Abstract: Disclosed adjustable retaining arm systems can include a multi-segmented, articulable arm that holds one or more interchangeable tools and can be made relaxed to set a desired position and made rigid to fix the desired position by adjusting tension in a cable running through the arm. The arm can quickly attach and detach from a support structure. The support structure include a cable tensioning system, sensors, control system, power system, etc. A user input device, such as a foot pedal or button on the arm, can be used by a surgeon to change the arm between relaxed and rigid states. The arm and attachable tools can be detachable, disposable and/or sterilizable, while other system components can remain mounted in a fixed location as the arm is removed and replaced. The arm can hold multiple tools in any desired orientation around subject work location.

Abstract: A method of delivering an orphan delivery receipt for a mobile-terminated message to a messaging platform from which the mobile-terminated message originated. A network of data exchange connectors is deployed, wherein each data exchange connector is associated with a messaging platform. When one of the messaging platforms receives a delivery receipt it cannot reconcile, the delivery receipt is replicated to all data exchange connectors. The data exchange connector associated with the messaging platform from which the mobile-terminated message originated identifies and consumes the delivery receipt based on predefined filtering criteria. The data exchange connector publishes the delivery receipt to the originator messaging platform. The originator messaging platform correlates the delivery receipt with the mobile-terminated message and posts the delivery receipt to a corresponding enterprise customer.

Abstract: Disclosed adjustable retaining arm systems can include a multi-segmented, articulable arm that holds one or more interchangeable tools and can be made relaxed to set a desired position and made rigid to fix the desired position by adjusting tension in a cable running through the arm. The arm can quickly attach and detach from a support structure. The support structure include a cable tensioning system, sensors, control system, power system, etc. A user input device, such as a foot pedal or button on the arm, can be used by a surgeon to change the arm between relaxed and rigid states. The arm and attachable tools can be detachable, disposable and/or sterilizable, while other system components can remain mounted in a fixed location as the arm is removed and replaced. The arm can hold multiple tools in any desired orientation around subject work location.

Abstract: Disclosed adjustable retaining arm systems can include a multi-segmented, articulable arm that holds one or more interchangeable tools and can be made relaxed to set a desired position and made rigid to fix the desired position by adjusting tension in a cable running through the arm. The arm can quickly attach and detach from a support structure. The support structure include a cable tensioning system, sensors, control system, power system, etc. A user input device, such as a foot pedal or button on the arm, can be used by a surgeon to change the arm between relaxed and rigid states. The arm and attachable tools can be detachable, disposable and/or sterilizable, while other system components can remain mounted in a fixed location as the arm is removed and replaced. The arm can hold multiple tools in any desired orientation around subject work location.

Abstract: Computer-implemented techniques for using a spreadsheet as a compute engine in an online data management system. In one embodiment, for example, a computer-implemented method comprises the operations of: automatically causing first data items of a first named range triad to be set in a first named range of a spreadsheet; after the first data items are set in the first named range, automatically causing a spreadsheet program to calculate a cell value of the spreadsheet that is derived from one or more of the first data items as set in the spreadsheet; and after the cell value is calculated, automatically obtaining second data items from a second named range of the spreadsheet, the second data items including the cell value calculated. By doing so, quantitative models can be maintained in spreadsheets yet the data on which the models operate can be managed using an online data management system.

Abstract: Computer-implemented techniques for using a spreadsheet as a compute engine in an online data management system. In one embodiment, for example, a computer-implemented method comprises the operations of: automatically causing first data items of a first named range triad to be set in a first named range of a spreadsheet; after the first data items are set in the first named range, automatically causing a spreadsheet program to calculate a cell value of the spreadsheet that is derived from one or more of the first data items as set in the spreadsheet; and after the cell value is calculated, automatically obtaining second data items from a second named range of the spreadsheet, the second data items including the cell value calculated. By doing so, quantitative models can be maintained in spreadsheets yet the data on which the models operate can be managed using an online data management system.