LEASING COMPUTER PROGRAMS USED

Brand	Owner	Address	Description
EXPONENT GRAPHICS	IMSL, INC.	GNB BLDG., 6TH FLOOR 7500 BELLAIRE BLVD. HOUSTON TX 77036	leasing of computer programs used for creating graphic displays;
	Where the owner name is not linked, that owner no longer owns the brand

Technical Examples

A system and method for providing message-based leasing of resources in a distributed computing environment. Services may issue leases to clients and provide operations on those leases. The lease functionality of a service may be defined in an XML message schema. Gates may be used to perform lease operations. Leases may be granted for a period that may be negotiated. Leasing messages for performing leasing operations may be defined. The leasing messages may include messages to renew a lease and to cancel a lease. Leasing messages may include embedded credentials for authenticating the sender of the message. A client may embed a credential in messages sent to the service. The service may then authenticate the credential when received in a message from the client. The issuing and embedding of credentials in leasing messages may be used to provide a secure leasing environment, effectively prohibiting anyone but an authorized, credentialed client (and the service issuing the lease) from performing functions on the lease.