Methods, systems and computer program products for distribution of application programs to a target station on a network | Patent Publication Number 20020032763

20. An application program distribution system for distributing application programs to a target station on a network executing on a centralized network management server coupled to the network, the system comprising: nmeans for providing to the network management server an application program to be distributed to remote servers; means for specifying a source directory and a target directory for distribution of the application program; means for preparing a file packet associated with the application program, the file packet including a segment configured to initiate registration operations for the application program at the target station; and means for distributing the file packet to the target station.

21. An application program management system for managing application programs on a network including a server and a client comprising: nmeans for installing a plurality of application programs at the server; means for receiving at the server a login request from a user at the client; means for establishing a user desktop interface at the client associated with the user responsive to the login request from the user, the desktop interface including a plurality of display regions associated with a set of the plurality of application programs installed at the server for which the user is authorized; means for receiving at the server a selection of one of the plurality of application programs from the user desktop interface; and means for providing an instance of the selected one of the plurality of application programs to the client for execution responsive to the selection.

22. A computer program product for distributing application programs to a target station on a network executing on a centralized network management server coupled to the network, the computer program product comprising: na computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code means embodied in said medium, said computer-readable program code means comprising: ncomputer readable program code means for providing to the network management server an application program to be distributed to remote servers; computer readable program code means for specifying a source directory and a target directory for distribution of the application program; computer readable program code means for preparing a file packet associated with the application program, the file packet including a segment configured to initiate registration operations for the application program at the target station; and computer readable program code means for distributing the file packet to the target station.

23. A computer program product for managing application programs on a network including a server and a client, the computer program product comprising: na computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code means embodied in said medium, said computer-readable program code means comprising: ncomputer readable program code means for installing a plurality of application programs at the server; computer readable program code means for receiving at the server a login request from a user at the client; computer readable program code means for establishing a user desktop interface at the client associated with the user responsive to the login request from the user, the desktop interface including a plurality of display regions associated with a set of the plurality of application programs installed at the server for which the user is authorized; computer readable program code means for receiving at the server a selection of one of the plurality of application programs from the user desktop interface; and computer readable program code means for providing an instance of the selected one of the plurality of application programs to the client for execution responsive to the selection.