1. A computer implemented method for managing a set of queues, the method comprising: receiving a request from a requester for a queue in the set of queues using a selected name to form a received request; associating the selected name in the received request with a queue namespace object in a set of queue namespace objects; and processing requests for accessing the set of queues using the selected name and the queue namespace object in the set of queue namespace objects such that different applications may be assigned different queues in the set of queues using the selected name.