Abstract: An example for synchronizing data in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure includes monitoring a set of attributes at a plurality of devices on a network, selecting a group of data based on the monitored set of attributes for synchronization, assigning priority levels to each selected data and each device, prioritizing synchronization operations to be performed on the group of selected data based on the priority levels, and synchronizing the group of selected data in accordance with the prioritization of the synchronization.

Abstract: A method that allows use of a memory page dirty bit by a number of modules.

Abstract: A method that allows use of a memory page dirty bit by a number of modules.

Abstract: The invention relates to method and apparatus for running a plurality of interrelated computational tasks on a plurality of host computers. The host computers run a primary operating system. The method includes the steps of: establishing a virtual machine running on a host computer where the virtual machine is configured to run as a native application emulating a secondary operating system including storage and I/O functionality. The virtual machine may be configured to provide the host computers primary operating system with access to the virtual machines secondary operating system and the virtual machine with access to the host computers system resources. The virtual machine may also emulate a file system by providing a guest file system and provide access to the host computers system resources via a host system call converter. Virtual machine system calls are converted to the host systems system calls by a host system call converter and controls the access to the users system resources.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for updating a plurality of software components disposed on a plurality of networked devices, the plurality of networked devices being interconnected in a computer network. The method includes ascertaining from a database first update parameters associated with a first networked device of the plurality of networked devices. The method also includes sending via the network the first update parameters to a first local update agent disposed at the first networked device. The method further includes obtaining, using the first local update agent and the first update parameters, a first update file for updating software in the first networked device. Additionally, the method includes updating, using the first local update agent and the first update file, the software in the first networked device.