Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for facilitating software as a service (SAAS) by receiving information of SAAS offerings and metrics for tracking a users use of the SAAS offerings. The systems may be used to create SAAS orders and provide compliance and auditing of the SAAS, as well as generating invoices and receiving payment for the SAAS.

Abstract: A computer implemented method, data processing system, and computer usable code are provided for using read-only process components to model service processes. User input is received indicating an attempt to establish a connection from a selected read-only process component to a previously selected read-only process component. Responsive to receiving the user input, verification is performed as to whether the connection is a valid connection. In response to all connections being valid, a service model is built using the set of read-only process components and executable code is generated for the service process based on the service model.

Abstract: Exemplary methods, systems, and products are described for normalized measurement of computer resource usage by use of benchmarks of performance that reduce the complexity of calculating customer charges for use of computer resources in a hosted environment. More particularly, exemplary methods, systems, and products are described for normalized measurement of computer resource usage that include calculating a normalization coefficient for a computer resource of a type, measuring actual usage of the resource by a user, and calculating normalized usage in dependence upon the normalization coefficient and the actual usage. Calculating a normalization coefficient is typically carried out in dependence upon a benchmark value for the computer resource and upon benchmark values for a multiplicity of computer resources of the type.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and media to automatically deploy an, e.g., a JS2EE file between environments are disclosed. Embodiments include hardware and/or software for selecting one or more applications in an original system for export. The applications along with their corresponding application data, configuration data, and descriptor files, are compressed into one or more archive files such as Enterprise Archives (EARs). Variable configuration data associated with the target environment is identified so the values of the variable configuration data can be adapted for the target environment. Then, the target environment is adapted for installation of the application and the application is installed in the target environment. Advantageously, this deployment of the application may reduce the chance of user error, require less J2EE knowledge and script maintenance, and complete faster than deployments effected manually.