Abstract: What is disclosed is a method of configuring an event correlation system, which includes routing an event stream received from an input of the event correlation system to a filter, processing the event stream through a first correlation algorithm within the filter to provide a correlated output stream, wherein the first correlation algorithm is configurable in response to a first configuration control instruction and routing the correlated output stream to an output of the event correlation system. Additionally, a method of providing an event correlation system which can be integrated into a software system providing a source, filter and destination module is disclosed. Finally, the same method embodied in a computer program product is disclosed.