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Earl Walter Emerick
Researcher at IBM
Publications - 11
Citations - 410
Earl Walter Emerick is an academic researcher from IBM. The author has contributed to research in topics: Software system & Data processing system. The author has an hindex of 7, co-authored 11 publications receiving 410 citations.
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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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On-line problem management of remote data processing systems, using local problem determination procedures and a centralized database
Nathaniel Calvert,John James Eakins,Earl Walter Emerick,David Lowry Johnston,John Louis Koehler,Gerald Patrick Miller,James Robert Morcomb,Beau Thomas Sinclair,George Barry Scarborough,Sandra Dorothy Westling +9 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a central service data-processor system communicating with the customer system and having a data base for converting machine, software, and symptom data into instructions, hardware and software module lists, and service call schedules.
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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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Method and apparatus upgrade assistance using critical historical product information
Earl Walter Emerick,Lonny R. Olson-Williams,Van Dee Sammons,Kurt Clifford Thompson,Paul Wertzler,Ronald D. Young +5 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present an integrated methodology that simplifies upgrade choices for complex computer products through the use of automation and integration of product monitoring and business applications with, for example, web based capabilities.
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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.