Globalization management system and method therefor

Abstract

A globalization management system () for managing resources of multiple interrelated data sources () corresponding to a plurality of sites () accessed through a communications network () is provided. The globalization management system () includes a plurality of target application interfaces () respectively coupled to the interrelated data sources through the communications network. Each target application interface () includes systems () for converting a protocol of the respective data source to a predetermined protocol, and the predetermined protocol to the protocol of the respective data source. The globalization management system () further includes a global management engine () coupled to the plurality of target application interfaces (). The global management engine () includes a site-to-site relationship manager, a system for reading data representing current content from the interrelated data sources, a system for comparing the data representing current content with data representing prior content, and a project manager for transferring the data identified as a content change to at least one of the interrelated data sources that has been identified as a subscriber site.