All the operation definitions of a plurality of applications building a system are set in only a specific computer in advance and systematically managed. Additionally, the operation definition of an application is looked up from a computer in which the application actually operates to control the operation...http://www.google.com/patents/US6779028?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6779028 - System application management method and system, and storage medium which stores program for executing system application management