Method and system for notification management

A method of security administration, said method comprising:

• displaying status information in a graphical user interface window of a security asset control tool;
• in response to user interaction with said status information, causing the display of a tool window of a notification tool, wherein at least a portion of said graphical user interface window remains displayed with said tool window;
• and
• in response to user interaction with said tool window, generating instructions for at least one of a plurality of administration objects based on a portion of said status information, wherein said instructions are operable to cause said message tool to communicate at least one notification message to at least one recipient concerning at least one administration object.

A system comprising:

• a processor;
• memory coupled to the processor, wherein said memory comprises instructions that when executed cause said system to perform a method of notification management, said method comprising:
• collecting information for a plurality of objects within a management tool for security assets;
• causing the display of said information on a window of a graphical user interface of said management tool;
• in response to user interaction with said graphical user interface, causing the display of a notification tool window of a notification tool, wherein said notification tool window is layered over at least a portion of said window of said graphical user interface;
• and
• in response to user interaction with said notification tool window, creating notification instructions for at least one of said plurality of objects based on a portion of said information of said window of said graphical user interface, wherein said notification instructions are operable to cause said notification tool to communicate at least one notification communication to at least one recipient concerning at least one object.