Abstract: A method of prioritizing communication in networks on a situation-related basis includes comparing a quantity of incoming communications to a predetermined threshold to determine whether an overload is occurring. The method further includes analyzing content of incoming communications, in response to determining that an overload is occurring, to determine whether the overload is related to a particular situation. The method further includes grouping incoming communications, in response to determining that the overload is related to the particular situation, into prioritized communications and non-prioritized communications. The method further includes transmitting the prioritized communications. The method further includes retaining, without transmitting, the non-prioritized communications in a repository so long as the overload is occurring.

Abstract: A method of prioritizing communication in networks on a situation-related basis includes comparing a quantity of incoming communications to a predetermined threshold to determine whether an overload is occurring. The method further includes analyzing content of incoming communications, in response to determining that an overload is occurring, to determine whether the overload is related to a particular situation. The method further includes grouping incoming communications, in response to determining that the overload is related to the particular situation, into prioritized communications and non-prioritized communications. The method further includes transmitting the prioritized communications. The method further includes retaining, without transmitting, the non-prioritized communications in a repository so long as the overload is occurring.

Abstract: A method for process monitoring with an automation manager includes: obtaining a unique process identifier (pid) of a to be monitored application process; calling an operating system using a system call function from a monitoring process; wherein the system call function adds the monitoring process to a list of interested processes of one or more to be monitored application processes; wherein the to be monitored application processes are not child processes of the monitoring process; waiting of the monitoring process until the operating system notifies the monitoring process, that the unique pid of the to be monitored process is no longer available; wherein in the event the unique pid of the to be monitored process is no longer available: notifying the automation manager that the to be monitored application process associated with the unique pid has terminated; and wherein interested processes are the monitoring processes that have called the system call function.

Abstract: A method for process monitoring with an automation manager includes: obtaining a unique process identifier (pid) of a to be monitored application process; calling an operating system using a system call function from a monitoring process; wherein the system call function adds the monitoring process to a list of interested processes of one or more to be monitored application processes; wherein the to be monitored application processes are not child processes of the monitoring process; waiting of the monitoring process until the operating system notifies the monitoring process, that the unique pid of the to be monitored process is no longer available; wherein in the event the unique pid of the to be monitored process is no longer available: notifying the automation manager that the to be monitored application process associated with the unique pid has terminated; and wherein interested processes are the monitoring processes that have called the system call function.

Abstract: The present invention can include an automated solution for resolving conflicts between multiple automation managers in the management of a software resource. In this solution, an automation manager can detect a change in the operating state of a software resource within a computing system. A state change indication can be automatically analyzed. The state change indication can be automatically set by the software resource in response to the change in the operating state. Based upon the analysis of the state change indication, the automation manager can determine if the change in the operating state is deliberate. When the change is determined to be deliberate, the automation manager can accept the change in the operating state as the desired state of the software resource.

Abstract: The present invention relates to handling of performance problems arising in computer networks and in particular, to precise definition of packet traversal time. The basic idea of the present invention comprises the principle to perform a calibration phase, in which the difference between the computer clocks on the client and the server computer is calculated, using a statistical method. This allows to calculate request and response time separately.

Abstract: The present invention relates to handling of performance problems arising in computer networks and in particular, to precise definition of packet traversal time. The basic idea of the present invention comprises the principle to perform a calibration phase, in which the difference between the computer clocks on the client and the server computer is calculated, using a statistical method. This allows to calculate request and response time separately.