(57) ABSTRACT A method and system for implementing policy by accumu lating policies for
a policy recipient from policy objects associated With a hierarchically organized structure of …

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155'FOR 103' An automated meter reading (AMR) server having an open, FOR 104'FOR …

A system for determining service outages and restorations includes an outage management
server (OMS) that generates reports of outages and restoration information for metering …

(57) ABSTRACT A method and system for implementing policy by accumu lating policies for
a policy recipient from policy objects associated with a hierarchically organized structure of …

BACKGROUND This invention is generally related to client-server com munication betWeen
computers over a network, and more particularly to identifying and locating services over a …

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BACKGROUND Both public and private networks have shifted toward a predominantly
distributed computing model, and have grown steadily in siZe, power and complexity. This …

FIG. 6 shows a typical use of the MitemServer in the context of integrating the WEB world
with legacy systems and any other remote host applications. The HTTP/MIME module, which …

An integration server translates transmissions from clients and servers to a form that each
can understand. The integra tion server accomplishes this through invocation of one or more …

Mobile devices are those devices where the end device is mobile, Such as cellular phones,
pagers, and Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs). Telemetry devices are those devices that …