Abstract: A coating composition comprising: (a) at least one coating agent comprising a perfluoropolyether-modified al-kyloxysilane polymer; and (b) a carrier composition comprising monochloro, trilluoropropene, wherein the carrier is present in an amount effective to at least partially solvate or at least partially emulsify the coating agent. Such compositions may optionally contain one or more other co-carriers or additives. Also disclosed are methods of coating substrates, in particular substrates having a hard surface such as ceramics or glass, to render them water, oil and/or dirt repellent.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed that perform dynamic database schema modification. A database system may receive a request to change a schema. In response to receiving the request to perform the dynamic schema modification, the database system may complete pending transactions and begin modifying the database schema. Any requests to access the database received prior to completion of the modification may be paused, thereby allowing the database to remain online and continue receiving requests while the modification is in progress. After completion of the modification, the paused requests may be resumed.

Abstract: A coating composition comprising: (a) at least one coating agent comprising a perfluoropolyether-modified al-kyloxysilane polymer; and (b) a carrier composition comprising monochloro, trilluoropropene, wherein the carrier is present in an amount effective to at least partially solvate or at least partially emulsify the coating agent. Such compositions may optionally contain one or more other co-carriers or additives. Also disclosed are methods of coating substrates, in particular substrates having a hard surface such as ceramics or glass, to render them water, oil and/or dirt repellent.

Abstract: A coating composition comprising: (a) at least one coating agent comprising a perfluoropolyether-modified alkyloxysilane polymer; and (b) a carrier composition comprising monochloro, trifluoropropene, wherein the carrier is present in an amount effective to at least partially solvate or at least partially emulsify the coating agent. Such compositions may optionally contain one or more other co-carriers or additives. Also disclosed are methods of coating substrates, in particular substrates having a hard surface such as ceramics or glass, to render them water, oil and/or dirt repellent.

Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed to perform online disk data redistribution in a database environment. The methods and systems disclosed herein provide for the redistribution of data across multiple physical disks of a database while when a new physical storage device is added to the database. In embodiments, online redistribution of the data may include creating a temporary file, copying live database from a first physical storage to the temporary file, creating a checkpoint for the database, writing the temporary file to a second physical storage device that is added to the database, and purging the live database file and the temporary database file.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed that perform dynamic database schema modification. A database system may receive a request to change a schema. In response to receiving the request to perform the dynamic schema modification, the database system may complete pending transactions and begin modifying the database schema. Any requests to access the database received prior to completion of the modification may be paused, thereby allowing the database to remain online and continue receiving requests while the modification is in progress. After completion of the modification, the paused requests may be resumed.

Abstract: A data management system is provided with a database which has internal tanks for storing large object data according to the size of the data involved. An analysis method and system is provided which will search out and calculate the space of each of the tank files involved and will report on how the space of each tank file is being used in terms of existing large objects, in terms of unused and available space, and in terms of deleted large object spaces.

Abstract: An Enterprise Server Data Management System provides for the handling of large data objects (LOB) according to the data size required for the large object. Methods are provided to find a particular object that is stored or to delete such an object. But particularly the method arranges for data storage of Large Objects in a structured database, depending on the number of kilobytes forming the Large Object (LOB).

Abstract: A specialized file organization has data files organized in named blocks of data files and index files organized in a tree structure of hierarchical nodes. A sequential method is provided for analyzing the current utilization of the blocks of data files and the index file structure of the index files to determine whether the User should restructure the files.