Abstract: A computer-implemented method for load-balancing client input/output (I/O) requests in a clustered storage system may include receiving a request by a first node of a clustered storage system from a client to initiate a session between the client and the first node. The request may specify a multi-channel communication session. In response to receiving the request, an Internet Protocol (IP) address of the first and at least a second node may be transmitted to the client. The multi-channel communication session may be established between the client and the first and second nodes in which the client communicates with the first node using a first communication channel and communicates with the second node using a second communication channel. The first node may transmit to the second node session data determined at the first node. The second node may transmit to the first node session data determined at the second node.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, a method for producing stimulation pulses in a bilateral cochlear implant (CI) is disclosed. The method includes receiving a sound at a first microphone or a first microphone array positioned at or in the vicinity of a first ear of a user of the bilateral CI and receiving the sound at a second microphone or a second microphone array positioned at or in the vicinity of a second ear of the user of the bilateral CI. Furthermore, generating, using the first microphone or first microphone array, a first microphone signal in response to the sound received at the first microphone or first microphone array and generating, using the second microphone or second microphone array, a second microphone signal in response to the sound received at the second microphone or second microphone array.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for load-balancing client input/output (I/O) requests in a clustered storage system may include receiving a request by a first node of a clustered storage system from a client to initiate a session between the client and the first node. The request may specify a multi-channel communication session. In response to receiving the request, an Internet Protocol (IP) address of the first and at least a second node may be transmitted to the client. The multi-channel communication session may be established between the client and the first and second nodes in which the client communicates with the first node using a first communication channel and communicates with the second node using a second communication channel. The first node may transmit to the second node session data determined at the first node. The second node may transmit to the first node session data determined at the second node.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method is provided in one general embodiment for concurrent file and object protocol access. The method includes receiving a notification that indicates storage of an object by an object-based client, and creating a clone of the object. Also, the method includes providing a file-based client access to the clone of the object. Further, the method includes, after the file-based client has finished modifying the clone of the object, replacing the object with an updated object based on the modified clone of the object. The file-based client is provided access to the modified clone of the updated object. After the file-based client has finished modifying the modified clone of the updated object, the updated object is replaced with an additional object based on the modification to the modified clone of the updated object.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for load-balancing client input/output (I/O) requests in a clustered storage system may include receiving a request by a first node of a clustered storage system from a client to initiate a session between the client and the first node. The request may specify a multi-channel communication session. In response to receiving the request, an Internet Protocol (IP) address of the first and at least a second node may be transmitted to the client. The multi-channel communication session may be established between the client and the first and second nodes in which the client communicates with the first node using a first communication channel and communicates with the second node using a second communication channel. The first node may transmit to the second node session data determined at the first node. The second node may transmit to the first node session data determined at the second node.

Abstract: An aspect includes a method for in-band management of a network attached storage environment. A client is connected via a standard network attached storage protocol to a network attached storage system using existing authorization and authentication procedures. Advanced management functions are exposed to the client via a special file system structure over the standard network attached storage protocol. The client uses existing standard network attached storage protocol functions on the special file system structure to retrieve and to invoke the advanced management functions. Result data are returned to the client using a feedback channel and the standard network attached storage protocol.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method is provided in one general embodiment for concurrent file and object protocol access. The method includes receiving a notification that indicates storage of an object by an object-based client, and creating a clone of the object. Also, the method includes providing a file-based client access to the clone of the object. Further, the method includes, after the file-based client has finished modifying the clone of the object, replacing the object with an updated object based on the modified clone of the object. The file-based client is provided access to the modified clone of the updated object. After the file-based client has finished modifying the modified clone of the updated object, the updated object is replaced with an additional object based on the modification to the modified clone of the updated object.

Abstract: In a data management system, examination of first data for malicious content by a malicious content scanner is initiated in response to a request to write first data to a data storage device. In response to the examination revealing no malicious content in the first data, the first data, a first signature representative of a version of the malicious content scanner at a time of the examination of the first data, and second data linking the first signature to the first data as read-only data are written to the data storage device.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, a method for producing stimulation pulses in a bilateral cochlear implant (CI) is disclosed. The method includes receiving a sound at a first microphone or a first microphone array positioned at or in the vicinity of a first ear of a user of the bilateral CI and receiving the sound at a second microphone or a second microphone array positioned at or in the vicinity of a second ear of the user of the bilateral CI. Furthermore, generating, using the first microphone or first microphone array, a first microphone signal in response to the sound received at the first microphone or first microphone array and generating, using the second microphone or second microphone array, a second microphone signal in response to the sound received at the second microphone or second microphone array.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for load-balancing client input/output (I/O) requests in a clustered storage system may include receiving a request by a first node of a clustered storage system from a client to initiate a session between the client and the first node. The request may specify a multi-channel communication session. In response to receiving the request, an Internet Protocol (IP) address of the first and at least a second node may be transmitted to the client. The multi-channel communication session may be established between the client and the first and second nodes in which the client communicates with the first node using a first communication channel and communicates with the second node using a second communication channel. The first node may transmit to the second node session data determined at the first node. The second node may transmit to the first node session data determined at the second node.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method is provided for concurrent file and object protocol access. The method includes receiving a notification that indicates storage of an object by an object-based client, and creating a clone of the object. Also, the method includes providing a file-based client access to the clone of the object. Further, the method includes returning, in response to one or more read requests for the object received from one or more object-based clients while the file-based client modifies the clone of the object, the object to the one or more object-based clients. Moreover, the method includes, after the file-based client has finished modifying the clone of the object, replacing the object with an updated object based on the modified clone of the object.

Abstract: In a data management system, examination of first data for malicious content by a malicious content scanner is initiated in response to a request to write first data to a data storage device. In response to the examination revealing no malicious content in the first data, the first data, a first signature representative of a version of the malicious content scanner at a time of the examination of the first data, and second data linking the first signature to the first data as read-only data are written to the data storage device.

Abstract: In a data management system, examination of first data for malicious content by a malicious content scanner is initiated in response to a request to write first data to a data storage device. In response to the examination revealing no malicious content in the first data, the first data, a first signature representative of a version of the malicious content scanner at a time of the examination of the first data, and second data linking the first signature to the first data as read-only data are written to the data storage device.

Abstract: A process for preparing mono-carboxy-functionalized dialkylphosphinic acids, dialkylphosphinic esters and dialkylphosphinic salts by means of alkylene oxides, characterized in that a) a phosphinic acid source (I) is reacted with olefins (IV) in the presence of a catalyst A to form an alkylphosphonous acid, its salt or ester (II), b) the resultant alkylphosphonous acid, its salt or ester (II) is reacted with alkylene oxides of the formula (V) in the presence of a catalyst B, to give a mono-functionalized dialkylphosphinic acid derivative (VI), and c) the resultant mono-functionalized dialkylphosphinic acid derivative (VI) is reacted in the presence of a catalyst C to give the mono-carboxy-functionalized dialkylphosphinic acid derivative (III), and the catalysts A and C are transition metals and/or transition-metal compounds and/or catalyst systems which are composed of a transition metal and/or a transition-metal compound and at least one ligand, and the catalyst B is a Lewis acid.

Abstract: A method for producing mono-carboxy-functionalized dialkylphosphinic acids, esters and salts using a vinyl ether. The method is characterized by the following steps: a) reacting a phosphinic acid source (I) with olefins (IV) in the presence of a catalyst A to give an alkylphosphonous acid, the salt or the ester (II) thereof, b) reacting the alkylphosphonous acid so obtained, the salt or the ester (II) thereof with a vinyl ether of formula (V) in the presence of a catalyst B to give a mono-functionalized dialkylphosphinic acid derivative (VI) and c) reacting this derivative (VI) with an oxidant or in the presence of a catalyst C to give a mono-carboxy-functionalized dialkylphosphinic acid derivative (III), wherein the catalysts A and C are transition metals and/or transition metal compounds, and the catalyst B is a peroxide-forming compound and/or a peroxo compound and/or an azo compound.

Abstract: An aspect includes a method for in-band management of a network attached storage environment. A client is connected via a standard network attached storage protocol to a network attached storage system using existing authorization and authentication procedures. Advanced management functions are exposed to the client via a special file system structure over the standard network attached storage protocol. The client uses existing standard network attached storage protocol functions on the special file system structure to retrieve and to invoke the advanced management functions. Result data are returned to the client using a feedback channel and the standard network attached storage protocol.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing mono-carboxy-functionalized dialkylphosphinic acids, esters and salts using a vinyl ester of a carboxylic acid. The method is characterized by the following steps: a) reacting a phosphinic acid source (I) with olefins (IV) in the presence of a catalyst A to give an alkylphosphinic acid, the salt or the ester (II) thereof, b) reacting the alkylphosphinic acid so obtained, the salt or the ester (II) thereof with a vinyl ester of a carboxylic acid of formula (V) in the presence of a catalyst B to give a mono-functionalized dialkylphosphinic acid derivative (VI) and c) reacting the mono-functionalized dialkylphosphinic acid derivative (VI) so obtained in the presence of a catalyst C to give a mono-functionalized dialkylphosphinic acid derivative (VII) and d) reacting the mono-functionalized dialkylphosphinic acid derivative (VII); with an oxidant or in the presence of a catalyst D to give a mono-carboxy-functionalized dialkylphosphinic acid derivative (III).

Abstract: In a data management system, examination of first data for malicious content by a malicious content scanner is initiated in response to a request to write first data to a data storage device. In response to the examination revealing no malicious content in the first data, the first data, a first signature representative of a version of the malicious content scanner at a time of the examination of the first data, and second data linking the first signature to the first data as read-only data are written to the data storage device.

Abstract: The invention relates to phosphorus-containing mixtures containing compounds of the formula RO—PO(A)-CH2—CH2—CO2H and??(I) HO—PO(A)-CH2—CH2—CO2R??(II) in which A is C1-C18-alkyl, C6-C18-alkylaryl, C6-C18-aralkyl or aryl, R is (D,E)C?C(B, R5) or H B, D, E are identical or different and are each H or C1-C18-alkyl R5 is —CO-alkoxy, a process for their preparation and their use.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing mono-carboxy-functionalized dialkylphosphinic acids, esters and salts using a vinyl ether.