International Business Machines Corporation
Managing proprietary structured objects

Abstract:

Aspects of the invention include receiving, from a first client, a first object, determining a first file format for the first object, wherein the first file format is operable to run on a first platform, generating a catalog for the first object, wherein the catalog comprises data associated with the first object, and wherein the catalog for the first object is stored on a first server, receiving, from a second client, a request to access the data associated with the first object, determining a second platform operated by the second client, converting, on a second server, the first file format for the first object to a second file format, the second file format operable to run on the second platform, and transmitting the first object in the second file format to the second client.