Patent ID: 7499989

Claim:
In a computer system, a method of displaying information from a remote execution environment on a desktop display of a local computer, comprising: displaying a first representation of the information from the remote execution environment in a window on a display screen, the first representation corresponding to a first location identifier and a first setting associated with the remote execution environment, the first location identifier identifying a first location from which the remote execution environment can be obtained by the local computer; receiving a user selection of the first representation, the user selection comprising the user dragging the first representation to a predefined location on the display screen separate from the window; when the user drops the dragged first representation in the predefined location, downloading a package defining the information from the remote execution environment from the identified first location; installing the package; and instantiating the package based on the first setting, wherein information associated with the first setting is updated and persisted at the predefined location on the display screen.