Abstract: A resource manager service, system, apparatus and method manages resources for a user group of at least one user by utilizing a resource adapter. The resource adapter serves as a smart proxy to mimic the user of a desktop software application preserving the interaction model with the application. Embodiments of the invention allow integration of desktop software in a distributed enterprise system, as a service, without requiring non-trivial modifications to the application code or to alter its workflows in any material way. A resource manager service, system, apparatus and method treat instances of the resource adapters, smart proxies, as finite but reusable resources that can be allocated and “bound” to a given user for an unspecified duration.

Abstract: In-context compatibility of one or more services or application instances running as services with currently active work is monitored. Respective context-sensitive icons indicate contextual compatibility and availability of corresponding services. The context-sensitive icon is displayed in a graphical user interface of a web application. Availability of one or more services or application instances running as services is indicated in the graphical user interface using different states of the context-sensitive icon. A user may select the icon corresponding to an available and compatible service to be applied to the currently active work in the web application. A single user gesture type command releases the corresponding service.