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Neil Young gives his name to a spider: Canadian rocker Neil Young made headlines this week for appearing at the JavaOne conference and for releasing his musical archive on Blu-ray discs. But he was also honored by a East Carolina University ECU professor of biology, who named a newly discovered trapdoor spider Myrmekiaphila neilyoungi after the legendary rock...; Tags: East Carolina University, Species, Myrmekiaphila, M., Neotype, Blu-Ray, Investment, Personal Technology, DVD, Home Entertainment, Finance, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-05-09
Effectiveness of Web-Translators: Despite the vast research done and technologies built to translate from one language to another, general public is unaware of such technologies. In this paper the three types of practices common in the field of translation, namely Human Translators, Machine Translators, and Hybrid Translators are described. Furthermore, Machine Translators are...; Tags: East Carolina University, Language; White papers 2008-04-28
East Carolina University: Graduating With Unified Communications: East Carolina University uses Cisco Unified Communications to deploy multiple applications to their users improving productivity and communication across the campus.; Tags: Unified Communications, Cisco Systems Inc., East Carolina University; Webcasts 2007-10-17
Podcasting: Digital Communication Expanded in Higher Education: In order to reach large population of students and members in higher education, advanced forms of technologies are required. Podcasts are a more recent representation of this expanse in technology which works to the benefit of students, faculty, and staff. Growing from a transmission of data files to present video...; Tags: Education, East Carolina University, Podcasting, Podcasts, Internet; White papers 2007-04-30
Ethical Hacking: Teaching Students to Hack: One of the fastest growing areas in network security, and certainly an area that generates much discussion, is that of ethical hacking. The purpose of this paper is to examine the literature regarding how private sectors and educational institutions are addressing the growing demand for ethical hacking instruction. The paper...; Tags: East Carolina University, Hacking, Security; White papers 2006-04-17

Open Source Intrusion Detection and Prevention: Tools for Today's Corporate Market?: There are literally hundreds of reported network attacks each day. The systems are being compromised by persons trying to intrude, stop, obtain or destroy the precious data. The ability to detect intruders and monitor the network systems that one operates is not just an option. The Sarbanes Oxley Act is...; Tags: Network, Open Source, East Carolina University, Tool, Intrusion, Productivity, Networking, Security; White papers 2006-04-17
Anti-Spyware: Knowledge and Software for Securing the Home PC: It only takes a moment and you do not know until it is too late, if even then. While you are checking your email or looking up a website, a silent predator is downloaded onto your computer to watch your every move. OnGuard Online, a multimedia Internet safety campaign run...; Tags: Software, Home PC, PC, Knowledge, East Carolina University, Computer, Anti-spyware, Productivity, Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Desktops, Security, Hardware; White papers 2006-01-09
Voice Over IP and HIPAA Compliance: Why Are There No Standards Set?: The Health Information Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 - HIPAA otherwise known as the Kennedy-Kessenbaum act is a law that's primary intention is to safeguard a patient's Protected Health Information, also known as PHI. PHI is individually identifiable health information for a specific patient. This law is also designed...; Tags: VoIP, IP, East Carolina University, Standards, PHI, EPHI, Hipaa, Regulatory Compliance, Regulations, Healthcare, Government, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures; White papers

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The future of tech IPOs: At the AlwaysOn Summit at Stanford University, Frank Quattrone, co-founder of Qatalyst, talks about the dismal condition of the current IPO market, why venture capitalist backed companies are not going public right now, and what the future holds.; Tags: IPO, Financial Planning, Investment, Venture Capital, Financial Services, Finance, Financing Startups, Tech IPOs; Videos 2008-07-25
10 essential gadgets for students: I chose these from personal experience, but also from asking many friends from around the world who are involved in technology and study at the same time. Some gadgets come with a recommendation, whereas others don't; things like laptops and cell phones can't be selected for everybody, it'd be ridiculous...; Tags: Headphone, Phone, Cell Phone, Laptop Computer, Lecture, Notebooks, Telecom & Utilities, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Zack Whittaker; Blog posts 2008-07-25
10 essential gadgets for students: Showing you some of the gadgets college and university students really shouldn't live without. by Zack Whittaker; Tags: Student, Zack Whittaker, Gadgets, University, Pen drive, Cell phone, Laptop, Computer; Image galleries 2008-07-25
Escapee 'Spam King' dead in apparent murder-suicide: Convicted spammer Eddie Davidson, who escaped from federal prison over the weekend, killed his wife and 3-year-old daughter before killing himself in what is being described as a murder-suicide. Colorado's 9News.com said the tragic end of the man known as the "Spam King" was confirmed by the...; Tags: Prison, Sheriff, Internal Revenue Service, Attorney, Healthcare, Ryan Naraine; Blog posts 2008-07-24
Government, markets and regulation: Government, markets and regulationJust Another Gov't Program Gone BadFannie Mae was created in the Depression to create liquidity in the mortgage market. Lequidity had been wiped out by the stock market collapse and bank runs.As with all government programs, it just grew and grew and never went away. ...; Tags: Mortgages, Vertical industries, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, mortgage, government; Discussion threads 2008-07-24
Is open source hurt by piracy?: Is open source hurt by piracy?Only hurts Open Source if proprietary is seen as "better"Sounds like what you are saying is for example, that the competition in the office suite space is Open Office Vs MS Office Vs pirated MS Office. Those willing to pirate see both Open Office...; Tags: Operating systems, open source, piracy, OpenOffice, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Linux, software; Discussion threads 2008-07-24
NASA used cadavers to test Orion moonship: NASA officials recognized last week that dead bodies were used to develop Orion landing systems. According to NASA, 'three human bodies were used in the tests at Ohio State University Medical Center' in 2007. Even if the results of the experiments helped NASA, one of its spokesman said that the...; Tags: NASA, Productivity, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-07-24
Google opens Knol website, a wiki with bylines: In a direct challenge to the popular Wikipedia, Google opened Knol, an encyclopedia-like wiki site that requires writers to post their names and expertise. SAN FRANCISCO--Google opened its website Knol to the public on Wednesday, allowing people to write about their areas of expertise under their bylines in a...; Tags: Google Inc., DuPont Co., Web Site, Wikipedia, Knol, Wiki, Online Communications, Reuters, Google, encyclopedia; News items 2008-07-24
Managing growth - a followup to yesterday's guest blog: Yesterday, Dean Cycon of Dean's Beans wrote a guest blog for this column on "Starbucks' Dirty Little Secret". The blog is worthy of some followup, as well as some additional information that Dean shared with me about their corporate philosophy. Growth is good for a company,...; Tags: Trader, Blog, Dean Cycon, X2 Development Corp., Strategy, Management, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2008-07-23
Toshiba Satellite L305-S5875: Editors' note: This review is part of our Back-to-School 2008 roundup, covering specific configurations of popular laptops that can be found in retail stores.The Toshiba Satellite L305-S5875 is a thoroughly average, entry-level laptop. It wasn't too long ago that an average, entry-level laptop meant one that was underpowered and shabbily...; Tags: Notebooks, Toshiba Corp., Toshiba Satellite, Toshiba Satellite L305-S5875, laptop computer; Product reviews 2008-07-23
Bausch & Lomb puts new CIO in charge of customer service: Eye care company Bausch & Lomb has given its CIO the customer service reins. On Wednesday, the company named Alan Farnsworth, senior vice president of customer service and information technology and chief information officer. Cutting through the rather bloated title, it appears that Bausch & Lomb has...; Tags: Customer Service, CIO, Bausch & Lomb Inc., Information Technology, Product Marketing, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Marketing, Enterprise Software, Software, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-23
75% of online banking sites found vulnerable to security design flaws: In a paper entitled "Analyzing Web sites for user-visible security design flaws" to be published at the Symposium on Usable Privacy and Security meeting at Carnegie Mellon University July 25, Atul Prakash and two of his doctoral students examined 214 financial institutions in 2006, finding that over 75% of all...; Tags: Bank, Online Banking, Flaw, Security, Financial Services, Dancho Danchev; Blog posts 2008-07-23