Patent ID: 7278106

Claim:
A configuration management system, comprising: a configuration device configured to perform configuration management functions on objects within said configuration management system, the objects comprising items that are associated with the development of a product, the configuration device operable to receive, from a user, configuration input related to at least one object and effect a change in the development of the product based on the user input; a display device configured to display a representation of said objects in a presentation having a tree display of objects in said configuration management system and a content display that displays items selected in said tree display; a server machine for executing said configuration device and producing display information for said representation of said objects within said configuration management system; and a network interface connecting said server machine to a network, wherein said network interface is a web interface and said network is one of the Internet and an intranet, wherein said server machine transmits information produced by said configuration device and said display information over said network for display on a remote computer, wherein the transmitted information includes one of an Active X component, Visual Java program, Java applet, and PERL program configured to utilize the information produced by said configuration device in said presentation.