NETWORK STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF ITS USE FOR DISTRIBUTING AND MAINTAINING PROVISIONING INFORMATION BETWEEN A NETWORK MARKETPLACE AND ONE OR MORE VENDORS FOR THE PURPOSE OF REGISTERING, INSTALLING AND CONFIGURING SOLUTIONS AND PRODUCTS
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1. A computer system for disseminating product provisioning information provided by two or more vendors to at least one customer via a marketplace and an associated intermediary provisioning server, said system comprising:
- (a) a marketplace offering at least two products for distribution to at least one customer;
(c) an intermediary provisioning server; and
(d) software recorded on a computer-readable medium enabling the intermediary provisioning server to perform the steps of;
i. receiving a message from the marketplace containing customer specific values for provisioning one or more said products requested by said customer and provided by a said vendor,ii. in response to said message, transmitting a message to said vendor including a globally unique provisioning identification code, andiii. receiving from said vendor a message containing said globally unique provisioning identification code and a message indicating a provisioning completion status.
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Disclosed is a method and structure for provisioning information within a network which employs an intermediary, such as an intermediary provisioning server, to automatically distribute and maintain provisioning information between network components such as marketplace and vendor server computers and customers.
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1. A computer system for disseminating product provisioning information provided by two or more vendors to at least one customer via a marketplace and an associated intermediary provisioning server, said system comprising:
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(a) a marketplace offering at least two products for distribution to at least one customer; (c) an intermediary provisioning server; and (d) software recorded on a computer-readable medium enabling the intermediary provisioning server to perform the steps of; i. receiving a message from the marketplace containing customer specific values for provisioning one or more said products requested by said customer and provided by a said vendor, ii. in response to said message, transmitting a message to said vendor including a globally unique provisioning identification code, and iii. receiving from said vendor a message containing said globally unique provisioning identification code and a message indicating a provisioning completion status. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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