Managed Services Platform

• US 20080028061A1
• Filed: 10/09/2007
• Published: 01/31/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 01/19/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: zvelo Incorporated
• Original Assignee: eSoft Incorporated
• Inventors: Dietrich, John, Hartman, Robert, Holm, Rodney, Finn, Jeffrey
• Granted Patent: US 8,180,909 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/223
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/61 Installation
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/01 Protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/51 Discovery or management thereof, e.g. service location protocol [SLP] or web services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]

Abstract

A managed services platform. An applications management server is provided for managing relationships with application service providers and others over a wide area network such as the Internet. The applications management server interfaces with a master database server and the servers of one or more application service providers, or other entities, to facilitate selection and deselection of applications, services, and capabilities that may be available for use by the information technology network of a company.

Claims

1-9. -9. (canceled)

10-15. -15. (canceled)

16. A system for managing software applications, the system comprising:

at least one software application provider configured to deliver at least one software application;

a subscription management server in communication with the at least one software application provider, the subscription management server configured to store at least an identifier for the at least one software application;

an application management server in communication with the subscription management server, the application management server configured to request the subscription management server for access to the at least one software application; and

a license management server in communication with the subscription management server;

wherein the subscription management server is configured to provide the application management server access to the at least one software application.