Abstract: A method and system for managing access and configuration of multiple independent communication related application services. The work associated with redundant configuration data or provisioning data necessary for managing the application services is minimized though a common directory server. The system utilizes a control module application having a common interface for modifying and entering duplicate data as well as data peculiar to each independent service.

Abstract: A system (10) for evaluating a software product includes an interface (12). The interface (12) receives product data relating to the software product, and a first memory (14) stores the product data. A second memory (23, 32) stores a plurality of weighting values. A processor (26, 36) is coupled to the first memory (14) and the second memory (23, 32). The processor (26, 36) applies the plurality of weighting values to the product data to generate at least one criterion score for the software product. Each criterion score represents an evaluation of the software product.