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University Finds Windows HPC Server 26% Faster Than Linux, More Cost-Effective

University of Arizona, based in Tucson, is the leading public research university in the American Southwest, producing more than U.S. $530 million in annual research. When researchers at the NSF Center for Autonomic Computing at the University of Arizona investigated the technology to set up a cluster for autonomic computing...

Tags: University Of Arizona, Autonomic Computing, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Utility Computing, UNIX, Open Source, Software

Case studies 2009-06-01

The Phoenix Lander's thirst for Martian water

After the Phoenix Lander touched down near the north pole of Mars, the mission has been on to find water. CNET News.com's Kara Tsuboi interviews planetary scientist Paul Doherty about Martian water, ice, and snowflakes, and why finding any of them would be a big deal.

Tags: Phoenix Technologies, News, kara tsuboi, paul doherty, jared kohler, pheonix mars lander, nasa, university of arizona, space

Videos 2008-05-29

System Entity Structure for XML Meta Data Modeling; Application to the US Climate Normals

Data engineering becomes increasingly important with the increasing popularity of Service Oriented Architecture SOA and web services. Such data engineering requires a design methodology within an ontology framework. In this paper, the System Entity Structure SES serves as an abstract ontology framework for world state descriptions particularly involving dynamics in...

Tags: University Of Arizona, Ontology, Modeling, Pruned Entity Structures, Strategy, XML, Management, Software/Web Development, Web Development

White papers 2008-05-15

University of Arizona Theme (Mobile)

The Official University of Arizona Theme Completely transform the way your BlackBerry looks. Change all of the icons, colors and the backgrounds. Change the graphics on every screen.This product is compatible with BlackBerry Models 7100, 8100, 8300, 8700, and 8800 which includes the BlackBerry Curve and the Pearl.This Product is...

Tags: University Of Arizona, Mobile, RIM BlackBerry, Handhelds, Hardware

Software downloads 2008-02-20

Outsourcing Information Technological Services to Israel: A Country Analysis

With the largest number of companies listed on NASDAQ, after the United States, Israel is quickly becoming one of the top countries for high-technology projects such as aviation, communications, computer-aided design/manufactures, medical electronics and fiber optics. This paper attempts to analyze Israel's main asset, technological services, in the global business...

Tags: University Of Arizona, Israel, Analysis, Outsourcing, Managed Hosting, Strategy, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Management

White papers 2007-12-01

Parameter Calibration, Customer Load Balancing and Security Aspects for Multiplexing of BPO Infrastructure

Outsourcing, during its establishment phase, focused on the socio-economic and the managerial concerns of the companies, countries and people involved. As progress toward the next generation of outsourcing, one need to ascertain a technology framework that would permit to outsource in a secure and optimized manner with reduced reliance on...

Tags: University Of Arizona, Security, BPO, Load Balancing, Distributed Computing, Outsourcing, Network Technology, Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), Cloud Computing, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Networking

White papers 2007-11-30

Improving Testing Capability of Interoperability for Link-11 by Building a Gateway for a TCP/IP Network

Link-11 is a tactical digital communication network standard deployed in military platforms now for several decades. The standard employs the digital modulation technique Differential Quadrature Phase Shift Keying DQPSK to encode formatted binary messages (M-series messages) onto an audio channel, which are then modulated and transmitted over a radio communications...

Tags: University Of Arizona, Interoperability, Gateway Inc., Network, Link-11, Networking, Tcp/Ip, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing

White papers 2007-09-04

Automated Link 16 Testing Using DEVS and XML

Department of Defense DoD acquisition policy requires using modeling and simulation in all phases of system development life-cycles to ensure technical certification and mission effectiveness. The complexity of these systems poses significant challenges over traditional interoperability test methodologies. The Automated Test Case Generator (ATC-Gen) funded by the Joint Interoperability Test...

Tags: University Of Arizona, Department Of Defense Acquisition Policy, XML, Software/Web Development, Web Development

White papers 2007-08-18

A W3C XML Schema for DEVS Scenarios

There are numerous DEVS-based simulators to configure DEVS systems and run them. Current programs or libraries are based in programming languages such as JAVA, C++, etc. The existence of these different implementations has resulted in the formation of various groups that are not able to share models and cannot capitalize...

Tags: University Of Arizona, Scenario, W3C XML Schema, XML, Research & Development, Programming Languages, C/C++, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Business Operations, Software Development

White papers 2007-02-09

Foundation funds AZ universities to attract top science minds

With an influx of cash from Science Foundation Arizona, Arizonas three state universities are hoping to attract the brainiest grad students to their science programs, reports the Arizona Daily Star. With a $4 million infusion to Arizona State University, the University of Arizona and Northern Arizona University, Science Foundation...

Tags: Education Technology, Higher Ed, Science Ed, University of Arizona

Blog posts 2007-01-16

TCP Vegas: New Techniques for Congestion Detection and Avoidance

Vegas is a new implementation of TCP that achieves between 40 and 70% better throughput, with one-fifth to one-half the losses, as compared to the implementation of TCP in the Reno distribution of BSD Unix. This paper motivates and describes the three key techniques employed by Vegas, and presents the...

Tags: University Of Arizona, Technique, TCP, Vegas, Tcp/Ip, Networking

White papers 2007-01-01

Image: Solar shield may save the planet

University of Arizona astronomer Roger Angel proposes a giant shield to block sunlight if global warming gets out of control.

Tags: shield, University of Arizona, astronomer, sunlight, global warming

Image galleries 2006-11-06

TCP Vegas: End to End Congestion Avoidance on a Global Internet

Vegas is an implementation of TCP that achieves between 37 and 71% better throughput on the Internet, with one-fifth to one-half the losses, as compared to the implementation of TCP in the Reno distribution of BSD Unix. This paper motivates and describes the three key techniques employed by Vegas, and...

Tags: University Of Arizona, TCP, Vegas, Tcp/Ip, Internet, Networking

White papers 2006-09-20

Firewall Basics for the Beginning User

Designed for end-user training, this PowerPoint presentation offers a detailed, yet easy-to-understand explanation of how personal firewall software works, what it can and cannot protect against, and shows how to configure Kerio Personal Firewall.

Tags: University Of Arizona, Personal Firewall, Firewalls, Network Security, Networking

Presentations 2004-04-05

Additional Resources

ASU Map for iPhone 1.1 (Mobile)

ASU Map for iPhone is a navigation app for college students, faculties or anyone who is visiting the Arizona State University campus. It is built with simplicity in mind, aiming to help you get to your campus destination with ease. Our emphasis is on precision of the coordinates. It features...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Mobile, Location, Logical Dimension, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-11-05

The American Textbook Accessibility Act

Yesterday, I posted some thoughts about Arizona State University's use of the Kindle in a pilot program and the heat the school was taking over the inability of blind students to use the devices. While the controversy seemed overblown to me, it sparked an interesting conversation with fellow blogger,...

Tags: Textbook, Digital Rights Management (DRM), Government, E-books, Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), XML, Digital Media, Security, Personal Technology, Human Resources, Gender And Diversity, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Consumer Electronics, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-07-28

Kindle draws fire at Arizona State

According to a brief article in USA Today, students in the honors history of human culture and thought course at Arizona State University will be receiving Kindle ebook readers with the 30 required books for the course pre-loaded. The 30 required books for Humphrey's year-long course usually...

Tags: Student, Kindle, E-books, Personal Technology, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-07-27

Photos: Top 10 new species

Arizona State University's annual list of the top 10 new species includes a self-destructing palm, the longest insect, a tiny seahorse, the smallest snake, and caffeine-free coffee beans. by CNET News.com

Tags: Photograph, Species, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2009-05-24

Chemical mind hacking: legit, or corporate cheating?

There is an absolutely fantastic article by Margaret Talbot in this week's New Yorker about the use of "neuroenhancers" -- that is, neuroenhancing drugs such as Adderall, Ritalin and Provigil that are typically prescribed for ADHD and dementia -- to effectively "hack" the brain and coax more productivity from it....

Tags: Drug, Talbot, Hacking, Productivity, Smart Phones, Security, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-04-22

Will 2009 be a solar year?

There are strong indications that eleven months from now, there'll more solar energy use around the globe than there is today. Just two months ago work was completed on Europe's first concentrated solar power plant CSP. These CS plants use mirrors to focus the sun's heat and don't...

Tags: Solar Panel, Solar Energy, CSP, Solar Millennium, Bengladesh, Telecom & Utilities, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-01-17