The invention relates to a system and method for providing virtual desktop extensions on a
client desktop, and in particu lar, to identifying services or applications available in virtu …

110 trol access to resources in an information technology infra structure. For example, a
management infrastructure may create service distributions for the managed entities, which …

(58) Field of Classification Search loads. In particular, the management threads may include
one USPC..... 715/735 737, 75 0.75 3,758 759 or more data structures that converge …

(73) Assignee: MICROSOFT CORPORATION, Redmond, WA (US) activities and activity-
specialized experiences for applica tions and gadgets that alloW them to align more closely …

The system and method described herein for managing infor mation technology models in
an intelligent workload man agement system may include a computing environment hav ing …

7,058,947 B1 6/2006 Rajaet al. 7,062,510 B1 6/2006 Eldering 7,089,222 B1 8/2006 Lannert
et al. 7,136,865 B1 11/2006 Raet al. 7,155,700 B1 12/2006 Sadhu et al. 7,194,685 B2 …

US PATENT DOCUMENTS groups that are performing, or intend to perform, a similar or like
activity. In establishing the workflow, the innovation can operate in an ad hoc or authored …

Lacking is a system that will allow both synchronous and asynchronous communication
using discrete media layers such that information can be organized by time and space which …

This application is a continuation of US patent applica tion Ser. No. 12/725,241, filed on Mar.
6, 2010, which claims the benefit of US Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61/264,562 …

This application is related to US Ser. No. 1 1/426,846 filed on Jun. 27, 2006, entitled
“LOGGING USER ACTIONS WITHINACTIVITY CONTEXT'; Ser. No. 1 1/426,832 filed on Jun …