Abstract: A computer-implemented method may comprise providing a first executed agreement cache in a first data center and a second executed agreement cache in a second data center; receiving agreements on proposals to create or make changes to files stored in the first and second data centers; storing metadata of the files referred to by the received agreements the first and/or second executed agreement caches; maintaining the first and second executed agreement caches synchronous with one another before the files referred to by the received agreements are created or changed; creating or making changes to the file referred to by the received agreements only after the first and second executed agreement caches have been synchronized; and searching the first and/or second executed agreement caches for updated metadata whenever requests for data of files stored in the first or second data centers are received in the first or the second data centers and, responsive to the received requests, providing data corresponding to

Abstract: A computer-implemented method may comprise providing a first executed agreement cache in a first data center and a second executed agreement cache in a second data center; receiving agreements on proposals to create or make changes to files stored in the first and second data centers; storing metadata of the files referred to by the received agreements the first and/or second executed agreement caches; maintaining the first and second executed agreement caches synchronous with one another before the files referred to by the received agreements are created or changed; creating or making changes to the file referred to by the received agreements only after the first and second executed agreement caches have been synchronized; and searching the first and/or second executed agreement caches for updated metadata whenever requests for data of files stored in the first or second data centers are received in the first or the second data centers and, responsive to the received requests, providing data corresponding to

Abstract: A computer-implemented method may comprise providing a first executed agreement cache in a first data center and a second executed agreement cache in a second data center; receiving agreements on proposals to create or make changes to files stored in the first and second data centers; storing metadata of the files referred to by the received agreements the first and/or second executed agreement caches; maintaining the first and second executed agreement caches synchronous with one another before the files referred to by the received agreements are created or changed; creating or making changes to the file referred to by the received agreements only after the first and second executed agreement caches have been synchronized; and searching the first and/or second executed agreement caches for updated metadata whenever requests for data of files stored in the first or second data centers are received in the first or the second data centers and, responsive to the received requests, providing data corresponding to

Abstract: A computer-implemented method may comprise providing a first executed agreement cache in a first data center and a second executed agreement cache in a second data center; receiving agreements on proposals to create or make changes to files stored in the first and second data centers; storing metadata of the files referred to by the received agreements the first and/or second executed agreement caches; maintaining the first and second executed agreement caches synchronous with one another before the files referred to by the received agreements are created or changed; creating or making changes to the file referred to by the received agreements only after the first and second executed agreement caches have been synchronized; and searching the first and/or second executed agreement caches for updated metadata whenever requests for data of files stored in the first or second data centers are received in the first or the second data centers and, responsive to the received requests, providing data corresponding to

Abstract: Wide Area Network optimization is described. In an embodiment, a first proxy server computer intercepts a first message from a client computer to a server computer along a routing path. The first proxy server computer modifying the first message to include an indication that the first proxy server computer is along the routing path. The first proxy server computer forwarding the first message to a next hop of the routing path. The first proxy server computer receiving a message from a second proxy server computer indicating that the second proxy server computer is along the routing path. The first proxy server computer, in response to receiving the second message, enabling a set of optimizations for traffic traveling between the client computer and the server computer.

Abstract: An apparatus for trussing a bird comprising a main body having a platform for supporting the bird, the platform and main body having a bird keel end and a bird wishbone end, clamping means movably mounted on the main body for securing the bird on the platform and releasing the bird from the platform, shackle means mounted on the main body and being disposed above the bird keel end of the platform for receiving and at least temporarily securing the legs of the bird, a leg engaging and supporting means movably mounted on opposite lateral locations of the main body for tightening leg knuckles of a bird into the shackle means before flexing, for preventing twisting of the legs and for bending the legs over the wings, a first drive means operably engagable with the clamping means, the shackle means and the leg engaging and supporting means to sequentially clamp the bird, shackle, stretch and flex the clamped birds legs and to release the clamped bird.

Abstract: An apparatus for trussing a bird comprising a main body having a platform for supporting the bird, the platform and main body having a bird keel end and a bird wishbone end, clamping means movably mounted on the main body for securing the bird on the platform and releasing the bird from the platform, shackle means mounted on the main body and being disposed above the bird keel end of the platform for receiving and at least temporarily securing the legs of the bird, a leg engaging and supporting means movably mounted on opposite lateral locations of the main body for tightening leg knuckles of a bird into the shackle means before flexing, for preventing twisting of the legs and for bending the legs over the wings, a first drive means operably engagable with the clamping means, the shackle means and the leg engaging and supporting means to sequentially clamp the bird, shackle, stretch and flex the clamped birds legs and to release the clamped bird.