Abstract: A biocidal film-forming composition comprising, a nitrogen-containing biocide, a sulphur-containing biocide, an oleophilic carrier, and a film-forming agent. The invention also includes a method of coating an item with that composition. The present invention provides for the manufacture of solid items from plastics materials in which the biocidal composition has been included.

Abstract: A system for the secure transfer of data and data management on the Internet has a data encryption and transfer module operable in a user computing system, a data management module operable in a sewer computing system, the transfer of data between the user and the server computing systems being effected on the user computing system through use of the data encryption and transfer module, by moving the data to or from a first desktop window, associated with the user computing system, from or to a second desktop window, associated with the server computing system, each window being associated with a password, such that the step of moving the data from one window to the other causes the data to encrypted/re-encrypted from one associated password to the other.

Abstract: Methods and systems for verifying that a virtual network is properly configured are described. Configuration information from devices in the virtual network is received. The configuration information is compared against reference information. The reference information represents the design of the virtual network. Discrepancies between the configuration of the devices and the design of the virtual network are identified.

Abstract: Methods and systems for verifying that a virtual network is properly configured are described. Configuration information from devices in the virtual network is received. The configuration information is compared against reference information. The reference information represents the design of the virtual network. Discrepancies between the configuration of the devices and the design of the virtual network are identified.

Abstract: A system for the secure transfer of data and data management on the Internet has a data encryption and transfer module operable in a user computing system, a data management module operable in a server computing system, the transfer of data between the user and server computing systems being effected on the user computing system through use of the data encryption and transfer module, by moving the data to or from a first desktop window, associated with the user computing system, from or to a second desktop window, associated with the server computing system, each window being associated with a password, such that the step of moving the data from one window to the other causes the data to be encrypted/re-encrypted from one associated password to the other. The system also includes a password management module operable in the user computing system for managing the passwords, which are required to be used by a user of the system.

Abstract: The invention described herein is an apparatus for accessing an information repository, including computer readable program code stored on computer readable media, where the computer readable program code includes code for organizing information stored in the information repository into a hierarchy. The hierarchy is a hierarchy of a number of derived containers that are generated in conformance with an information model which is a hierarchy of container definition nodes. Each of the derived containers corresponds to a different one of the container definition nodes, represents a category of information in the information repository, and has contents which can be other derived containers and/or information extracted from the information repository.

Abstract: A data processor is provided with an embedded debugger. The debugging function is provided by the execution of a debugging program which is stored in reserved, non-volatile memory which is internal to the data processor. During the debug mode, the data processor allows the internal registers used during execution of a user program to be examined. Debug operation can be initiated via debug instruction which replaces an existing instruction in the user code, the replaced instruction being held in a special purpose register such that it can be executed on return from the debug mode. Single step operation of the data processor can be performed in debug mode and data and instructions can be exchanged with the data processor in debug mode, optionally via a single pin so as not to sacrifice any user resources.