System and method for global event notification and delivery in a distributed computing environment

摘要

A system in method for global event notification in a distributed computer environment is presented. The system and method of the present invention utilizes a local event registry to identify local event consumers that should be notified when an event occurs. The system and method also utilizes a global event registry which identifies other servers which need notification when an event occurs. These other servers will then, in turn, notify their local event consumers of the event. The system and method of the present invention incorporates multiple levels of filtering to allow event consumers to remove notification of events having little or no interest. The system and method of the present invention also ensures that duplicate event notifications are not received for the same event.