Abstract: A method and an apparatus to provide information to mobile applications are presented. In one embodiment, the method includes receiving structured objects at a server operated by a first entity from a website operated by a second entity, the structured objects containing information generated from one or more transactions between a user and the second entity at the website. The method may further include storing the structured objects in a designated area of a database coupled to the server, wherein the designated area is associated with the user and allowing the user to access the structured objects stored in the designated area of the database from a mobile device.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus to protect data security in a mobile application processing system are presented. In one embodiment, the method includes receiving an encrypted private key from a user via a mobile device, using the encrypted private key to access an area associated with the user within a database, decrypting the encrypted private key, and using the decrypted private key to decrypt user preference information retrieved from the area.

Abstract: An acceptable or desired plan for changing the links of a telephone network is developed by using knowledge based rules to generate an ideal plan which meets first constraints, such as demand and modernization constraints, and by modifying the ideal plan to meet one or more second constraints, such as overall cost, while deviating minimally from the ideal plan.