Patent 7788399 was granted and assigned to Salesforce.com, Inc. on August, 2010 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A system and method for enabling the interchange of enterprise data through an open platform is disclosed. This open platform can be based on a standardized interface that enables parties to easily connect to and use the network. Services operating as senders, recipients, and in-transit parties can therefore leverage a framework that overlays a public network.