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The spreadsheet love affair

The spreadsheet love affairThat's obviousbecuase it's not the "most elementary of tools", it's far, far more versatile then you want to give it credit for.SantayanaFor those who weren't around at the beginning of the personal computer era, it's worth remembering that it all began because a PC was cheap enough...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, spreadsheet, robustness

Discussion threads 2008-06-03

The VPN Conjecture Is True

Robustness has become one of several paradigms used to address data uncertainty in optimization. While the input data may not be known perfectly, it assumes that each input comes from some known bounded region or universe of legal inputs. Robust optimization then seeks an optimal solution that is valid for...

Tags: VPN, McGill University, Optimization, VPN Conjecture, Robustness, Networking

White papers 2007-12-14

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Guess who else is married to paper?

Another paper perilThankfully, knock on wood, I don't get sick very often.Since I hadn't been there for years, my Clinic threw away my entire medical history.Paper is a fact of life.You have to a have a paper trail, the entire concept of goingpaperless is just silliness.I am sure with the...

Tags: patient, doctors office

Discussion threads 2009-11-12

Where should Mozilla go from here?

Consolidation and security, Now!Firefox has emerged as the most buggy browser robustness and security. It has more vulnerabilities discovered than any other browser, month after month. Each new release sees new stability and robustness problems.And Firefox still does not have support for sandboxing.Repeatedly they have to patch patches because their...

Tags: Web browsers, IE8, Mozilla Corp., Mozilla Firefox, Chrome, Web browser, security

Discussion threads 2009-11-09

TTWin Lite 4.2 (Windows)

Turbosoft's TTWin Lite is a breakthrough in low cost, streamlined terminal emulation for those organizations that need an accurate and reliable terminal emulator without the frills. TTWin Lite is no lightweight when it comes to accuracy, robustness and reliability as it is built on the same technology as our enterprise...

Tags: Emulation, Hewlett-Packard Co., Microsoft Windows, TurboSoft, TTWin Lite, Telnet, Linux, Ssl/Tls, Authentication/Encryption, Open Source, Networking, Operating Systems, Software, Security

Software downloads 2009-11-09

Microsoft to raise prices, add more high-end editions with SQL Server 2008 R2

More likely to ship with Visual Studio 2010?Is it not more likley that SQL 2008 R2 will ship with Visual Studio 2010 as it has done with previous releases? I understand VS2010 is likely to be available in March (Mix 2010?). In this way, SQL is likely to be...

Tags: Databases, Enterprise software, Microsoft SQL Server 2008, Microsoft SQL Server, SQL Server 2008 R2, Microsoft Corp., price increase

Discussion threads 2009-11-03

Google, Android 2.0 sticks fork in GPS devices

It would also be great if Android could automatically re-route you in real-time, when things like the Bay Bridge suddenly close. This means munincipalities automatically posting closures on a web site, that all providers can use in real-time. Munincipalities could also distribute traffic in real-time. Lots of possibilities to replacing...

Tags: Handhelds, Mobile operating systems, Smart phones, GPS, Google Inc., Google Android 2.0, GPS Devices, battery, Google Android

Discussion threads 2009-10-28

Logalty Ensures Scalability and High Service Levels With Service-Oriented Architecture

Logalty wanted to provide a platform to enable the certification of electronic documents and support a high volume of transactions - starting at 10 terabytes of data - while ensuring high system availability and comprehensive security. The challenge was to provide a scalable and flexible IT architecture to accommodate the...

Tags: Oracle Corp., Scalability, SOA, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Linux, Servers, Enterprise Software, Databases, Web Services, Software, Operating Systems, Hardware, Data Management

Case studies 2009-10-01

SoftPerfect Network Protocol Analyzer 2.7 (Windows)

SoftPerfect Network Protocol Analyzer is an advanced, professional tool for analyzing, debugging, maintaining and monitoring local networks and Internet connections. It captures the data passing through your dial-up connection or network Ethernet card, analyzes this data and then represents it in an easily readable form. SoftPerfect Network Protocol Analyzer is...

Tags: Network, Microsoft Windows, SoftPerfect, SoftPerfect Network Protocol Analyzer, Networking

Software downloads 2009-08-06

Map of the 2009 Enterprise 2.0 Marketplace

Map of the 2009 Enterprise 2.0 MarketplaceWhat about Elgg?One open source platform I'd add would be Elgg. It's relatively small but work I've been doing with it recently show it to be a powerful open source social network platform. In a current Enterprise project I'm using Jive and I believe...

Tags: Elgg, Enterprise 2.0 Marketplace, Enterprise 2.0

Discussion threads 2009-07-31

Trust 1.2 (Mac)

Trust.app enables the Accessibility API AX API only for user specified applications. Remember that checkbox in the System Preferences the Universal Access pane called "Enable access for assistive devices?" If you enable it, any application will have access to the AX API, and vise versa: If you disable it, no...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Deep IT, Trust.app, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Mice, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Peripherals

Software downloads 2009-07-24

Suitability of DHT-Based Peer-to-Peer Session Initiation Protocol for Wireless Distributed Services

Providing both analytical and empirical results, it analyzes the suitability of Distributed Hash Tables DHT-based Peer-to-Peer Session Initiation Protocol (P2PSIP) overlay networking as a substrate for wireless, distributed multimedia services. Session initiation is just one application of this framework. First, it discusses the potential of P2PSIP for different applications and...

Tags: P2P, Suitability, P2P Networking, Wireless, University Of Oulu, P2PSIP, Session Initiation, Peer To Peer (P2P), Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Internet

White papers 2009-07-19

TANDBERG and Packet Loss

This paper is intended to describe the packet loss robustness features available with TANDBERG's products. These features include: Intelligent Packet Loss RecoveryTF IPLRTF, Downspeeding, Quality of Service QoS. The above mentioned features are all available on the following products: TANDBERG MCU 16+16 / 8+8, TANDBERG GW, TANDBERG 8000, TANDBERG 7000,...

Tags: QoS, Video, Tandberg, IPLR Feature, Corporate Communications, Marketing

White papers 2009-06-17

Western Digital begins shipping in-house SiliconDrive III SSDs

Western Digital today announced that it has begun shipping its new SiliconDrive III solid-state drive product family based on technology from its March 2009 acquisition of SiliconSystems and featuring feature faster read/write speeds, increased capacities and mechanical scalability, the company says. SiliconDrive III...

Tags: Hard Drive, Storage Array, Western Digital Corp., Register, WD, Serial ATA, Ip storage, Storage, Hardware, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-06-16

Cut. Scan. Read.

Cut. Scan. Read.i dunno man.there's something about destroying books that makes me queasy. i know you're not destroying the information... but it's a visceral response, i guess.My biggest issueRight now when I fly, or when the power goes out, I have a book in my lap, reading comfortably by natural...

Tags: natural light, eInk

Discussion threads 2009-06-08

eMule Plus COM 1.1 (Windows)

eMule improves speed and robustness in downloads and it offers more features than the standard clients. eMule Plus does not contain any spyware, adware or the like. It is a new generation eMule compatible client; it includes templates, improved GUI, and other features. eMule Plus COM includes a new elink...

Tags: eMule, Microsoft Windows, COM, SmsTelecom, ActiveX/COM/COM+/DCOM, Middleware, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software

Software downloads 2009-05-19

Windows 7 Review Guide

This white paper introduces the key areas in which Windows 7 differs from Vista - areas you'll need to focus on if you're thinking of moving to Windows 7, either from Vista or from XP. Even the most ardent fans of XP should take a look at Windows 7. Use...

Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows XP, Software

White papers 2009-05-05

Macs in the enterprise: The security conundrum

Macs in the enterprise: The security conundrumWhat's the big deal here now?You bring in, Linux to the mix, & resolve the ISSUES.Apr 2009, Conficker infects 700 PCs in U of Utah, Macs not affected. AP:"University health sciences spokesman Chris Nelson said the outbreak of the Conficker worm, which can slow...

Tags: Desktops, Cyberthreats, security, Apples OSX, OSX, Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., virus, vulnerability

Discussion threads 2009-04-27

Stop Guessing!! Discover if Something Went Wrong With Any Well

The AssayCheX can help determine the integrity, accuracy, and precision of xMAP assay data. When used along with the MasterPlex Software, the flagged data points can be efficiently marked and removed. This leads to enhanced confidence in the data obtained, providing justification for removal of outliers and improving the robustness...

Tags: Radix Services

White papers 2009-04-23

There's nothing new about Windows downgrade rights

There's nothing new about Windows downgrade rightsThere's nothing new about Windows downgrade rightsLOL, you tell'em Ed!RE: There's nothing new about Windows downgrade rightsIf an organization or individual were to purchase a new computer with a Windows operating preinstalled, and wished to downgrade to an older Windows operating system, the best...

Tags: Operating systems, XP user interface, Sad Thing, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista

Discussion threads 2009-04-07