Controlling software processes that are subject to communications restrictions

A system for controlling a software process, the system comprising:

• a process initiator configured to
• cause the execution of a first software process on a computer, wherein the first software process is configured to exclusively access a resource on the computer, and
• cause the execution of a second software process on the computer when the first software process has exclusive access to the resource, wherein the second software process is configured to
• perform a first predefined action that is independent of the second software process accessing the resource,
• attempt to access the resource, and
• perform a second predefined action that is dependent on the second software process accessing the resource;
• and
• a process controller configured to cause the first software process to terminate its exclusive access to the resource, and thereby cause the second software process to access the resource and perform the second predefined action.

A computer program product for controlling a software process, the computer program product comprising:

• a computer-readable storage medium;
• and
• computer-readable program code embodied in the computer-readable storage medium, wherein the computer-readable program code is configured to
• cause the execution of a first software process on a computer, wherein the first software process is configured to exclusively access a resource on the computer, and
• cause the execution of a second software process on the computer when the first software process has exclusive access to the resource, wherein the second software process is configured to
• perform a first predefined action that is independent of the second software process accessing the resource,
• attempt to access the resource, and
• perform a second predefined action that is dependent on the second software process accessing the resource, and
• cause the first software process to terminate its exclusive access to the resource, and thereby cause the second software process to access the resource and perform the second predefined action.