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AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsGregory J. Boss, Christopher J. Dawson, Rick A. Hamilton, II, Timothy M. Waters
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A system, method, program product and service for managing bidding in a resource management framework. A buyer's agent is provided to manage the bidding process for resources for a client. The buyer's agent includes the ability to submit a bid to a resource broker to acquire a set of resources for the client based on service level requirements of the client. Once the set of resources is obtained, they are monitored to ensure the required service level of the client is being met. If the service level requirements are not met, the buyer's agent automatically resubmits a bid to the resource broker. Finally, collaboration among a plurality of buyer's agents may be utilized to avoid bidding wars and the like.
A system positioned between a client and a resource broker for managing bids within a resource management framework, comprising:
A program product stored on a computer readable medium for managing bids for a client within a resource management framework, the computer readable medium comprising program code for causing a computer system to:
A method of managing the bidding of chips for resources in a resource management framework, comprising:
A method for deploying a system for managing bids for a client within a resource management framework, comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.