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Multi-Dimensional Characterization of Temporal Data Mining on Graphics Processors

Through the algorithmic design patterns of data parallelism and task parallelism, the Graphics Processing Unit GPU offers the potential to vastly accelerate discovery and innovation across a multitude of disciplines. For example, the exponential growth in data volume now presents an obstacle for high-throughput data mining in fields such as...

Tags: Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Processor, Characterization, Graphics, GPU, Data Mining, Business Intelligence, Marketing Research, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Marketing

White papers 2009-05-01

Analysis of a TCP Hybrid Model

This paper uses hybrid systems to model and analyze the transient and steady-state behavior of multiple TCP flows that share a single common bottle-neck link. The main contributions of this paper are a characterization of the transient behavior of the flows, predicting their experimentally observed exponential synchronization and a characterization...

Tags: Provisioning, Characterization, TCP, Analysis, University Of California, Tcp/Ip, Networking

White papers 2007-01-01

Is Massachusetts' OpenDocument decision on the rocks?

Is Massachusetts' OpenDocument decision on the rocks?I can see it nowThe Legislature passes a Bill authorizing Microsoft to dictate file formats for the Administrative Branch.Hmmm -- well, Don insists it could happen.I'm still waiting for someone to suggest revised wording for the ETRM that would include Microsoft's file formats. ...

Tags: OpenDocument Format (ODF), OpenDocument Format, Microsoft Corp., agency, characterization, MSFT

Discussion threads 2005-10-24

Characterizing Large DNS Traces Using Graphs

The increasing deployment of overlay networks that rely on DNS tricks has led to added interest in examining DNS traffic. This paper reports on a characterization of DNS traffic gathered over a period of several weeks at Internet Gateway Routers IGRs in the AT&T Common Backbone. The characterization is carried...

Tags: DNS, AT&T Corp., Characterization, Domain Names, Intellectual Property, Networking, Internet, Research & Development, Business Operations

White papers 2001-01-01

Additional Resources

Rocky dreams

Sounds reasonableRock development was so far along, I believe it was down to the fab yields for the go/no-go decision. But Sun has always prided itself on having production products ready when they show it off publicly. This always avoided the obvious "vaporware" negative publicity. So if Sun does what...

Tags: Government, Vertical industries, fab, right-wing

Discussion threads 2009-09-19

Free is not a business model

Free is not a business modelPutting mium in free-miumHi Phil,Excellent post. I share your shock about people's mis-characterization of the importance of "free," particularly in SaaS business models.One minor comment on freemium models. As I talk to "Web 3.0" as you call it entrepreneurs, I realize that the...

Tags: Strategy, Entrepreneurship, business model, advertisement, social networking

Discussion threads 2009-07-06

Apple's MacBook flop - fixed!

Apple's MacBook flop - fixed!Alert for Mac fanboy outragedHaving USB 3.0 is quite important when Apple claims to be the 'latest and greatest'.It would be a long time untill you'll see USB 3.0 ports on any Mac.For PCs, you just have a PCI card and a driver to install because...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, PRODUCTIVITY, Operating systems, Notebooks, Desktops, Apple Inc., USB 3.0, rich people, Linux, Apple Macintosh, laptop computer, Apple MacBook

Discussion threads 2009-06-10

A Framework for Data Mining Based Multi-Agent: An Application to Spatial Data

Data mining is an extraordinarily demanding field referring to extraction of implicit knowledge and relationships, which are not explicitly stored in databases. A wide variety of methods of data mining have been introduced (classification, characterization, generalization?). Each one of these methods includes more than algorithm. A system of data mining...

Tags: Spatial Corp., Data Mining, Business Intelligence, Marketing Research, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Marketing

White papers 2009-06-07

Kill your dead horse failures fast!

Kill your dead horse failures fast!Sound PPM is the solutionThis post highlights a fundamental problem when it comes to killing failed projects and not flogging those dead horses - inadequate Project and Portfolio Management PPM.PPM continues beyond the project investment decision. It is much more than just go/no-go.Approved investments should...

Tags: PPM, dead horse failure, horse failure

Discussion threads 2009-06-05

Verigy Ltd. Accelerates Sales Forecasting and Streamlines the Supply Chain

Verigy Ltd. provides advanced semiconductor test systems and solutions used by leading companies worldwide in design validation, characterization, and high volume manufacturing tests. It needed to implement an easy to use Customer Relationship Management CRM system that would help improve sales forecasting capability. Verigy improved sales forecasting accuracy by an...

Tags: Supply Chain, Sales Forecasting, Verigy Ltd., Sales Strategy, Sales

Case studies 2009-06-01

Microsoft finishes Vista SP2

Microsoft finishes Vista SP2RE: Microsoft finishes Vista SP2Unlike previous SPs, SP2 requires SP1. So if you don't hsve SP1 installed, you win't see SP2 in the AU/MU/WU.Unsure why people are in a rush to install it. who knows if there are any issues.RE: Microsoft finishes Vista SP2We care because I...

Tags: Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Service Pack 2, Vista SP2, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista

Discussion threads 2009-04-29

Forrester CRM analyst discusses IT failure [podcast]

Forrester CRM analyst discusses IT failure [podcast]The "people part" is hardI just listened to your podcast with Dr. Petouhoff of Forrester. Let me start by saying I fundamentally agree with every point made in the podcast. Though I agree, I think the characterization of the "people part" is oversimplifying the...

Tags: Podcasts, Enterprise software, information technology, CRM, organizational change, organizational change management, Good Governance, podcast, Process Management, Dr Petouhoff, Forrester Research Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-02-24

Is Mozilla after Apple’s halo?

Is Mozilla after Apple’s halo?Shooting yourself in the foot.I don't buy the whole Apple is evil and their walled garden hurts consumers line. I enjoy being in the Apple garden and I am willing to pay a bit extra for it because everything just works well together, viruses are kept...

Tags: Web browsers, Advertising & Promotion, Digital music, Operating systems, Digital media, Apple Inc., Mozilla Corp., App Store, halo, Apple iPhone

Discussion threads 2009-02-19

Sage shows why bigcos can't be trusted with SaaS

Sage shows why bigcos can't be trusted with SaaSNot all software vendors are the same...Phil - love your characterization of how decisions probably get made at large companies like Sage. Very funny, but sadly probably close to the truth.However, not all established vendors are the same (though I know the...

Tags: Software as a Service (SaaS), Managed hosting, cloud computing, Phishing, Sage, software-as-a-service, bigco

Discussion threads 2009-02-11

When will we learn?

When will we learn?Chicken or the Egg Close or the FailureI believe most mid-market ERP projects are doomed before the INK dries on the contract. Think about what drives most SMB buying decisions, "PRICE". Why? Becuase most ERP applications are considered comparable to these uneducated buyers. Any...

Tags: Enterprise resource planning (ERP), Enterprise software, Getting It Right, ERP, software

Discussion threads 2009-01-29

Advice for 2009: hug your job

Advice for 2009: hug your jobI agree with your advice. Not on governmentThe government has limited ability to change the entire course of the economy quickly. The problem is too much debt at every level and not enough cash reserve. True in the government, business (big and...

Tags: Vertical industries, Virtualization, Storage management, Storage area networks (SAN), job, government

Discussion threads 2009-01-01

Characterizing the SPEC JVM98 Benchmarks on the Java Virtual Machine

This paper presents the results of a characterization analysis performed on the Java Virtual Machine JVM using the SPEC JVM98 benchmarks. An instrument is developed that runs inside the JVM that provides profiles of a variety of different workload characteristics. The data from these profiles are examined to better understand...

Tags: Northeastern University, JVM, Stack Level Information, Java, Programming Languages, Software Development, Software/Web Development

White papers 2009-01-01

Towards Automating Malware Classification and Characterization

Spam has become a problem of global impact. Most spam messages are currently sent out by captured machines organized in bot networks, which are infected with malicious software and are therefore under direct control of spammers. The connected explosion of automatically generated new malware variants has manual analysis at a...

Tags: Malware, Seewald Solutions, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security

White papers 2009-01-01

John Galt is dead or Linus shrugs

John Galt is dead or Linus shrugsLinux isn't a good example.It's expense reduction vs Unix for servers, funded by lower staffing costs.A better example is a product like OpenOffice.org, proprietary software given to a project as a desperation play because the former owner4 couldn't make a profit. And hopes...

Tags: Linux, OPEN SOURCE, Dana, Whole Community, John Galt, Ayn Rand, Objectivism, Linus

Discussion threads 2008-10-27

From Chapter Two: The appliance computing culture

From Chapter Two: The appliance computing culture*Standing Ovation*I finally understand your "Centralization of processing and de-centralization of control" shpeel. I think we are in alignment with the latter, but not the former. I believe in an Autonomic Distributed Architecture - where every *NIX machine client and server share the same...

Tags: Operating systems, Unix, hardware, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2008-10-24