International Business Machines Corporation

Gordon E Hegfield

Russell Holden

Stanley Kieran Jerrard-Dunne

Ravi Ranjan

Jason D LaVoie

Chester E Ryder, Iii

Ken K Lin

Michael S Lees

Bruce G Ernst

Merging directory information from a user directory to a common directory includes based on a rule associated with contents of a user directory of a local database, extracting a department indicator from the user directory, mapping the department indicator to a corresponding user record in a common directory of a registry database, and based on the department indicator, marking the user record in the common directory with a department that corresponds to the contents from the user directory with a department for controlling access to that user record in the registry database.

Merging directory information from a user directory to a common directory

A method, computer program product, and system for routing computer network traffic include associating, on a routing device, a unique identifier with at least one application server running an application. Network traffic that includes the unique identifier and an intended network address may be received. In response to receiving the network traffic at least one of the application servers associated with the unique identifier may be identified. The network traffic may be forwarded to at least one of the application servers associated with the unique identifier.

Method and system for content-based routing of network traffic

An electronic messaging tracking system and method is provided that tracks messages in a single or multiprotocol messaging environment. Tracking entries are collected, stored and updated. Queries may be made regarding the status, travel path, and other criteria of any message. Queries need not include a unique identifier of the message. Users may access the message tracking system from an internal or external network.

Message tracking system

Growing community of inventors

Amherst, NH, United States of America

Gordon E Hegfield