Computer Associates Think, Inc.

I2 Technologies Us, Inc.

Aditya Srivastava

Thomas J Traughber

Giridhar Tandri

An XML-based framework () for developing software applications () includes a document manager () to manage activities relating to one or more XML-based data documents () associated with an application (), each data document () modeling data associated with the application () and representing relationships between the data document () and one or more other data documents (). The framework () includes a rules manager () to manage rules () specifying logic for handling notifications associated with XML-based action documents () received at the application (), the notifications requesting actions involving data documents (). The framework () also includes an operations manager () to manage the execution of transactions involving data documents () based on operations () defined for the application () during its development. The framework () provides a generic XML-based transaction engine, the application () being one of a plurality of distributed applications () each being an instance of the generic transaction engine. An electronic marketplace with a distributed transaction layer may include such a plurality of distributed applications (), where the applications () interact with one another using the distributed transaction layer () to conduct electronic commerce within the marketplace.

System and method for developing software applications using an extended XML-based framework

A method of component assembly based on an engine inserted into code of an application that causes the application to be modified by tools while the application is running. The method can be used with a Java component where the applet byte-code contain a modifier engine and interfaces that launch tools to allow the modifications.

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