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Abstract

An integrated message processing system is provided. The message processing system allows for the management of a plurality of messages all within an integrated graphical environment. Allowable messages types include voice messages, pages, facsimile messages and electronic mail messages. The message processing system stores these messages irrespective of the message format. Upon request from a subscriber, the message processing system converts a message stored in a first format to a second format, if necessary, and transmits the requested message to the subscriber. The message processing system displays information to a subscriber using a self-hosting program such as a JAVA.TM. application, which is downloaded to the remote client if the remote client does not have such a self-hosting program executing thereon or the remote client has an older version of the program. By having the self-hosting program, which provides a user interface for displaying the requested information, stored locally on the remote client, the amount of data thereafter transferred from the web server is minimized and, thus, the subscriber's display is updated more quickly.

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