Technology sharing during asset management and asset tracking in a network-basedsupply chain environment and method thereof

摘要

A system, method, and article of manufacture are disclosed that controls the network and manages resources for managing network assets through asset tracking in an e-Commerce-based supply chain framework. Features include automatically caching web content, providing proxy services, managing load balancing such as spreading tasks among servers and rerouting data around problems. The capability to reroute data around problems includes indentifying and automatically bypassing an unavailable network object. Additional features may include a capability to enable remote access and providing integrated firewall services. The remote access capabilities include enabling a high density modem pool and providing a remote access point. The integrated firewall services on the network includes storing and reporting firewall functions and firewall attacks.