532 results about "Business continuity" patented technology

An Internet (or World-Wide-Web or other such public or private network) based business card and contact management system capable of conveying and managing advertising as well as traditional and other non-traditional business contact information. The invention is a system that: (1) accepts a Universal Contact Locator (UCL) as encoded on a business card in man and/or machine readable format and, when the Universal Contact Locator (UCL) is entered into a client program running on a client computer, (2) causes a web browser (or like program) and associated communications software to establish a communications session with a remote server computer which (3) accesses the stored contact and advertisement and news information of the card issuer associated with the Universal Contact Locator and (4) downloads the business contact and/or personal contact information and targeted advertisements and news items associated with the Universal Contact Locator to a client program running on a client computer which (5) loads the contact data into the Contact Management or Personal Information Management (PIM) system of the users choosing running on the users client computer and (6) stores the advertisements and news items downloaded from the server computer on the client computer's secondary storage device (i.e. hard disk) and (7) causes the advertisements and news items stored on the client computer's secondary storage device to be displayed to the user on a predetermined schedule in a portion of the client computer's output device (i.e. CRT or LCD panel).

Information on business activities of an enterprise to be examined is accumulated on an ASP server from a terminal of the enterprise through a network such as the Internet. An examiner such as a financial institution evaluates the activities of the enterprise based on the information on business activities of the enterprise accumulated on the ASP server to examine the enterprise. The examination typically is an examination for determining whether a new loan can be offered to the enterprise.

A backup image generator can create a primary image and periodic delta images of all or part of a primary server. The images can be sent to a network attached storage device and a remote storage server. In the event of a failure of the primary server, the failure can be diagnosed to develop a recovery strategy. Based on the diagnosis, at least one delta image may be applied to a copy of the primary image to generate an updated primary image at either the network attached storage or the remote storage server. The updated primary image may be converted to a virtual server in a physical to virtual conversion at either the network attached storage device or remote storage server and users may be redirected to the virtual server. The updated primary image may also be restored to the primary server in a virtual to physical conversion. As a result, the primary data storage may be timely backed-up, recovered and restored with the possibility of providing server and business continuity in the event of a failure.

The present invention provides a system and method for management of Recovery Point Objectives (RPO) of a business continuity or disaster recovery solution. The system comprises a management server logically coupled with at least a first computer, at least a second computer, and a network coupling the first and the second computers. The first and second computers host at least one continuously available application and at least one data protection scheme for replicating the application data; the application data being periodically replicated from the first computer to at least the second computer. The system manages RPO by inputting an RPO value for the solution, calculating a real time RPO value for the solution, and making the real time RPO value equal to the input RPO value.

Configuring a set of guided documents for operation of a business activity based on a workflow for the activity, industry expertise, and a plurality of models of source data that is relevant to the business activity, wherein points of entry to access the guided documents are organized around one or more industry-specific data dimensions.

A system is disclosed for implementing a corporate business continuity plan in which a plurality of governance rules are maintained and updated for one or more business locations. The governance rules establish business continuity responsibilities that are, in turn, assigned to designated employees for periodic or occasional action. Each designated employee is responsible for performing their assigned business continuity responsibilities and submitting statuses of such responsibilities to the system according to established timelines. One or more business continuity readiness indicators are then generated based on the submitted statuses.

A domain switching process of the continuity of a single radio channel voice service comprises that an UE switches in an IMS domain from an LTE/SAM network, the LTE/SAM networking initiates the switching request from the LTE/SAM to a CS domain after building up a conversation with far-end nodes, a target GERAN/UTRAN sends the switching finish message to a VMSC when the UE is switched in the target GERAN/UTRAN of the CS domain, the VMSC sends the MAP sending finish signal message to an S-IWF to inform the S-IWF that the UE has switched in the CS switch-in network from the LTE/SAE network, an VCC AS is informed to release the VCC AS of the conversation to the IMS network resource of the LTE/SAE network after the UE sends the switching finish message or after the S-IWF has received the MAP sending finish signal message. And the single radio channel voice service can return back to the original conversation channel according to the original conversation resource when the UE switching is failed.

The embodiment of the invention discloses a method, equipment and a system for sharing a frequency spectrum resource, which relate to the field of wireless communication and are used for realizing the sharing of a dynamic frequency spectrum resource among different mobile honeycomb networks on the basis of ensuring the network coverage and the service continuity. The method comprises the following steps: dividing the frequency spectrum resource into a basic frequency band and a dynamic frequency band, wherein the basic frequency band is used for ensuring the network coverage and the service continuity of at least two networks of the sharing frequency spectrum resource; fixedly distributing the basic frequency band in the frequency spectrum resource to at least two networks in a static mode, and distributing the dynamic frequency band in the frequency spectrum resource to at least two networks in a dynamic mode; and transmitting the frequency spectrum resource distribution information of the basic frequency band and the frequency spectrum resource distribution information of the dynamic frequency band to a base station so as to be used for the frequency spectrum resource allocation of the base station. The invention is suitable for mobile honeycomb networks, such as GSM, UMTS, LTE, CDMA2000, WiMAX and the like.

In certain example embodiments of this invention, there is provided systems and/or methods for processing BAM-related data to predict when events of interest are about to happen and/or to identify the root causes of, or at least data correlated with, such events of interest. In certain example embodiments, key performance indicators (KPIs) are gathered and gardened. The gardening process may identify KPI values of interest (e.g., based on a Z-factor analysis thereof across one or more collection intervals). The gardened KPIs may be processed using a time-series transform (e.g., a Fast Fourier Transform), matched to one of a plurality of predefined waveforms, and fed into a dynamic Naïve Bayesian Network (NBN) for prediction. The gardened data also may be used to determine the relevance of the KPI for root causes of problems (e.g., based on a chi-square analysis).

A system and method for determining residual business risks by correlating threats, controls, business continuity factors, and other general risk considerations is described. Requirements of an initiative of a project are mapped to a taxonomy, and the mapped requirements are rated with respect to its importance to the project. Projected changes in the mapped requirements are forecasted over a specified period of time, such as an eighteen month period. A threat to the project is mapped to the taxonomy, and the mapped threat is rated with respect to its impact on the project. Projected changes in the effectiveness of the control are forecasted based upon historical data, a maturity rating, and the rated effectiveness of the control. Residual risk associated with the project is then determined, and adjustments to one or more resources associated with the project may be made to reduce the determined residual risk.

The invention relates to the wireless communication field, which discloses a user device switching method of wireless communication and a system thereof and causes relatively good balance of business experience of the users and route optimization of network. When switching, the invention determines whether to move a business anchor point or not according to requirement of business continuity. The business anchor point of the business needing to guarantee continuity is kept the same, which can promote the business experience of the users. The business anchor point of the business that does not need to guarantee continuity is moved to a target lateral network, which can cause the route to be optimized and achieve purposes of saving network transmission resource and shortening transmission delay of business data. Attributive business can be determined as the business that needs to guarantee continuity and local business can be judged whether the business needs to guarantee continuity or not according to factors of business types, QoS requirement of the business, subscriber profile, operation strategies of operators, processing ability of network equipment, etc.

The invention discloses a system and method for automatic load balancing of cluster storage. Based on an event driving mechanism, the method is used for realizing cluster storage data distribution and capacity load balancing and has the characteristics of full automation, intelligentization, online execution and concurrent execution; due to the characteristic of the automation of load balancing, the manual intervention is greatly reduced and the complexity of system management is reduced, and the elastic demand of dynamic extension for a cluster storage system is satisfied; due to the characteristic of online execution, the cluster storage system is enabled to keep the continuity of a business; due to the characteristic of intelligentization, the current work load of the system is taken into full account, and the execution process of load balancing is scheduled so that the influence of load balancing operation to a normal business at the front end is reduced to the maximum extent; and due to the characteristic of concurrency, the system resource of a cluster is utilized to the maximum extent so that high-performance load balancing is realized and the execution time is efficiently shortened. By using the method, the load balancing of cluster storage becomes simpler as well as more efficient and transparent, and high performance, high Qos (Quality of Service) and elastic expansion of the cluster storage system are ensured.

The invention provides a session establishment method and device, and the method comprises the steps that an SMF entity sends a PDU session establishment request message to a terminal, and the PDU session establishment request message is used for requesting the establishment of a PDU session; and the SMF entity receives a PDU session establishment response message from the terminal. According to the method for actively initiating the PDU session establishment process by the network side, when a terminal needs to be switched from a broadcast path to a unicast path, the network side can establish the unicast path for the terminal by establishing the PDU session; t. The network side can ensure that the broadcast path and the unicast path both select the same UPF entity; w. When the broadcastsession is switched to the unicast session, the negotiation of downlink data of a user plane when the broadcast path is switched to the unicast path is avoided, the switching delay from the broadcastpath to the unicast path is reduced, and the rapid switching of the service continuity requirements of the broadcast mode and the unicast mode is met; . and moreover, sSignaling interaction can be reduced, so that the time delay is reduced.

The invention discloses a PGW switching method for maintaining business continuity. The method comprises the following steps: a MME determines a target PGW and a target SGW, the MME sends a first session creating request containing a downlink endpoint address of the first S1 bearer to the target SGW so that the target SGW and the target SGW respectively configure the endpoint address of the second S1 bearer and the endpoint address of the second S5/S8 bearer, and distribute a second IP address for the UE; the MME sends the second IP address to the UE through eNB after receiving a first session creating response containing by the second IP address sent by the target SGW; the eNB modifies the S1 bearer of a uplink data channel as the second S1 bearer from the first S1 bearer after the UE resets the IP address. The invention further provides related communication equipment capable of realizing above mentioned method. The business continuity can be maintained when the PGW is switched by use of the method disclosed by the invention.

Disclosed is a method including having an ongoing communication session via a packet switched network, transferring said communication session from the packet switched network to a second network providing both packet and circuit switched access, and informing an application server maintaining said ongoing communication session that the communication session is to be split into a packet switched part and a circuit switched part. Also disclosed is a method in an application server, including receiving, from a first communication device, an indication that a communication session between the first communication device and a second communication device is to be split into a packet switched part and a circuit switched part, waiting for to receive transfer requests of both the packet switched part and the circuit switched part, and informing the second communication device of the split.

A system for minimizing downtime in an appliance-based business continuance architecture is provided. The system includes at least one primary data storage and least one primary host machine. The system includes an intercept agent to intercept primary host machine data requests, and to collect information associated with the intercepted data requests. Moreover, at least one business continuance appliance in communication with the primary host machine and in communication with a remote backup site is provided. The appliance receives information associated with the intercepted data requests from the intercept agent. In addition, a local cache is included within the business continuance appliance. The local cache maintains copies of primary data storage according to the information received. Furthermore, the remote site is provided with the intercepted data requests via the business continuance appliance, wherein the remote site maintains a backup of the primary data storage.

The invention provides a method for realizing the voice continuity of a session and a device. The method comprises the following steps that: when the switching is needed between a source network and a target network, the technical proposal that the voice continuity is realized on a bearing level can be adopted; if a target network grouping domain does not support VoIP, the signaling bearer of the session is switched to the target network grouping domain, and the voice bearer of the session is switched to a target network circuit domain; a PCC framework is utilized to process a subsequent signaling which is switched from the source network to the target network circuit domain in order that the whole process of the voice continuity keeps transparent to a business network; on the basis of not needing to upgrade and reform the business network, the voice business continuity of the session and the normal use of other business in the business network are ensured; at the same time, when the target network needs to be switched to the source network subsequently, the PS switching from the target network to the source network is utilized to trigger that the voice data and the signaling of the subsequent session are switched back to the source network.