Abstract: The present invention includes a system, methods, and technology platform for instantly creating, delivering, updating, deploying, and inherently tracking one or more unique, multimedia rich, email and web-based communications campaigns or rich media presentations—all without any technical knowledge. Each rich media presentation created with the invention may consist of a unique, pre-defined collection of separately trackable interactive content elements which are programmatically collected, arranged and displayed as part of a complete audiovisual presentation. Upon distribution of such a presentation, tracking data from the viewer's interaction with the presentation may be retrieved.

Abstract: Electronic device configuration management systems and methods are disclosed. Configuration information for configuring at least one component of an electronic device is stored in a memory. A determination is made as to whether further configuration information capable of configuring the at least one component is available at the electronic device. Based on the determination, one of the configuration information and the further configuration information is loaded to configure the at least one component. The determination may be made, for example, by accessing compatibility information which is associated with the configuration information. Data structures supporting configuration management functions are also disclosed.

Abstract: Electronic device configuration management systems and methods are disclosed. Configuration information for configuring at least one component of an electronic device is stored in a memory. A determination is made as to whether further configuration information capable of configuring the at least one component is available at the electronic device. Based on the determination, one of the configuration information and the further configuration information is loaded to configure the at least one component. The determination may be made, for example, by accessing compatibility information which is associated with the configuration information. Data structures supporting configuration management functions are also disclosed.

Abstract: A packet switched network includes a network manager for managing resources on the network and a plurality of switch nodes. A congestion indicator threshold is (Cir) for each resource at each switch node and congestion event indicator is forwarded to the network manager immediately upon the congestion level of a monitored resource exceeding its congestion threshold. A congestion status for the monitored resources of each switch node is maintained by the network manager.

Abstract: In a communications system, a method is described for controlling the excess usage of a finite resource through which information flows by a plurality of sources having an "excess" state. For each source a determination is made as to whether the source is in the excess state. If the excess information rate is less than a predetermined fair information rate, the information is passed to the resource. If the excess information rate is greater than the fair information rate, the information is discarded.