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1. A method for enabling management of contacts, the method comprising:
- creating a single list of contacts that is stored in a central repository;
enabling a member to define a group of contacts from the single list of contacts and represent the group of contacts by a unique identifier; and
enabling the member to address communications sent from multiple applications to the group of contacts represented by the unique identifier.
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Enabling management of contacts includes creating a single list of contacts that is stored in a central repository. A member is enabled to define a group of contacts from the single list of contacts and represent the group of contacts by a unique identifier. The member is enabled to address communications sent from multiple applications to the group of contacts represented by the unique identifier.
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1. A method for enabling management of contacts, the method comprising:
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creating a single list of contacts that is stored in a central repository;
enabling a member to define a group of contacts from the single list of contacts and represent the group of contacts by a unique identifier; and
enabling the member to address communications sent from multiple applications to the group of contacts represented by the unique identifier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. An apparatus comprising a computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon that when executed by a machine result in at least the following:
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creating a single list of contacts that is stored in a central repository;
enabling a member to define a group of contacts from the single list of contacts and represent the group of contacts by a unique identifier; and
enabling the member to address communications sent from multiple applications to the group of contacts represented by the unique identifier.
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30. A system for enabling management of contacts comprising:
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means for creating a single list of contacts that is stored in a central repository;
means for enabling a member to define a group of contacts from the single list of contacts and represent the group of contacts by a unique identifier; and
means for enabling the member to address communications sent from multiple applications to the group of contacts represented by the unique identifier.
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