Kathryn P Reece

US Patent:

20030144892, Jul 31, 2003

Filed:

Jan 29, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/058351

Inventors:

Charles Cowan - Poughkeepsie NY, US
Kathryn Reece - Marietta GA, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F017/60

US Classification:

705/008000

Abstract:

An exemplary embodiment of the invention relates to a method, system, and storage medium for providing knowledge management web services over a network. The system comprises at least one computer workstation coupled to a server via the network; one or more business applications executable via the server; a data storage device accessible to the server; and a knowledge management enabling tool executing on the server. The knowledge management enabling tool includes: a graphical user interface; at least one application programming interface; a solution environment; and a knowledge management enabling environment integrated with the business applications and the solution environment via the application programming interface. The knowledge management enabling tool facilitates receipt, classification, storage, and retrieval services relating to knowledge via the business applications. The knowledge management enabling environment includes a repository including a knowledge base which further comprises a metadata subcomponent configured to manage structured data, a binary large object subcomponent configured to manage unstructured data, a structuring component, a search component, and a collaboration component. Other embodiments of the invention include a method and storage medium for implementing knowledge management services.

US Patent:

20030145016, Jul 31, 2003

Filed:

Jan 29, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/059511

Inventors:

Stephen Bello - Austin TX, US
Tze-Rong Fu - Coppell TX, US
Kevin McAuliffe - Cortlandt Manor NY, US
John Palmer - Scarsdale NY, US
Emily Plachy - Pleasantville NY, US
Kathryn Reece - Marietta GA, US
David Shorter - Lewisville TX, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F007/00

US Classification:

707/104100

Abstract:

A method and system for forming and procuring an integrated solution to meet a set of requirements. The invention includes an electronic exchange for providing an information technology (IT) solution, comprising: a matching system for matching IT requirements with a set of candidate IT components that provide the IT solution; a supplier exchange system for interfacing with suppliers of the set of candidate IT components; and an exchange catalog for storing information relating to available IT components, including supplier information.