Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product are provided for upgrading software associated with an operational distributed, state-full system. In operation, an upgrade system identifies a software upgrade to perform to software associated with a distributed, state-full system. The upgrade system identifies a storage to allocate for performing the software upgrade. The upgrade system identifies one or more customer groups to utilize the software upgrade. The upgrade system identifies a temporary process failure group to utilize for real-time testing of the software upgrade, based on the identified one or more customer groups. The upgrade system removes responsibilities of event servers currently serving the one or more customer groups and moves the one or more customer groups to utilize the software upgrade operating on the temporary process failure group.

Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product are provided for managing data objects in a multiprocessor unit telecommunications network. In use, a plurality of data objects associated with one or more data object events corresponding to a network are received. Further, each of the plurality of data objects are assigned to one of a plurality of processing modules for processing, based on a map. Additionally, the plurality of processing modules are monitored. Furthermore, it is determined whether each of the plurality of processing modules are available to process the plurality of data objects assigned thereto, based on the monitoring.

Abstract: A system and method for efficiently and conveniently sending time-related multi-media contents (MMC) over an e-mail system. In addition to the conventional bulk mode of transmitting MMC, as an attachment to (or possibly part of) an e-mail message, the method specifies a “reference mode transmission”, whereby, at least for part of the transmission path, the MMC themselves are temporarily stored in a media store while a reference to the storage (e.g. URI) is attached to the e-mail message, or embedded therein. The method is implementable as automatic processes in e-mail clients and e-mail servers. Various configurations are contemplated, whereby reference mode transmission occurs, in various combinations, over any of the path segments between the sending mail client, mail servers and the receiving mail client.