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New Challenges in Dynamic Load Balancing

Data partitioning and load balancing are important components of parallel computations. Many different partitioning strategies have been developed, with great effectiveness in parallel applications. But the load-balancing problem is not yet solved completely; new applications and architectures require new partitioning features. Existing algorithms must be enhanced to support more complex...

Tags: Load Balancing, Williams College, Network Technology, Networking

White papers 2008-01-01

Hierarchical Partitioning and Dynamic Load Balancing for Scientific Computation

Cluster and grid computing has made hierarchical and heterogeneous computing systems increasingly common as target environments for large-scale scientific computation. A cluster may consist of a network of multiprocessors. A grid computation may involve communication across slow interfaces. Modern supercomputers are often large clusters with hierarchical network structures. For maximum...

Tags: Network, Load Balancing, Computation, Williams College, Network Technology, Networking

White papers 2008-01-01

Java Structures: Data Structures for the Principled Programmer

When writing large programs, the data structures that maintain the data in the program govern the space and time consumed by the running program. In addition, large programs take time to write. Using different structures can actually have an impact on how long it takes to write the program. Choosing...

Tags: Program, Programmer, Williams College, Programming Languages, Java, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development

White papers 2007-09-01

Additional Resources

The good news about WalMart

The magic of jiu jitsuYou praise what a company reviled by the left is doing. The right rises. Then you point to WalMart's support of true health reform, and pound them with it. How does this help the public option?I don't see it.So you are saying that because of some...

Tags: Government, Vertical industries, Benefits, Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-09-07

Evidence-Based Cardiology (Ebcard) (Mobile)

Evidence-Based Cardiologypowered by Skyscape Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins An indispensable decision-making aid for all physicians who treat cardiovascular disease. It provides instant access to the latest American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association guidelines and the most current clinical trial data that support or refute clinical interventions. Easy-to-navigate...

Tags: Mobile, Skyscape Inc., Healthcare

Software downloads 2008-05-26

Textbook costs have to go

Textbook costs have to goI've alwasy wondered why a group . . .of Universities haven't gotten together to produce some sort of on-line database, ala Wikipedia, to do this very thing. They could restrict input to accredited organizations, with the documents subject to review by the member groups before...

Tags: E-books, textbook publisher, Books, textbook

Discussion threads 2008-01-19

Twitter: Aggressively applying constraints

Evan Williams, founder of Obvious, the company behind Twitter, gave an interesting and Twitter-like brief talk about lessons from developing the software. "Aggressively applying constraints can have unexpected benefits," he said, speaking at the Web 2.0 Summit this afternoon. Twitter is SMS-based and restricts users to 140 characters. ...

Tags: Photograph, Twitter, Web 2.0, Internet, Dan Farber

Blog posts 2007-10-17

The Washington Manual Cardiology Subspecialty Consult (wuc-cardio™) (Mobile)

The Washington Manual Cardiology Subspecialty Consultpowered by Skyscape Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Prepared by cardiology fellows and residents and reviewed by attending cardiologists, this handy invaluable resource is a pragmatic guide to the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management of cardiovascular disease. This latest update is based on the 2nd edition...

Tags: Recall, Mobile, Decision Support, Appendix, Skyscape Inc., Data Mining, Tools & Techniques, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Management

Software downloads 2007-09-26

The AHA Clinical Cardiac Consult (5mCardiol) (Mobile)

The AHA Clinical Cardiac Consultpowered by Skyscape Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Authored by members of the American Heart Association's Clinical Cardiology Council, The AHA Clinical Cardiac Consult is the perfect source of fast, reliable guidance on diagnosis and management of both common and rare cardiovascular problems.Key FeaturesCovers more than...

Tags: Mobile, Skyscape Inc., Advertising & Promotion, Marketing

Software downloads 2007-08-22

Any universities adopting Linux as their platform of choice?

Any universities adopting Linux as their platform of choice?nmtNew Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology ([url=http://www.nmt.edu]New Mexico Tech[/url]) is pretty pervasively Linux, but of course there are quite a few tools think LabView that you're stuck using MS for.All of the Technical Computing Center open campus computer lab machines are...

Tags: Operating systems, Dartmouth College, K12 environment, Linux, information technology, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-07-16

CA plan for campus-wide alert systems, in wake of Va. Tech shootings

Could the Virginia Tech shootings have been avoided with better alerting systems? California Lt. Gov. John Garamendi thinks so, reports the AP. Garamendi is talking to cellular telephone companies about establishing a system to alert cell phone users to emergencies on college campuses in California. He said the...

Tags: State &, Local Govt, Government technology

Blog posts 2007-04-20

Comparing code bases

Comparing code basesThe trouble isyour proposed comparison would do exactly what the legal standard rejects: compare functionality. Two implementations of the same specification would come up as similar.My favorite example is sort. I can write dozens of different implementations of gnu [b]sort[/b] with identical external behavior, yet they're...

Tags: Desktops, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, UNIX, Insurance, PC industry, AT&T Corp., Ritchie, patent

Discussion threads 2005-07-22

Evidence-Based Cardiology, Second Edition (Mobile)

powered by Skyscape Authors: Peter J Sharis MD & Christopher P Cannon MDPublisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins This PDA reference is an indispensable decision-making aid for all physicians who treat cardiovascular disease. It provides instant access to the latest American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association guidelines and the...

Tags: Mobile, Skyscape Inc., Healthcare, PDAs, Handhelds, Hardware

Software downloads 2004-07-06