Patent ID: 8196137
Filing Date: 2012-06-05
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A server computer comprising: one or more processors; a memory coupled to the one or more processors; a predefined location in the memory configured to receive a collection of files related to an application that is to be installed in the server computer and to be published and provisioned to remote client devices other than the server computer; a virtualization coordinator stored in the memory and executable by the one or more processors to monitor the predefined location to identify a presence of a collection of files related to the application in the predefined location, and provide an instruction to collect the collection of files related to the application from the predefined location and install the application on the server computer in response to identifying a presence of the collection of files related to the application in the predefined location; and a provisioning module stored in the memory and executable by the one or more processors to collect the collection of files from the predefined location, install the application on the server in response to receiving the instruction from the virtualization coordinator and pre-cache the application for local use by remote users.