Automated enrollment of a computer system into a service network of computer systems

A method of enrolling a service requestor into a service network of computer systems, said method being performed by a service provider, said service requestor being a first computer system and said service provider being a second computer system, said method comprising the steps within said service provider of:

• identifying contact information about said service requestor;
• determining a component list for which said service requestor is entitled to receive service;
• building an enrollment request from said contact information and from said component list;
• transmitting said enrollment request to said service requestor;
• and
• receiving an enrollment confirmation notice from said service requestor.

A method of enrolling a service requestor into a service network of computer systems, said method being performed by a service provider, said service requestor being a first computer system and said service provider being a second computer system, said method comprising the machine executed steps within said service provider of:

• receiving an enrollment request from said service requestor, said enrollment request containing contact information and a component list for which said service requestor desires service;
• automatically approving said enrollment request based upon information previously entered in an entitlement database;
• and
• sending an enrollment confirmation notice to said service requestor.

A method of enrolling a service provider into a service network of computer systems, said method being performed by a service provider/requestor, said service provider/requestor being a first computer system and said service provider being a second computer system, said method comprising the steps within said service provider/requestor of:

• identifying contact information about said service provider;
• determining a component list for which said service provider/requestor desires to receive service;
• building an enrollment request from said contact information and from said component list;
• transmitting said enrollment request to said service provider;
• and
• receiving from said service provider an enrollment confirmation notice which is responsive to said enrollment request.

A method of enrolling a service requestor into a service network of computer systems, said method being performed by a service provider/requestor, said service provider/requestor being a first computer system and said service requestor being a second computer system, said method comprising the steps within said service provider/requestor of:

• identifying contact information about said service requestor;
• determining a component list for which said service requestor is entitled to receive service;
• building an enrollment request from said contact information and from said component list;
• transmitting said enrollment request to said service requestor;
• and
• receiving an enrollment confirmation notice from said service requestor.