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RSS cesDynamical Discrete-Time Load Balancing in Distributed Systems in the Presence of Time Delays
White Paper The implementation of a load balancing policy on a continuous basis in a delay-limited distributed computing environment may not only drain the computational resources of each Computational Element (CE), but can also lead to an unnecessary... [10 Jul 2008]
On the Optimization of Load Balancing in Distributed Networks in the Presence of Delay
White Paper The delays, in addition to being large, fluctuate randomly as a result of uncertainties in the network condition and uncertainty in the size of the loads to be transferred between the CEs. In large-scale distributed-computing environments, there... [10 Jul 2008]
Implementing Security Best Practices for HIPAA With Pervasive.SQL
White Paper Six years since its enactment, all healthcare covered entities (hereinafter called CEs) that deal with PHI face HIPAA's multi-phased implementation requirements. In 1996, the U.S. Congress passed HIPAA, which was enacted to improve healthcare... [30 Jun 2008]
Photos: Top 5 Bill Gates moments
Photo To mark the Gates' final appearance at CES a video was put together of him hanging out with various celebrity acquaintances. A young William Gates poses for police in Albuquerque in December 1977 after he was caught speeding in his Porsche during... [23 Jun 2008]
Biscom Delivery Server and HIPAA Compliance
White Paper In order to comply with HIPAA, CEs must have organization-wide policies, procedures, reporting applications, and technologies in place to secure protected information, much of which is communicated electronically through email and FTP. [15 May 2008]
Integrating the Cisco IP/TV Broadcast Server With the Cisco ECDN Solution
White Paper This paper describes how to captured broadcasts created via the Cisco IP/TV Broadcast Server can be imported into the Cisco Content Distribution Manager (Cisco CDM) for distribution to remote Content Engines (CEs) for Video-on-Demand (VoD) playback. [03 Apr 2008]
Confusion over Office streaming service
News Photos: Bill Gates puts on a show at CES Microsoft has said that the internet service provider Fasthosts, which has started offering a subscription-based version of Microsoft Office 2007, is infringing on the software giant's licence regulations... [11 Feb 2008]
Google mobile mission: Not lifting off as expected?
News Photos: Bill Gates puts on a show at CES Google sees mobile as its future but the company's success in the mobile realm may not be a given. With half the world's population soon owning a mobile phone, the opportunity to reach more people on the web... [11 Feb 2008]
Dell sees the future - and it's mini!
News Photos: Bill Gates puts on a show at CES In a sign that the convergence trend is even reaching technology's stalwarts, Dell has hinted its customers could force it to release a laptop with an eight-inch screen. [08 Feb 2008]
silicon.com Classics: 'Nigerian' money scam - What happens when you reply?
News Photos: Bill Gates puts on a show at CES In the first of a new weekly series looking back at the classic silicon.com stories of the last decade we revisit an encounter with a gentleman calling himself Mr Madu Frank. [04 Feb 2008]
Yahoo! bides its time with Microsoft bid
News Photos: Bill Gates puts on a show at CES Yahoo! has said its response to Microsoft's unsolicited $44.6bn takeover bid will not be immediate. Photo stories Check out silicon.com's latest photo stories here… [04 Feb 2008]
Microsoft bids $44.6bn for Yahoo!
News Photos: Bill Gates puts on a show at CES Microsoft has tabled a $44.6bn bid for web giant Yahoo! The bid values Yahoo! at $31 per share, 62 per cent more than the latest common stock value of the company. [01 Feb 2008]
Apple, open source and SaaS tipped to be tech future
News Photos: Bill Gates puts on a show at CES Gartner's five-year forecasts are out and there are plenty of trends which could prove worrisome for Microsoft - namely the research firm's prediction Apple will double its US and western Europe market share... [01 Feb 2008]
Self-assessment tax site crashes out on deadline day
News Photos: Bill Gates puts on a show at CES Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has been forced to extend the deadline for filing self-assessment tax returns online after the website crashed due to the number of people trying to file their returns... [31 Jan 2008]
Stories of the month - January 2008
News The annual CES consumer gadget extravaganza in Las Vegas was by all accounts something of a damp squib this year, despite it being the swansong for Microsoft's Bill Gates. Not for the first time Apple stole the CES thunder at its Macworld... [30 Jan 2008]
