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- Natural Calculator (exe)
- Natural Calculator is an easy and handy tool used for different mathematical computations: Handy 'paper' data display; Numbers with any quantity of digits and preset calculation precision; Computations with the following number-types: scientific, integer, fraction, and complex; Calculation precision, angular measure, and result view can be set on default for...
- Tags: Mouse, Window, Computation, Denis Gordenin, Construction, Mice, Hardware, Peripherals
- Software downloads 2008-07-07
- UK government sponsoring computer games?
- A computer scientist at University College London UCL has developed new algorithms which can quickly add indirect light to computer simulated scenes. According to UCL, 'Dr Jan Kautz has developed a fast method that models the path of light as it bounces off surfaces.' His new algorithms have the potential...
- Tags: Algorithm, Computer Game, Computation, Hardware, Graphics, Computer, Graphics Hardware, Government, Productivity, Games, Vertical Industries, Engineering, Personal Technology, Enterprise Software, Software, Roland Piquepaille
- Blog posts 2008-03-09
- Hierarchical Partitioning and Dynamic Load Balancing for Scientific Computation
- Cluster and grid computing has made hierarchical and heterogeneous computing systems increasingly common as target environments for large-scale scientific computation. A cluster may consist of a network of multiprocessors. A grid computation may involve communication across slow interfaces. Modern supercomputers are often large clusters with hierarchical network structures. For maximum...
- Tags: Network, Load Balancing, Computation, Williams College, Network Technology, Networking
- White papers 2008-01-01
- Dynamic Load Balancing for Distributed Search
- This paper examines how computation can be mapped across the nodes of a distributed search system to effectively utilize available resources. It specifically address computationally intensive search of complex data, such as content-based retrieval of digital images or sounds, where sophisticated algorithms must be evaluated on the objects of interest....
- Tags: Load Balancing, Node, Computation, Storage, Networking, Hardware
- White papers 2008-01-01
- Towards an Active Network Architecture
- Active networks allow their users to inject customized programs into the nodes of the network. An extreme case, in which one is most interested, replaces packets with "Capsules" - program fragments that are executed at each network router/switch they traverse. Active architectures permit a massive increase in the sophistication of...
- Tags: Network, Network Architecture, Computation, Networking
- White papers 2008-01-01
- Decimal Floating Point Computations in SAP NetWeaver 7.10
- Most processor architectures support binary floating point in hardware. However, binary floating point is not suitable for financial or humancentric applications. SAP NetWeaver 7.10 ABAP kernel introduces a new SAP ABAP data type called "DECFLOAT" to enable more accurate and consistent results from decimal floating point computations. The new data...
- Tags: SAP NetWeaver, SAP AG, Computation, SAP NetWeaver 7.10 ABAP Kernel, Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software
- White papers 2007-10-01
- Stephen Wolfram: Reinventing Mathematica
- I remember when Mathematica came on the scene in 1988. It worked on a Macintosh and was far beyond any math program that came before. Stephen Wolfram, the founder and CEO of the Wolfram Research, got his Ph.D. in theoretical physics from Caltech when he was 20, and focused on...
- Tags: Science, General
- Blog posts 2007-05-01
- OSXGeoCalc (gz)
- OSXGeoCalc is a structural geology calculator. It operates on lines and planes, strains, stresses, and drillcore data. Individual computations can be made using the calculators interface. Multiple computations can be made using text files. Lines and planes can be visualized in a stereonet and stress and strain operations can be...
- Tags: Computation, Geology, Nestor Cardozo, OSXGeoCalc
- Software downloads 2007-03-25
- Towards Topology Aware Networks
- This paper focuses on efficient protocols that enhance a network with topology awareness. This paper discusses centralized algorithms with provable performance, and introduces decentralized asynchronous heuristics that use only local information and local computations. These algorithms are based on distributed solutions of convex programs expressing optimization of various spectral properties...
- Tags: Algorithm, Ingredient, Eigenvalue, Network Topology, Matrix, Network, Computation, Engineering
- White papers 2007-01-31
- Hypergraph-Based Dynamic Load Balancing for Adaptive Scientific Computations
- Adaptive scientific computations require that periodic repartitioning load balancing occur dynamically to maintain load balance. Hypergraph partitioning is a successful model for minimizing communication volume in scientific computations, and partitioning software for the static case is widely available. This paper presents a new hypergraph model for the dynamic case, where...
- Tags: Load Balancing, Computation, Network Technology, Networking
- White papers 2007-01-22
- OASiS: A Programming Framework for Service-Oriented Sensor Networks
- Wireless sensor networks consist of small, inexpensive devices which interact with the environment, communicate with each other, and perform distributed computations in order to monitor spatio-temporal phenomena. These devices are ideally suited for a variety of applications including object tracking, environmental monitoring, and homeland security. OASiS uses a well-defined model...
- Tags: Network, Sensor, Vanderbilt University, Computation, Programming, OASiS, Research & Development, Homeland Security, Business Operations, Government
- White papers 2006-11-21
- Study of Network on Chip Resources Allocation for QoS Management
- The increasing complexity of integrated circuits and application requirements drive the research of new on-chip interconnection architectures. A network on chip draws on concepts inherited from distributed systems and computer networks subject areas to interconnect IP cores in a structured and scalable way. The main goal pursued is to achieve...
- Tags: QoS, Network, Allocation, Computation, Chip, Science Publications, Networking, Network Technology, Semiconductors, Hardware
- White papers 2006-10-18
- Dynamic Load Balancing for Adaptive Scientific Computations Via Hypergraph Repartitioning
- Adaptive scientific computations require that periodic repartitioning load balancing occur dynamically to maintain load balance. Hypergraph partitioning is a successful model for minimizing communication volume in scientific computations, and partitioning software for the static case is widely available. This paper presents a new hypergraph model for the dynamic case, where...
- Tags: Load Balancing, Computation, Network Technology, Networking
- White papers 2006-10-09
- HeikinAshi4MetaStock (zip)
- Heikin Ashi4MetaStock is a software program that allows MetastockTM users to create and update Heikin Ashi data files in MetaStockTM. The program creates data files with modified open, high, low, close values and according to the computation rules for Heikin-ashi trend technique. Once these data files are created/updated, they can...
- Tags: Computation, Heikin Ashi4MetaStock, Productivity
- Software downloads 2006-09-26
- Robust Distributed Node Localization With Error Management
- Location knowledge of nodes in a network is essential for many tasks such as routing, cooperative sensing, or service delivery in ad hoc, mobile, or sensor networks. This paper introduces a novel iterative method Iterative Least-Squares ILS for node localization starting with a relatively small number of anchor nodes in...
- Tags: Network, Localization, Node, Association For Computing Machinery, Computation, Engineering, Networking
- White papers 2006-05-25
- Interactive Component Assembly With SuperGlue
- Programming is a very powerful way of interacting with a computer because the user is not constrained by the narrow scope of an application's functionality. Unfortunately, even for experienced programmers, writing a program is often too difficult and time consuming to be performed casually because most programming languages focus on...
- Tags: Construct, Assembly, Computation, Programming, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development
- White papers 2006-05-22
- Dynamic Load Balancing and CFD Simulations on the MecaGRID and GRID5000
- CFD simulations on Clusters and GRIDS having mixed processor speeds present several challenges to achieve efficient load balancing. If both the fast and slow processors are given the same amount of work, the faster processors will finish their computations first and wait for the slower processors to finish. To achieve...
- Tags: Load Balancing, Computation, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components
- White papers 2006-04-10
- Quantum computing without computing
- What would happen if you powered up your computer and it gave you some results before opening any program? You would probably think that some kind of malware has infested your system. But with the optical quantum computer designed by researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign UIUC, this...
- Tags: quantum computer, algorithm
- Blog posts 2006-02-23
- Geometrical Methods for Lightness Adjustment in YCC Color Spaces
- Lightening or darkening an image is a fundamental adjustment used to improve aesthetics or correct exposure. This paper describes new geometrical algorithms for lightness adjustment, implementing fast traversal of colors along lightness saturation curves, applicable when the data starts naturally in YCC space JPEG images or MPEG videos. Here, YCC...
- Tags: Solution, Computation, Adjustment
- White papers 2006-01-19
- Rerouting Grid Applications Across Firewalls
- The Grid refers to "A distributed computing infrastructure for advanced science and engineering". Grid applications require advanced computations through distributed processing, with an explicit focus on supporting Virtual Organizations VOs. By participating in a VO, participating institutions are able to share and coordinate computations, commonly with the Internet as the...
- Tags: Monash University, Distributed Computing, Computation, Grid, Internet, Firewalls, Cloud Computing, Network Technology, Security, Networking
- White papers 2006-01-04
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