Compaq Information Technologies Group, L.p.

Ruth E J Kohls

G Paul Koning

Mark W Sylor

Philip John Trasatti

Richard L Rosenbaum

Mark J Seger

Colin Strutt

Jeffrey R Harrow

Leonard G Fehskens

Stanley I Goldfarb

Kenneth W Chapman

Robert C Schuchard

Sheryl F Namoglu

Linsey B O'Brien

Benjamin M England

Steven K Wong

David L Aronson

Jill F Callander

Danny L Smith

Matthew J Guertin

Arundahati G Sankar

Timothy M Dixon

Dennis O Rogers

Allan B Moore

James L Lemmon, Jr

Peter H Burgess

Christine C Chan-Lizardo

William C Adams, Jr

Anil V Navkal

Gerard R Plouffe

Robert R N Ross

Kathy Jo Nelson

A system for managing an assemblage of entities. The entities interface within the assemblage for control of primary information handling functions and further interface with the system to permit the carrying out of management functions. The system includes management modules adapted to carry out management functions by independently interpreting and executing commands and a kernel including a table of dispatch pointers for directing the commands to the respective modules in which they are to be interpreted and executed. In addition, the system includes storage containing domain information defining groups of entities, where the kernel may issue a command to a group by issuing individual commands to appropriate modules.

Entity management system

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Acton, MA, United States of America

Ruth E J Kohls