Abstract: The present invention is a method for initializing the transportable private cloud computing platform, and a method for migrating software applications to the transportable private cloud computing platform.

Abstract: The present invention is a cloud computing appliance, having a chassis, at least one server, capable of connecting to a remote interface device, at least two network switches, at least one firewall, and a power supply circuit. The present invention also includes a method for initializing the cloud computing appliance, and a method for migrating software applications to the cloud computing appliance. The cloud computing appliance includes at least one private cloud and is in electronic communication with at least one public cloud. There is an electrical connection capable of being in electronic communication with the remote interface device that allows a system administrator to interact with the at least one private cloud and the at least one public cloud.

Abstract: The present invention is a cloud computing appliance, having a chassis, at least one server, capable of connecting to a remote interface device, at least two network switches, at least one firewall, and a power supply circuit. The present invention also includes a method for initializing the cloud computing appliance, and a method for migrating software applications to the cloud computing appliance. The cloud computing appliance includes at least one private cloud and is in electronic communication with at least one public cloud. There is an electrical connection capable of being in electronic communication with the remote interface device that allows a system administrator to interact with the at least one private cloud and the at least one public cloud.

Abstract: The present invention is a transportable private cloud computing platform, having a rack, several servers, a system management server, an interface device, a network switch, a power supply circuit, and a transit case. The present invention also includes a method for initializing the transportable private cloud computing platform, and a method for migrating software applications to the transportable private cloud computing platform.

Abstract: The present invention is a system for integrating knowledge engines in a cloud computing environment, having a cloud computing platform, a graphical user interface (GUI), several applications for integrating information, knowledge engines for extracting knowledge from data and information, and an index consisting of an index engine, an index database, and a connector to several data sources. The present invention also includes a method of integrating knowledge engines in a cloud computing environment.

Abstract: A multi-class switching system that includes a coder/decoder for converting voice between analog and digital; a first switch coupled to the coder/decoder to isolate non-secure entities in a dial-up network, including fiber optic ports to pass classified and unclassified data to one of a classified IP network and an unclassified IP network, an encryption device coupled to the first switch to encrypt digitized voice, a second switch coupled to the encryption device and directly to the first switch, wherein the second switch receives encrypted digital voice from the encryption device connection and unencrypted digital voice from the direct connection, and wherein the first switch and the second switch operate in a plurality of states including secure, non-secure, and cut-off, a fiber optic (F/O) switch coupled to the coder/decoder, and at least one controller to control states of the first switch, the second switch, and the fiber optic (F/O) switch.