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| 20090327361 | DATA REPLICATION FEEDBACK FOR TRANSPORT INPUT/OUTPUT - Architecture for efficiently ensuring that data is stored to the desired destination datastore such as for replication processes. A copy of data (e.g., messages) sent to a datastore for storage is stored at an alternate location until a received signal indicates that the storage and replication was successful. As soon as the feedback signal is received, the copy is removed from the alternate location, and hence, improves input/output (I/O) and storage patterns. The feedback mechanism can also be used for monitoring the status of data transport associated with log shipping, for example, and taking the appropriate actions when storage (e.g., replication) is not being performed properly. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20100178902 | ADDRESS BOOK REMOTE ACCESS AND EXTENSIBILITY - Address book data available to a user such as contact information, group information, resource information, and similar data, are retrieved from a plurality of sources by a third party service. The retrieved data is customized for consistent presentation and provided to the user without the user's application having to communicate with individual data sources for retrieving the data. | 07-15-2010 |
| 20100185735 | EXTENSIBILITY FOR HOSTED MESSAGING SERVERS - Architecture for messaging server extensibility without the need to update or make changes to the messaging server by routing selected messages to a remote location for processing by custom code or third-party code. The messaging server routes the selected messages based server analysis of the messages and in view of configuration data (or conditions) for routing messages. The remote location processes the message and can instruct the messaging server to accept, reject, or redirect the message. Additionally, the remote location can modify the message and instruct the messaging server to process the modified message. The hosted organization can configure triggers to have the messaging server call to a web service with the messages, which extends the functionality of the messaging server. | 07-22-2010 |
| 20100191810 | TRANSPORT HIGH AVAILABILITY FOR SIDE EFFECT MESSAGES - Architecture that protects side effect messages by associating the side effect messages with a primary (redundant) message that was received by a transport mechanism (e.g., a message transport agent). Side effect messages are considered “side effects” of a primary message that caused generation of the side effect messages. The primary message is only considered fully delivered after the primary message and all associated side effect messages are delivered, after which the source of the primary message is ACK'd (sent an “ACKnowledgement” message). Hence, in case of hardware failures after the primary message was delivered, but before delivery of side effect messages, the redundancy approach used triggers re-delivery of the primary message and re-generation and delivery of the side effect messages. | 07-29-2010 |
| 20100205257 | TRANSPORT HIGH AVAILABILITY VIA ACKNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT - Architecture that facilitates transport high availability for messaging services by providing the ability of a receiving entity (e.g., receiving message transfer agent (MTA)) to detect if a sending entity (e.g., sending MTA or client) is a legacy sending entity. When the receiving entity detects that the sending entity is a legacy system, by advertising transport high availability capability to the sending entity, if the sending entity does not opt-in to this capability, the receiving entity keeps the sending entity client “on hold”, that is, waiting for an acknowledgement (ACK) until the receiving entity delivers the message to the next hops (immediate destinations). This approach maintains at least two copies of the message until the message is successfully delivered (to the next hop(s)). Hence, if the legacy sending entity or the receiving entity fails, the message is still delivered successfully. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20100306535 | Business To Business Secure Mail - Business to business secure mail may be provided. Consistent with embodiments of the invention, a protected message may be received. The recipient may request a token from a trust broker, submit the token to an authorization server associated with the sender, receive a user license from the authorization server; and decrypt the protected message using the user license. The protected message may restrict actions that may be taken by the recipient, such as forwarding to other users. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20100325215 | MESSAGE REQUIREMENTS BASED ROUTING OF MESSAGES - Architecture for enabling messages to be routed between network servers based on message requirements related to version, capabilities, and features, for example. The message requirements designate delivery over a transport path compatible with the message requirements. The message requirements can include a particular version or other features related to different software applications that require compatibility in message handling. Routing information is maintained related to a transport server or other network transport entity compatible with the message requirements and through which the message can be routed. The message is routed to the compatible transport server for delivery to the destination while avoiding delivery to transport servers incompatible with the message requirements. | 12-23-2010 |
