An Event Management System (EMS) for logging and correlating alarm events in a network, and a method of efficiently integrating the EMS, which communicates in a standard format, with external devices and external viewers which communicate in device-specific formats. A plurality of core EMS components...http://www.google.com/patents/US6292099?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6292099 - Event management system utilizing dynamic adaptation for external devices