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- The Panum Proxy Algorithm for Dense Stereo Matching Over a Volume of Interest
- Stereo matching algorithms conventionally match over a range of disparities sufficient to encompass all visible 3D scene points. Human vision however does not do this. It works over a narrow band of disparities - Panum's fusional band - whose typical range may be as little as 1/20 of the full...
- Tags: Algorithm, Vision, Disparity, Engineering, Strategy, Management
- White papers 2006-03-31
- Understanding and Mitigating Display and Presence Disparity in Mixed Presence Groupware
- Mixed Presence Groupware MPG supports both co-located and distributed participants working over a shared visual workspace. It does so by connecting multiple single-display groupware workspaces together through a shared data structure. The implementation and observations of MPG systems exposes two problems: the first is display disparity, where connecting heterogeneous displays...
- Tags: Australian Computer Society, Disparity, Workspace, Mixed Presence Groupware, Groupware, Enterprise Software, Software
- White papers 2005-05-01
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- Collaboration 2.0...
- For the last couple of years I've been in the trenches managing a sizeable collaboration space across three continents for a large multinational enterprise. The diplomacy, strategy, tactics and sheer hard work of managing, building and running this type of space can be all consuming, particularly with...
- Tags: Strategy, Web, Collaboration, Enterprise 2.0, Web 2.0, Groupware, Internet, Enterprise Software, Software, Oliver Marks
- Blog posts 2008-05-15
- Oracle architect says there ought to be one Linux distribution: Red Hat
- Oracle architect says there ought to be one Linux distribution: Red HatThanks, but no.I use KDE, I don't like Gnome (and yes, it is simply what I have been using since 1999, so familiarity is what I like). With RedHat 8.0, KDE became an afterthought, and I prefer a...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Linux, distro, KDE, Red Hat Inc., GNOME, Oracle Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-05-06
- IT salary survey: Not all technical certs created equal
- Some technology certifications don't land you more pay; multitasking is critical and IT worker salaries are up slightly from a year ago, according to a survey by Global Knowledge and our sister site TechRepublic. The survey surfaces a bevy of key points see PDF download, but for...
- Tags: Certification, Information Technology, Survey, Salary, Information Technology Worker, Quality, Benefits, Business Operations, Human Resources, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-03-06
- Japanese satellite shows US reliance on private sector is hot air
- I listened into the beginning of today's FCC hearing on Comcast's "network management" practices and I heard a lot about the importance of business models that allows operators to recoup their investments. Commissioner Robert McDowell said something along these lines: If companies can't repay their investors they won't build out...
- Tags: Japan, Wired Inc., Network, Satellite, Kizuna, Internet, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Networking, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-02-25
- Some systems showing incredible SP1 performance boost - Day 6
- Some systems showing incredible SP1 performance boost - Day 6Nothing to be impressed about ...Vista's performance was ridiculous, so any fix would show up as significant improvement.Now, the real question is how does the performance compare with the previous MS OS version (ie: XP). Base on what has being...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Performance management, tech world, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, performance, SP1 performance boost, SP1 performance, incredible SP1 performance, SP1, Day 6, Microsoft Windows XP
- Discussion threads 2008-02-12
- PC CPU shipments up 12.6% in 2007
- For the full year 2007, total worldwide PC processor shipments grew 12.6% compared to 2006, according to IDC. Total revenues grew 1.7% to $30.55 billion. The disparity of unit growth and revenue growth indicates the degree of price erosion that occurred early in the year 2007. by NB
- Tags: PC, Shipment, CPU, Desktops, Processors, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, NB
- Blog posts 2008-01-30
- (Photos: Three low-cost Linux PCs)
- (Photos: Three low-cost Linux PCs)Ubuntu on newer computers!Ubuntu is G-R-E-A-T..............( It does not Like windows )It reads most if not all of the programs of windows.And the best thing yet is UBUNTU is Free! Not like the XP I have that when things go wrong you have to call...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Operating systems, Desktops, Dell Computer Corp., Linux, low-cost Linux PC, Linux PC, PC, Ubuntu, photograph, computer
- Discussion threads 2008-01-25
- Gates: secret admirer of Linux, open source?
- In a speech before the World Economic Forum in Switzerland this week, mega-billionaire Bill Gates is calling for a "creative capitalism" in which businesses build and target products for poorer nations. Question for Bill: Like Linux and open source software, which has been widely embraced by...
- Tags: GPL, Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp., Linux, Open Source, Tools & Techniques, Operating Systems, Software, Management, Paula Rooney
- Blog posts 2008-01-24
- Mac versus Windows vulnerability stats questioned
- Mac versus Windows vulnerability stats questionedExactly, it was a poor comparison...... and no conclusion can be reached either way. I realize that the authoring experts are writing in a Blog, yet I assume there will be at least a level of professional research, wanting to delve a little deeper than...
- Tags: Desktops, Operating systems, Windows vulnerability stat, Apple Macintosh, stat, CVE, Microsoft Windows, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2007-12-20
- Microsoft accused of stacking ISO committee
- Microsoft's strong-arming of the ISO process regarding Open XML, the proprietary format of Microsoft Office, may be destroying its legitimacy. (Picture from the IS-Thought Group.) In a memo sent following his last meeting as head of the working group on WG1, which is handling Microsoft's application to make...
- Tags: ISO, Microsoft Corp., Iso standards, Process Improvement, Quality, Business Operations, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2007-12-06
- Micron rolls out solid-state drives
- Micron rolls out solid-state drivesAnd this is why I think Blu-Ray and HDDVD are DOABy the time the format war is over you will have solid state media for movies in HD format.Embedded USB??? Another Thumb-Drive!!!USB is obsolete, Firewire is still holding its ground, but Embedded SATA would have...
- Tags: USB flash drive, Micron Technology Inc., Serial ATA, FireWire, USB
- Discussion threads 2007-11-28
- Google's latest ambition: Create renewable power that's cheaper than coal
- If you're a renewable energy expert, Google has a proposition for you. The company's latest part-philanthropic/part-capitalistic initiative from its Google.org arm aims for nothing less than displacing the coal industry's dominance as the primary supplier of electricity. (Roughly 40 percent of the world's supply.) ...
- Tags: Google Inc., Renewable Energy, Telecom & Utilities, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2007-11-27
- The world's biodiesel potential
- Two researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW-M) have ranked 226 countries according to their potential to make large volumes of biodiesel at low cost. Their evaluation of the world's potential to produce biodiesel shows that Malaysia, Thailand, Colombia, Uruguay and Ghana are the developing nations most likely to attract...
- Tags: Researcher, Biodiesel, Roland Piquepaille
- Blog posts 2007-10-19
- China's cyberwar: Is it all that surprising?
- China's cyberwar: Is it all that surprising?Why blog about it?Who cares? As long as Americans continue to be in love with the "sell for less" concept that essentially equals buying products made in China because you can save a couple bucks, they are in no position to complain about what...
- Tags: irony, cyberwar, free trade, IS IT, Cuba
- Discussion threads 2007-10-18
- Can OpenSolaris become an alternative to enterprise Linux?
- Can OpenSolaris become an alternative to enterprise Linux?RE: Can OpenSolaris become an alternative to enterprise Linux?Surely OpenSolaris over Linux is a no-brainer in the enterprise market.Sun Could Have Some SuccessAnd quite frankly, may have already had some in stemming the Linux tide.Linux pre-installed on servers had some interesting hickups in...
- Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Linux, OpenSolaris, server, Sun Microsystems Inc.
- Discussion threads 2007-10-16
- Apple iMac (24-inch, 2.8Ghz)
- The 24-inch iMac's striking design and impressive performance compare favorably to its smaller 20-inch sibling. In addition to a larger screen size, the 24-inch model offers higher-end configuration options and, of course, a higher price tag. The 24-inch iMac comes in two standard configurations. The $1,799 system includes a 2.4GHz...
- Tags: Desktops, Apple Inc., Apple iMac, performance
- Product reviews 2007-09-19
- Digging beneath Salesforce.com's platform hype
- When Marc Benioff unveiled Salesforce.com's new Force.com branding for its former Apex platform on Monday, it came as something of an anti-climax for the 7,000 Dreamforce delegates crowded in the Moscone conference hall picture by Dan Farber. Is that it, many wondered? A new name — the third in the...
- Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Marc Benioff, Force.com, Sales Force Management, Sales, Phil Wainewright
- Blog posts 2007-09-19
- Taiwan's Acer to buy Gateway, become No. 3 PC maker
- Taiwan's Acer to buy Gateway, become No. 3 PC makerI think this will be a good fit.It will change the rankings for marketshare...not the order but the disparity between #3 and #4. As a note, number 4 is Apple.HmmmAcer is an okay company for computers and decant computer monitors, but...
- Tags: Web site development, Web technology, Branding, Monitors & displays, Acer web site, Acer Inc., Gateway Inc.
- Discussion threads 2007-08-27
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