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Carol Ann Egan
Researcher at IBM
Publications - 4
Citations - 347
Carol Ann Egan is an academic researcher from IBM. The author has contributed to research in topics: Agent architecture & Intelligent agent. The author has an hindex of 4, co-authored 4 publications receiving 347 citations.
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Method and apparatus for automating software upgrades
Suellen Kae Birkholz,Carol Ann Egan,Clair L. Ewert,James R. Fritsch,John David Gressett,Lonny R. Olson-Williams +5 more
TL;DR: In this article, a method for upgrading a software on a customer system comprises: receiving, by a supplier system, a software inventory from the customer system; verifying one or more business contracts for the software inventory utilizing databases connected to the supplier system; and determining one OR more software upgrade releases for the inventory utilizing a product topology database connected with the supplier systems.
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Computer application and methods for autonomic upgrade maintenance of computer hardware, operating systems and application software
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present methods and a computer-readable program for providing autonomic, event-driven upgrade maintenance of one or more software modules residing on a computer system.
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Product support of computer-related products using intelligent agents
TL;DR: In this paper, an automated analysis and/or creation of remedial actions, based upon cross-customer operational data, and often relying upon intelligent agents for many or all of such actions, may be used to decrease product support personnel burden and effort.
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Distribution management of intelligent agents using distribution control information
TL;DR: In this paper, an agent platform may be utilized on both a customer computer and a product support computer, with different agents configured to execute on one or both of such computers with different agent platforms.