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- Victoria University of Wellington Empowers Budget Holders With IBM Cognos
- For more than a century, the Victoria University of Wellington Victoria has developed a tradition of strong international links in teaching, research and programmes of national significance and international quality. It needed to an easier way to manage budget preparation throughout multiple faculties, schools, institutes and centres of research in...
- Case studies 2009-07-01
- Victoria University of Wellington Cuts Costs, Minimizes Downtime With Active Support
- Founded in 1897, Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand has a reputation for education and research excellence. The institution encompasses four campuses catering to more than 20,000 students and staff. One of the University's main goals was to provide staff with around-the-clock access to its central system so they...
- Case studies 2009-01-01
- Can a robot be in a good or in a bad mood?
- According to the Taranaki Daily News in New Zealand, the answer is yes. Engineers at Victoria University in Wellington have developed a robot which adapts its behavior according to its emotions. Marvin -- short for 'Mobile Autonomous Robotic Vehicle for Indoor Navigation' -- can express happiness, anger or frustration. As...
- Blog posts 2008-10-27
- A robotic tutuara in New Zealand
- The tuatara, which is both related to lizards and snakes, is one of the planet's oldest reptile species, living in New Zealand for about 200 million years. Scientists still don't know much about their behavior, so they've asked Weta Workshop, a Wellington-based company known for its work on 'The Lord...
- Blog posts 2007-06-08
- Experiences in Building and Using Decision-Support Systems in Postgraduate University Courses
- This paper relates some of the experiences in building and using simple Decision Support Systems DSS for use in two postgraduate subjects at Victoria University in Melbourne. These subjects are not about Decision Support Systems, but are Information Systems IS subjects that introduce, amongst other things, concepts of decision support...
- White papers 2007-04-05
- Victoria University Dons Organized Messaging With Microsoft Exchange Server 2003
- For academics, whose stock in trade is information, collaboration is critical, especially the ability to access information from anywhere and keep in touch with colleagues. Melbourne-based Victoria University had an outdated email system, resulting in a disconnected remote workforce. It installed Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 and a range of related...
- Case studies 2007-02-20
- ADO and ADO.NET Object Model Comparisons: A Relational Perspective
- This paper aims to shed some insights for Microsoft web developers to understand the two technologies in depth. An overview of ADO and ADO.NET from a relational perspective is presented, with particular emphasis on the ADO Recordset and the ADO.NET Dataset objects. A comparative analysis is performed providing an assessment...
- White papers 2007-01-01
- Speech-Enabled Windows Application Using Microsoft SAPI
- PCs are no longer a playground for a few computer freaks. They have changed from "Big Pocket Calculators" to be used as everyday tools with seemingly unlimited options. In modern countries using a computer has become a basic requirement like reading and writing. The importance of digital information has already...
- White papers 2005-09-01
- Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Stabilises Victoria University of Wellington
- As a leading provider of learning and research with over 20,000 students in a wide range of study, Victoria University of Wellington VUW is one of Wellington's largest employers, making a significant contribution to its economy, cultural and sporting life. Servicing many departmental databases, VUW found they had outgrown their...
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- Drexel students hijack online poll, get underwear
- A few weeks ago I saw that students at my alma mater organized a small botnet to push Drexel to the front of the queue for Victoria's Secret's line of university branded underwear. It took a brief remark from a blog I frequent to make me realize that there...
- Blog posts 2008-12-03
- See your potential future salaries
- This makes life interesting - knowing what you could be earning in a few years time once you've got your degree. The idea behind this website is other than extreme nosiness available information on who is earning what, at which company. It's not as specific to the point you can...
- Blog posts 2008-06-11
- Software to ease divorce pains
- If you went through a divorce during your life, you know it can be painful. Who will keep the house or the kids? How the money will be distributed? Even if professional mediators are involved, the process can really be unpleasant. According to LiveScience, two programs developed by Australian researchers...
- Blog posts 2007-08-07
- 3-D model of breast cancer in the lab
- According to BBC News, U.K. researchers have built a 3-D version of breast cancer in a test tube. Their model contains cells from normal and cancerous breast tissue. The researchers used a collagen gel to form 3-D structures to create structures similar to the ones find in a woman breast....
- Blog posts 2007-05-10
- Hydrogen storage for green cars
- Many people predict that one day well drive cars powered by hydrogen. These green cars would only release water after combustion of the hydrogen, which would be good for our planet. But there is a big hurdle: we really dont know how to store safely this hydrogen. Now, researchers in...
- Blog posts 2006-12-05
- A (nano)jacket for riding your bicycle
- If you want to try a luminescent jacket to improve your safety when you ride your bicycle at night, you'll have to be next week in Melbourne, Australia. This prototype jacket, embedded with nano polymers, will be on display at the Melbourne Design Festival's Fabric of the Future exhibit, as...
- Blog posts 2006-07-08
- Picking the energy of crowds
- When we walk, we produce energy which disappears into the ground. Would it be possible to harvest this wasted energy? According to Discovery News, an architectural firm in the UK wants to use crowds as a source of renewable energy. So far, the company is working on various projects with...
- Blog posts 2006-06-28
- Piracy fighters raid offices of Sharman, others
- Piracy fighters raid offices of Sharman, othersSharman willl sue the bejeezus out of the RIAA piglets!!What disgusting arrogance once again shown by the criminal RIAA. They expect the courts to "help" them try to destroy a legitimate business, but when the courts don't rule in their favor they just disregard...
- Discussion threads 2004-02-06
- Liberty Alliance debuts new standard
- Liberty Alliance debuts new standardAs many will surely point out.It's not a "standard", it's just another concept of how it should be.Is this what Ballmer said "has zero chance of mattering" in October 2001 ??Is this the same Liberty Alliance which Ballmer said "has zero chance of mattering" in October...
- Discussion threads 2003-11-12
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