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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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Planning For and Deploying 802.11n WLANs

Many enterprises are considering 802.11n deployment due to its significant advantages over existing wireless technologies. 802.11n improves the performance of existing wireless applications that operate using 802.11a/b/g, and enables more applications to use a wireless LAN that currently require wired Ethernet. Point of sale transactions, voice over wireless LAN, and...

Tags: IEEE 802.11n, Aerohive Networks Inc., WLAN, Wi-Fi, Wireless

Webcasts 2008-09-22

Windows 7 hits Milestone 3

Windows 7 hits Milestone 3Careful with the generalizations there, kid, you'll put your eye out - NTNTNowHe is starting to sound like Mike Cox :) More euforic and less incorrect facts.God save us allstability, scalability, reliability, security, and robustness? How can you use any of those words in the...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Milestone 3, Microsoft Windows Vista

Discussion threads 2008-09-16

EU scrutinizes Google-Yahoo deal

More trouble for Google's advertising deal with Yahoo: The European Union is launching an antitrust "inquiry" into the deal, even though it only applies to Yahoo's search in North America. If the inquiry proves fruitful, the EU Competition Commission could escalate it into an "investigation." How is...

Tags: Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Internet, Corporate Law, Business Operations, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-09-16

Apple releases Mac OS 10.5.5

Apple today released Mac OS 10.5.5 via Software Update. The 136MB updated comes with 33 fixes for the following components: Address Book Disk Utility iCal Mail MobileMe Time Machine Knowledge Base article HT2405 has the details, which are also...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Performance, Apple Inc., Issue, Apple Mac OS, Desktops, Backups, Performance Management, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Jason D. O\'Grady

Blog posts 2008-09-15

Virtual Machine Software Announcements - Why Now?

Virtual Machine Software Announcements - Why Now?Virtual machine worthless.http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/08/12/vmware-update-bombedUnless you are running two different OS', why would you run a virtual machine? My Windows and Linux machines multi-task just fine with only one instance of the OS loaded. Especially as cheap as hardware is today, VM's simply add a layer...

Tags: desktop virtualization, Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, Servers, virtual machine, server, operating system

Discussion threads 2008-08-13

21 months later, Vista is still more secure than XP

21 months later, Vista is still more secure than XPMy takeI don't count security patches, but I regularly have to clean malware from our XP machines but have yet to find anything on our Vista systems.RE: 21 months later, Vista is still more secure than XPFile this in the "no...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), SECURITY, Patches, Microsoft Windows Vista, secure, Microsoft Windows XP, VISTA IS

Discussion threads 2008-07-25

Nvidia whacked over defective notebook chips; Offers driver to keep processors cool

Updated: Nvidia said its fiscal second quarter revenue will fall well short of targets because of weak demand, pricing pressure from AMD's ATI and a faulty graphics processors on older notebook systems. In an SEC filing, the company said it is offering a driver that keeps fans running to relieve...

Tags: Processor, Notebook, NVidia Corp., Notebook Chip, Chip, GPU, MCP, Semiconductors, Network Technology, Hardware, Networking, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-07-03

Ad targeting technology violate privacy, groups say

Ad targeting technology violate privacy, groups sayTake a deep breath...hold it...hold it...keep holding...[i]“NebuAd requires its ISP partners to provide robust notice to their subscribers prior to deployment of the service.”[/i]I have a feeling that "robustness" is in the eye of the beholding ISPs.RE: Ad targeting technology violate privacy, groups sayCharter...

Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), advertisement, privacy, AdBlock

Discussion threads 2008-06-19

'Sensing' more about what's coming in Windows 7

'Sensing' more about what's coming in Windows 7Windows sensors will bring a new management interfaceto set them up, and then they'll crash unexpectedly, and make things stop responding.There'll be a "grandfather" sensor which automatically reboot the machine, and does some protocol sniffing on your box, to make sure that Microsoft...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, sensor, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows XP

Discussion threads 2008-06-18

Windows 7: To wait or not to wait? That is the question

Windows 7: To wait or not to wait? That is the questionWindows 7: To wait or not to wait? That is the questionNo need to wait. If you upgrade to Vista now you will have the best version of Windows available to you right now. You will get...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2008-06-04

Apple's biggest threat: High expectations

Apple's biggest threat: High expectations10.6 had better be fantastic[i]The Unofficial Apple Weblog floats a rumor that developers will get a seed version of Mac OS X 10.6, a build that will be focused on security and stability.[/i]Apple has run a great marketing campaign based totally on lies. Anyone with half...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Apple Mac OS X, Operating systems, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-06-04

Improving Load Balancing With Multipath Routing

Internet service providers have to provision network resources to optimize bandwidth utilization. Dynamic routing protocols take traffic variations into account to control the load distribution. Multipath routing protocols attempt to take advantage of the path diversity to bring network robustness and reliability. Indeed, with a specific traffic engineering policy, they...

Tags: Network, Load Balancing, Routing Protocol, University Louis Pasteur, Network Technology, Networking

White papers 2008-05-18

Mashups turn into an industry as offerings mature

There were a great many product announcements at Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco last month, but it was the number of announcements around Web-based mashups in particular that received a large share of attendee and media attention. By my count there were at least nine significant announcements in...

Tags: Web, Industry, Mashup, JackBe, Lotus Mashups, MashupHub, Mindtouch, Itasca, Serena, Mashup Exchange, SnapLogic, Dion Hinchcliffe

Blog posts 2008-05-15

Windows Server 2008 Backup Tool - A Review of Its Features

This white paper presents some of the more significant pros and cons of the Microsoft Windows Server 2008 version of the backup tool that debuted in Windows Vista. It will help you decide whether you think the supplied software is a step forward or a step backward for your organization...

Tags: Global Knowledge Network Inc., Microsoft Windows Server, Tool, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Backups, Operating Systems, Software

White papers 2008-05-02

Analogy: WOA treats symptoms, but SOA the cure for IT complexity

Analogy: WOA treats symptoms, but SOA the cure for IT complexityWO is just as valid as SOWhy is an SO approach considered better and inherently far more reaching than a WO approach?The analogy implies that WOA addresses only the superficial symptoms and that it never addresses the underlying issues. Why...

Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Web services, WOA, SOA, information technology

Discussion threads 2008-04-29

Enterprise 2.0 industry matures as businesses grapple with its potential

Some of the big IT news over the weekend was the announcement that Forrester predicts that the Enterprise 2.0 space will be a $4.6 billion industry within 5 years. ZDNet's Larry Dignan had the full breakdown yesterday on Forresters bullish outlook while Dennis Howlett immediately took umbrage with...

Tags: Software, Application, Information Technology, Industry, Enterprise 2.0, Enterprise 2.0 Industry, Enterprise 2.0 Tool, Self-service, Dion Hinchcliffe

Blog posts 2008-04-22

As SOA hype turns five, IBM turns to Smart SOA Social Network to bind communities of users

The global WebSphere ecology has trooped to Las Vegas this week for the IBM Impact 2008 conference, with a kick-off rally of sorts in the MGM Grand arena this morning. I saw Fleetwood Mac here at a Comdex, must have been 12 years ago. IBM has sure...

Tags: SOA, IBM Corp., WebSphere Ecology, PT, Smart SOA Social Network, Lotus Connections, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Dana Gardner

Blog posts 2008-04-07

Financiera Alcanza Improves Credit Administration With Flexible IT Infrastructure

Financiera Alcanza wanted to provide an affordable applications infrastructure with the robustness and flexibility needed to promote the company's continuing growth and centralize credit information in a secure database to achieve real-time information visibility throughout the organization. The challenge was to improve credit-related sales, collections, and administrative processes to improve...

Tags: IT Infrastructure, Oracle Corp., Information Technology, Administration, Financiera Alcanza, Workforce Management, Databases, Human Resources, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management

Case studies 2008-04-01