Abstract: A compostable container and a method of using the compostable container are disclosed. The container comprises a paper layer having oxygen barrier properties. The paper layer may be sized with the oxygen barrier chemical. The container may further comprise an oxygen barrier layer comprising a compostable polymeric material. The compostable container may be used in a method of producing a beverage with a beverage dispensing machine comprising a container receiver arranged to receive a container. In the method, one uses a compostable container of the invention comprising at least one component made from a coated paper with oxygen barrier properties.

Abstract: Soluble coffee products include compressed coffee particles that can be blended with powdered or ground roast coffee products, oils and flavorings to produce dissolvable coffee beverages in a variety of flavors.

Abstract: A management system for event management in a computer network includes management interfaces residing on an administrative computers, management engines residing on server computers, and management agents residing on managed computers within the network. The management agent uses alarms corresponding to predefined events to notify the management interface via the management engine if the predefined events occur, thereby allowing the system administrator to administer the managed computer network. The management agents may also include corrective scripts which are automatically executed in response to the predefined events and a threshold adjustment module which adjusts threshold values which are used to trigger the alarms.