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| 20080244080 | Prefetching Based on Streaming Hints - A processor includes non-volatile memory into which streamed application components may be pre-fetched from a slower storage medium in order to decrease stall times during execution of the application. Alternatively, the application components pre-fetched into the non-volatile memory may be from a traditionally-loaded application rather than a streamed application. The order in which components of the application are prefetched into the non-volatile memory may be based on load order hints. For at least one embodiment, the load order hints are derived from sever-side load ordering logic. For at least one other embodiment, the load order hints are provided by the application itself via a mechanism such as an application programming interface. For at least one other embodiment, the load order hints are generated by the client using profile data. Or, a combination of such approaches may be used. Other embodiments are also described and claimed. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20100192150 | EXCLUSIVE ACCESS FOR SECURE AUDIO PROGRAM - Executing a monitor on a platform, the monitor capable of providing exclusive, secure access to an audio I/O device of the platform, executing a first partition on the platform, providing an audio device model in the first partition by directly mapping the audio I/O device from the monitor to the first partition for applications executing in the first partition, and providing exclusive, secure access to the audio I/O device to a program performing an audio function in a secure mode in the first partition. | 07-29-2010 |
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| 20100211999 | NETWORK PROTECTING AUTHENTICATION PROXY - It is convenient to allow access to a private network, such as a corporate intranet, or outward facing extranet application, from an external network, such as the Internet. Unfortunately, if an internal authentication system is used to control access from the external network, it may be attacked, such as by a malicious party intentionally attempting multiple invalid authentications to ultimately result in an attacked account being locked out. To circumvent this, an authentication front-end, proxy, wrapper, etc. may be employed which checks for lockout conditions prior to attempting to authenticate security credentials with the internal authentication system. | 08-19-2010 |
| 20110154023 | Protected device management - A method, apparatus, system, and computer program product for management of storage devices protected by encryption, user authentication, and password protection and auditing schemes in virtualized and non-virtualized environments. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110161298 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPPORTUNISTIC RE-IMAGING USING CANNIBALISTIC STORAGE TECHNIQUES ON SPARSE STORAGE DEVICES - In some embodiments, the invention involves a system and method for instant re-imaging of a computing device using a sparse storage partition of dynamically variable size to hold re-imaging data. An embodiment uses a solid state storage device to hold the binary image, or re-imaging personality. An embodiment uses copy on write methodology to maintain the re-imaging personality. An embodiment allows the primary, or active, personality to cannibalize storage used for a re-imaging personality when additional storage is required. The state of a computing device may be switched to allow or prohibit re-imaging, or to prohibit cannibalization of storage. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 06-30-2011 |
