Abstract: Certain example embodiments relate to large venue surveillance and reaction systems and/or methods that take into account both subjective emotional attributes of persons having relations to the large venues, and objective measures such as, for example, actual or expected wait times, current staffing levels, numbers of customers to be serviced, etc. Pre-programmed scenarios are run in real-time as events stream in over one or more electronic interfaces, with each scenario being implemented as a logic sequence that takes into account at least an aspect of a representation of an inferred emotional state. The scenarios are run to (a) determine whether an incident might be occurring and/or might have occurred, and/or (b) dynamically determine a responsive action to be taken. A complex event processing engine may be used in this regard. The analysis may be used in certain example embodiments to help improve customer satisfaction at the large venue.

Abstract: In certain example embodiments, an extensible and/or distributed security system is provided. In certain example embodiments the security system provides authorization to a resource of a first application. In the first application, a security context is created and a client is authenticated to the first application. A request is accepted in the first application to access at least one resource. The first application communicates with an authorization application to determine authorization to the at least one resource. In the authorization application, an authorization process is executed which communicates with another application that defines a step of the authorization process for this resource. Based on that step, it is determined whether the first application allows access to the at least one resource for the client.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to a database system and methods for storing and replicating data of a primary database. A method for replicating data item may include receiving replication data from a primary database system and replicating the one or more data items of the primary database system in accordance with the replication data. The replication data may include a transaction log including information on transactions processed by the primary database system and database lock data relating to at least one lock on the one or more data items of the primary database system in order to support simultaneous queries to the primary and replication database systems. The method may also include rolling-back the replication data in the at least one replication database system based on the information on transactions processed by the primary database system and the database lock data.

Abstract: Certain example embodiments described herein relate to techniques for creating and maintaining scalable heterogeneous read-only federations of registries, e.g., for use in service-oriented architectures. Federation of heterogeneous registries can be achieved with any types of registries (e.g., UDDI, ebXML, OSGi, ESB, proprietary, etc.), while at the same time avoiding the need to have target registries implement extra protocols or layers. In certain example embodiments, gateway registries may implement translation layers appropriate for the types of registries thereunder so as to provide a scalable and flexible solution. Optionally, registries may be grouped based on type so that messages may be translated only once per group, while avoiding tight couplings with registries and the services they provide.

Abstract: Systems and methods are graphically developing rules for transforming models between different description notations. The transformation rules may be used to transform a model in a source description notation to a new model in a target description notation. In one embodiment, graphical constructs are provided including symbols in the source description notation and the target description notation. The constructs for the source description notation are arranged in a source pattern, and the constructs for the target description notation are arranged in a target pattern, according to user instructions. The source and target patterns are sent to a transformation engine and subsequently accessed to provide at least one transformation rule utilized by the transformation engine.

Abstract: Certain example embodiments relate to application intelligence gathering systems and/or methods, e.g., in connection with Event Driven Applications and/or the like. More particularly, certain example embodiments relate to the effective recording of application evolution and usage information for usage learning and/or event auditing purposes. With respect to usage learning, certain example embodiments may help to capture data on the usage patterns and/or apply learning algorithms that work on the captured data to provide required intelligence to the application. With respect to event auditing, certain example embodiments may help to identify the “who”, “what”, “when”, “where”, “how”, and/or “why” of particular operations. Application intelligence optionally may be used in determining application “hotspots” or commonly used features that could help in areas such as application maintenance, performance tuning, and/or the like.

Abstract: A memory management system for managing objects which represent memory in a multi-threaded operating system extracts the ID of the home free-list from the object header to determine whether the object is remote and adds the object to a remote object list if the object is determined to be remote. The memory management system determines whether the number of objects on the remote object list exceeds a threshold. If the threshold is exceeded, the system batch-removes the objects on the remote object list and then adds those objects to the appropriate one or more remote home free-lists.

Abstract: A computer system and computer-implemented method colorizes a UI component image on the browser side. A data provider in the system encodes the UI component image into a Base64 character sequence which includes a header part and an image data part; generates Base64 header parts for specified colored versions of the UI component image; and transfers the encoded UI component image and the Base64 header parts for the specified colored versions of the UI component image to a client icon composer. The header part has a fixed amount of characters and the image data part has a variable amount of characters. The client icon composer replaces the header parts of the encoded UI component image with the Base64 header parts for the specified colored versions of the UI component image; and transfers the specified colored versions of the UI component image to a web page/application.

Abstract: Certain example embodiments relate to techniques for managing communication between a plurality of Open Services Gateway initiative (OSGi) environments. A system includes a messaging broker configured to receive a message from one of the OSGi environments, with the message including a call of a service provided by one of the other OSGi environments. The broker may be further configured to transfer the message to the other OSGi environment. The plural OSGi environments communicate only via the messaging broker.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for testing a screen display for colorblind accessibility identifies when an onscreen display is likely to be accessible or inaccessible to a colorblind individual. The method and apparatus can receive data corresponding to a screen display, including information encoded in color. The method and apparatus can further apply a color filter to the screen display to remove a background color generating a filtered image. The method and apparatus can further detect an object associated with the filtered image. The method and apparatus can further detect whether there is text in the filtered image and determine a proximity of the detected text to the object when text is detected and generate a colorblindness accessibility indicator based on whether text was detected and/or the determined proximity.

Abstract: Systems and methods for item-level restoration from and verification of an image level backup without fully extracting it. The method receives backup parameters and selection of an image level backup to restore or verify and initializes virtual storage. The method attaches the virtual storage to a hypervisor to launch a virtual machine (VM) to test and restore data objects. The method stores VM virtual disk data changes resulting from restoration and verification in a changes storage. The method optionally reconfigures VMs to use an isolated network. The method optionally uses a routing appliance to provide access to VMs running in the isolated network from a production network. The method determines if the VM operating system (OS) is able to start using restored copies of selected data objects and tests applications associated with selected data objects. The method displays restoration and test results in an interface and automatically delivers the results.

Abstract: Certain example embodiments relate to techniques for controlling the development of a software application. The system includes an event channel for receiving at least one event that indicates an action performed by one of a plurality of existing development tools used in the development of the software application, a policy-based event engine for evaluating the at least one event and for initiating at least one action of one of the plurality of existing development tools in accordance with at least one policy, and a repository, for storing at least one artifact to define an architecture of the software application. The at least one artifact corresponds to a component of the software application and/or to a dependency between a first component and a second component of the software application.

Abstract: Certain example embodiments relate to a resource adapter configured to establish connections between an executive information system (EIS) and one or more clients. The resource adapter includes at least a first and a second connection pool, both maintaining a plurality of connection objects. Each connection object defines a channel of communication between the EIS and the resource adapter. A cluster coordinator is configured to assign a first connection object in a first connection pool and a second connection object in a second connection pool to the one or more clients to create at least two coexisting connections between the one or more clients and the EIS.

Abstract: A computer system includes a display interface; a user input device interface; and a processor cooperatively operable with the display and user input device interfaces. The processor provides a browser user interface that interacts with a user to selectively indicate (i) content fields displayed in the source user interface from which information is to be sent and (ii) content fields displayed in the destination user interface which are to receive the information from the source content fields. The computer system stores an indication of the destination app registered for the topic together with an indication of the selected destination content fields which are to receive the information from the selected content fields of the source app. The source app and destination app do not publish/subscribe to each other. An intermediary brokers messages from the source app, maps the data, and sends on to the destination app.

Abstract: Certain example embodiments relate to techniques for controlling the development of a software application. The system includes an event channel for receiving at least one event that indicates an action performed by one of a plurality of existing development tools used in the development of the software application, a policy-based event engine for evaluating the at least one event and for initiating at least one action of one of the plurality of existing development tools in accordance with at least one policy, and a repository, for storing at least one artifact to define an architecture of the software application. The at least one artifact corresponds to a component of the software application and/or to a dependency between a first component and a second component of the software application.

Abstract: The invention relates to a computer-implemented system for analyzing an instance of a process in a network environment, wherein the instance of the process includes a screen-based user session (1000), the system including a screen process extractor (1005) adapted to extract during runtime of the instance of the process at least a part of the screen-based user session (1000) and to store it in a recording repository (1030), a source code repository (1050) adapted to store at least a part of the source code underlying the process corresponding at least in part to the instance of the process, and a mapping unit for mapping at least a part of the stored screen-based user session (1000) to the source code.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a broker system for a plurality of brokers (20), clients (10) and servers (30) in a heterogeneous network, the broker system comprising: a. a configuration and controlling broker (CCB) (1) adapted for scanning broker configuration data (200) of the plurality of brokers (20) and for synchronizing the broker configuration data (200) with CCB configuration data (100) of the CCB (1).

Abstract: Certain example embodiments described herein relate to forecasting the future behavior of event streams in Complex Event Processing (CEP) environments. For each received event in an event stream, a reference window indicative of a predefined temporal range during which the forecast is to be computed is updated so that the reference window ends with the received event, with the reference window moving with the event stream. Within this processing loop, when a forecasting update policy indicates that the forecast is to be updated based on the received event: a forecasting window indicative of a temporal range in which events are to be forecasted is updated; and while the time period of the forecasting window is not exceeded, (a) a next forecasted event is generated via at least one processor and (b) the next forecasted event is inserted into the forecast window; and the forecast window is published.

Abstract: Certain example embodiments concern a lifecycle management system for at least one computing component. A lifecycle model, including lifecycle states assignable to the at least one computing component, is defined. The lifecycle states include a production state. The lifecycle management system ensures the at least one computing component can be productively used only if it is assigned the production state. A lifecycle transition request assigning a requested target lifecycle state of the lifecycle model to the at least one computing component is received. A conditional lifecycle state, different from the requested target lifecycle state, is assigned to the at least one computing component. At least one condition to be fulfilled for the at least one computing component to be assigned the requested target lifecycle state is assigned. The requested target lifecycle state is automatically assigned to the at least one computing component when the at least one condition is fulfilled.

Abstract: At least one processing specification is generated for a stream of data items captured by a sensor. A plurality of proposed window specifications is generated. The at least one processing specification is generated based on at least one of the proposed window specifications. The plurality of proposed window specifications being generated based on a similarity metric is configured to identify similar pairs of data items in the stream of data items.