The document path can be a path in a hierarchical structure that includes the document and the respective web browser window. One or more transfer data structures may contain the window locator and the document locator and may be passed to and from the collaboration computer through a network connection to enable a collaboration session.

Abstract: The present invention provides a system, method, and data structure for packaging assets for processing and distribution over a multi-tiered network. An asset may represent network and/or application components (e.g., data, objects, applications, program modules, etc.) that may be distributed among the various resources of the network. In an embodiment, the package structure includes at least one representation of an asset having a logic/data portion and an asset extended environment portion, and a package extended environment that includes package information associated with at least one asset.

Abstract: A system, method, article of manufacture, and a computer program product identifies (discovers) member objects of one or more computer system parts in an Enterprise Information System (EIS) while establishing at least one topographical relationship among the member objects to create digital assets, which involves traversing one or more computer file systems of the EIS to find one or more of the member objects. For each member object found, a digital asset identifier of the found member object is placed in an intermediate representation. The intermediate representation is a graph with nodes and edges. Each of the digital asset identifiers corresponds to one of the nodes of the graph. The edges represent the topographical relationship. A digital asset is created from the member object by placing the member object in a logic/data section of the digital asset and attaching an extended environment data structure to the logic/data section. The digital asset is stored in an asset inventory container object.

Abstract: A system and method for adjusting the distribution of an asset over a multi-tiered network is provided. An asset may represent network and/or application components (e.g., data, objects, applications, program modules, etc.) that may be distributed among the various resources of the network. In an embodiment, a performance metric is received and input to a performance model. The model determines a network optimization and at least one change requirement based on the metric. A package specification is changed to reflect the requirement, which may specify that at least one asset should be packaged in at least one package. The change requirement is implemented and the package is distributed over the network.

Abstract: An extended environment data structure that is part of a digital asset that is transmittable over one or more multi-tiered networks. The data structure has one or more common descriptors to provide a unique identification of the digital asset on the networks; one or more asset dependency descriptors to identify one or more associated digital assets, associated digital assets are associated with the digital asset by a joint membership as parts of a whole; and has one or more target server dependencies descriptors to identify a base execution environment on one or more target computers. In an alternative exemplary embodiment and/or exemplary method, one or more EIS server dependencies descriptors are included to identify an EIS execution environment on the respective EIS from which the asset resides. In still other exemplary embodiments and/or exemplary methods, other descriptors are included in the extended environment data structure.

Abstract: An exemplary method and/or exemplary embodiment of the present invention synchronizes an asset over a multi-tiered network. An asset may represent network and/or application components (e.g., data, objects, applications, program modules, etc.) that may be distributed among the various resources of the network. Synchronization addresses the restoration of asset coherency in a distributed system, i.e. bringing changes made to assets on one distributed node into harmonization with changes made to assets on another distributed node. In an embodiment, a synchronization call having a data argument and an asset type is received, an adapter associated with the asset type is selected, and the data argument is passed to the adapter. The asset type is determined, as well as a table associated with the asset type. A synchronization information object is retrieved from a target environment on a target node, and a synchronization asset is created based on the synchronization information.

Abstract: An exemplary method and/or exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides a system and method for bridging an asset over a multi-tiered network. An asset may represent network and/or application components (e.g., data, objects, applications, program modules, etc.) that may be distributed among the various resources of the network. Generally, communications can be maintained between executable assets residing on different network nodes by bridging the execution context of the two nodes. In an embodiment, a mapping layer can be generated for assets that have run-time dependencies; the mapping layer uses a distribution system to bridge the execution context of a first environment with that of a second environment. The asset executing in the first environment is able to access another resource located in the second environment, even though the asset does not have local access to the resource in the second environment.

Abstract: A method and system of operating a computer system for targeting one or more digital assets on a distribution server connected to one or more networks so that the digital assets are compatible with one or more target nodes connected to the networks includes examining the one or more digital assets to determine an asset type of the digital asset and, if the asset type is Relational Data (RD), retrieving one or more where clauses of the digital asset. The method and system may further include executing a token replacement operation on the where clause to create a transformed where clause and ruining a query on one or more tables specified in the digital asset using the transformed where clause, the query returning one or more returned records and the returned records correlating with the target node. The method and system may further include storing the returned record in the digital asset.

Abstract: A method for distributing changes to digital assets across a network includes determining an asset type of a first digital asset and comparing the first digital asset to a prior digital asset to determine one or more deltas, the prior digital asset being a prior version of the first digital asset and the delta being a difference between the first digital asset and the prior digital asset. The method further includes evaluating the one or more of the deltas with one or more criteria to determine if the one or more delta assets should be created, the delta asset being a second digital asset containing the respective delta, the criteria determined by the asset type. The method further includes that if the delta meets the criteria, creating the delta asset, and marking the delta asset as a first delta asset of the first digital asset.

Abstract: A component distribution server (CDS) system connected to at least one network through at least one respective network interface includes: a package specification process that receives at least one package, the packages being subparts of at least one application program from at least one enterprise information system (EIS), the packages having at least one assets, each asset having an asset type and at least two asset layers, a first asset layer being a logic/data layer and a second asset layer being an extended environment layer, the logic/data layer having information that includes a function of the asset and the extended environment layer being a subset of the EIS and having portions of the EIS necessary to support the respective logic/data layer; a process adapter process that translates at least one of the assets layers so that the asset performs the asset function on at least one target base environment of at least one target computer; and a target process that changes the at least one of the layers of

Abstract: A computer system and a method for transactional deployment of one or more components over a multi-tier network is provided, which computer system has one or more J2EE application server programs which are stored on one or more memories of the system and which are executed by one or more central processing units (CPUs). One or more J2EE applications can be executed by the J2EE application servers, and one or more J2EE application containers are contained within each J2EE application server. In turn, each J2EE application container contains one or more J2EE application container components, and one or more Java EJB containers or Java web containers are contained within each J2EE application container. One or more J2EE components are delivered to the J2EE application server over one or more tiers of the network. There are one or more logical connections to one or more databases located on the network.

Abstract: A method and system for deploying assets to multi-tiered network nodes. An asset may represent network and/or application components (e.g., data, objects, applications, program modules, etc.) that may be distributed among the various resources of the network. In one embodiment, a target node's environment may be adjusted before an asset is deployed to that target node. In an alternative embodiment, a target deployment adapter, associated with the asset, may be selected and deployed with the asset in order to allow the asset to operate in the target node environment. An implementation class, associated with the asset, may be inserted into the target node environment. An altered target deployment descriptor may also be inserted into the target node environment.

Abstract: A method and system for organizing a package involving identifying an asset within an application, wherein the asset is determined by an asset boundary and the asset contains a logic/data part and an extended environment part; identifying the package within the application, wherein the package is a logical division of the application and wherein the package includes a plurality of assets; determining a package boundary identifying the scope of the package, wherein the package boundary may be determined by the asset boundary of at least one asset in the package; and organizing the package according to the package boundary, wherein the package including at least two assets.

Abstract: The present invention provides a system and method for translating an asset for distribution to a multi-tiered network node. An asset may represent network and/or application components (e.g., data, objects, applications, program modules, etc.) that may be distributed among the various resources of the network. In an embodiment, an asset has a logic/data section and an extended environment section. The logic/data section defines a function of the digital asset along with the asset's type, while the extended environment section supports the function of the logic/data section within at least one source environment. The asset type is determined and a process asset adapter, associated with the asset type and a target environment, is selected. The asset is then translated into a processed asset having a processed extended environment section supporting the function of the logic/data section in the target environment.

Abstract: This disclosure presents systems, methods, apparatus, products, program products, products by process, articles of manufacturer, and business methods that relate to distributing network (e.g. web and server applications) systems, sub systems, applications, sub applications, components, modules, functions, over one or more computer networks.