Abstract: Systems and methods for providing an expedited login process that is relatively fast and that still provides a reasonable level of security and a reasonable method for mitigating compromised login information are described. In one configuration, a web server sends an anonymous unique machine readable login identifier code to a browser display of a client computer. A server account holding user then uses his smartphone to scan the code and send a message including the login identifier code and a smartphone identifier code to the server. The server obtains the identity of the user and authenticates the user by determining possession of the smartphone using the smartphone identifier. The server then uses the login identifier code to log the user into the server and into the user account at the client computer.

Abstract: Systems and methods for providing an expedited login process that is relatively fast and that still provides a reasonable level of security and a reasonable method for mitigating compromised login information are described. In one configuration, a web server sends an anonymous unique machine readable login identifier code to a browser display of a client computer. A server account holding user then uses his smartphone to scan the code and send a message including the login identifier code and a smartphone identifier code to the server. The server obtains the identity of the user and authenticates the user by determining possession of the smartphone using the smartphone identifier. The server then uses the login identifier code to log the user into the server and into the user account at the client computer.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for domain name services (DNS) for resources in a mainframe environment. The apparatus includes a locally managed DNS server and a DNS protocol to allow a client to request a mainframe resource. In response to the request, the DNS server returns the selected address of a client. Furthermore, the DNS server chooses an available resource most capable of handling the request based on resource performance characteristics.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for dynamic resource mapping in a TCP/IP environment that includes a DRM server component, a client side DRM process for collecting machine specific performance characteristics, a client/server protocol to allow communication of machine specific process characteristics between the DRM server component and the client side DRM process and a DRM protocol to allow a client to request an application resource by name and the DRM server to return a selected address of a client, the selection made based upon collected machine specific performance characteristics of at least one client. Furthermore, the invention updates the DRM server to reflect the operability of the application and as a result does not return the address of the resource if it is inoperable.

Abstract: The system comprises a first processor, a second processor and non-volatile memory. The non-volatile memory stores messages being transferred between the first and second processors. The non-volatile memory is resettably and logically decoupled from first and second processors to preserve the state of the first and second processors and the messages in the event of a loss of communication or a processor reset. The non-volatile memory increases the rate of message transfer by transferring blocks of messages between the non-volatile memory and the second processor. The non-volatile memory includes status and control registers to store the state of messages being transferred, message queues, and first and second processors. The system may also include a local power source to provide power to the non-volatile memory.