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University of Houston's Advanced Computing Research Laboratory (ACRL) and Texas Learning and Computation Center (TLC2) Uses a Server Cluster Based on the AMD Opteron Processor for Leading-Edge Scientific Research Studies

The University of Houston's Texas Learning and Computation Center is a promising research center within the university, supporting the computational sciences and engineering, and computer science as cornerstones of the university's most innovative research. There was a shift of emerging disciplines within the life sciences (i.e., bioinformatics), from being largely...

Tags: University Of Houston, Server, AMD Opteron, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Server Cluster, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components

Case studies 2009-01-01

High Dimensional Data Visualization Using 3-D Icons

This paper presents a method to visualize large amount of high dimensional data. High dimensional data visualization is very important to data analysts since it gives a direct and natural view of data. In their method the author uses one icon to represent one group of dimensions. Then they choose...

Tags: 3D, Data Visualization, University Of Houston, Data, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management

White papers 2008-09-08

Evaluating Sparse Data Storage Techniques for MPI Groups and Communicators

This paper explores various sparse data storage techniques in order to reduce the amount of memory required for MPI groups and communicators. The idea behind the approach is to exploit similarities between the objects and thus store only the difference between the original process group and the resulting one. For...

Tags: Technique, Netscape Communicator, University Of Houston, Data Storage, Productivity, InfiniBand, Networking

White papers 2008-03-27

An Object-Oriented Approach in Representing and Parsing the English Grammar

Communication using a natural language is an important requirement for any artificial intelligence program. This paper first defines clearly the purpose of the communication problem, and presents its three sub-problems. The first sub-problem is to learn the grammar of the natural language English in order to teach to and store...

Tags: University Of Houston, Grammar, Natural Language, Object-oriented

White papers 2008-02-28

What is nanopantography?

If you don't know the answer, I cannot blame you. After all, a query for 'nanopantography' on Google returns only 43 results as I'm typing this. But researchers from the University of Houston say that nanopantography can create billions of nanotech devices in hours. The idea behind the technology is...

Tags: Technique, Ion, University Of Houston, Wafer, Nanotechnology, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2007-09-05

PCI Data Security and Classification Standards

Data security should be a key component of all system policies and practices related to payment acceptance and transaction processing. As customers seek out merchants that are reputable and reliable, they expect assurance that their account information is being guarded and their personal data is safe. This paper gives details...

Tags: University Of Houston, Payment, Standards, PCI, Quality, Operational Accounting, Storage, Hardware, Business Operations, Finance

White papers 2007-07-27

Peer-to-Peer Multimedia Streaming Using BitTorrent

This paper proposes a peer-to-peer multimedia streaming solution based on the BitTorrent content-distribution protocol. The proposal includes two modifications that allow it to deliver multimedia data on time. First, it replaces the rarest-first chunk downloading policy of BitTorrent by a policy requiring peers to download first the chunks that they...

Tags: Multimedia, University Of Houston, BitTorrent, P2P

White papers 2007-02-19

On-Time and Scalable Intrusion Detection in Embedded Systems

Embedded systems are becoming ubiquitous and are increasingly interconnected or networked, making them more vulnerable to security attacks. A large class of these systems such as SCADA and PCS has real-time and safety constraints. Therefore, in addition to satisfying these requirements, achieving system security emerges as a critical challenge to...

Tags: University Of Houston, Embedded System, Intrusion Detection, Network Security, Security, Networking

White papers 2006-02-22

Reducing the Costs of IS Through Insourcing

We discovered many myths about total outsourcing, the practice of turning over the entire IS department to a vendor for a period of 7 to 10 years. In particular, the economies of scale stated by vendors were largely oversold. Instead, vendors submitted bids based on efficient managerial tactics rather than...

Tags: University Of Houston, Outsourcing, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting

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University Reduces Costs, Improves Productivity, and Connects Remote Users

The staff and faculty at the University of Houston rely heavily on e-mail to communicate. Because many staff members spend a significant amount of time off campus, to increase productivity and responsiveness, the university needed a faster, more reliable way to connect remote users. To achieve these goals, the university...

Tags: University Of Houston, Remote User, Microsoft Corp., E-mail, Groupware, Online Communications, Enterprise Software, Software

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On Time-Out Driven Power Management Policies in Wireless Networks

Switching the devices to low-power states in prolonged period of inactivity is a widely used technique to conserve energy for battery-powered wireless devices. This paper presents a mathematical abstraction of time-out driven power management policies together with different wakeup mechanism in wireless networks to characterize the energy-performance trade-offs. The time-out...

Tags: University Of Houston, Power Management, Network, Wireless Network, Wi-Fi, Wireless

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Performance Analysis of Power Management Policies in Wireless Networks

It has long been recognized that energy conservation usually comes at the cost of degraded performance such as longer delay and lower throughput in stand-alone systems and communication networks. However, there have been very few research efforts in quantifying such trade-offs. This paper develops analytical models to characterize the relationships...

Tags: University Of Houston, Power Management, Performance, Network, Wireless Network, Wi-Fi, Wireless

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Texas Sports 2.0 (Mobile)

Texas Sports brings you college sports news from across the state of Texas. Listen to fight songs and cheers, follow the latest news, and access schedules, scores, rosters, and player biographies right from your iPhone. Coverage includes football, basketball, hockey, volleyball, baseball, softball, soccer, and more for the university of...

Tags: Texas, Mobile, Grataware, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Smart Phones, Microsoft Windows, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-09-18

When Americans were well-trained

When Americans were well-trainedExpress RailI like the idea! There is nothing express or high speed about traveling by train today in America. In fact from Michigan where i live I can plan on up to 20 hours to the East with long layovers. I see no reason...

Tags: NYC, Express Rail

Discussion threads 2009-05-07

University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Secures New Data Center With End-to-End D-Link PoE Network Camera Solution

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston built a brand new, 7,500 square foot data center back in 2007. Part of their facility design included the need for security cameras. They wanted to see who's coming and going in this high-value facility. After exploring several IP camera vendors,...

Tags: D-Link Systems, Data Center, University Of Texas, Health Care, Camera, Home Networking, Data Centers, Networking, Personal Technology, Storage, Hardware, Data Management

Case studies 2009-04-01

New pulseless total artificial heart

Two University of Houston UH engineering professors have received a $2.8 million federal grant from the National Institutes of Health NIH to develop a new artificial heart technology. In order to create a pulseless total artificial heart TAH, they 'are focusing on developing a control system that emulates how the...

Tags: Heart, Team Management, Federal Government, Vertical Industries, Healthcare, Benefits, Management, Government, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2008-10-14

News to know: iPhone 3G launch; Vista; Botnets; Dial-up diaries

Notable headlines: The iPhone 3G rollout: Assessing the wild cards Steve O'Hear: Gallery: 25+ social networking apps for iPhone and iPod touch. Gallery right. Analyst: Most iPhone 3G buyers will pay more than $199 GigaOm: I Can't...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Microsoft Windows Vista, 3G, Podcasts, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Internet, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-07-11

Supercomputer performs prostate surgery

A supercomputer at the Texas Advanced Computing Center TACC recently piloted a laser to perform prostate surgery on a dog. The operation was done in Houston without the intervention of a human surgeon while the Lonestar supercomputer, a Dell Linux Cluster with 5,840 processors, was in Austin. According to TACC,...

Tags: Treatment, Houston, Supercomputer, Austin, Surgery, Laser, Lonestar, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2008-06-02

Earth Day – have a gas

Sample Vulcan map from Purdue & NASA. The folks at Purdue University have come up with a way for us to watch the CO2 emissions across the U.S. Just in time for Earth Day, 2008. It's called Vulcan, and it's going to...

Tags: Emission, Carbon Dioxide, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2008-04-21

A 2-billion-year window into the Earth

An international team of researchers has discovered 2 billion-year-old unaltered rocks on the ocean floor during two North Pole expeditions. Their findings led them to conclude that the Earth' mantle history is more complex than previously thought. The researchers were astonished to find rocks that had not been remixed inside...

Tags: Researcher, Window, Rock, Team Management, Construction, Wiki, Management, Online Communications, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2008-04-14