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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2006
Filed:
Nov. 04, 1999
Heiko H. Ludwig, Zurich, CH;
Keith G. Whittingham, Langnau, CH;
Heiko H. Ludwig, Zurich, CH;
Keith G. Whittingham, Langnau, CH;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method and a computer network for interconnecting a first server computer () of a service requestor () and a second server computer () of a service provider (), each of the first server computer () and the second server computer () being connected to at least one client computer (), the first server computer () running a first workflow management system application (), and the second server computer () running a second workflow management system application (), the method comprising providing a first and a second connector application () for permitting the first server computer () access to a copy of the first connector application () and for permitting the second server computer () access to a copy of the second connector application (), wherein the copies of the first and the second connector application () each comprises a connection agreement () for a first work task () of a first workflow instance () encompassed by the first workflow management system application ().