Abstract: A method of searching across a peer to peer network, each peer having searchable content and connected to a plurality of neighboring peers via links, comprises: establishing a contributor pipeline via the links to pass a query around the peers, for contribution of any available result content at respective peers; and establishing a read pipeline via the links to pass contributed results back to a query originator. The read pipeline allows results to be read by any intervening peer that is interested. The pipelines are set up using a subscribe and publish mechanism.

Abstract: A data integration system and method gathers information dynamically from one or more data sources, which may be located at different servers and have incompatible formats, structures the information into a configurable, object-oriented information model, and outputs the information for the user according to an associated, configurable visual representation with automatic content classification.

Abstract: A interactive information discovery tool and method gathers information dynamically from one or more data sources, which may be located at different servers and have incompatible formats, structures the information into a configurable, object-oriented information model, and outputs the information for the user according to an associated, configurable visual representation with automatic content classification.