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Centralized control of software for administration of a distributed computing environment

  • US 6,598,090 B2
  • Filed: 11/03/1998
  • Issued: 07/22/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/03/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A control facility for providing network administration for a network comprising at least one server location and a plurality of client locations associated with each of said at least one server, comprising:

  • at least one processing component for gathering stored software program information from said locations on said network and for evaluating the content of said program information;

    at least one storage component associated with said at least one processing component for storing program information gathered from said locations;

    at least one communication component for effecting communication from said at least one processing component along said network in response to said evaluating;

    a response generating component for generating a response based upon the evaluating of the content of said program information gathered from at least one of the network locations, for identifying the network location from which said content was gathered, and for automatically replacing said program information at said network location.

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