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- 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...
- Tags: Science &, Nature, Robotics
- 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...
- Tags: Victoria University, Author, Decision Support System, Tools & Techniques, Databases, Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management
- 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 Melbourne-based Victoria University had an outdated email system, resulting in a disconnected remote workforce.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...
- Tags: Victoria University, Microsoft Exchange Server, Messaging, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Exchange Server 2003, E-mail Servers, Groupware, Enterprise Software, Software
- 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...
- Tags: Victoria University, Microsoft ADO.NET, Analysis, .Net, Databases, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management
- 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...
- Tags: Windows Application, Victoria University, Microsoft Corp., E-government, Productivity, Government
- White papers 2005-09-01
- Victoria University of Wellington Cuts Costs, Minimizes Downtime With Proactive Monitoring
- Founded in 1897, Victoria University of Wellington has a reputation for educational and research excellence. With around 1,500 staff members, 19,000 students, and ambitious expansion plans, they knew it had to work smarter and establish more efficient operations. One of their main goals was to provide staff with around-the-clock access...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., Financial, Victoria University, Downtime, Monitoring, Financial Management, Financial Accounting, Databases, Financial Planning, Finance, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management
- Case studies
- 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...
- Tags: Microsoft Access, Victoria University, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft SQL Server 2005, Databases, Storage, Microsoft Office, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Hardware, Office Suites
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- The future of tech IPOs
- At the AlwaysOn Summit at Stanford University, Frank Quattrone, co-founder of Qatalyst, talks about the dismal condition of the current IPO market, why venture capitalist backed companies are not going public right now, and what the future holds.
- Tags: IPO, Financial Planning, Investment, Venture Capital, Financial Services, Finance, Financing Startups, Tech IPOs
- Videos 2008-07-25
- 10 essential gadgets for students
- I chose these from personal experience, but also from asking many friends from around the world who are involved in technology and study at the same time. Some gadgets come with a recommendation, whereas others don't; things like laptops and cell phones can't be selected for everybody, it'd be ridiculous...
- Tags: Headphone, Phone, Cell Phone, Laptop Computer, Lecture, Notebooks, Telecom & Utilities, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- 10 essential gadgets for students
- Showing you some of the gadgets college and university students really shouldn't live without. by Zack Whittaker
- Tags: Student, Zack Whittaker, Gadgets, University, Pen drive, Cell phone, Laptop, Computer
- Image galleries 2008-07-25
- Government, markets and regulation
- Government, markets and regulationJust Another Gov't Program Gone BadFannie Mae was created in the Depression to create liquidity in the mortgage market. Lequidity had been wiped out by the stock market collapse and bank runs.As with all government programs, it just grew and grew and never went away. ...
- Tags: Mortgages, Vertical industries, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, mortgage, government
- Discussion threads 2008-07-24
- Is open source hurt by piracy?
- Is open source hurt by piracy?Only hurts Open Source if proprietary is seen as "better"Sounds like what you are saying is for example, that the competition in the office suite space is Open Office Vs MS Office Vs pirated MS Office. Those willing to pirate see both Open Office...
- Tags: Operating systems, open source, piracy, OpenOffice, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Linux, software
- Discussion threads 2008-07-24
- NASA used cadavers to test Orion moonship
- NASA officials recognized last week that dead bodies were used to develop Orion landing systems. According to NASA, 'three human bodies were used in the tests at Ohio State University Medical Center' in 2007. Even if the results of the experiments helped NASA, one of its spokesman said that the...
- Tags: NASA, Productivity, Roland Piquepaille
- Blog posts 2008-07-24
- Google opens Knol website, a wiki with bylines
- In a direct challenge to the popular Wikipedia, Google opened Knol, an encyclopedia-like wiki site that requires writers to post their names and expertise. SAN FRANCISCO--Google opened its website Knol to the public on Wednesday, allowing people to write about their areas of expertise under their bylines in a...
- Tags: Google Inc., DuPont Co., Web Site, Wikipedia, Knol, Wiki, Online Communications, Reuters, Google, encyclopedia
- News items 2008-07-24
- Toshiba Satellite L305-S5875
- Editors' note: This review is part of our Back-to-School 2008 roundup, covering specific configurations of popular laptops that can be found in retail stores.The Toshiba Satellite L305-S5875 is a thoroughly average, entry-level laptop. It wasn't too long ago that an average, entry-level laptop meant one that was underpowered and shabbily...
- Tags: Notebooks, Toshiba Corp., Toshiba Satellite, Toshiba Satellite L305-S5875, laptop computer
- Product reviews 2008-07-23
- Gallery: Broadband in a sewer
- The coverage is good but the location stinks. A sewer built in London during the reign of Queen Victoria is now hosting a business broadband network. by Andy Smith
- Tags: Sewer, Broadband Internet, Telecommunications, Network Technology, Networking, Andy Smith, broadband, wireless, network. UK
- Image galleries 2008-07-23
- 75% of online banking sites found vulnerable to security design flaws
- In a paper entitled "Analyzing Web sites for user-visible security design flaws" to be published at the Symposium on Usable Privacy and Security meeting at Carnegie Mellon University July 25, Atul Prakash and two of his doctoral students examined 214 financial institutions in 2006, finding that over 75% of all...
- Tags: Bank, Online Banking, Flaw, Security, Financial Services, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2008-07-23
- Is this the New Apple?
- PowerPage podcaster Youngmoo Kim relays his experience with trying to get an iPhone 3G and on being an "IRU" Individual Responsible User. Apple just doesn't want me to have an iPhone 3G. After a few half-hearted attempts bailing at the sight of long lines, I spent about two hours...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., IRU, 3G, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-07-22
- Carbon management software maker snags $5 million
- Carbonetworks, which sells software for providing better visibility into managing your company's carbon impact, has closed $5 million in Series A funding from NGEN Partners. The company, which is based in Victoria, B.C., will use the money to expand its operations. I blogged about Carbonetworks'...
- Tags: Software, Tools & Techniques, Management, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2008-07-22
- 10 hard drive disasters
- Deaths at the hands of bananas, smelly socks and WD-40 are some of the unusual fates to have befallen innocent hard drives, according to a data recovery company. Deaths at the hands of bananas, smelly socks and WD-40 are some of the unusual fates to have befallen innocent hard...
- Tags: Hard Drive, hard drives, data recovery, Dan Ilett, Silicon.com
- News items 2008-07-22
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