A transaction network in which, in appropriate cases, a transaction is allowed to complete at each node and new work to commence, before all transaction resources at the node actually complete a syncpoint operation. This desirable result is obtained without the risk of unreported database corruption....http://www.google.de/patents/US5432926?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US5432926 - Method and apparatus for improving database reliability and response time in a distributed transaction processing system
