Delivery of configuration information for cross-platform application integration

A computing system comprising:

• a processor;
• a memory unit coupled with the processor;
• a registry service providing Add-on Software Components (ASCs) that when stored in the memory unit and executed on the processor deliver configuration information to configure a plurality of applications and services from unrelated sources in accordance with the configuration information to integrate with Social Business Platforms (SBPs);
• an integration service associated with the SBPs to plug in the ASCs into the applications and the SBPs to integrate the applications, services, and SBPs within an integrated computing environment;
• and
• a client platform integrated with the SBPs to use the integrated computer environment including the applications, services, and the SBPs, wherein the integrated computing environment provided by the integration service provides a single user interface to the applications and to each of the SBPs for the client platform.

A computer-implemented method of configuring applications, the method comprising:

• accessing Add-on Software Components (ASCs) from a global registry, distinct from Social Business Platforms (SBPs);
• executing the ASCs to deliver application configuration information;
• configuring the plurality of the applications from diverse sources and services with the ASCs in accordance with the delivered application configuration information;
• using an integration service associated with the SBPs to plug in the ASCs into the applications and the SBPs to create a computing environment that integrates the applications, services, and SBPs into an integrated computing environment having a single user interface to the applications and to each of the SBPs that is accessible to a client platform integrated with the SBPs to use the services by the SBPs.