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Another 10-Q gem: Another 10-Q gemDistinction without difference:Apple:In most instances, the Company's products are released soon after technological feasibility has been established. Microsoft:We have determined that technological feasibility for our software products is reached shortly before the products are released to manufacturing.This does not appear worth a blog entry, except, of course, as...; Tags: Operating systems, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., operating system, hardware, feasibility, OS Wars; Discussion threads 2007-01-12
Another 10-Q gem: Read Apples Decemer 29/06 10-Q filing carefully and youll run into this bit: Software Development Costs Research and development costs are generally expensed as incurred. Development costs of computer software to be sold, leased, or otherwise marketed are subject to capitalization beginning when...; Tags: technological feasibility, feasibility; Blog posts 2007-01-12
Feasibility of Adaptive Transmission for Multicarrier and Frequency Hopping Mobile Radio Systems: This paper addresses feasibility of adaptive transmission for rapidly varying fading channels encountered in mobile communication systems. Due to rapid channel variations and the feedback delay, implementation of adaptive transmission in these channels requires accurate prediction of future channel conditions. The paper describes the design and performance of adaptive transmission...; Tags: Mobile, Radio, Mobile Communication, North Carolina State University, Feasibility, Advertising & Promotion, OFDM, Engineering, Cellular Phones, Marketing, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology; White papers 2006-05-31
Feasibility Study of Mesh Networks for All-Wireless Offices: There is a fair amount of evidence that mesh static multihop wireless networks are gaining popularity, both in the academic literature and in the commercial space. Nonetheless, none of the prior work has evaluated the feasibility of applications on mesh through the use of deployed networks and real user traffic....; Tags: Network, Trace, Association For Computing Machinery, Feasibility, Mesh Networking, Networking; White papers 2006-04-13
Sun Case Study: TransCanada PipeLines Limited: Headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, TransCanada is a leading North American energy company focused on natural gas transmission and power services. To enhance manageability and bring down the costs, TransCanada considered consolidating their mid-range server environment with an aim of achieving a common platform to run the business-critical applications. Since server...; Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., Feasibility, TransCanada, Server Consolidation, Telecom & Utilities, Servers, Hardware; Case studies

MIPS Cost Estimation for OFDM-VBLAST Systems: The focus of this paper is to investigate the feasibility of using programmable DSP processors for MIMO based radio systems. Several detection algorithms were evaluated and MIPS costs for low complexity detection and channel estimation algorithms for OFDM-VBLAST MIMO systems where calculated. Based on the MIPS cost estimation a feasible...; Tags: Estimation, Radio, MIMO, Feasibility, Advertising & Promotion, Engineering, Marketing; White papers

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Business ByDesign: the Irregular verdict: Business ByDesign: the Irregular verdictYou make some good pointsThere is much in BBD that could be delivered as a standard accounting package to replace those mid-tier accounting packages like Great Plains the functionality for basic accounting is already there. Your point about putting this into the market is a valid...; Tags: accounting, Irregular, Business ByDesign, accounting package; Discussion threads 2008-05-08
Brain waves used for faster image sorting: Computers are fast for many tasks, but humans are faster for identifying objects or people in images. But is it possible to combine the speed of a computer with the sensitivity of the human brain? According to a IEEE Spectrum Online article, 'A Brainy Approach to Image Sorting,' several teams...; Tags: Team, Analyst, DARPA, Image, Computer, Productivity, Team Management, Management, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-05-04
Cellphones used for medical imaging?: A team of engineers at the University of California at Berkeley has developed a technique for transmitting medical images via cellphones. This potentially could bring medical imaging to the 'three-quarters of the world's population which has no access to ultrasounds, X-rays, magnetic resonance images, and other medical imaging technology.' The...; Tags: Patient, University Of California At Berkeley, Medical Imaging, Imaging, Cell Phone, Document Management, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-04-30
A single-photon channel to space: According to the Institute of Physics IOP, European researchers have successfully identified individual returning photons from space 'after firing and reflecting them off of a space satellite in orbit almost 1,500 kilometers above the earth.' This experiment could lead to a global quantum-encrypted communications network in the future. In other...; Tags: Earth, Satellite, Knowledge Management, Network Technology, Enterprise Software, Software, Networking, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-03-29
A microscope that emails medical images: A team of Chinese and U.S. researchers has successfully applied for a patent for a virtual telemicroscope. It is the only one of its kind capable of emailing electronic slides. It has been specifically designed to allow 'off-site pathologists to diagnose cancer or other diseases in patients living in remote...; Tags: Microscope, Patent, Researcher, Diagnosis, E-mail, Image, Computer, Magnification Image, Productivity, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-03-28
Billion-dollar IT failure at Census Bureau: Billion-dollar IT failure at Census BureauAmateurs2 billion wasted? Ha! Take a look at the Navy's NMCI debacle, a sprawling EDS boondoggle sucking down billions of your tax dollars. What's funny, in many cases the same people are doing the grunt work, only at vastly inflated prices. It's...; Tags: Billion-dollar IT failure, information technology, government; Discussion threads 2008-03-21
Using bacteria as medical robots: Does the idea of turning bacteria into cancer-fighting robots sound like science fiction? Maybe today, but not in a near future. A researcher at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has received a four-year grant of more than $1 million from the National Institutes of Health to study the feasibility of...; Tags: Mouse, Forbes, Bacteria, Salmonella, Mice, Robots, Hardware, Peripherals, Emerging Technologies, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-03-02
Microsoft starts rolling out new Windows Live platform dev tools, services: Microsoft starts rolling out new Windows Live platform dev tools, servicesInterestingThis sounds really interesting. Looking forward for the public API's.If I want......rich client on the web, I'll go Flex/Flash. If it'san HTML-based web app, I'll go Java/JSP. Thanks, but no thanks, to your non-standard, M$-locked-in "Live" crapware!non-standard?@techboy_z -...; Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Scripting languages, Programming languages, Microsoft Windows Presentation Foundation, Microsoft Corp., Flex/Flash, Microsoft Windows Live, tool, new Windows Live platform, JSP, Windows Live Platform, Java, Microsoft Windows; Discussion threads 2008-02-28
System update kicks Heathrow baggage system offline: System update kicks Heathrow baggage system offlineBlame it on MSEven if there is no MS product involved I would venture to say its a Microsoft problem somehow someway, haha.Actually...In one of the reference links, it mentions the system is built around the .NET framework.All joking aside, this a quite a...; Tags: Backups, system update, Teleflex, Logan, BAA, baggage, Heathrow; Discussion threads 2008-02-22
Cryogenically frozen RAM bypasses all disk encryption methods: Cryogenically frozen RAM bypasses all disk encryption methodsYour correct.If you lock up your system and store in a safe when not in use then no one can get to it. As long you are using and in possession of the computer they can't do this. Also for those who are...; Tags: Memory, RAM, disk encryption method, Cryogenically, disk encryption; Discussion threads 2008-02-22
Lasers for analyzing our breath?: According to the Optical Society of America OSA, U.S. researchers have shown it is possible to use lasers to analyze our breath to detect diseases such as asthma or cancer. This technique -- hold your breath -- is called 'cavity-enhanced direct optical frequency comb spectroscopy.' It is based on research...; Tags: Breath, Laser, Molecule, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-02-19
Separating the bigots from the sheep: Separating the bigots from the sheepObjectivelyThe truly experienced objective candidate would propose both solutions outlined in your original post and rationalise a preference for one of them. (In my case that would be the Microsoft approach due to my background.)If a candidate can produce two approaches that are reasonably dipolar...; Tags: Tools & Techniques, Murph, software, Microsoft Windows; Discussion threads 2008-02-13
T-rays used to reveal old hidden art: U.S. engineers are collaborating with the Center for Research and Restoration at The Louvre Museum in France to use a terahertz device to find murals hidden behind plaster or paint for centuries. T-rays, or pulses of terahertz radiation, can 'illuminate penciled sketches under paintings on canvas without harming the artwork,'...; Tags: France, University Of Michigan, Imaging, Radiation, Church, Document Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-02-06
Utility Company Speeds Desktop Deployment, Enhances Security With New Operating System: Companies usually upgrade the majority of their IT infrastructure every three years. Business plans at Stadtwerke Düsseldorf AG, a public utility company, called for upgrading 2,500 PC and notebook computers to a new Windows operating system in 2007. At that time, the release of the Windows Vista operating system was...; Tags: Desktop, Security, Operating System, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software; Case studies 2008-02-01