Abstract: A vehicle rental system includes an input acceptance unit that accepts input of usage information on use of a vehicle by a user, a selection unit that selects a type of the vehicle, from among an electric vehicle and a fuel cell vehicle, which is recommended for the user according to the usage information accepted by the input acceptance unit, and a notification unit that notifies the user of the type of the vehicle selected by the selection unit.

Abstract: An information processing system 1 configured to include a plurality of storage monitoring servers 119 that manage performance information related to performance in a storage system 20 including a storage apparatus 236 and a host server 111 that accesses the storage apparatus 236 and monitoring information to be monitored in the storage system 20. The storage monitoring servers 119 acquire performance information and monitoring information to determine the storage monitoring server 119 to be responsible for managing individual performance information and individual monitoring information based on the acquired performance information and monitoring information, and transfers, according to a distribution plan determined by the storage monitoring servers 119, individual performance information and individual monitoring information to a storage monitoring server 119 responsible for managing individual performance information and individual monitoring information.

Abstract: Power consumption of a communication apparatus having a plurality of operating modes can be accurately determined. A management apparatus 4 manages a communication apparatus 3 having a plurality of operating modes, and includes an obtaining unit 421 that obtains information about power consumption of the communication apparatus 3; a mode identifying unit 422 that identifies an operating mode of the communication apparatus 3; and a power managing unit 424 that determines power consumption in each operating mode of the communication apparatus 3 by associating information about power consumption (signals S21) obtained by the obtaining unit 421 with operating modes (signals S23) identified by the mode identifying unit 422.

Abstract: A voice-coil motor (VCM) with a flux guide configured to reduce vibrations of a head when accessing data in a disk drive. The VCM includes at least one VCM magnet, a voice coil, and at least one flux guide. The voice coil is disposed in proximity to a magnetic pole of the VCM magnet. The flux guide is coupled to the voice coil; and, the flux guide is configured to reduce vibrations of the head when accessing data in the disk drive.

Abstract: An information processing system 1 configured to include a plurality of storage monitoring servers 119 that manage performance information related to performance in a storage system 20 including a storage apparatus 236 and a host server 111 that accesses the storage apparatus 236 and monitoring information to be monitored in the storage system 20. The storage monitoring servers 119 acquire performance information and monitoring information to determine the storage monitoring server 119 to be responsible for managing individual performance information and individual monitoring information based on the acquired performance information and monitoring information, and transfers, according to a distribution plan determined by the storage monitoring servers 119, individual performance information and individual monitoring information to a storage monitoring server 119 responsible for managing individual performance information and individual monitoring information.

Abstract: A highly-reliable system, a management apparatus and method that can enhance the reliability of a storage system is provided.

Abstract: A highly-reliable system, a management apparatus and method that can enhance the reliability of a storage system is provided.

Abstract: In a designing assisting apparatus 901, a memory section 902 stores trouble records of a design target, a dictionary section 903 stores related records, an input accepting section 904 accepts the input of a definition attribute name, a control attribute name or a stress attribute name, a search section 905 searches for that trouble record which includes the definition attribute name, etc., searches for that related record which includes the trouble mode name included in the searched trouble record, as a cause name, searches for that trouble record which includes the definition attribute name, control attribute name, stress attribute name, strength name or trouble mode name included as a result name in the searched related record, and repeats them until no new trouble record is searched, and a display section 906 displays the searched trouble record, and displays an arrow associated with the searched related record between the trouble records.

Abstract: X-ray penetration images picked up by an X-ray penetrating device are supplied to an image processor, and stored in a magnetic disk unit as radiographic image data. The radiographic image data are reproduced on a reproduced image display monitor installed in an examination room. The examination room further includes a fluoroscopic image display monitor for selectively displaying the fluoroscopic images and menus. The menus include functions to select radiographic image data for reproduction on the reproduced image display monitor and to select a display mode. The functions shown on the menus may be selected and instructed by operating a joystick. During a procedure of interventional radiology, an operator operates the joystick to select and instruct desired radiographic image data to be reproduced. A display mode for enlarging reproduced images may be selected as necessary.