Abstract: A system, method, apparatus, and means for adjusting network preference information which includes detecting network activity. A characteristic of the network activity is measured. Network preference information is adjusted based on the characteristic. In some embodiments, network activity is network activity by a client device such as a computer accessing a network site.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided to allocate application tasks to a pool of processing machines. According to some embodiments, a requestor generates a scope request including an indication of a number of compute units to be reserved. The requestor also provides an application request associated with the scope. A subset of available processing machines may then be allocated to the scope, and the application request is divided into a number of different tasks. Each task may then be assigned to a processing machine that has been allocated to the application request. According to some embodiments, each task is associated with a deadline. Moreover, according to some embodiments an overall cost is determined and then allocated to the requestor based on the number of compute units that were reserved for the scope.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided to secure restricted information, such as restricted financial information. According to some embodiments, a user's request to execute an application on a secure application server is verified based on a user name, a user password, a unique identifier associated with a workstation, and a request authentication procedure. Moreover, according to some embodiments a file having restricted information cannot be attached to an email message. In still other embodiments, one display unit displays non-restricted information while another display unit displays restricted information.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided to facilitate state transitions for managed business objects. For example, a managed business object may be created such that it can be in one of a number of pre-defined states. When an event notification is received, an action request is issued to a component application based on (i) the current state of the managed business object, (ii) the event notification, and (iii) a pre-defined rule. An action response is then received from the component application, and the state of the managed business object is transitioned in accordance with the action response.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided to model financial transactions. According to some embodiments, simple events, branch events, composite events, and/or contingent events associated with a financial transaction are defined. The events may then be used to automatically manage the transaction during the transaction's lifecycle.