Abstract: A computer-implemented system and method aggregate electronic response messages. A communication server receives a request message from a sender addressed to a plurality of users. The request message contains within it an aggregation indicator indicating that responses to the request message are to be aggregated. A response address is modified within the request message directing a response message from a user to go to a message aggregation server, and the modified message is sent to each of the plurality of users.

Abstract: In an approach to invention purpose, for controlling evacuation of a plurality of individuals carrying corresponding portable computing devices from a venue having a plurality of exits associated with corresponding exit computing devices, wherein the method comprises, under the control of the portable computing device of each of the individuals. One or more computer processors receive one or more of evacuation messages of wireless type each being transmitted by a source entity. The one or more computer processors select a selected evacuation message of the received evacuation messages according to the hop number of the received evacuation messages. The one or more computer processors subscribe to a directed exit being set to the origin exit of the selected evacuation message.

Abstract: In an approach to invention purpose, for controlling evacuation of a plurality of individuals carrying corresponding portable computing devices from a venue having a plurality of exits associated with corresponding exit computing devices, wherein the method comprises, under the control of the portable computing device of each of the individuals. One or more computer processors receive one or more of evacuation messages of wireless type each being transmitted by a source entity. The one or more computer processors select a selected evacuation message of the received evacuation messages according to the hop number of the received evacuation messages. The one or more computer processors subscribe to a directed exit being set to the origin exit of the selected evacuation message.

Abstract: A computer-implemented system and method aggregate electronic response messages. A communication server receives a request message from a sender addressed to a plurality of users. The request message contains within it an aggregation indicator indicating that responses to the request message are to be aggregated. A response address is modified within the request message directing a response message from a user to go to a message aggregation server, and the modified message is sent to each of the plurality of users.

Abstract: A mechanism is provided for automatically defining on a computer data for execution of systems management tasks on endpoints by a systems manager management said endpoints. The mechanism reads connection/disconnection information related to the endpoints collected by the systems management server during a same period of time for all the endpoints, computes the availability trends with the connection/disconnection information for said same period of time classifying endpoints according to the predefined classes of availability trends for endpoints and the computer availability trends, applies rules to create data defining execution of systems management tasks on endpoints according to the result of the classifying step, and makes these data available to the systems management server.

Abstract: A method, computer program and system for automatically defining on a computer data for execution of systems management tasks on endpoints by a systems manager management said endpoints. The method comprises the steps of reading connection/disconnection information related to the endpoints collected by the systems management server during a same period of time for all the endpoints, computing the availability trends with the connection/disconnection information for said same period of time classifying endpoints according to the predefined classes of availability trends for endpoints and the computed availability trends, applying rules to create data defining execution of systems management tasks on endpoints according to the result of the classifying step and making these data available to the systems management server. In a centralized embodiment all the steps of the method are executed on the systems management server.