Computer software; computer software for the deployment, operation, configuration, administration, management and security of grid networks, smart energy grid networks, broadband networks and broadband communications; rules-based computer software agents for use with grid networks, smart energy grid networks, broadband networks and broadband communications; network operating software for grid networks, smart energy networks, broadband networks and broadband communications; computer software used in routers and meters for administering and managing grid networks, smart energy grid networks, broadband networks, broadband communications, home area networks and utility devices; computer software for measuring and managing energy usage and for controlling and monitoring the status of industrial processes; computer software for managing communications over a broadband network computer software for monitoring environmental conditions and controlling devices within a building, facility, grounds or designated spatial area