Oracle International Corporation

Oblix, Inc.

Praveen R Swadi

Vrinda S Joshi

Rajesh Raman

Michael J Shandony

Prakash Ramamurthy

Shahram Moatazedi

Kumar Vora

Adam C Stone

Robert N Summers

A method and apparatus for implementing a corporate directory and service center is described. The method includes and the apparatus performs querying for common characteristics, displaying information in a varied manner of displays and switching between the manners of displaying, maintaining data integrity and changing data, and defining types of data with forms of display or treatments for handling the data. The method may be embodied in various media as instructions which a machine may execute to perform the method.

Method and apparatus for implementing a corporate directory and service center

The present invention provides cache flushing of selected data while leaving remaining cached data intact. Data can be flushed from caches distributed across various components of a network-based computer system. These caches can contain various types of data. In one embodiment, the caches exist in an Access System and contain user identity profile information. In another embodiment, the caches exist in an Access Management System and contain authentication, authorization, or auditing rules. A system in accordance with the invention detects a change to data residing on a server and transmits a synchronization record to a component of the system. The synchronization record identifies the changed data. The system flushes the changed data identified by the synchronization record from caches of the component.

Selective cache flushing in identity and access management systems

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Praveen R Swadi