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Sarbanes-Oxley: A Wake-Up Call For Marketing
White Papers Sarbanes-Oxley is a wake-up call for every marketing exec to ensure that the processes that they are responsible for have security, integrity and financial accountability. This white paper advocates a 3-pronged approach to compliance and...
[December 9, 2004, 2:00]
Pastense: A Fast Start-up Algorithm For Scalable Video Libraries
White Papers Striping video clip data over many physical resources (typically disk drives) balances video server load with less data replication. Current striped video delivery algorithms can have high start-up latency if the load is high.
[March 23, 2004, 23:00]
A Case Study In Backing Up And Restoring An Oracle Database
White Papers Few corporate IT departments can afford not to have a robust disaster recovery plan to prevent data loss. Such a plan must include the capability to successfully back up and restore databases. This paper details a case study that provides a...
[October 10, 2003, 7:08]
Curl - A New Language To Speed Up The Web
White Papers For all its benefits, the Web is still pretty cumbersome to use. Limited bandwidth, imperfect software, and poor site design all contribute to slow Web performance. Efforts to push the actual processing of code back down to the client are nothing...
[December 14, 2003, 22:47]
A Year Ago: Intel And AMD Step Up Their Battle
News After nibbling away at Intel's market share the last couple of years, Advanced Micro Devices Inc.thinks it's ready to put a major bite on its larger rival. This week, AMD will announce details on two microprocessors expected to ship next year when...
[October 12, 1998, 7:00]
A Reflective Server Design To Speedup TCP-Friendly Media Transmissions At Start-Up
White Papers The Internet has built its success story to a large degree on the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP). Since TCP still represents the by far most important transport protocol in the current Internet traffic mix, new applications like media...
[January 15, 2008, 0:57]
On Setting Up A WiFi Ad Hoc Network Testbed
White Papers An eight-node ad hoc network is implemented using off-the-shelf WiFi routers and publicly available software. These WiFi routers are reprogrammed with the openwrt distribution of Linux kernel and added AODV routing module to create an ad hoc network.
[January 11, 2006, 0:01]
Comdex: Speech Recognition Software Talking Up A Storm
News But the companies displaying their wares at Comdex are hoping that natural language commands -- not swear words -- will become the method of the future for speaking to devices large and small. Speech-recognition heavyweights IBM Corp.and Lernout...
[November 17, 1998, 9:17]
BT Eyes Up A WiMax Future
News Four radio-broadband trials being conducted by BT in rural parts of the UK could be the prelude to a full-scale deployment of WiMax in Britain. These trials involve broadband fixed access, with customers attaching a receiver to their houses, but...
[February 20, 2004, 15:20]
HP And ISS Retail Wrap Up A New Point Of Sale System For The UPS Store And Mail Boxes Etc
White Papers Mail Boxes Etc. Inc. MBE), a wholly owned subsidiary of UPS. Its point of sale (POS) system is the heart of the retail operation, allowing stores to perform retail transactions, and delivering up-to-date retail data that helps MBE headquarters make...
[April 5, 2006, 0:00]
Virus Dresses Up As A Naked Jennifer Lopez
News Antivirus-software maker Panda Software issued an alert on Thursday after receiving about eight reports of the destructive Chernobyl virus, masquerading as pictures of a naked Jennifer Lopez. One report came from a major aviation company, but the...
[June 1, 2001, 8:56]
Companies Choose Not To Pick Up A Penguin
News Linux penguins are bleating louder, but companies don't plan to adopt many of them in the near future. Almost every large company has at least thought about Linux, and many of them are running pilot projects or even day-to-day (albeit non-essential...
[November 7, 2001, 12:45]
Catching Up With A Famous Fraudster
News Played by Leonardo DeCaprio in the Steven Spielberg-directed film Catch Me If You Can, one-time fraudster Frank Abagnale knows a thing or two about security systems. During his time on the wrong side of the law, Abagnale posed as an airline pilot...
[November 1, 2007, 11:37]
Intel Steps Up A Gear
News Intel has unveiled a whole range of new technologies and appliances at its annual developer event in San Francisco. The show could also be the last IDF attended by Intel chief executive Craig Barrett before he makes way for his replacement Paul...
[March 3, 2005, 16:40]
How To Set Up A GIS Program At A Tribal College
White Papers This paper provides detailed ideas on how to set up a college GIS program and how to develop it for maximum benefits in education, research, and community. It draws the experiences from setting up the GIS program at Oglala Lakota College, Pine...
[January 5, 2006, 0:01]
Setting Up A New Windows PC?
News Getting a new PC, whether it is at work or at home, is one of those makes you smile" moments. Just like the "6 million Dollar Man" we all want better, stronger, and faster. However, every new PC that crosses your path is in need of a few tweaks.
[November 2, 2005, 10:40]
An IT Executive's Guide To Surviving A Start-up
White Papers The Internet has leveled the playing field sufficiently to permit a handful of young innovators to make a big splash. What information technology executive wouldn't love to shepherd such a venture to success?
[May 19, 2006, 1:00]
Cleaning Up A Bad Email Reputation
News About a year ago, Publishers Clearing House set out to make sure its email reputation was squeaky-clean. The company, known for its sweepstakes and magazine subscription promos, stepped up its efforts to be a good email citizen, and to make sure it...
[April 27, 2006, 15:30]
The U.S Should Grow Up & Get A Sense Of Humour
Talkback Excellent that Gary McKinnon is finally getting support and hopefully some long overdue Justice. This one sided Extradition Treaty should never have been introduced. When Courts can treat allegations as facts without a trial having taken place...
[November 3, 2008, 15:19]
Set Up A New Desktop Computer
White Papers When one sets up a new desktop computer, some assembly is required. And computer setup isn't limited to hardware - when one first turns on a new computer that has Microsoft Windows preinstalled, one needs to perform some simple setup tasks.
[April 16, 2008, 1:02]
