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Project REAL Monitoring and instrumentation: Project REAL is an attempt to discover best practices for creating business intelligence applications that are based on Microsoft SQL Server 2005. To work through the same issues that the customers face during deployment, they have created reference implementations that are based on actual customer scenarios and actual customer data....; Tags: Instrumentation, Microsoft Corp., Project REAL, Pricing, Business Intelligence, Tools & Techniques, Databases, Enterprise Software, Marketing, Software, Data Management, Management; White papers 2008-02-19
instrumentation ModelKit (zip): Instrumentation ModelKit is a revolutionary solution in the field of instrumentation and graphic components for .NET. Full featured graphics editor allows creating new visual components having unique look and functionality by means of a few mouse clicks. ProgressBars, Meters, Dials, Sliders, Gauges, Odometers, Thermometers, Switches and specialized elements: Manipulators, Scales,...; Tags: Instrumentation, Graphics, Instrumentation ModelKit, Mice, Hardware, Peripherals; Software downloads 2006-04-21
Fault Factory (exe): Fault Factory allows creating a variety of communication faults in any running application with no compile-time instrumentation or system changes. It is used to test error-handling code. Your app can receive a variety of hard-to-reproduce faults. Fault factory lets you easily reproduce conditions such as SOAP Faults, HTTP error codes...; Tags: HTTP, Instrumentation, Fault Factory, SOAP, C#, Programming Languages, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Software Development, Software/Web Development; Software downloads 2006-02-14
A Linux Kernel Auditing Tool for Host-Based Intrusion Detection: Intrusion detection and response are critical in modern computing environments. In this paper, the authors focus on host-based intrusion detection, since once an intruder gains access it is very important to know what they did, how they did it and to formulate what recovery steps can be taken. The Linux...; Tags: Linux Kernel, Albany, Instrumentation, Intrusion Detection, Linux, Network Security, Security, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Networking; White papers 2005-11-22
instrumentation Widgets (zip): Instrumentation Widgets is a library of meters, indicators, scales, sliders, gauges, knobs, buttons, dials, tanks, thermometers, switches, matrixes, LEDs and other .NET instrumentation controls that emulate hardware devices. All controls use double buffering to produce smooth animation. With the largest collection of various instrumentation controls available, including compass, oscilloscope, odometers,...; Tags: Instrumentation, Instrumentation Widgets, Engineering; Software downloads 2005-08-30

Robustness Testing of Java Server Applications: This paper presents a new compile-time analysis that enables a testing methodology for white-box coverage testing of error recovery code (i.e., exception handlers) of server applications written in Java, using compiler-directed fault injection. The analysis allows compiler-generated instrumentation to guide the fault injection and to record the recovery code exercised....; Tags: Java Server, Compiler, Injection, Instrumentation, Analysis, Programming Languages, Java, Software Development, Software/Web Development; White papers 2005-04-01
Micro Industries Creates Simpler, Lower Cost Custom Mini-NLX Designs With Intel Communications I/O Controller Hub (C-ICH): As an ambulance races toward a nearby emergency room, paramedics use mobile instrumentation to collect data on the patient's condition and instantly download it to a receiving station at the hospital. This case study discusses how Micro Industries mini-NLX form factor board products - based on the high-integration Intel 82801E...; Tags: I/O, Industry, Instrumentation, Intel Corp., Corporate Governance, Advertising & Promotion, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Marketing; Case studies
Nuclear Science Group Develops Eclipse-Based App on Linux: In what appears to be a coup for the IBM-born Eclipse open source Java development framework, the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organization (Ansto) has started using it to build a Linux-based desktop application for controlling laboratory instrumentation. Having been through the design phase, development of the application - called...; Tags: Instrumentation, Eclipse, International Data Group, Gumtree Application, Linux, Java Development Tools, Open Source, Desktops, UNIX, Operating Systems, Java, Software, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Hardware, Programming Languages; Case studies

Additional Resources

SynapSense gets a grip on your data center's environmental profile: I was invited by a local hosting provider to give a presentation last Friday about green data centers. As I was gathering the data to illustrate some of the trends I wanted to highlight, I was astonished to discover that very few companies apparently measure their server power consumption very...; Tags: Data Center, Server, Wireless, SynapSense, Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Heather Clancy; Blog posts 2008-05-07
An Earth Day Valentine for smart metering technology: Welcome to my own personal Earth Day morning nightmare, in which I have just wasted all 10 minutes worth of water trying to get the hot water heater to trigger at my hotel. I have to run a three-hour-long panel session in a mere three hours, and I'm the sort...; Tags: Echelon, Haaser, Data Centers, Networking, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Heather Clancy; Blog posts 2008-04-22
Apple seeking engineers with the right touch: A sign that multi-touch input could be moving across Apple's product lines are its many job postings for touch engineers and managers. From my search of Apple's Job Opportunities site, I could see a growing team to handle the company's touch technology. There were postings for hardware...; Tags: Job, Team, Apple Inc., Hardware, Team Management, Recruitment & Selection, Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management, David Morgenstern; Blog posts 2008-04-15
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Taming Ruby on Rails with FiveRuns: According to Gartner, the number of Ruby On Rails developers will grow to some 4 million by 2013. While many of these will be hobbyists, Gartner believes the largest area of growth will be inside the firewall. There's one problem. Until recently, there have not been...; Tags: Developer, Performance, Environment, Ruby, FiveRuns, Ruby On Rails, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Dennis Howlett; Blog posts 2008-03-18
Android SDK update M5 has big changes for developers: Earlier today, the Google Android team announced version m5-rc14 of the Android phone SDK so I downloaded it and put it through its paces. Everyone over on Planet Android seems to be focusing on the cosmetic differences in the Home application, but I suspect many carriers are going to chuck...; Tags: Developer, Google Inc., Class, SDK, Documentation, JDiff, Android M5, Geocoding, Ed Burnette; Blog posts 2008-02-13
Spreadsheet Basic (zip): Spreadsheet Basic is a Computer Programming Language used in Excel spreadsheets. It is an Excel Add-In designed for those who want to do VBA type procedures without dealing with VBA's complexity. Using SpBasic, you can perform complex calculations which are too involved to fit in a cell formulas, and run...; Tags: Microsoft VBA, Spreadsheet, Spreadsheet Basic, SpBasic, Productivity, Scripting Languages, Microsoft Excel, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software; Software downloads 2008-02-05
Cellphones to detect dirty bombs?: Purdue University engineers are developing a system which would use a U.S. network of cellphones to detect dirty bombs and nuclear weapons. They say that 'such a system could blanket the nation with millions of cellphones equipped with radiation sensors able to detect even light residues of radioactive material.' They...; Tags: Purdue University, Phone, Radiation, Sensor, Cell Phone, Bomb, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-01-23
SAP - Business Objects acquisition: Linking value proposition to action: SAP announced yesterday that it has successfully completed the share purchase requirements needed to acquire Business Objects. Coming on the heels of that announcement, SAP held a special briefing for bloggers with Henning Kagermann, CEO of SAP, and John Schwarz, CEO of Business Objects. Discussing the value...; Tags: Acquisition, Park, Business Objects, SAP AG, KPI, Value Proposition, Mergers & Acquisitions, Investment, Finance, Michael Krigsman; Blog posts 2008-01-16
TechNet Webcast: Prepare Yourself for Windows Server 2008 (Part 7 of 8): Windows PowerShell and Manageability Improvements (Level 300): This webcast looks at the Windows PowerShell and manageability improvements in Windows Server 2008. It introduces to Windows PowerShell, and talk about its capabilities and features. Then it looks at actually working with Windows PowerShell, including command syntax, help system, and Microsoft Exchange Server - specific cmdlets. Next, the webcast...; Tags: Webcast, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows PowerShell, Microsoft TechNet, Manageability Improvement, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Operating Systems, Software; Webcasts 2007-12-17
Nanorobots for drug delivery?: The idea of using nanorobots to deliver drugs and fight diseases such as cancers is not new (check this story for example). But there are still lots of issues to solve before nanorobots can diagnose our diseases and treat them. Now, an international team of researchers has designed a software...; Tags: 3D, Researcher, Protein, Environment, Cone, Sensor, Nanorobot, Nanotechnology, Semiconductors, Emerging Technologies, Hardware, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2007-12-08
Microsoft architect compares Volta and Google's GWT: Is Microsoft's "cloud programming" toolset Volta -- which Microsoft released in early preview form this week -- a "me-too" response to Google's Google Web Toolkit (GWT)? I've seen that argument from fellow ZDNet blogger Ed Burnette and others around the Web. I asked Microsoft Volta Architect...; Tags: Google Inc., Microsoft Intermediate Language, JavaScript, Microsoft Corp., Google Web Toolkit, Volta, Execution Environment, Scripting Languages, C#, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Programming Languages, Software Development, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2007-12-07