Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Abhijat A Kanade

Andrey Shur

Charles Lamanna

Scott C Cottrille

Mauktik Gandhi

Gregory Kostal

Rushmi U Malaviarachchi

Jeffrey G Brown

Robledo Pontes-Filho

Kenneth D Ray

Peter David Waxman

Vladimir Yarmolenko

Yuhui Zhong

Keith S Brintzenhofe

Kumar B Parambir

Syed A Mehdi

Patricia Priest

Li Ren

A classification application identifies patterns and evidences within representative documents. The application constructs a classification rule according to an entity and an affinity determined from the patterns and evidences. The application processes the representative documents with the classification rule to evaluate whether the rules meet acceptance requirements. Subsequent to a successful evaluation, the application identifies confidence levels for patterns and evidences within other documents.

Determining document classification probabilistically through classification rule analysis

One embodiment includes a method which may be practiced in a computing environment where resources are distributed. The method includes acts for obtaining policy information defining restrictions on resources distributed in the computing environment. The method includes sending a request to a server for metadata about one or more resource protection policies at the server. In response to the request, metadata about one or more resource protection polices at the server is received from the server. The metadata from the server is analyzed. Based on analyzing the metadata, one or more resource protection policies stored at the client are updated.

Distribution of information protection policies to client machines

The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for a centrally accessible policy repository. Protection policies for protecting resources within an organization are stored at a central policy repository. Thus, an administrator can centrally create, maintain, and manage resource protection polices for all of the organizational units within an organization. Accordingly, resources consumed when performing these protection policy related operations is significantly reduced. Additionally, since protection policies are centrally located, there is increased likelihood of being able to consistently apply an organization's protection policies within different organizational units, even when protection policies change.

Centrally accessible policy repository

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Abhijat A Kanade