公开(公告)号：GB2413863A

公开(公告)日：2005-11-09

申请号：GB0410283

申请日：2004-05-08

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： BANKS ANDREW DAVID JAMES ,  COBBETT MICHAEL ,  VYVYAN DAVID ROBNETT ,  WYNN-MACKENZIE MARK ANDREW

IPC: G06F17/00 ,  G06F17/30 ,  H04L12/00 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04L29/08

Abstract: A method and system for distribution of information are provided in a publish and subscribe system in which a publisher application transmits a message (210) to one or more subscribing applications (208) via a messaging infrastructure. The method includes receiving (203, 303) a message at a subscribing system (202) and generating an event by the subscribing system to allow access to the message (210) by a subscribing application (208) at a reveal time (211). A counting means (205) on the subscribing system determines when it is the reveal time (211) and the event is triggered at the reveal time (211). A message (210) has a reveal time (211) common to the one or more subscribing applications (208).