Abstract: A collaborative messaging and data distribution system includes a text-messaging engine executing on a processor for sending and receiving messages among a plurality of users. The text-messaging engine includes an information proxy for distributing information among at least one information source and the plurality of users. The information proxy appears as one of the plurality of users.

Abstract: A collaborative messaging system and method includes, in a communications engine, a plurality of message interrogators to process a message from a sender to a receiver. The plurality of message interrogators includes a message adjudicator configured to compare message information from the sender with message information obtained by the message adjudicator and to modify the message information from the sender to a more restrictive value. The plurality of message interrogators further includes a message validator configured to allow or deny the message based upon the modified message information.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for providing a synchronous interface for an asynchronous service including, in a synchronous interface engine executing on a processor, receiving a request from a client for the asynchronous service, issuing an asynchronous service request to perform the asynchronous service, the asynchronous service request including a unique client identifier, and associating a wait condition with the unique client identifier to indicate to the client to wait for a result of the asynchronous service. Methods and apparatus further include receiving the result of the asynchronous service, the result including the unique client identifier, removing the associated wait condition, and sending the result to the client.

Abstract: A collaborative messaging and data distribution system includes a text-messaging engine executing on a processor for sending and receiving messages among a plurality of users. The text-messaging engine includes an information proxy for distributing information among at least one information source and the plurality of users. The information proxy appears as one of the plurality of users.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for providing a synchronous interface for an asynchronous service including, in a synchronous interface engine executing on a processor, receiving a request from a client for the asynchronous service, issuing an asynchronous service request to perform the asynchronous service, the asynchronous service request including a unique client identifier, and associating a wait condition with the unique client identifier to indicate to the client to wait for a result of the asynchronous service. Methods and apparatus further include receiving the result of the asynchronous service, the result including the unique client identifier, removing the associated wait condition, and sending the result to the client.

Abstract: A collaborative messaging system includes a communications engine for sending and receiving messages among a plurality of users, including a contact generator to generate at least one user contact, a plurality of user filters, each associated with at least one of the plurality of users, and a plurality of user contact lists, each associated with at least one of the plurality of users and adapted to contain at least one user contact. In response to a comparison between user filters, the contact generator is configured to update at least one of the plurality of user contact lists.

Abstract: A collaborative messaging system and method includes, in a communications engine, a plurality of message interrogators to process a message from a sender to a receiver. The plurality of message interrogators includes a message adjudicator configured to compare message information from the sender with message information obtained by the message adjudicator and to modify the message information from the sender to a more restrictive value. The plurality of message interrogators further includes a message validator configured to allow or deny the message based upon the modified message information.

Abstract: An incident management system includes a plurality of information sources, each of the information sources configured to collect information for use by a plurality of joint-responders in an incident management process, an information integrator configured to receive and store information from each of the information sources, and at least one semantic model coupled to the information integrator, the semantic model including a plurality of relationships associated with the plurality of joint-responders. The system further includes an application logic processor which utilizes the at least one semantic model to determine which of a plurality of joint-responder organizations should receive information from the information integrator, and a registry processor coupled to the information integrator to help at least some of the plurality of joint-responders connect to desired information within at least a portion of the plurality of information sources.