Patent ID: 7945659
Filing Date: 2011-05-17
Classification: G06Q,H04L,H04Q

Abstract:
1. A technology administrative portal (TAP) comprising: a loader that receives at least one data feed representing a network asset and builds a dependency tree linking the network asset to data regarding a top-level manager, said data regarding the top-level manager comprising an identity of a person, wherein the network asset and the dependency tree are stored in a TAP database; a data export module that generates and transmits at least one data file representing the network asset; and an action and display module that retrieves an inventory of one or more network assets and displays the retrieved inventory grouped by the top-level manager, wherein a Return On Investment (ROI) value is calculated for one or more network assets grouped by the top-level manager based on information in the TAP database; and wherein the loader further receives a second data feed linking the data regarding the top-level manager to data regarding a business function.