System and method for managing maintenance of computer software

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5805891
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08507561

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A system and method for managing the maintenance of computer software is provided. The invention receives a software maintenance module. The invention verifies the validity of the software maintenance module. The invention builds a maintenance job for the software maintenance module. The invention determines whether the software maintenance module requires test, and submits the module to test if required. The invention evaluates the installation and/or test results of a software maintenance module. The invention sends the software maintenance module to end users. The invention coordinates the exchange of information between software developers, system managers, and end users. The invention performs oversight functions on a periodic basis. The invention provides a user interface for manual control of automatic functions.

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INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONNEW ORCHARD ROAD ARMONK NY 10504

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bizuneh, Girma Sitotaw San Jose, CA 1 76
Brooks, Russel Lyman San Jose, CA 1 76
Daniel, Michael J Morgan Hill, CA 10 184

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