A METHOD, SYSTEM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR DECIDING WHETHER TO INSTALL A FIRST APPLICATION WITHIN ONE OF A PLURALITY OF CANDIDATE ENVIRONMENTS

摘要

There is disclosed a method, apparatus and computer program for deciding whether to install a first application within one of a plurality of candidate environments. An environment comprising one or more other applications. The first application and a candidate environment are analysed to determine whether there is the potential for the first application to interact in an unintended manner with an application in the candidate environment. If there is no such potential, then the environment is identified as a suitable environment into which to install the first application. One or more applications are associated with one or more rules that specify at least one of: an entity that is to be used within that application; an entity that is provided by the application but may be used outside of that application; and an entity that is to be procured from outside of the application. An unintended interaction is when a rule would be broken by an interaction between the first application and an application in the candidate environment.