Abstract: The present invention provides a sweetener composition and methods for improving the taste of a sweetener composition. The sweetener composition includes a mixture of a high-intensity sweetener such as aspartame, encaspsulated aspartame, neotame, encapsulated neotame, cyclamate, sucralose, saccharin or Acesulfame-K, with polyols such as maltitol, sorbitol, mannitol, erythritol, xylitol, lactitol, or palatinit, wherein the high-intensity sweetener is present in the mixture in an amount from about 0.0001% to 15% by weight.

Abstract: A method of routing data to a load-balanced server through a network having one or more load-balancing nodes is disclosed, comprising receiving a label value; storing the label value in a load balancing mapping at a load-balancing node in a network, wherein the load balancing mapping associates the label with a packet flow and with interface identifying information; and forwarding subsequent packets of the flow to a selected load-balancing server. The forwarding route is defined by the load-balancing mapping and without hop-by-hop routing decisions. The first server response packet is switched hop-by-hop and the label is stored at each node traversed by the response packets, with a flow identifier and interface identifiers. For other request and response packets, nodes fast-switch the packets based on the label mappings; thus, packet flows are rapidly routed from the client to the same server without time-consuming hop-by-hop routing or repeated load-balancing decisions.

Abstract: An approach for establishing secure communication among multiple multicast groups using a multi-master directory is disclosed. The multi-master directory is on a per object and per attribute access controls basis. The event service nodes, which can implemented as event servers, are distributed throughout an enterprise domain. The attributes of the event service nodes include the group session key and the private keys of the event service nodes. A standardized authentication service is used to register publishers and subscribers. These publishers and subscribers can individually belong to multiple multicast groups under a readily scalable, secure network architecture.

Abstract: An analysis of a business process is received from an analytics application and stored at a decision hub is provided. The analysis may include a problem and a possible solution. The business hub then identifies an entity responsible for the process and the analysis information is sent to the entity. The entity may review the analysis information and determine a decision based on the analysis. For example, the decision approves a change that can be implemented in the process based on the problem and solution received. Information for the decision made is then received and stored at a decision hub. The change in the process may be implemented in an operational application. Result information resulting from the change in the process is then received at the decision hub. The analysis information, decision information, and result information may thus be stored by the decision hub.

Abstract: An approach for establishing secure multicast communication among multiple multicast proxy service nodes is disclosed. The multicast proxy service nodes, which can be distributed throughout an enterprise domain, are organized in a logical tree that mimics the logical tree arrangement of domains in a directory server system. The attributes of the multicast proxy service nodes include the group session keys that are members of the secure multicast or broadcast groups. Because keys as well as key version information are housed in the directory, multicast security can be achieved over any number of network domains across the entire enterprise. Key information is stored in, and the logical tree is supported by, a directory service. Replication of the directory accomplishes distribution of keys. Multicast proxy service nodes may obtain current key information from a local copy of the replicated directory.