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- Intrusion Detection Systems and a View to Its Forensic Applications
- Traditional computer security has often emphasised prevention, and to a lesser degree, the detection of system security violations. However, it is recognised that the forensic aspect to the overall model of computer security is equally as important. The area of computer forensics lends itself heavily to the response of a...
- Tags: Computer Security, University Of Melbourne, Intrusion Detection System, Forensic Application, Computer, Productivity, Intrusion Detection, Network Security, Security, Viruses And Worms, Networking
- White papers 2008-01-01
- ADSL at 250 megabits per second?
- Some of you are old enough to remember that it was usual to catch a conversation between complete strangers when you were calling someone on the phone. This phenomenon, called cross-talk, also affects ADSL broadband connections today. But according to the Sydney Morning Herald, an Australian researcher, John Papandriopoulos, has...
- Tags: Algorithm, Phone, Network, University Of Melbourne, ADSL, John Cioffi, DSL, Broadband Internet, Network Technology, Telecom & Utilities, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Networking, Roland Piquepaille
- Blog posts 2007-11-12
- Lossy Bulk Synchronous Parallel Processing Model for Very Large Scale Grids
- The performance of a parallel algorithm in a very large scale grid is significantly influenced by the underlying Internet protocols and inter-connectivity. Many grid programming platforms use TCP due to its reliability, usually with some optimizations to reduce its costs. However, TCP does not perform well in a high bandwidth...
- Tags: University Of Melbourne, TCP, UDP, Grid, Tcp/Ip, Networking
- White papers 2006-12-20
- Service Oriented Sensor Web
- The Sensor Web is an emerging trend which makes various types of web-resident sensors, instruments, image devices, and repositories of sensor data, discoverable, accessible, and controllable via the World Wide Web. A lot of effort has been invested in order to overcome the obstacles associated with connecting and sharing these...
- Tags: Web, University Of Melbourne, Sensor, Sensor Web, Channel Management, Marketing
- White papers 2006-08-23
- An Evaluation Technique for Network Intrusion Detection Systems
- Various algorithms have been developed to identify different types of network intrusions; however there is no heuristic to confirm the accuracy of their results. The exact effectiveness of a network intrusion detection system's ability to identify malicious sources cannot be reported unless a concise measurement of performance is available. This...
- Tags: Technique, Network Intrusion Detection System, Network, University Of Melbourne, Intrusion Detection System, Intrusion Detection, Productivity, Security, Network Security, Networking
- White papers 2006-05-28
- Alchemi: A .NET-Based Enterprise Grid Computing System
- Computational grids that couple geographically distributed resources are becoming the de-facto computing platform for solving large-scale problems in science, engineering, and commerce. Software to enable grid computing has been primarily written for Unix-class operating systems, thus severely limiting the ability to effectively utilize the computing resources of the vast majority...
- Tags: Microsoft .NET Framework, Microsoft .NET, University Of Melbourne, Grid Computing, Microsoft Windows, Utility Computing, It Management, Network Technology, Operating Systems, Software, It service Management, Networking
- White papers 2006-04-14
- A Peer-to-Peer Collaborative Intrusion Detection System
- Many types of network intrusions occur in multiple networks simultaneously, for example, scanning, worms, and denial-of-service attacks. Most of the current intrusion detection systems work in isolation to detect these attacks. Past research has shown that collaboration between these networks to share suspicious information is an effective way to detect...
- Tags: Network, P2P, University Of Melbourne, Intrusion Detection System, Intrusion, Peer To Peer (P2P), Intrusion Detection, Network Security, Security, Viruses And Worms, Internet, Networking
- White papers 2005-11-29
- Cost-Based Scheduling of Scientific Workflow Applications on Utility Grids
- Over the last few years, Grid technologies have progressed towards a service-oriented paradigm that enables a new way of service provisioning based on utility computing models. Users consume these services based on their QoS Quality of Service requirements. In such "pay-per-use" Grids, workflow execution cost must be considered during scheduling...
- Tags: QoS, University Of Melbourne, Execution, Utility Computing, Network Technology, Networking
- White papers 2005-10-06
- A Taxonomy of Workflow Management Systems for Grid Computing
- With the advent of Grid and application technologies, scientists and engineers are building more and more complex applications to manage and process large data sets, and execute scientific experiments on distributed resources. Such application scenarios require means for composing and executing complex workflows. Therefore, many efforts have been made towards...
- Tags: Taxonomy, University Of Melbourne, Grid Computing, Workflow, Workflow Management, Process Improvement, Utility Computing, It Management, Network Technology, Quality, Business Operations, It service Management, Networking
- White papers 2005-09-16
- A Taxonomy of Scientific Workflow Systems for Grid Computing
- With the advent of Grid and application technologies, scientists and engineers are building more and more complex applications to manage and process large data sets, and execute scientific experiments on distributed resources. Such application scenarios require means for composing and executing complex workflows. Therefore, many efforts have been made towards...
- Tags: Taxonomy, University Of Melbourne, Grid Computing, Workflow, Process Improvement, Utility Computing, It Management, Network Technology, Quality, Business Operations, It service Management, Networking
- White papers 2005-09-01
- Next-Generation Research Issues in Spatial Data Quality
- Incomplete knowledge about the quality of data is a fundamental issue that needs to be addressed by the spatial information community over the next decade. Users of spatial data must be able to easily ascertain the quality of their information and its ability to meet their requirements. They also need...
- Tags: Data Quality, Quality, University Of Melbourne, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management
- White papers 2005-09-01
- Service Level Agreement Based Allocation of Cluster Resources: Handling Penalty to Enhance Utility
- Jobs submitted into a cluster have varying requirements depending on user-specific needs and expectations. Therefore, in utility-driven cluster computing, cluster Resource Management Systems RMSs need to be aware of these requirements in order to allocate resources effectively. Service Level Agreements SLAs can be used to differentiate different value of jobs...
- Tags: Job, SLA, University Of Melbourne, Allocation, Service Level Management, Recruitment & Selection, It Operations, It service Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management
- White papers 2005-07-30
- Alchemi: A .NET-Based Grid Computing Framework and Its Integration Into Global Grids
- Microsoft's .NET Framework has become near-ubiquitous for implementing commercial distributed systems for Windows-based platforms, positioning it as the ideal platform for grid computing in this context. This paper presents Alchemi, a .NET-based grid computing framework that provides the runtime machinery and programming environment required to construct desktop grids and develop...
- Tags: Microsoft .NET Framework, Microsoft .NET, University Of Melbourne, Grid Computing, Integration, Utility Computing, It Management, Network Technology, It service Management, Networking
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- University of Melbourne Automates Financial System in First Phase of Major IT Overhaul, Projects Significant Benefits Over Five Years
- Facing declining government financial contributions and tightened competition for student and research dollars, the University of Melbourne embarked on an ambitious reform program to attract more international students, introduce state-of-the-art student services and administrative systems, and bolster its reputation as a world-class research institution. The university proposed a comprehensive IT...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., Financial, Information Technology, Benefit, University Of Melbourne, Financial System, Financial Accounting, Finance
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- A Novel Architecture for Realizing Grid Workflow Using Tuple Spaces
- Grid workflow can be defined as the composition of grid application services which execute on heterogeneous and distributed resources in a well-defined order to accomplish a specific goal. Uncertainties within grid environments pose new challenges for grid workflow management systems such as lacking central control and undedicated resource sharing. This...
- Tags: University Of Melbourne, Workflow, Workflow Engine, Process Improvement, Quality, Business Operations
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- The Gridbus Toolkit for Service Oriented Grid and Utility Computing: An Overview and Status Report
- Grids aim at exploiting synergies that result from cooperation of autonomous distributed entities. The synergies that result from grid cooperation include the sharing, exchange, selection, and aggregation of geographically distributed resources such as computers, data bases, software, and scientific instruments for solving large-scale problems in science, engineering, and commerce. For...
- Tags: Utility Computing, University Of Melbourne, Cooperation, Sales Force Management, Sales
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- Your computer as your singing coach
- Israeli researchers have developed an electronic ear to coach vibrato technique. Until now, the quality of a vibrato -- the pulsating change of pitch in a singer's voice -- could only be judged by voice experts. Now, a Tel Aviv University research team 'has successfully managed to train a computer...
- Tags: Researcher, Quality, Teacher, Computer, TAU, Productivity, Team Management, Management, Roland Piquepaille
- Blog posts 2008-07-05
- Calling all auto engineers: this is an emergency
- They're even talking about it on the radio now--can Detroit automakers survive? If you listened to this show on NPR the future of Chrysler is south of bleak. Ford and GM may just be bigger and have more blood to lose. The local Detroit paper's headline: auto sales...
- Tags: Fuel Cell, Car, Automobile Company, Plug-in, Fuel Cells, Manufacturing, Emerging Technologies, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2008-07-02
- Powerset's smarts are Microsoft's gain
- Larry Dignan pours lukewarm water on Microsoft's acquisition of Powerset. Talking about Google's near monopoly in the search market, Larry says: Microsoft can reinvent search, but it's still running up a natural Google monopoly. The analogy here is Windows: Microsoft didn't have the best operating system on the planet....
- Tags: Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Powerset, Wiki, Document Management, Mergers & Acquisitions, Speech Recognition, Channel Management, Search, Enterprise Software, Online Communications, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Investment, Emerging Technologies, Marketing, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2008-07-01
- Thinking -- Or Feeling -- Like A Computer
- So an unknown billionaire named Jeffrey E. Epstein has spent millions trying to develop a thinking and feeling computer. But winds up in jail instead. This sounds eerily like a wish to build a HAL 9000 computer that was the central character of Arthur C. Clarke's science...
- Tags: Thinking Machines, Massachusetts Institute Of Technology, Computer, Astronaut, Productivity, Robots, Emerging Technologies, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld
- Blog posts 2008-07-01
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