1. A communication system having a resource management device, the system comprising: a grid system comprising networked hosts instantiating M managed characteristic application computer programs; wherein the resource management device for a host of said plurality of networked hosts further comprises: a receiver for receiving first and second information from the host, the first information regarding performance of a plurality of application computer programs including a managed characteristic application computer program instantiated by the host, the second information regarding monitored performance history of the host, wherein the managed characteristic program is managed by at least one of the host and the resource management device; a response manager for determining an operation responsive to the first and second information; and a signal generator for generating response signals in response to the operation from the manage processor to the first and second information, the response signals including: a first signal that starts a copy of the managed characteristic application computer program on one of the host and a remote platform connected by a network to the host; a second signal that shuts down and restarts the managed characteristic application computer program on the host; and a third signal that moves the managed characteristic application computer program to the remote platform.