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- Argument
- In programming, a value that is passed between programs, subroutines or functions. Arguments are independent items, or variables, that contain data or codes. When an argument is used...
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- Echo Arguments (Java) (zip)
- Simple console application to echo print its command-line parameters, for debugging command scripts ("batch" files). This is useful for debugging scripts, or what MS-DOS calls "batch" files. Invoke this application instead of a real Java application, until you are certain that the command file script is passing the correct arguments....
- Tags: Console, Argument, Programming Languages, Java, Software Development, Software/Web Development
- Software downloads 2008-02-06
- Argumentative (exe)
- Argumentative is open source Argument Mapping software. The program will allow you to manipulate and view the structure of an argument. A tree view allows the argument to be expanded and contracted in a format that is quickly navigated. The graphical view shows a more pictorial view of the argument....
- Tags: Argument, Tools & Techniques, Open Source, Management
- Software downloads 2008-02-01
- Will consumers scrimp on paid security software?
- Symantec and McAfee could face headwinds in 2008 amid weak consumer spending, according to Cowen & Co. Meanwhile, the two are duking it out over a Acer-Gateway OEM deal. Cowen analyst Walter Pritchard downgraded Symantec from "outperform" to "neutral" on the theory that the company will face weakening security...
- Tags: Software, McAfee Inc., Symantec Corp., Argument, Security Software, Security, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2007-12-17
- Yamanaka reopens stem cell debate
- The ethical and political debate about using stem cells from human embryos has been reignited, through an interview with the Japanese researcher behind an alternate production method. Shinya Yamanaka (right, from Wired), the Kyoto University researcher given co-credit for the discovery, alongside James Thomson of the University...
- Tags: Stem-cell, Argument, Embryo, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2007-12-11
- Any better excuses?
- This weekend Paul Krugman right of The New York Times mercifully liberated from Times Select offers what he claims are the key excuses for avoid fundamental health reform and a single payer system. They are: No Insurance, no problem. It's the cheeseburgers. ...
- Tags: Dana Blankenhorn, Human Resources, Software, Enterprise Software, Finance, Health Care, Vertical Industries, Financial Planning, Healthcare, Benefits, Argument, Corporate Insurance, Business Operations, Insurance
- Blog posts 2007-11-10
- Rationale (exe)
- Rationale is a high-quality 'argument processing' software. Use Rationale to create "argument maps", diagrams of reasoning and argument. Rationale will help professionals (for example, lawyers, analysts, or policy makers) handle complex reasoning more effectively; and it will help students learn the fundamentals of good reasoning, critical thinking, and argumentative essay...
- Tags: Layout, Argument, Rationale, Performance Management, Tools & Techniques, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Management
- Software downloads 2007-11-08
- Today's Debate: The cost-growth conflict in health care technology
- One of the most frustrating arguments I hear regarding open source and open spectrum is the claim by Bell-heads that the government is making big money from spectrum auctions, that unless the Bells maintain absolute control over what we can do with "their" spectrum they won't pay as much in...
- Tags: Health Care, Spectrum, Argument, Vertical Industries, Government, Benefits, Healthcare, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2007-10-03
- A Business-Oriented Foundation for Service Orientation
- Service-orientation, with the advent of Web services, is the latest technology solution put forward to automate business activities. According to the current definitions of service-orientation, services offer network accessible functionality through standard, published, and discoverable interfaces. These core characteristics promise at least protocol syntactic interoperability regardless of platform, provider, and...
- Tags: Environment, Argument
- White papers 2006-02-01
- Competition in the Internet Backbone Market
- This paper presents a competitive assessment of the global market for the provision of universal Internet connectivity backbone market. The paper discusses the approach followed by the EC Commission in two important merger cases. The main argument is for a restless evolution of the structure of the market, whereby an...
- Tags: Merger, Internet-backbone, Industry, Internet Service Provider, Argument, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Internet, Mergers & Acquisitions, Strategy, Investment, Finance, Management
- White papers 2005-04-01
Additional Resources
- Ticking bombs in enterprise land
- I believe the enterprise software industry is heading for major problems. It started when I read Francine McKenna where she talks about what she sees as a doomsday scenario for at least one of the Big Four audit businesses. Francine's focus is on questioning the effectiveness of current methods for...
- Tags: Software, Audit, Francine, Tools & Techniques, Financial Accounting, Management, Finance, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2008-07-07
- Icahn: Ballmer would do a deal if Yahoo's board goes; Microsoft confirms
- Icahn: Ballmer would do a deal if Yahoo's board goes; Microsoft confirmsThe only way Icahn could "save" GM would be to buy up shares cheap, andthen sell them to Toyota for double the money.... matchnow which one is the Match and who is the striker They are both very incendiary...
- Tags: Corporate governance, Micro$oft, board, Yahoo! Inc., Icahn, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Confirms, Steve Ballmer
- Discussion threads 2008-07-07
- Energy Independence Day...not yet, but it's a popular idea
- Energy Independence Day...not yet, but it's a popular ideaAnd, yet againWe see the asinine argument that the path to energy independence isn't to produce energy, but to restrict use.But this is no surprise. Like all environmental issues, it really isn't about what it says it's about. Energy independence isn't about...
- Tags: energy independence, Energy Independence Day, popular idea
- Discussion threads 2008-07-07
- EIC podcast: Search wars; Viacom vs. YouTube (and its users)
- EIC podcast: Search wars; Viacom vs. YouTube and its usersViacom's Data DragnetIt seems to me that their is no justification for allowing this data dragnet.Whether dynamic or static, IP addresses can be traced back to many of the original users through data from Internet service providers. The Whitter article cited...
- Tags: Viacom Inc., YouTube Inc., IP address
- Discussion threads 2008-07-03
- DJ your Independence Day party with your Mac
- DJ your Independence Day party with your MacMake sure you install Windows on that MacAfter all, none of what you've written requires OS X and Windows has the advantage of being able to play every codec that OS X can play [b]plus[/b] all the Windows only codecs. Hey, this is...
- Tags: Desktops, Apple Mac OS X, Operating systems, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows, Sirius
- Discussion threads 2008-07-03
- YouTube vs. Viacom: Google's IP wins; Users lose
- Updated: The latest battle in Google's ongoing court battle with Viacom over YouTube copyright infringement is a glass half full or half empty situation. In the half full department, Google scored a legal victory as a judge shot down Viacom requests for the search giant's search code and other critical...
- Tags: Google Inc., YouTube Inc., IP, Video, Viacom Inc., Corporate Communications, Marketing, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-07-03
- Multiple Facebook vulnerabilities reported on Full-Disclosure
- Jouko Pynnonen posted a message to the Full-Disclosure mailing list today, citing multiple "script injection" vulnerabilities within Facebook. I'm not sure if this is a surprise to anybody out there, it's certainly not to me, as numerous web applications have major problems with Cross-site Scripting vulnerabilities, but I think this...
- Tags: Facebook, Vulnerability, XSS, JavaScript, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web Browser, Sandbox, JS, Canvas Page, Web Browsers, Internet, Nathan McFeters
- Blog posts 2008-07-02
- Torrent admin is 'felony infringer'
- Torrent admin is 'felony infringer'Felony infringerYes, I would agree that this extends beyond fair use... Book'em Dano.RE: Torrent admin is 'felony infringer'I do not think it is right but if it is made out as such a major deal then what is it doing all over the internet Bittorrent...
- Tags: DVD, Consumer electronics, Strategy, felony infringer, Torrent, administrator
- Discussion threads 2008-07-02
- So about that Microsoft licensing
- So about that Microsoft licensingpenny wise and pound foolishIts not about giving $20K to Redmond. Its about users/teachers being productive and getting the work done so that they have more time to focus on the students.Saving $100 for a licence over the life of the software is nothing. Office is...
- Tags: Recruitment & Selection, OpenOffice, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., software
- Discussion threads 2008-07-02
- Costing Sun Ray vs Wintel
- Costing Sun Ray vs WintelSo, you like Sun Ray, Yes? KiddingSeriously, interesting article--Sun Ray is looking better and better!There are so many good reasons to consider using Thin Client. Sun Ray just reinforces that.A few questionsWhy did you so much oversize the client. why use E7200 core duo ? why...
- Tags: Servers, server, VMware Inc., Sun Ray, Costing Sun Ray, Sun Microsystems Inc., Wintel
- Discussion threads 2008-07-02
- Oil climbs peak, economies plumb depressions and the future will not imitate the past
- To maintain any modicum of modern life countries and individuals will increasingly turn to electricity generated from renewable sources. There is no way to dramatically increase the world's oil production, now or in some dreamy future. All the major fossil fuels will be in declining supply by 2025...
- Tags: Oil, Coal, Energy, Fossil Fuel, Chris Nelder, Nelder, IEA, U235, Corporate Communications, Telecom & Utilities, Marketing, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2008-07-01
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