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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2007
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2001
Balakrishna Raghavendra Iyer, San Jose, CA (US);
Charles William Lickel, San Jose, CA (US);
Dante Aligheri Aubert, San Jose, CA (US);
Vahit Hakan Hacigumus, San Jose, CA (US);
Balakrishna Raghavendra Iyer, San Jose, CA (US);
Charles William Lickel, San Jose, CA (US);
Dante Aligheri Aubert, San Jose, CA (US);
Vahit Hakan Hacigumus, San Jose, CA (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method and system for providing a database as a is disclosed. In a first aspect, the method comprises the steps of accessing the database over a public network by a browser without downloading software. The method further includes controlling access to the database on an agreed-upon schedule. In a second aspect, a database service for use on a public network is disclosed. The database service comprises a presentation layer, the presentation layer including a browser, a web server coupled to the public network and a web application platform coupled to the web server. The database includes an application layer comprising a user interface (UI) application. The UI application is executed on the web application platform and is capable of communicating with the browser through a standard program code. Finally, the database service includes a database management layer. The database management layer includes at least one database which communicates with the UI application. Accordingly, a database can be managed centrally while resources of the database can be consumed individually and globally.