A user interface is configured to identify and display each of the one or
more service providers servicing the user's computing system. The
interface also identifies the presence information that is being supplied
to the service providers by the user's computing system for publication.
The presence information that is provided to the service providers can
include, but is not limited to, the name, alias, location, and network
status of the user. A user can make global or discrete customized changes
to the presence information that is provided to each of the service
providers through the user interface. Modifications made to the presence
information can also be made automatically to reflect a new condition or
status in the user's presence on a network that is provided by a service
provider.