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Use SLAs in a Web Services Context, Part 1: Guarantee Your Web Service With a SLA - Introduction, Architecture, and Testing Mechanisms
White Papers Many businesses are demanding Service-Level Agreements (SLAs) that guarantee the reliability of the IT services they pay for. As Web services enter the mainstream, customers will be asking for SLAs that ensure their quality.
[August 23, 2006, 1:00]
Use SLAs in a Web Services Context, Part 2: Guarantee Second-Generation Web Services Applications With a SLA - SOA Latency and Throughput
White Papers Second-generation Web services applications require that the Service-Level Agreements (SLA) guarantee reliability, availability, and quality of the service that the businesses pay for. As some applications will interact with non-Web services, the...
[August 23, 2006, 1:00]
Action 2000 calls for bug free guarantee
News Action 2000 has joined calls for products at risk from the millennium bug to be sold with some form of guarantee for the consumer. Speaking Friday, Action 2000 managing director Gwynneth Flower said: "Companies should be able to state products are...
[January 11, 1999, 15:02]
PeopleSoft to persist with money-back guarantee
News PeopleSoft will continue a controversial money-back guarantee programme up to March 31, or until Oracle drops its $7.3bn (£3.95bn) bid for the company. In addition to continuing the guarantee programme, the company said on Monday that it would...
[January 14, 2004, 9:50]
Quality of Service Guarantee on 802.11 Networks
White Papers With the growing popularity of wireless LANs, this paper modified the Rether protocol to provide QoS guarantee on wireless networks. Rether was originally developed to support guaranteed Quality of Service (QoS) for shared Ethernet LANs.
[October 1, 2008, 1:01]
Millennium: NHS executive unable to guarantee patient safety
News The accounts committee headed by conservative MP David Davis draws some worrying conclusions about the NHS' ability to deal with the millennium bug despite assurances from the NHS executive that "systems will either be ready, or contingency plans...
[August 19, 1998, 16:17]
Preparedness is 'no guarantee' - Action 2000
News Despite having millennium programmes in place, one in three large firms continue to experience bug-related problems, according to government agency Action 2000, which today warned that even the highest levels of preparedness offer no guarantees.
[December 16, 1998, 17:21]
Gates' guarantee: We'll win it
News A bitter and battling Bill Gates slammed Wednesday's court-ordered breakup as "unwarranted" and "unprecedented" and predicted Microsoft would ultimately win the case on appeal. I believe very strongly that today is the first day for the rest of...
[June 8, 2000, 10:40]
Software Assurance, SAM Help German Logistics Provider Guarantee Compliance
White Papers German logistics provider Hafen und Guterverkehr Koln AG (HGK) was unsure whether its many Microsoft software licenses were in compliance at the time of an announced Microsoft software license review.
[April 30, 2008, 1:02]
Optimis Uses BMC Remedy Customer Support to Guarantee Service Excellence
White Papers Optimis was formed following a management buyout of Blue Pumpkin Software UK, previously a wholly owned subsidiary of Blue Pumpkin Inc. One of the first challenges facing the Optimis team was the need to establish a new customer support...
[January 19, 2007, 0:00]
To Guard or Guarantee; Both are confused with "assure."
Talkback "Insure" and "ensure" are, in fact, nearly opposite. When you "insure" something, you are guarding against its loss. On the other hand, when you "ensure" something (usually an outcome), you are making certain that it will be.
[April 10, 2007, 17:31]
Are You Sabotaging Your ECM Conversion?: Common Excuses That Guarantee Loss of Revenue
White Papers ECM technology has been around for decades. By now, everyone is aware of its benefits, and of the costs associated with not converting to enterprise content management. It's mystifying to the author that ECM wouldn't be a top priority for any...
[July 10, 2009, 1:51]
Preparedness is 'no guarantee' - Action 2000
News Despite having millennium programs in place, one in three large firms continue to experience bug-related problems, according to government agency Action 2000, which today warned that even the highest levels of preparedness offer no guarantees.
[December 16, 1998, 14:24]
Anna Friel's email puzzler
News The cover story proclaims: "Anna's e-mail guarantee. Read on however, and the "guarantee" is diluted. The 21 year old actress, best known as the late Beth from Brookside, and more recently as Bella Wilfer in BBC 2's adaptation of Dickens' Our...
[March 25, 1998, 12:15]
EU consumer groups, ISPs plead for net neutrality
News European consumer groups and ISPs are pressing EU politicians to pass legislation to guarantee users cannot be thrown off the internet. It is designed to ensure net neutrality in Europe, as it would guarantee equal access to the internet for all...
[October 20, 2009, 14:16]
Unmetered access could bring network problems
News Britain's national telecommunications provider, BT (quote: BT), can give no guarantee that its network will cope with the predicted increase in traffic following the arrival of unmetered Internet access next month.
[March 15, 2000, 15:20]
Throttled Pro
Downloads Throttled Pro provides weighted network queues (WF2Q+) that guarantee bandwidth for all your essential network services like web browsing, email, and online gaming. Provides ACK packet priority to guarantee fast download speeds while your machine...
[February 5, 2009, 1:22]
News Burst: Mobiles to get safety warnings
News Mobile phones will come with safety guarantee stickers starting next year, in a move to address health concerns over radiation. The new safety guarantee comes in response to growing concerns that mobile phone usage could be linked to cancer or...
[August 29, 2000, 9:36]
Net payment firm guarantees against online fraud
News Internet payment firm WorldPay launched a guarantee against online fraud Monday in an attempt to persuade retailers to set up shop on the Web. WorldPay handles over 50 percent of all UK online transactions and is confident its decision to guarantee...
[December 12, 2000, 11:00]
Create a Durable and Reliable WCF Service With MSMQ 4.0
White Papers Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) endpoints often need to guarantee delivery. At that point, the application must guarantee that the transaction gets processed. Take, for example, a WCF-based e-commerce application that accepts a credit card...
[November 29, 2008, 23:00]
