Abstract: A middleware demonstration system without requiring installation of the middleware and a server is disclosed. A preferred embodiment of the middleware demonstration system comprising a CD-ROM containing a middleware program; an application server program; and a demonstration program configured to automatically load and execute the middleware program and server program on a single computer and to temporarily store the demonstration application data and the demonstration configuration data on the computer in a working middleware system is disclosed.

Abstract: In one aspect, the present invention comprises a server system, the server system further comprising a generic server interface configured to receive requests for a plurality of software modules; a module locator configured to interrogate at least a first software module of the plurality of software modules based on an identifier from a request received via the generic server interface, and to cause the first software module to be invoked based on the interrogation; and a redeployment interface configured to receive a redeployment request, and in response to the redeployment request, to cause the module locator to interrogate a second module instead of the first module based on the identifier.