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Automatic Interlinking of Music Datasets on the Semantic Web

This paper describes current efforts towards interlinking music-related datasets on the Web. The paper first explains some initial interlinking experiences, and the poor results obtained by taking a native approach. It then details a particular interlinking algorithm, taking into account both the similarities of web resources and of their neighbours....

Tags: Web, University Of London, Semantic Web, Music, Channel Management, Marketing

White papers 2008-04-28

Policy-Driven Access Control Over a Distributed Firewall Architecture

Motivated by a Grid based scientific application, where a dynamic collection of individuals and institutions are required to share resources to achieve certain goals, this paper propose the synthesis of two lines of research. The first line is Policy-Driven Access Control which treats policies as first-class objects that can be...

Tags: Firewall, University Of London, Peer To Peer (P2P), Workforce Management, Security, Internet, Human Resources

White papers 2007-12-01

An Efficient and Intelligent Intrusion Detection and Response System Using Virtual Private Networks, Firewalls and Packet Filters

There major challenges for current Intrusion Detection Systems IDS which attempt to identify suspicious network traffic. Due to the high percentage of alerts generated by such systems, the level of false positives is among the significant problems. This paper presents intelligent strategies for reduction of false positives and infrastructure protection...

Tags: University Of London, Packet Filter, Firewalls, Network Security, Intrusion Detection, Security, VPNs, Networking

White papers 2007-07-01

Learning Software Engineering in a Community of Practice - A Case Study

In this paper, it is proposed that Wenger's concept of a 'Community of practice' can be used as an effective guide for teaching software engineering. It is argued that the theory, as it is based on principles of apprenticeship learning, is appropriate for the particular needs of software engineering education....

Tags: Software, Software Engineering, University Of London, Learning Environment, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development

White papers 2007-03-06

Dynamic MPLS/IP VPN With DVM

In this paper a scheme for inter-provider VPNs employing Dynamic VPN Manager DVM entities is proposed. The architecture is flexible and supports dynamic VPNs via on-demand management and service resource allocation. The DVM is employed to interact with the MPLS connection management control plane and the Border Gateway Protocol BGP...

Tags: IP VPN, MPLS, IP, University Of London, Dynamic VPN Manager, BGP, VPNs, Networking, Network Technology, Network Security, Telecommunications

White papers 2006-05-23

Using the GSM/UMTS SIM to Secure Web Services

This paper presents a Mobile Operator endorsed authentication and payment platform for the consumption of web services by a Mobile Station. The paper proposes a protocol where the Mobile Operator plays the role of Trusted Third Party to issue authentication and authenticated payment authorisation tokens to facilitate a transaction between...

Tags: SIM Card, Web, UMTS, Payment, Mobile, Web Service, University Of London, GSM, Operational Accounting, Advertising & Promotion, Finance, Marketing

White papers 2005-04-20

Overcoming Channel Bandwidth Constraints in Secure SIM Applications

This paper presents an architecture based on a Java (J2SE, J2EE, J2ME and Java Card) platform supporting a secure channel from a Mobile Operator to the SIM card. This channel offers the possibility of end to end security for delivery of large data files to a GSM SIM card. Such...

Tags: SIM Card, Channel, University Of London, Flash Memory, Cellular Phones, Java, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Programming Languages, Software Development, Software/Web Development

White papers 2005-02-05

Additional Resources

Scientists replicate the physics of a stellar jet in laboratory

Astronomers will tell you that among the most beautiful structures observed in the Universe are the intricate jets of matter speeding away from accreting stars, such as young proto-stars and stellar mass black holes. But they have a hard time explaining it. A pair of professors the University of Rochester...

Tags: Jet, Magnetic Field, Team Management, Management, Chris Jablonski

Blog posts 2009-09-30

Chinese hackers launch targeted attacks against foreign correspondents

According to an assessment published by the Information Warfare Monitor, Chinese hacktivists politically motivated hackers have recently launched a targeted malware attack against foreign news correspondents attempting to trick them into executing a malware-embedded PDF attachment (Interview list.pdf), coming from a non-existent editor working for The Straits Times. ...

Tags: China, Malware, Hacker, Attack, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2009-09-29

News to know: E-readers; Web OS and IT; VMware; Cisco

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Dion Hinchcliffe: How the Web OS has begun to reshape IT and business Oliver Marks: Course Credits as a...

Tags: E-reader, Sony Corp., Google Inc., Web, Virtualization, Information Technology, Amazon.com Inc., VMware Inc., Microsoft Corp., Cisco Systems Inc., Camera, E-books, Open Source, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-09-08

Works of Albert Einstein. FREE Author's biography & letters in the trial 10.1 (Mobile)

Indulge Yourself with the best classic literature on Your PDA. Navigate easily to any poem from Table of Contents or search for the words or phrases. Features Navigate from Table of Contents or search for words or phrases Make bookmarks, notes, highlights Searchable and interlinked. Access the e-book anytime, anywhere...

Tags: Mobile, Biology, MobileReference

Software downloads 2009-09-07

CIOs hit the snooze button on Snow Leopard

Wow, how wrong can you be?Quote from the first paragraph of the article...[i]The [b]assumption[/b] was that this one feature could have the same kind of impact in opening the Mac market to corporate users as Exchange integration had on bringing the iPhone to business professionals.[/i]Seems that TechRepublic is way out...

Tags: Marketing research, Snow Leopard, snooze button

Discussion threads 2009-09-03

Nokia: Please start again with your not-so-smartphones

With the exception of my first mobile phone at the age of 12, my heart was set on Nokia. Back then, growing up and living in a rural part of the English countryside, we had very little to occupy our minds. Anything new and shiny would be idolised as it momentarily...

Tags: Phone, Nokia Corp., E-mail, Telecom & Utilities, Online Communications, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2009-08-20

University uses WiMAX to become dedicated student ISP's

Northern Michigan University NMU has taken a bold step in converting their standard wireless infrastrure to WiMAX, a wireless Internet technology which makes ordinary Wi-Fi look like chalk on slate in comparison. WiMax in a nutshell uses airwave bandwidth beyond that of ordinary wireless networks and covers vast areas....

Tags: Network, Broadband, University Corp., Wireless, Northern Michigan University, WiMAX, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2009-08-18

£10bn national ID card scheme vs. £65m cuts in higher education

Two very controversial topics met in the middle today, when one potentially pointless national identity card scheme which would cost the UK taxpayer between £10-20bn according to the London School of Economics, and a cut of £65m in higher education at university level would cut a further 1,500 full time...

Tags: Education, Card, National ID Card, U.K., Identity Card, Government, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2009-07-31

Michael Jackson dies: Twitter's good luck

Update: title changed to reflect developing news. Michael Jackson has died at aged 50. Yes, yes and yes. The difference between citizen journalism and professional journalism is relatively simple: one isn't paid to report what they see and hear, and the other is trusted and paid accordingly...

Tags: British Broadcasting Corp., Twitter, Michael Jackson, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2009-06-25

Recession, depression, and a graduate job market drought

Summer is fast approaching and job vacancies are being snapped up faster than a fat person snapping up cake in a bakery. Undergraduates like me, but unlike me as you will see, are struggling to make it through the term through the lack of work and employment opportunities on the...

Tags: Human Resources, Industry Connection, Job, Management, Recession, Recruitment & Selection, Strategy, Technology Industry, Workforce Management, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2009-06-02

Citizen journalism captures 11 students arrested in counter-terror raids

Counter-terror police and intelligence service officers have arrested 11 students in Manchester, UK; one British national and ten Pakistani born nationals here in the UK on student visas, and a 41 year old man*. Raids on the central library at Liverpool John Moores University in the UK...

Tags: British Broadcasting Corp., Student, U.K., Homeland Security, Government, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2009-04-08

Student bloggers open transparency to Imperial

Students from a wide variety of subjects and cultures have enabled Imperial College London to break down the barriers of insular university life to the wider public and prospective students, in form of a series of regularly updated blogs hosted on the site. From masters students to...

Tags: Student, Blog, Blogger, Blogging, Internet, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2009-04-07

News to know: Conficker; TomTom vs. Microsoft; Intel; Google

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily.  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Ryan Naraine: German researchers score Conficker detection breakthrough Larry Dignan: Enterprises thrown a lifeline as Conflicker worm looms ...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Larry Dignan, TomTom, Microsoft Corp., Twitter, Intel Corp., Corporate Communications, Cable, Marketing, Telecommunications, Personal Technology

Blog posts 2009-03-31