Abstract: Methods and associated structure to improve disk capacity utilization in the context of size coercion and COD space reservation techniques applied in a storage system. One aspect hereof provides that the size coercion computations to reduce (round down) the capacity of one or more disk drives in a storage system are performed prior to reservation of disk space for use in configuration-on-disk (COD) techniques. Performing coercion computations and configuration prior to COD space reservation prevents the COD reservation processing from causing un-necessary waste of physical capacity of the coerced disk drives.

Abstract: A database of call information may be generated based on called numbers. When a called number is received from a user, the present invention determines whether the called party associated with the called number is a business. If the called number is associated with a business, information about the call is stored. If the called number is not associated with a business, the information is not stored, so as to protect privacy. The present invention may determine not only that the called number is associated with a business, but also what type of business. The call information, or information about a plurality of such calls, may be shared with a third party. The third party may or may not be a competitor of the business that was called. Armed with the call information, the third party may generate advertising directed at the calling party in response to being informed about the call.

Abstract: A method and system for bookmarking a favorite page with a user-defined image. The method comprises the steps of displaying a website page along with its locator address, displaying a plurality of images on the page, allowing a user to select one of the images, and storing the image together with the locator address to bookmark the website page. The system includes means for displaying a website page along with its locator address, means for displaying a plurality of images on the website page, means for allowing a user to select one of the images, and means for storing the selected image together with the associated locator address as a bookmark for the website page.

Abstract: Systems, methods and computer program products are provided for allowing a Web server search engine to search a user's bookmarks stored within the user's browser on a client device. A user's search request to a search engine is accompanied by a list of bookmarks stored within the user's browser. A search engine receiving the search request and accompanying list of bookmarks initially searches the list of bookmarks for URLs that satisfy the search request. Each of the user's bookmarks that satisfies the search request is then displayed within the user's browser. The search engine can then search the Internet for Web pages (or other files) that satisfy the search request.