Abstract: A method to correlate and consolidate a plurality of events may include consolidating each of the plurality of events to form a multi-personality event. Each event may be emitted from a respective one of a plurality of components forming an event producer in response to an incident affecting the event producer. The method may also include providing the multi-personality event to an event consumer.

Abstract: An improved solution for displaying a topology. A user can selectively adjust a baseline that is used to alter the emphasis of one or more topologic items for the topology. In response to an adjusted baseline, more or fewer topologic items can be displayed at full emphasis and/or de-emphasized. As a result, the user is allowed to dynamically select a desired emphasis level for viewing the topology.

Abstract: A method, system and apparatus for managing environmental configuration for removable storage. A removable storage configured to store at least one host application installation for one or more host computing systems can include a service registry module (SRM) configured to store environmental configuration data for an application installed in the removable storage. The removable storage further can include an SRM utility programmed to manage access to the SRM for the installed application through access requests received in a coupled one of the host computing systems. The SRM utility can be further programmed to write environmental configuration data to the SRM for a new application when the new application is installed in the removable storage.

Abstract: A system and method for autonomic software delivery for personal area networks is presented. A software installer is included in a responding device that uses a device profile table to identify the capabilities of a requesting device. Once identified, the responding device provides software data, such as software identifiers and versions, to the requesting device. The requesting device compares its installed software with the software data it received from the responding device. In turn, the requesting device downloads software from the responding device that it either does not have or is outdated. Once the requesting device downloads the software, the requesting device may send requests, such as a print request or a remote control command, to the responding device using the downloaded software.

Abstract: The use of accessibility devices such as a screen reader is facilitated by synopsizing large data sets in a synopsis container data structure. A synopsis of the large data set is generated and included in the synopsis container. The large data set is also included in the synopsis container. The synopsis container may include additional attributes, such as a flag indicating whether or not to output the large data set. In one embodiment the synopsis container is an HTML data structure defined by HTML tags using a CONTAINER keyword. The data structure includes the large data set, formatted as an HTML TABLE or the like. A conventional browser display may output the large data set, and an accessibility system such as a screen reader may output only the synopsis of the large data set.

Abstract: A system and method for selection accelerator in topology views is presented. A user uses a topology view to manage a computer network whereby the topology view includes a plurality of nodes and their relationships that correspond to computer network components. When a user selects a primary node, processing identifies related nodes, and displays a relationship identifier next the related nodes, such as a hierarchal level corresponding to the primary node. By viewing the relationship identifiers, the user is able to depress a key to select a plurality of related nodes based upon their relationships. In addition, the user is able to request an invert select which informs processing to select nodes related to the primary node which are not currently selected.

Abstract: Methods, systems and computer program products are configured to display graphical objects on an electronic display by providing a tether that visually relates two spaced apart graphic objects on the display, with the tether configured to be less visually prominent than the objects that it indicates are related.