International Business Machines Corporation

Sanjay V Phanshikar

Manish Kumar Singh

Hina Purohit

Mark A Skurla

Kalyani Bhadekar

A method, computer program product, and system for peer to peer communication is provided. The embodiment may include receiving a message from a first user intended for a second. It may include determining whether the second user is in a do not disturb (DND) state. It may also include overriding the DND state of the second user. Overriding the DND state may include receiving static message information and user characteristics. Overriding the DND state may include determining if a critical situation (critsit) exists. Overriding the DND state may include determining a message critsit value for the users. Overriding the DND state may include adding the first user and the second to a critsit users list. The embodiment may include overriding the DND state of the second user if both users are on the same list. The embodiment may include transmitting messages from the first user to the second user.

Automatic and dynamic management of instant messenger do not disturb state via enterprise application

In a method for determining network information, in response to a computing device connecting to a computing system, the computing device identifying network information that corresponds to the computing system, wherein the computing system is configured to pass network information to the computing device while the computing system is powered on, but not logged in. The method further includes the computing device determining at least one network address for the computing system utilizing the identified network information that corresponds to the computing system. The method further includes the computing device displaying the determined at least one network address for the computing system.

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Pune, India

Sanjay V Phanshikar