Applying a code update to a target system from a personal communication device

A system for installing a code update at a target system, wherein the system is in communication over the Internet with a personal communication device of a user, comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a computer readable storage medium having computer readable program instructions executed by the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:
• receiving, from a messaging application executing on the personal communication device of the user, a code update command, over the Internet, indicating a code update to install on the target system, a target system user identifier for the target system, and a messaging application user identifier for the messaging application, wherein the code update is maintained in the target system;
• in response to the code update command transmitted from the personal communication device over the Internet, performing:
• determining whether a user profile in a user profile database associates the target system user identifier and the messaging application user identifier to authenticate the user with the target system;
• and
• in response to the user profile associating the target system user identifier and the messaging application user identifier, performing:
• generating at least one job to install the code update on the target system;
• and
• transmitting, over an Intranet, the at least one job to the target system to cause the target system to process the at least one job to install the code update at the target system.

A method for an interface server to install a code update at a target system, wherein the interface server is in communication over the Internet with a personal communication device of a user, comprising:

• receiving, at the interface server, from a messaging application executing on the personal communication device of the user, a code update command over the Internet indicating a code update to install on the target system, a target system user identifier for the target system, and a messaging application user identifier for the messaging application, wherein the code update is maintained in the target system;
• and
• in response to the code update command transmitted from the personal communication device over the Internet, the interface server performs:
• determining whether a user profile in a user profile database associates the target system user identifier and the messaging application user identifier to authenticate the user with the target system;
• and
• in response to the user profile associating the target system user identifier and the messaging application user identifier, performing:
• generating at least one job to install the code update on the target system;
• and
• transmitting, over an intranet, the at least one job to the target system to cause the target system to process the at least one job to install the code update.