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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2006
Ying LI, Haidian, CN;
Ying Chen, Beijing, CN;
Zhong Tian, Beijing, CN;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Methods, and apparatus, enabling an originating service provider to automatically obtain from a 3party service provider and run a software service online. Method comprising: originating service provider negotiating license with 3party service provider over certain software service run by 3party service provider; license stipulating life cycle information of software service, enabling originating service provider to automatically obtain software service; 3party provider delivering software service to originating service provider in response to agreements of license; and originating service provider automatically deploying software service in self-hosted environment according to stipulation of the license. Based on the method and apparatus of the present invention, the service provider can automatically and flexibly obtain a software service to reduce costs of the service provider and ensure quality of the software service, and facilitate the expansion of software service filed and software service update.