Abstract: A disk hub is configured to retain a magnetic recording medium including an annulus shape and a layer configured for magnetic recording. The disk hub includes a base plate portion for supporting an inner diameter area of the magnetic recording medium and a stem portion on the base plate portion. The base plate portion is configured to support the inner diameter area of the magnetic recording medium. The stem portion includes a first section with a frustoconical shape and a second section extending between the first section and the base plate portion. A circumference of the second section increases in a direction away from the base plate portion, and a circumference of the first section decreases in the direction away from the base plate portion. The disk hub includes an electrostatic dissipative material. The electrostatic dissipative material can be infused with carbon nanotubes.

Abstract: A telecommunication network planning method, system, and computer readable medium support accessing point cloud data and a corresponding image of a location. The point cloud data indicates positions of physical objects visible in the image. A network planning function may be performed. The network planning function may include modifying an outside plant asset object visible in the image, obtaining a metric of an outside plant asset object visible in the image, and adding a virtual outside plant asset to a location. The point cloud data may be associated with the image within an interface that depicts the image to facilitate visualization of the outside plant assets in the surrounding environment.

Abstract: A telecommunication network planning method, system, and computer readable medium support accessing point cloud data and a corresponding image of a location. The point cloud data indicates positions of physical objects visible in the image. A network planning function may be performed. The network planning function may include modifying an outside plant asset object visible in the image, obtaining a metric of an outside plant asset object visible in the image, and adding a virtual outside plant asset to a location. The point cloud data may be associated with the image within an interface that depicts the image to facilitate visualization of the outside plant assets in the surrounding environment.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for storing and retrieving annotations accessible by a plurality of reports are disclosed. When an annotation including comments entered by an author is received in association with a data element or field of one of the plurality of reports, the annotation is stored such that it is retrievable using a key. Specifically, the key is composed of both a scope of the annotation and a period end date of the annotation. The scope indicates a subject matter with which the annotation is associated. When annotations associated with a particular data element or field of a report are viewed, the scope of the annotation and the period end date of the data element or field are ascertained. A key composed of the scope and period end date is then used to retrieve the annotation(s) that are pertinent to the data element or field of the report.

Abstract: An apparatus, program product and method for managing access to a remote computing grid that is not normally accessible to a client. A client computer may communicate with the computing grid via a dropbox configured to receive and distribute data between the client computer and the grid. The connection may remain open while multiple commands are thus communicated to the computing grid, and the identity of the client submitting the commands may be authenticated.