Abstract: Methods, systems, and articles of manufacture are provided for defining a privacy zone between an asset platform and an offering platform within a network. A request is received from a customer for an offering to be deployed in association with an asset hosted on the asset platform. The offering has back-end offering logic and front-end offering logic that is operatively configured to collect and transfer a data element associated with the asset to the back-end offering logic. A privacy policy associated with the offering is identified. The front-end offering logic is deployed to the asset platform such that the front-end offering logic is operatively configured to communicate with the asset. A data element collection filter is then generated between the front-end offering logic and the back-end offering logic to control the transfer and the access of the data element in accordance with the privacy policy.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and articles of manufacture consistent with the present invention provide for deploying an offering to a customer in a data processing system having an offering platform program operatively connected to a distributed offering network. An offering deployment package including the offering is received from a remote offering platform program. The offering included in the offering deployment package is deployed.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and articles of manufacture consistent with the present invention provide for deploying an offering to a customer in a data processing system having an offering platform program. A customer asset that is a hardware or software component of a customer device is located. The customer asset and its location on the customer device are identified by the offering. A request to deploy the offering is received. The offering is transmitted to the customer device and enabled on the customer device.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and articles of manufacture consistent with the present invention provide for deploying an offering to a customer in a data processing system having an offering platform program. The offering platform program includes a web services framework for providing web services. A set of standard web service interfaces is provided.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and articles of manufacture consistent with the present invention provide for deploying an offering to a customer in a data processing system having an offering platform program. A customer asset that is a hardware or software component of a customer device is located. The customer asset and its location on the customer device are identified by the offering. A request to deploy the offering is received. The offering is transmitted to the customer device and enabled on the customer device.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and articles of manufacture consistent with the present invention provide for deploying an asset platform to an asset in a distributed offering network. The asset platform includes a container and an asset module and offering module implemented on the container. The asset module provides an abstraction of the asset to the offering module such that offer modules may communicate through the container with asset modules in a standard manner.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and articles of manufacture consistent with the present invention provide for managing a customer asset, which is a hardware or software component of a remote customer device, in a data processing system having an offering platform program. The customer asset's identity and location are received from an offering. The customer asset is located on the remote customer device using the received customer asset's identity and location. A file system is locally implemented for the customer asset. Information is provided to the customer asset via the locally implemented file system.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and articles of manufacture consistent with the present invention provide for managing privacy in a data processing system having an offering platform. A privacy policy is mapped to a data elements that are transmitted to remote offering platforms. The remote offering platform complies with the privacy policy to ensure data security.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and articles of manufacture consistent with the present invention provide for managing a customer asset, which is a hardware or software component of a customer device, in a data processing system having an offering platform program. The customer asset's is discovered by an asset manager, and an asset identity is assigned. The asset identity is stored persistently.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and articles of manufacture consistent with the present invention provide for managing offerings in a data processing system having offering platform programs operatively connected to a distributed offering network. At least one is deployed offering via an offering platform program. A topology of offerings is created. It is determined whether there is an association between two or more of the offerings. When there is an association between two or more of the offerings, the association is included in the topology.