International Business Machines Corporation

Graeme Neville Dixon

Donald Francis Ferguson

Anand Byrappagari

Murthy V Devarakonda

Jim Alain Laredo

Daniel Manuel Dias

Vijay Krishnarao Naik

Giovanni Pacifici

Daniela Rosu

Thao Ngoc Nguyen

Nithya Rajamani

Thomas Yu-Kiu Kwok

Brian L White

Sridhar Maradugu

A system and method for associating documents includes providing a plurality of scanned documents of different types and identifying a document type for each scanned document by comparing a determined pattern for each scanned document to known document patterns. Metadata values are extracted from each scanned document using metadata labels, and each scanned document is identified by using extracted metadata values. A stored electronic record is associated with each scanned document by employing the extracted metadata values such that a relationship between the stored electronic record and the associated scanned document is determined and stored.

Systems and methods to associate invoice data with a corresponding original invoice copy in a stack of invoices

Techniques for selectively off-loading workload across multiple data centers are disclosed. For example, a technique for processing a user request in accordance with a multiple data center environment comprises the following steps/operations. A user request is obtained at a first data center. The user request is classified based on one or more classification criterion. At least a portion of a workload associated with the classified user request is off-loaded to at least a second data center to be processed, wherein the off-loading step/operation is at least based on one or more administrative policies associated with at least one of the first data center and the second data center. The workload is processed such that the user request is at least substantially satisfied in accordance with a service level agreement for the requesting user.

Methods and apparatus for selective workload off-loading across multiple data centers

A method for upgrading one of several computer programs stored on an application server in a distributed computing environment while permitting the application server to continue to service requests for other computer programs. In accordance with the method, the application server is prevented from receiving any new requests for the computer program. The system then waits until all current requests serviced by the application server for that computer program have ended. Then, after acknowledging completion of upgrading of the computer program, the application server is permitted to receive any new requests for the computer program. Apparatuses for carrying out the inventive method are provided.

System and method for upgrading software in a distributed computer system

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Carmel, NY, United States of America

Graeme Neville Dixon