US 2014/0007070 A1Published application

Managing Software Product Lifecycle Across Multiple Operating System Platforms

AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation

InventorsXing J. Huang, Scott H. Isensee, Sangeeta D. Kataria, Sreejith Nalamvathukkal, Anthony P. Papageorgiou, Marco Peise, Sajina Puthalath Kandy, Renganathan Sundararaman

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Abstract

A mechanism is provided for managing the life cycle of software products across multiple platforms. A software product framework is provided for integrating access to information and installation support regarding at least two different software products on at least two different operating system platforms. A first client device is registered for a first version of a software product and a second client device is registered for a second version of the software product of the at least two different software products, where the first version and the second version are not a same version. Responsive to receiving a third version of the software product, the first version is automatically updated to the third version of the software product on the first client device, while the second version is not automatically updated to the third version of the software product on the second client device.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A method, in a data processing system, for managing the life cycle of software products across multiple platforms comprising:

providing, by a processor on a server, a software product framework for integrating access to information and installation support regarding at least two different software products on at least two different operating system platforms;
registering, by the processor, a first client device for a first version of a software product of the at least two different software products;
registering, by the processor, a second client device for a second version of the software product of the at least two different software products, wherein the first version and the second version are not a same version;
and
responsive to receiving a third version of the software product, automatically updating, by the processor, the first version to the third version of the software product of the at least two different software products on the first client device and not automatically updating, by the processor, the second version to the third version of the software product of the at least two different software products on the second client device.

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A computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having a computer readable program stored therein, wherein the computer readable program, when executed on a computing device, causes the computing device to:

provide a software product framework for integrating access to information and installation support regarding at least two different software products on at least two different operating system platforms;
register a first client device for a first version of a software product of the at least two different software products;
register a second client device for a second version of the software product of the at least two different software products, wherein the first version and the second version are not a same version;
and
responsive to receiving a third version of the software product, automatically update the first version to the third version of the software product of the at least two different software products on the first client device and not automatically updating, by the processor, the second version to the third version of the software product of the at least two different software products on the second client device.

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An apparatus, comprising:

a processor;
and
a memory coupled to the processor, wherein the memory comprises instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
provide a software product framework for integrating access to information and installation support regarding at least two different software products on at least two different operating system platforms;
register a first client device for a first version of a software product of the at least two different software products;
register a second client device for a second version of the software product of the at least two different software products, wherein the first version and the second version are not a same version;
and
responsive to receiving a third version of the software product, automatically update the first version to the third version of the software product of the at least two different software products on the first client device and not automatically updating, by the processor, the second version to the third version of the software product of the at least two different software products on the second client device.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.