Abstract: A system providing access and use of customized telephony properties anywhere within a network is provided. The system includes a gateway to a telephone network. The gateway stores telephony data unique to each client. A server in communication with the gateway and a plurality of clients is included. The server executes a VoIP application through which the server and the gateway communicate. An instance of the VoIP application is created for each client establishing a session with the server, wherein the gateway creates a mapping table having entries associating the data unique to each client with the session for the corresponding client. A method for providing transferable telephony properties is also provided.

Abstract: A system and method for authenticating a legacy service using internet technology is disclosed. An authentication module is associated with the legacy server. Service requests from a user of the legacy server are passed to the authentication module. The authentication module generates a service request for a web server, requesting access to a protected page from the web server, and transmits the user's credentials to the web server. The web server attempts to access the protected server, which causes the web server to access a network-based authentication service to determine whether the user's credentials qualify for access to the protected page. The web server transmits a message back to the authentication module, which determines whether the user's credentials qualify for access the legacy server based on the message from the web server.

Abstract: A system and method for authenticating a legacy service using internet technology is disclosed. An authentication module is associated with the legacy server. Service requests from a user of the legacy server are passed to the authentication module. The authentication module generates a service request for a web server, requesting access to a protected page from the web server, and transmits the user's credentials to the web server. The web server attempts to access the protected server, which causes the web server to access a network-based authentication service to determine whether the user's credentials qualify for access to the protected page. The web server transmits a message back to the authentication module, which determines whether the user's credentials qualify for access the legacy server based on the message from the web server.