Abstract: A method removes a part of a computing process comprising items of data, program code and executing states. The process splits into a first process and a second sub-process. The second sub-process includes a portion of the program code and/or a portion of the execution state of the computing process not required by the first process.

Abstract: A computing system for enabling the migration of a mobile computing environment to provide a consistent computing environment for a user is disclosed. The computing system is connectable to remote storage and has a local computing environment, an operating system, and a local storage. It also includes a means for mapping a user-interface portion of the mobile computing environment onto the local computing environment using information transferred from said remote storage being connected to the system, the mapping means being actuable by the user. The computer system further includes a file system in the operating system for receiving and translating requests for performing file operations on the local storage. There is also included a means for monitoring and intercepting a request made to the file system for operation on a file, the request being actuable by the mapped user-interface and the file being stored on a said remote storage being connected to the system.

Abstract: A computing system provides a mobile computing environment of settings, accessible programs and accessible files for a user. The computing system is connectable to remote storage and has a local computing environment of settings, accessible programs and accessible files, an operating system, and a local storage. The computing system also includes an application program and a process manager for invoking the application program. The process manager allocates the& execution location of the application program when the application program is invoked, being an intermediary between the application program and the operating system.