Abstract: An approach is provided that receives social network feeds at a network interface. Each of the feeds is a freeform comment. The feeds are analyzed in order to identify keywords that are included in any of the social network feeds. A keyword found in a social network feed indicates the presence of contact data in the social network feed. When a keyword is found, contact data is extracted from the selected social network feed and the extracted data is stored in a contact-oriented application.

Abstract: A method and system for discovering dependencies in project plans of a distributed system. Project plans are located by a project plan path. A project plan contains dependency information of a task to be performed, a resource necessary to perform the task, and a prerequisite task to perform the task. The method generates a master project plan containing all dependency information in all project plans in the distributed system, which dictates an order of tasks or task-resource maps in all project plans pursuant to the dependency information in project plans. The method utilizes project plan files in diverse formats in generating the master project plan for the distributed system.

Abstract: A method and system for discovering dependencies in project plans of a distributed system. Project plans are located by a project plan path. A project plan contains dependency information of a task to be performed, a resource necessary to perform the task, and a prerequisite task to perform the task. The method generates a master project plan containing all dependency information in all project plans in the distributed system, which dictates an order of tasks or task-resource maps in all project plans pursuant to the dependency information in project plans. The method utilizes project plan files in diverse formats in generating the master project plan for the distributed system.

Abstract: The invention discloses an authentication technique for allowing an automated testing program to determine whether a failure during software application testing is caused by an event unrelated to the test, in order to improve correction of programming defects discovered using automated testing. Specifically, a product, method and system is provided for using window authentication in testing graphical user interface (GUI) applications.