Patent ID: 8099400

Claim:
A non-transitory computer-accessible memory medium comprising program instructions, wherein the program instructions are executable by a processor to: receive a query over a network for measurement data from a remote client, wherein the measurement data are the result of one or more measurements, wherein the measurement data comprises at least a portion of first measurement data, wherein the first measurement data is stored in a plurality of data files in an enterprise system, wherein meta-data is stored with the first measurement data, wherein the meta-data describes characteristics of the first measurement data, wherein the query includes parameters of meta-data associated with the measurement data; search an index of the plurality of data files according to the query, wherein the index is organized according to the meta-data; provide the measurement data over the network to the remote client; select one or more plug-ins for viewing the measurement data based on the parameters of meta-data; and provide the one or more plug-ins over the network to the remote client in response to the query, wherein the one or more plug-ins are used by the remote client to view the measurement data; wherein said receiving, said searching, said providing the measurement data, and said providing the one or more plug-ins are performed by one or more servers.