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- PLX PCIe Switch Performance in an Ethernet Network
- The goal of any switch within a network is to first transfer data, as directed, between nodes within the system. The second goal is to perform this task with minimal degradation on the network. The PLX series of switches provide efficient operation in any network with minimal loss in performance....
- Tags: Ethernet, Performance, Network, Degradation, PLX Technology, Networking
- White papers 2007-01-15
- Conversion of MP3 to AAC in the Compressed Domain
- This paper proposes an efficient algorithm for conversion of an MP3 stream into Advanced Audio Coding AAC. Generally, this kind of conversion, transcoding, requires full decoding and reencoding. However, the re-encoding based transcoding process may result in degradation of quality and take longer than encoding from a PCM signal. This...
- Tags: Domain, Degradation, KDDI Corp., MP3, Conversion, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics
- White papers 2006-07-09
- Performance Degradation of OFDM and MC-CDMA to Carrier Phase Jitter
- This paper analyses the effect of carrier phase jitter on the performance of OFDM and MC-CDMA waveforms. Assuming a multicarrier downlink through an AWGN channel, this paper investigates the impact of jitter phase models on the SNR degradation. This paper proposes to consider a small random process, a gaussian process...
- Tags: Performance, Degradation, Waveform, Carrier, Performance Management, OFDM, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Wireless
- White papers 2006-04-16
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- Democratic National Convention site requires Silverlight and Move
- Democratic National Convention site requires Silverlight and MoveWow, just wowSo, a party supposed to govern USA can be bought out by Microsoft to support a flash wannabe plugin.I am speechless. Will they make Windows only policy in Govt. agencies too? Perhaps they should use "OOXML" instead of PDF too?What???The liberals...
- Tags: Microsoft Silverlight, Office Open XML, Active-X, Microsoft Corp., Adobe PDF
- Discussion threads 2008-08-25
- Comcast undecided on network management scheme
- Despite the fact that it's testing a system to cut back bandwidth for heavy (P2P) users during peak traffic time, Comcast says it hasn't decided on any network management techniques as yet, IDG reports. The FCC issued an order this week requiring Comcast to stop network management that discriminates against...
- Tags: Network, Comcast Corp., Network Management, FreePress, Networking, Network Administration, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-08-21
- AT&T to FCC: We Ban P2P Traffic
- If blocking P2P traffic is bad, isn't banning it worse? It's now been reported not just once, but twice, that AT&T is banning P2P traffic by its wireless customers. That will not make iPhone 3G customers happy. So if the first item on the...
- Tags: FCC, P2P, Traffic, AT&T Corp., Peer To Peer (P2P), Federal Government, Internet, Government, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld
- Blog posts 2008-07-31
- Nikon AF-S DX VR 18-200mm f3.5-5.6G IF-ED
- One of the blessings of an SLR can also be a curse: having to choose which lenses to carry, which means finding the right balance between weight and bulk, and having the focal lengths you need. The Nikon AF-S DX VR 18-200mm f3.5-5.6 G IF ED lens offers Nikon shooters...
- Tags: Nikon Corp.
- Product reviews 2008-07-21
- Microsoft's Hyper-V and Spin Marketing - the Parallels view
- Here's another take on Microsoft's announcement of Hyper-V. This time, the comments are coming from Serguei Beloussov, CEO of Parallels. Surguei appears to be taking a rather pragmatic view of the announcement and all of the surrounding hype. Here's what he had to say: ...
- Tags: Marketing, Microsoft Corp., Hyper-V, Parallels, Surguei, Serguei, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2008-07-07
- Canon EF-S 55-250mm f4.0-5.6 IS lens
- Available for less than $300, the Canon EF-S 55-250mm f4-5.6 IS is a lightweight, affordable first or second lens to complement your entry-level or midrange digital SLR. With its 400mm-equivalent focal length, you get the reach and angle of view desirable for shooting portraits and sports, or just to bring...
- Tags: Digital cameras, lens, Canon Inc., Canon EF-S
- Product reviews 2008-06-27
- Debut of Hyper-V, departure of Gates usher in new era for Microsoft
- Debut of Hyper-V, departure of Gates usher in new era for MicrosoftNot even Bill gates is happy with MicrosoftStrange that you should incessantly spin them as compelling..... or are you being adequately compensated (free money, not software)?Bill Gates Sends Angry Email to Microsoft http://www.lockergnome.com/digged/2008/06/25/bill-gates-sends-angry-email-to-microsoft/Wednesday, June 25th,...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, E-mail, Virtualization, cloud computing, Microsoft Corp., Hyper-V
- Discussion threads 2008-06-27
- Microsoft's geeks might miss Gates the most
- Microsoft's geeks might miss Gates the mostBrilliance = Techie + Financial ManagerialI think one of the reasons Microsoft has been so succesful is that Bill Gates was adept not necessarily the best at both spectrums: the techie and the business side. Witness General Motors under the "Smith" bean counter tenure:...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Recruitment & Selection, Mergers & Acquisitions, Microsoft Corp., Bill Gates
- Discussion threads 2008-06-26
- The harsh reality of suburban broadband
- Like millions of other Americans and many of New York City's "bridge and tunnel" crowd, I live in the 'burbs. While I do a great deal of travel for my full time job, I am also classified as a "mobile" employee, so I'm not formally attached to an office --...
- Tags: Cable Modem, Phone, Verizon Communications Inc., Broadband, Network Technology, Broadband Internet, Modems, Cable, Telecommunications, Networking, Hardware, Components, Personal Technology, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-06-22
- Philips GoGear SA6185 (8GB)
- The Philips GoGear SA6185 is an affordable, easy-to-use portable video player with a glossy, streamlined design and a modest set of features. With a retail price $159, the Philips GoGear SA6185's low price tag and larger-than-average screen are the only attributes that help this otherwise bland gadget stand out from...
- Tags: Corporate communications, Media players, Digital music, Digital media, Philips GoGear SA6185, Philips Electronics N.V., GoGear, video
- Product reviews 2008-06-12
- Cable: Act, Don't React
- Cable companies are no longer just TV programming suppliers. They are mega-utilities, for visual, text and spoken communication. And when service goes out, you're not just cut off from entertainment in the living room, you're cut off from work and friends. The question becomes, very quickly, how...
- Tags: Cablevision Systems Corp., Network, Outage, Service, Cable, Network Technology, Manufacturing, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Networking, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld
- Blog posts 2008-06-12
- Nikon AF-S DX 16-85mm f3.5-5.6 G ED VR lens
- For those looking to go beyond what a kit lens has to offer their Nikon dSLR, there's Nikon's AF-S DX 16-85mm f3.5-5.6 G ED VR. Compatible with all Nikon DX digital SLRs including the D300, D60, and D40, there's an awful lot to decipher in its name. geekbox...
- Tags: Nikon Corp., aperture
- Product reviews 2008-06-11
- Secrets of a fresh beer
- According to the latest American Chemical Society ACS Weekly PressPac, scientists in Venezuela have found a way to keep beer taste fresher for long times. Here is a link to this PressPac, from which you'll be able to read a very short note simply titled 'Keeping beer fresher.' The researchers...
- Tags: Beer, Maillard, Wiki, Team Management, Food & Beverage, Web Site Development, Online Communications, Management, Manufacturing, Internet, Roland Piquepaille
- Blog posts 2008-06-03
- Canon EF-S 18-55mm IS kit lens
- The Canon EF-S 18-55mm IS lens adds image stabilization to the company's older kit lens, though otherwise it and its predecessor are basically the same. It's compatible with all Canon EF-S digital camera bodies, such as the EOS Rebel XSi and EOS 40D, but it won't fit on the EOS...
- Tags: Digital cameras, Digital photography, Canon Inc., Canon EF-S
- Product reviews 2008-06-02
- Padua Hospital Conducts Infrastructure Check-Up and Calls on Extreme Networks to Boost Network Health
- Padua Hospital was faced with network slowdowns and was often vulnerable to instability caused by traffic spikes and security threats. With a need to service over 5,000 users, the hospital needed a segmented and redundant network to ensure life-saving applications would work to serve its patients' needs 24/7. Padua Hospital...
- Tags: Hospital, Network, High-performance, Extreme Networks, Leadership, Healthcare, Networking, Management
- Case studies 2008-06-01
- ECI Telecom Embeds Innovation Into Tomorrow's Networks
- ECI Telecom wanted to rebuild E-OPS, ECI's carrier-class, multi-function broadband access element management system, to provide the scalability to support modern carrier networks with up to 25 million lines and improve scalability without risk of performance degradation. The challenge was to enhance the manageability of complex carrier networks by migrating...
- Tags: Innovation, Oracle Corp., Network, Broadband, ECI Telecom Ltd., Oracle Database, Broadband Internet, Databases, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Networking
- Case studies 2008-06-01
- Red Hat's PV drivers boosts performance of Windows, older Linux guests on Xen-based RHEL 5
- Red Hat has significantly sped up the performance of Windows and Linux guests running on its Xen-based Red Hat Enterprise 5 platform. The Raleigh, NC software company released on May 20 paravirtualized drivers that significantly improve the performance of older Red Hat Enterprise 3 and 4 workloads...
- Tags: Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Linux, Performance, Red Hat Inc., Photovoltaics, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, Xen, Microsoft Windows, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, Servers, Software, Hardware, Paula Rooney
- Blog posts 2008-05-29
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