Integrated resource management system and method

A message handler for communicating between a plurality of disparate hosts and an order processing system, comprising:

• a first relational database table structure operable to store orders received from a plurality of disparate hosts using relational database statements;
• a downlink process operable to transmit the orders from the first relational database table structure to the order processing system;
• an uplink process operable to receive responses to the orders from the order processing system;
• a second relational database table structure operable to store the responses, each response identifying an action to be performed for the response;
• a third relational database table structure operable to define actions for responses;
• and
• a response processor operable to process each response in the second relational database table structure by calling the action identified by the response in the third relational database table structure.

A resource management system, comprising:

• a plurality of disparate hosts;
• an order processing system;
• a message handler disposed between the disparate hosts and the order processing system, the message handler comprising:
• a first relational database table structure operable to store orders received from a plurality of disparate hosts using relational database statements;
• a downlink process operable to transmit the orders from the first relational database table structure to the order processing system;
• an uplink process operable to receive responses to the orders from the order processing system;
• a second relational database table structure operable to store the responses, each response identifying an action to be performed for the response;
• a third relational database table structure operable to define actions for responses;
• and
• a response processor operable to process each response in the second relational database table structure by calling the action identified by the response in the third relational database table structure.