Abstract: A wireless information device automatically replicates data held on the device to a remote server over a wireless network. An application on the device (a) automatically determines the battery level of the device; (b) prevents sending data over the wireless network if the battery level is below a first threshold.

Abstract: A wireless information device automatically replicates data held on the device to a remote server over a wireless network. An application on the device (a) automatically determines the battery level of the device; b) prevents sending data over the wireless network if the battery level is below a first threshold.

Abstract: In a computer network, a process of discovery of the network, including discovery of network phones, and means for retrieving an icon relating to the phones and displaying a network map including network phones in the network map.

Abstract: In a computer network, a process for discovering devices in the network, including network phones, and constructing a topological map of the network; and associated apparatus for retrieving an icon relating to the phones and displaying the map including the phones therein.

Abstract: Network supervising apparatus for graphically distinguishing a path between two points on a network, and a method therefor, and computer program for carrying out the method, comprising: a memory (21), in use, storing information relating to the components (12, 13, 14) of the network and the links (16) between those components; a visual display apparatus (18) connectable with said memory and including processor apparatus (19) to convert the information in said memory into a visual display on said visual display apparatus representing the components of the network and the links between these components; a manually operable selector (22) to select two components or links displayed on said visual display apparatus; said signal processor apparatus processing the signals to said visual display apparatus to visually distinguish a set of components and/or links forming a link between the selected components or links and the other components and links.

Abstract: A method for providing a data set relating to a network by merging a first data set relating to the network at a first time and a second data set relating to the network at a s second, later, time, said first data set comprising data acquired by interrogation of the network and other data, and said second data set comprising data acquired by interrogation of the network, said method comprising: comparing the data in the first data set with the second data set, and updating the first data set to include additional data present in the second data to set which is not present in the first data set.

Abstract: Network supervising apparatus, computer program, and method of supervising a network comprising: applying an algorithm to information relating to the devices of the network to provide a stress value, comparing the stress value with a predetermined limit, retrieving graphic symbol signals from a signal store and providing the graphic symbol on a visual display apparatus when the stress value reaches the predetermined limit, manually selecting the graphic symbol and causing said visual display apparatus to provide an image indicating where the stress value has reached the predetermined limit.

Abstract: In a computer network, a process of discovery of the network, including discovery of network phones, and means for retrieving an icon relating to the phones and displaying a network map including network phones in the network map.