Abstract: A system and method for managing and servicing a device communicatively coupled to a network, including: receiving device information, including alert information and status information, from the device over the network; storing the received device information; storing business context information, including contract management information, billing management information, and order management information related to managing and servicing the device; storing user access information, the user access information governing access to the stored device information and the stored business context information of the device by a plurality of users; and providing the stored device information and the business context information to a user of the plurality of users based on the stored user access information.

Abstract: A system and method for managing and servicing a device communicatively coupled to a network, including: receiving device information, including alert information and status information, from the device over the network; storing the received device information; storing business context information, including contract management information, billing management information, and order management information related to managing and servicing the device; storing user access information, the user access information governing access to the stored device information and the stored business context information of the device by a plurality of users; and providing the stored device information and the business context information to a user of the plurality of users based on the stored user access information.

Abstract: This invention relates to pressure torque sanitary diaphragm valves and methods of using torque sensitive sanitary valves in the production of chemical and biological therapeutics to obtain procedural reproducibility in the production pharmaceutical compounds and intermediates related thereto.

Abstract: A system for displaying items includes items for use in a media transaction displayed in a stacked manner that allows consumers to remove a selected item from the items. The system also includes a card located behind the items that indicates the unavailability of the items when the items are removed from in front of the card.

Abstract: The invention provides a polishing pad comprising a polishing element and an adhesive layer provided on the bottom surface of the polishing element for attaching the polishing element to a polishing device. To protect the adhesive layer and prevent unintentional adhering of the polishing element, the polishing pad is also provided with a protective liner adhered to and protectively covering the adhesive layer. To facilitate removal of the protective liner, the protective liner includes an extended pull tab and the polishing element includes an extended removal tab.

Abstract: A system for managing and servicing at least one device communicatively coupled to a network, including a communication manager configured to receive an alert and monitored information from the at least one device over the network, and to receive a user request for information related to the at least one device; a device subsystem configured to store the monitored information received by the communication manager, and to store at least one of configuration and service information of the at least one device; a user subsystem configured to store information related to users of the at least one device; an account subsystem configured to store at least one of contract management information, billing management information, and order management information related to the at least one device; and a system controller configured to coordinate operations of the device subsystem, the user subsystem, and the account subsystem in responding to the received alert and in responding to the received user request for informat

Abstract: This invention relates to pressure torque sanitary diaphragm valves and methods of using torque sensitive sanitary valves in the production of chemical and biological therapeutics to obtain procedural reproducibility in the production pharmaceutical compounds and intermediates related thereto.

Abstract: A system and method for managing and servicing a device communicatively coupled to a network, including: receiving device information, including alert information and status information, from the device over the network; storing the received device information; storing business context information, including contract management information, billing management information, and order management information related to managing and servicing the device; storing user access information, the user access information governing access to the stored device information and the stored business context information of the device by a plurality of users; and providing the stored device information and the business context information to a user of the plurality of users based on the stored user access information.

Abstract: A system and method for evaluating a service contract for managing and servicing devices communicatively coupled to a network, including: storing business context information, including terms of the service contract for managing and servicing a device; storing contract expenditure information; receiving, from an authorized user, a request for information related to profitability of the service contract over a predetermined period of time; accessing the business context information to retrieve the terms of the service contract and an identification for each device; determining, based on each respective identification, the cost of performing the service contract over the predetermined period of time for the device covered by the service contract; creating a contract profitability report describing profitability of the service contract over the predetermined period of time; and providing, to the authorized user, the contract profitability report and the terms of the service contract for the device covered by the

Abstract: A system and method for servicing a monitored device provided to a company, including: receiving, by a service provider over a network, a service alert regarding the monitored device; determining whether a business relationship exists between the company and the service provider for service of the monitored device; and responding to the service alert based on the determined business relationship. The method of determining whether a business relationship exists between the company and the service provider for service of the monitored device includes determining whether a bid for a contract between the company and the service provider is pending; and, if the bid for the contract is pending between the company and the service provider, responding to the service alert in a predetermined manner.

Abstract: There is provided a lock device adapted to secure a computer having a protruding member. This lock device features a lock housing having a capturing channel which is sized and configured to receive the protruding member extending outwardly from the computer. The lock device also features a lock member that is attached to the lock housing. The lock member has a lock portion sized and configured to extend to the capturing channel for retaining the protruding member therewithin so as to secure the computer.

Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product for allowing retailers to sell TLog data to third party purchasers using a standard eCommerce engine. The system collects TLog data, creates a user profile for a plurality of purchasers, offers customized TLog data for sale to the purchasers based upon criteria contained within their respective user profile, determines the appropriate price for the offered TLog data, packages and delivers the appropriate data in response to a purchase from a purchaser, and creates and stores a record of the transaction.

Abstract: A method and pharmaceutical composition for inhibiting infections of pathogenic microorganisms by inhibiting the production of ADP-glucose, particularly by inhibiting the activity of ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase or glycogen synthase.

Abstract: A method and pharmaceutical composition for inhibiting infections of pathogenic microorganisms by inhibiting the production of ADP-glucose, particularly by inhibiting the activity of ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase or glycogen synthase.

Abstract: Online commerce is often conducted in a network including buyer computers, seller computers, financial institution computers and a payment management computer, which provides payment management services to sellers. Payment management software makes use of a generic framework including Payment Instruction, Capture, Refund, Account and Batch data structures. The generic framework is extended to support transactions which conform to uncommon payment protocols, for example, by shipping the merchandise Collect On Delivery or COD. The Payment Instruction data structure is modified to include two seller-definable fields, each of which can be written with data required for the particular type of transaction being modeled. The Account data structure is modified to include a field for receiving data identifying the particular type of transaction being modeled..

Abstract: A liquid dispenser 10 includes a container 20 mounted on a wire rack 40 which is mounted to a wall 60 or the like. An aspirator 80 is mounted on the wire rack and the container covers/conceals the aspirator from view and acts as both a container and cover or shroud.

Abstract: Distributed computing environment (DCE) remote procedure calls (RPCs) are integrated with an advisory work load manager (WLM) to provide a way to intelligently dispatch RPC requests among the available application server processes. The routing decisions are made dynamically (for each RPC) based on interactions between the location broker and an advisory work load manager. Furthermore, when the system contains multiple coupled processors (tightly coupled within a single frame, or loosely coupled within a computing complex, a local area network (LAN) configuration, a distributed computing environment (DCE) cell, etc.), the invention extends to balance the processing of RPC requests and the associated client sessions across the coupled systems. Once a session is assigned to a given process, the invention also supports performance monitoring and reporting, dynamic system resource allocation for the RPC requests, and potentially any other benefits that may be available through the specific work load manager (WLM).

Abstract: Logic for receiving client write requests, bundling them, and sending a reply back to the client(s) once the requests are committed to storage. The logic is included in an intermediate server which includes a write request module having a write bundling module included and a write reply module. A separate reply is sent for each of the individual client write requests. Out of order requests are handled by checking for a contiguous write having a lower file location (offset) than a current write request and placing that lower ordered offset request first in the bundle.

Abstract: A computer system manages files shared by first and second heterogeneous clients. The first client exhibits a first protocol such as SMB and the second client exhibits a second, different protocol such as NFS. A first protocol converter receives requests from the first client to create, read and update the files, and converts the requests to corresponding requests exhibiting a common protocol. A second protocol converter receives requests from the second client to create, read and update the files, and converts the requests to corresponding requests exhibiting the common protocol. A file manager is common to both clients and both protocol converters, receives the converted requests exhibiting the common protocol and executes the requests in a name space and data area which are both common to the first and second clients. The name space stores names of the files and the data area stores the files.