Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for distributed memory allocation. The system identifies a consumer thread which allocates substantially more memory blocks than it deallocates and a producer thread which deallocates substantially more memory blocks than it allocates. The system establishes a dedicated channel for direct allocation and deallocation between the consumer thread and the producer thread.

Abstract: A data integration method involves a unique method of collecting raw business data and processing it to produce highly useful and highly accurate information to enable business decisions. This process includes collecting global data, entity matching, applying an identification number, performing corporate linkage, and providing predictive indicators. These process steps work in series to filter and organize the raw business data and provide quality information to customers. In addition, the information is enhanced by quality assurance at each step in this process to ensure the high quality of the resulting data.