International Business Machines Corporation

Edward Joseph Dobner

Thomas Gschwind

Ana Claudia Biazetti

Metin Feridun

Michael Moser

Mack Edward Phelps

Kimberly Lynn Gajda

Adam Barrett Darney

Brian David Pate

Anthony Joseph Nadalin

David Gerard Kuehr-McLaren

Xiaoyan Y Zhang

An invention is disclosed for improved computer system management by allowing complex computer-monitored events to be handled in different formats for correlation, analysis and action. Specifically, a method and system are disclosed for processing multiple heterogeneous event types in a complex event processing (CEP) engine.

Processing multiple heterogeneous event types in a complex event processing engine

The invention provides a method, system, and program product for dispatching an event to a rule. In one embodiment, the invention includes generating a table from a rule set, wherein the table includes an indication of whether each rule in the rule set corresponds to at least one event type; receiving an event; in the case that a plurality of rules in the rule set correspond to an event type of the event, dispatching the event to the plurality of rules; determining that the event should not be processed by at least one of the plurality of rules; and terminating the dispatching of the event.

Method, system, and program product for dispatching an event to a rule using key-value pair

A method and apparatus for establishing a secure communication connection between a Java application or applet and a secure server is provided. An HTTPS handler is provided that may be used by Java applications or applets to establish secure communication connections with secure Web servers.

Method and apparatus for establishing a secure communication connection between a java application and secure server

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