Abstract: Example secure desktop applications for an open computing platform are disclosed. An example secure desktop method for a computing platform disclosed herein comprises establishing a secure communication connection between a secure desktop provided by the computing platform and a trusted entity, the secure communication connection being accessible to a trusted application authenticated with the secure desktop, the secure communication connection being inaccessible to an untrusted application not authenticated with the secure desktop, and securing data that is stored by the secure desktop in local storage associated with the computing platform, the stored data being accessible to the trusted application and inaccessible to the untrusted application.

Abstract: Example secure desktop applications for an open computing platform are disclosed. An example secure desktop method for a computing platform disclosed herein comprises establishing a secure communication connection between a secure desktop provided by the computing platform and a trusted entity, the secure communication connection being accessible to a trusted application authenticated with the secure desktop, the secure communication connection being inaccessible to an untrusted application not authenticated with the secure desktop, and securing data that is stored by the secure desktop in local storage associated with the computing platform, the stored data being accessible to the trusted application and inaccessible to the untrusted application.

Abstract: Example browser-based secure desktop applications for open computing platforms are disclosed. An example method disclosed herein to provide secure desktop functionality to a computing platform comprises providing, in response to a first request, a secure desktop application to the computing platform, the secure desktop application for execution by a browser on the computing platform, and establishing a secure communication connection between a service node and the secure desktop application, the secure communication connection to provide the secure desktop application with access to a trusted entity, the secure communication connection being accessible to a trusted application downloaded to the computing platform for execution by the browser in association with the secure desktop application, the secure communication connection being inaccessible to an untrusted application not executed in association with the secure desktop application.

Abstract: Methods, articles of manufacture, and apparatus for hardware interface access control for mobile applications are disclosed. A disclosed example method includes restricting an application from accessing a set of hardware interfaces of a mobile device, and providing a virtual interface to the application via which the application is to access a first hardware interface in the set of hardware interfaces, the virtual interface provided by a program in a kernel layer of an operating system of the mobile device to control at least one of access or a method of access to the first hardware interface in the set of hardware interfaces, the first hardware interface that is accessible via the virtual interface being unknown to the application.

Abstract: Methods, articles of manufacture, and apparatus to perform policy configuration for mobile device applications are disclosed. A disclosed example method includes determining whether a digital certificate associated with a application executable on a mobile device has been signed by a first trusted certificate authority, the first trusted certificate authority being included in a list of trusted certificate authorities hard-coded in the mobile device, and when the digital certificate is determined to have been signed by the first trusted certificate authority, configuring the application for execution on the mobile device based on an access privilege indicating a physical interface of the mobile device the application is permitted to access, and execution configuration information associated with the application.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus to control privileges of mobile device applications are disclosed. A disclosed example method includes assigning a process identifier to an application on a mobile device, the process identifier generated by an operating system of the mobile device, determining via a digital certificate that the application is authorized to be executed on the mobile device and that the application is authorized to access a network interface of the mobile device, configuring a mandatory access control module of the mobile device to enforce access of the network interface by providing the process identifier to the mandatory access control module, and enabling the application to access the network interface.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus to control privileges of mobile device applications are disclosed. A disclosed example method includes assigning a process identifier to an application on a mobile device, the process identifier generated by an operating system of the mobile device, determining via a digital certificate that the application is authorized to be executed on the mobile device and that the application is authorized to access a network interface of the mobile device, configuring a mandatory access control module of the mobile device to enforce access of the network interface by providing the process identifier to the mandatory access control module, and enabling the application to access the network interface.

Abstract: Example secure desktop applications for an open computing platform are disclosed. An example secure desktop method for a computing platform disclosed herein comprises establishing a secure communication connection between a secure desktop provided by the computing platform and a trusted entity, the secure communication connection being accessible to a trusted application authenticated with the secure desktop, the secure communication connection being inaccessible to an untrusted application not authenticated with the secure desktop, and securing data that is stored by the secure desktop in local storage associated with the computing platform, the stored data being accessible to the trusted application and inaccessible to the untrusted application.

Abstract: Example browser-based secure desktop applications for open computing platforms are disclosed. An example method disclosed herein to provide secure desktop functionality to a computing platform comprises providing, in response to a first request, a secure desktop application to the computing platform, the secure desktop application for execution by a browser on the computing platform, and establishing a secure communication connection between a service node and the secure desktop application, the secure communication connection to provide the secure desktop application with access to a trusted entity, the secure communication connection being accessible to a trusted application downloaded to the computing platform for execution by the browser in association with the secure desktop application, the secure communication connection being inaccessible to an untrusted application not executed in association with the secure desktop application.

Abstract: Methods, articles of manufacture, and apparatus for hardware interface access control for mobile applications are disclosed. A disclosed example method includes restricting an application from accessing a set of hardware interfaces of a mobile device, and providing a virtual interface to the application via which the application is to access a first hardware interface in the set of hardware interfaces, the virtual interface provided by a program in a kernel layer of an operating system of the mobile device to control at least one of access or a method of access to the first hardware interface in the set of hardware interfaces, the first hardware interface that is accessible via the virtual interface being unknown to the application.

Abstract: Methods, articles of manufacture, and apparatus to perform policy configuration for mobile device applications are disclosed. A disclosed example method includes determining whether a digital certificate associated with a application executable on a mobile device has been signed by a first trusted certificate authority, the first trusted certificate authority being included in a list of trusted certificate authorities hard-coded in the mobile device, and when the digital certificate is determined to have been signed by the first trusted certificate authority, configuring the application for execution on the mobile device based on an access privilege indicating a physical interface of the mobile device the application is permitted to access, and execution configuration information associated with the application.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus to control privileges of mobile device applications are disclosed. A disclosed example method includes assigning a process identifier to an application on a mobile device, the process identifier generated by an operating system of the mobile device, determining via a digital certificate that the application is authorized to be executed on the mobile device and that the application is authorized to access a network interface of the mobile device, configuring a mandatory access control module of the mobile device to enforce access of the network interface by providing the process identifier to the mandatory access control module, and enabling the application to access the network interface.

Abstract: The present invention is a system and method for providing and displaying information collected from a variety of information providers such as an electronic mail server or an information content server. Each of the variety of information providers provides information updates which are captured and rendered in a variety of status images which are provided to a user via a Web page or similar facility. The display of information on the Web page is robust against displays from one or more of the information providers since each of the status images and the remainder of the Web page content are rendered independently.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a network based voice mail system that includes advantages of traditional answering machines. When a call comes in that is not answered, a Remote Answering Device may pick up after a preselected number of rings and play a prerecorded greeting that is stored locally and then prompt the caller to wait for the beep. The Remote Answering Device may use three-way calling service to conference the user's voice mail number into the call. When a conference call is established it plays the beep and then plays the message which is being recording live on the speaker. If a call is received by the network based voice mail system that did not first pass through the Remote Answering Device, the network based voice mail system may synchronize the Remote Answering Device with the network based voice mail system.

Abstract: The present invention is a system and method for providing and displaying information collected from a variety of information providers such as an electronic mail server or an information content server. Each of the variety of information providers provides information updates which are captured and rendered in a variety of status images which are provided to a user via a Web page or similar facility. The display of information on the Web page is robust against displays from one or more of the information providers since each of the status images and the remainder of the Web page content are rendered independently.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a network based voice mail system that includes advantages of traditional answering machines. When a call comes in that is not answered, a Remote Answering Device may pick up after a preselected number of rings and play a prerecorded greeting that is stored locally and then prompt the caller to wait for the beep. The Remote Answering Device may use three-way calling service to conference the user's voice mail number into the call. When a conference call is established it plays the beep and then plays the message which is being recording live on the speaker. If a call is received by the network based voice mail system that did not first pass through the Remote Answering Device, the network based voice mail system may synchronize the Remote Answering Device with the network based voice mail system.

Abstract: A network based voice mail system without losing any of the advantages of traditional answering machines includes a small device, which looks like an answering machine and costs about the same, and three-way calling service. The small device (called a Remote Answering Device) looks just like an ordinary answering machine. It has a speaker, a message number indicator and the basic play back control buttons like “play”, “delete”, “stop”, “rewind”, “skip”, etc. When a call comes in that is not answered by a human, the Remote Answering Device will pick up after a preselected number of rings and play a prerecorded greeting that is stored locally and then prompt the caller to wait for the beep. The Remote Answering Device then uses three-way calling service to conference the user's voice mail number into the call, by sending a hook flash signal and speed dialing the user's voice mail number.

Abstract: The present invention is a system and method for providing and displaying information collected from a variety of information providers such as an electronic mail server or an information content server. Each of the variety of information providers provides information updates which are captured and rendered in a variety of status images which are provided to a user via a Web page or similar facility. The display of information on the Web page is robust against displays from one or more of the information providers since each of the status images and the remainder of the Web page content are rendered independently.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a network based voice mail system that includes advantages of traditional answering machines. When a call comes in that is not answered, a Remote Answering Device may pick up after a preselected number of rings and play a prerecorded greeting that is stored locally and then prompt the caller to wait for the beep. The Remote Answering Device may use three-way calling service to conference the user's voice mail number into the call. When a conference call is established it plays the beep and then plays the message which is being recording live on the speaker. If a call is received by the network based voice mail system that did net first pass through the Remote Answering Device, the network based voice mail system may synchronize the Remote Answering Device with the network based voice mail system.

Abstract: The present invention is a system and method for providing and displaying information collected from a variety of information providers such as an electronic mail server or an information content server. Each of the variety of information providers provides information updates which are captured and rendered in a variety of status images which are provided to a user via a Web page or similar facility. The display of information on the Web page is robust against displays from one or more of the information providers since each of the status images and the remainder of the Web page content are rendered independently.