Abstract: Systems for providing a virtual machine and authentication of a user using the virtual machine may perform operations including providing an application programming interface (API) to an electronic device; booting a virtual machine configured to emulate a type of electronic device based on a workstation to which the electronic device is connected; receiving input, using the API, from the electronic device; and providing output to the workstation using the virtual machine. In another example, the operations may include connecting, via at least one network and through an API, to a remote server; providing to the remote server, via the at least one network and the API, the captured biometric indicator; receiving, from a virtual machine executed on the remote server, at least one packet in a defined format based on the biometric indicator; and forwarding the received at least one packet to a workstation communicably connected to the electronic device.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for providing a virtual machine and for providing authentication of a user using the virtual machine. The disclosed systems and methods may perform operations including providing an application programming interface (API) to an electronic device; booting a virtual machine configured to emulate a type of electronic device based on a workstation to which the electronic device is connected; receiving input, using the API, from the electronic device; and providing output to the workstation using the virtual machine.

Abstract: A non-Skype multipoint control unit (MCU) is configured to operate differently for handling incoming streams from endpoints and outgoing streams from a Skype multipoint control unit. When passing incoming streams from non-Skype endpoints to a Skype conference, the non-Skype MCU acts as a gateway, passing the streams to Skype MCU as if they were coming from Skype endpoints. When receiving outgoing streams from Skype MCU, the non-Skype MCU acts as an MCU, transcoding, compositing, and scaling streams into continuous presence layouts for delivery to the non-Skype endpoints. Thus, non-Skype endpoints can participate in Skype conferences as if they were Skype endpoints, allowing a better user experience for both Skype endpoints and non-Skype endpoints.

Abstract: A non-Skype multipoint control unit (MCU) is configured to operate differently for handling incoming streams from endpoints and outgoing streams from a Skype multipoint control unit. When passing incoming streams from non-Skype endpoints to a Skype conference, the non-Skype MCU acts as a gateway, passing the streams to Skype MCU as if they were coming from Skype endpoints. When receiving outgoing streams from Skype MCU, the non-Skype MCU acts as an MCU, transcoding, compositing, and scaling streams into continuous presence layouts for delivery to the non-Skype endpoints. Thus, non-Skype endpoints can participate in Skype conferences as if they were Skype endpoints, allowing a better user experience for both Skype endpoints and non-Skype endpoints.

Abstract: A method and system for detecting a keylogger that encrypts data captured on a computer. One illustrative embodiment acquires a first sample of a portion of a memory of a computer, the portion of the memory being associated with a running process on the computer; inputs to the computer, in a manner that mimics keyboard input, a first data pattern consisting of at least one occurrence of each of a first set of distinct sub-patterns; acquires a second sample of the portion of the memory; compares the first and second samples of the portion of the memory to identify at least one data segment in which the second sample has changed relative to the first sample; and flags the running process as a potential keylogger when the at least one data segment contains a second data pattern matching the overall sub-pattern structure of the first data pattern despite the particular sub-patterns making up the first and second data patterns being different.

Abstract: A process for removing by coalescence condensation water from large quantities of lubricating oil of a steam driven turbine a significant portion of which water is in the form of an oil/water emulsion. The process is capable of reducing the free and emulsified water content of lubricating oil having a viscosity rating of 150 ssu at 100.degree. F. from 5000 ppm to 25 ppm in a single pass through the unit at a flow rate of 100 gallons per minute with most of the water in the oil as received by the equipment being in emulsion.