Centralized commerce and the implementation of enterprise software applications
AssigneeClicksoftware Technologies Ltd.
InventorsMoshe Ben-Bassat, Israel Beniaminy, Gil Bouhnick, Tal Geffen, Mike Karlskind
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Abstract
A method for selling business applications requiring non-trivial integration, customization and configuration via an application store configured as a centralized virtual shop. The method includes selecting a starter kit by a member of the user organization that best matches needs, enabling a plurality of application buyers and application configurers to work with the starter kit to discover any gaps that may remain and plugging-in additional apps and widgets and removing unneeded components to assemble the full solution configuring and tuning setting parameters and testing.
Claims20
A method for selling each of a plurality of applications via an application store configured as a centralized virtual shop, said method comprising:
- selecting a starter kit by a member of a user organization that attempts to match needs;
- enabling a plurality of application buyers and application configurers to work with the starter kit to discover any gaps that may remain;
- plugging-in additional applications and widgets and removing unneeded components to assemble a full solution;
- configuring and tuning the application;
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- setting parameters for and testing the application.
A system for selling applications requiring non-trivial integration, customization and configuration via an application store configured as a centralized virtual shop, serving at least one of developers, customers, consultants, testers, service providers, information technology (IT) operators, office users and mobile users, said method comprising:
- a public application store accessed via the public Internet, comprising:
- an application repository server and dedicated database;
- a build/test server and dedicated database;
- and
- a deployment server and dedicated database;
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- a private application store accessed via either the public Internet, an Extranet or an Intranet, the private application store comprising a combined customer's private application store server or repository, build/test and deployment, in conjunction with a dedicated database.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.