Abstract: An example method for facilitating on-demand bandwidth provisioning in a network environment is provided and includes receiving a request from a client at a first network for accommodating flow characteristics at a second network that is associated with executing an application at the first network, determining that the request cannot be fulfilled with available network resources allocated to the client by the second network, advising the client of additional cost for accommodating the flow characteristics, and authorizing additional network resources in the second network to accommodate the flow characteristics after receiving notification from the client of payment of the additional cost.

Abstract: Chimney blocking apparatus including a handle (4), telescopic support means (6) having a longitudinal axis (7), chimney blocking means (8) and an actuation mechanism configured to firstly extend the telescopic support means (6) and deploy the chimney blocking means (8) outwardly and secondly collapse the chimney blocking means 8 inwardly towards the longitudinal axis (7). The actuation mechanism may include a first resilient means for collapsing the chimney blocking means (8).

Abstract: In one implementation, Web-Cache deployed in the Enterprise premises and cloud-based SecaaS are combined such that similar identity-based polices are enforced on both the SecaaS and content delivered from the Web-Cache. This identity-based policy implementation outside the network using SecaaS and within the network for web-cached content provides consistent identity-based security while still providing content to end-users with high performance. Content inspected and/or modified by SecaaS may be cached in the enterprise premises so that requests for content from an origin server decreases, freeing Internet bandwidth and reducing access time. Local caching of streaming content may decrease latency while local implementation of identity-based policy continues to limit the streamed content as appropriate. Local implementation of identity-based policy may reduce the load on SecaaS.

Abstract: Chimney blocking apparatus including a handle (4), telescopic support means (6) having a longitudinal axis (7), chimney blocking means (8) and an actuation mechanism configured to firstly extend the telescopic support means (6) and deploy the chimney blocking means (8) outwardly and secondly collapse the chimney blocking means 8 inwardly towards the longitudinal axis (7). The actuation mechanism may include a first resilient means for collapsing the chimney blocking means (8).

Abstract: The present invention relates to modified oligonucleotide therapeutic agents to selectively prevent gene transcription and expression in a sequence-specific manner. In particular, this invention relates to the selective inhibition of protein biosynthesis via antisense strategy using oligonucleotides constructed from arabinonucleotide or modified arabinonucleotide residues. More particularly this invention relates to the use of antisense oligonucleotides having arabinose sugars to hybridize to complementary RNA such as cellular messenger RNA, viral RNA, etc.