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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20100205273 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM FOR DETERMINING MAJOR GROUP UNDER SPLIT-BRAIN SYNDROME The present invention relates to a method, system and computer readable recording medium for determining a major group in a network split-brain situation that occurs in a network-based distributed computing environment. According to an aspect of the present invention, t... | 08/12/2010 |
| 20080034053 | Mail Server Clustering Multiple devices are automatically configured within a cluster through the use of exclusive file locks in a shared file system. The devices execute a process to determine the health of the enabled services and check for failed services. Actions are tailored based upon w... | 02/07/2008 |
| 20070239840 | System and method for distributing and tracking media A system and method for tracking media is disclosed. A tracking device package includes a container for shipping media and a tracker coupled to the container wherein access to the media is monitored electronically by the tracker to enable media access. The tracker can b... | 10/11/2007 |
| 20060036705 | Method and apparatus for overflowing data packets to a software-controlled memory when they do not fit into a hardware-controlled memory A system for managing packets incoming to a data router has a local packet memory (LPM) mapped into pre-configured memory units, to store packets for processing, an external packet memory (EPM), a first storage system to store packets in the LPM, and a second storage sy... | 02/16/2006 |
| 20050283522 | Arrangement and method for optimizing performance and data safety in a highly available database system A method and arrangement for optimizing performance and data safety in a system includes first and second database servers coupled to a communication network. The first database server accepts transactions from a client application, stores them according to a data stora... | 12/22/2005 |
