private static Mutex mutex = new Mutex();
        
        internal static bool Serialize(object obj, string objectName, string path)
        {
            try
            {
                mutex.WaitOne();
                BinaryFormatter formatter = new BinaryFormatter();
                System.IO.FileStream stream = System.IO.File.Create(path + objectName);
                formatter.Serialize(stream, obj);
                stream.Close();                
                mutex.ReleaseMutex();
                return true;
            }
            catch (Exception e)
            {
                return false;
            }               
        }

        internal static object Deserialize(string path)
        {            
            try
            {
                if (File.Exists(path))
                {
                    System.IO.FileStream stream = System.IO.File.OpenRead(path);
                    stream.Seek(0, System.IO.SeekOrigin.Begin);
                    BinaryFormatter formatter = new BinaryFormatter();
                    object obj = (object)formatter.Deserialize(stream);
                    stream.Flush();
                    stream.Close();
                    return obj;
                }
                return null;
            }
            catch (Exception e)
            {
                return null;
            }            
        }