Problem statement : concept of Task Manager, Task organizer in personal organizer's / mobile-devices/pda/email or group-ware assitants given the tasks that some or most are recurring in nature ....extend the task reminder beyond to be more than a sticky note-reminder.... bundled with features derivable from a task-scheduler, with all the nifty ...deft GUI features. opportunity : A use-case modeled ...utility manager ...with invokable-pointer into various utility-software's(i.e. invoke the utility software with customized or pre-configured settings). one may recall OLE ...more aptly would be appropriate if , kind of a url or link i.e. a short-cut-to-application with requisite parameter's as input. eg: call up a contact, draft a email to a contact, invoke a tele-conference-with-userlist-from-contacts[or predefined-numbers] catchup with content on a web-url/blog. Also ability to email /sms ...a task in a co-ordinated or group-ware kind of a solution/activity , thus offering scope for extension or innovation in work-flows. eg: participation in a webinar/tele-video-conference/ Note: The above problem statement having been encountered in various scenarios and detailed in various 'Proof of concepts' as mentioned in http://uk.geocities.com/ravivenkatus/projects.pdf http://ravishankarkv.tripod.com/projects.pdf ....apply appropriate 'use-case' modeling, rationalize and arrive at a workable and feasible solution both commercially and techinically viable.