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Carphone Warehouse's 'bumpy road' to outsourcing success
Case Study Carphone Warehouse does not micro-manage its partners, rather it sets them clear service level agreements that are reviewed each month and then leaves the outsourcer to decide how to meet them, he said, adding that it builds guarantees into its... [28 May 2008]
Distributed Network Architecture for WiMAX: Digital, Converged, Mobile IP World
White Paper Leveraging simple IP-based backhaul connections, service providers can very readily service a myriad of WiMAX base sites (e.g.large, medium, sectorized, omni, micro, pico) for varying coverage and capacity profiles addressing outside environments... [21 May 2008]
Photos: Robot warriors engage in battle
Photo Together, they can be used to map and assess the battlefield at macro and micro levels. The UAV is capable of carrying a range of micro and nano sensors and uses a four-band radio transmitter about half the size of a postage stamp. [06 May 2008]
Quocirca's Straight Talking: Tighten content security
Comment Others have become, or remain part of, some of the major IT security companies, such as Trend Micro, Symantec, Websense and Secure Computing. With the problem of spam in check rather than cured, focus has shifted to data leaks. [02 May 2008]
Impact of Advanced Power Virtualization Features on Performance Characteristics of a Java / C++ / Oracle Based Application
White Paper The data provided addresses the performance impact of AVP features like Simultaneous Multi Threading and Micro Partitioning. The objective of this paper is to document the impact of utilizing different aspects of Advanced Power Virtualization (AVP... [30 Apr 2008]
Architecture in Practice, Part 3: Top Ten Tips for Writing Great IT Project Proposals
White Paper In the world of information technology, day-to-day activities usually revolve around gathering requirements, use-case modeling, application architecture, development methodologies, macro design, micro design, development, testing, deployment, and... [26 Apr 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 25.04.08
Round-Up The tiny computer beat off a decent but ultimately crap challenge from other retro computing delights such as the Amiga and the BBC Micro. The Round-Up remembers the BBC Micro well. In comparison, the Spectrum's big rivals of the day, the BBC Micro... [25 Apr 2008]
Editor's Blog: Home computing from Acorn, Amiga and Amstrad, to the ZX Spectrum
Comment That meant beating other classics such as the Apple II, BBC Micro, my own personal favourite the Amstrad CPC464, and others including the Commodore 64 and Dragon 32. Here at silicon.com we recently, rather unexpectedly, unleashed a tidal wave of... [22 Apr 2008]
ZX Spectrum crowned king of computer classics
News The Sinclair ZX Spectrum has been crowned the most popular first home computer, beating off competition from other classics such as the Amiga and BBC Micro. In comparison the Spectrum's big rivals of the day, the BBC Micro and Commodore 64, could... [18 Apr 2008]
Trend Micro ServerProtect 5.5 for Microsoft Windows
White Paper Easy access to information is critical in today's fast-paced business environment. Corporations use servers to store, share, and distribute vast amounts of data. If one server becomes infected with a virus, it can quickly lead to a network-wide... [12 Apr 2008]
Using kXML to Access XML Files on J2ME Devices
White Paper This paper details the use of kXML 2r2.1.8, a small XML pull parser specially designed for constrained environments, to access, parse, and display XML files for Java 2 Micro Edition (J2ME)-enabled devices. [11 Apr 2008]
Fighting the Battle Against Zero-Day Virus Threats
White Paper The independent testing laboratory AV-test.org found response times ranging from just under seven hours to almost 30 hours, with the four leading vendors (Sophos, McAfee, Symantec, and Trend Micro) clocking in at no fewer than 12 hours. [10 Apr 2008]
Master J2ME for Live Data Delivery: Support Multiple Applications on Multiple Devices With This J2ME Framework
White Paper The biggest challenge in building Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition (J2ME) applications is creating a workable architecture that can span the wide range of wireless devices and protocols. This is especially true of applications that need to push live... [10 Apr 2008]
High-Availability Mobile Applications: Mobile Databases and J2ME Tools
White Paper J2ME (Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition) is the perfect platform for smart mobile clients that support offline modes. Application availability in unreliable wireless networks has become a central issue for mobile commerce's success. [10 Apr 2008]
Let the Mobile Games Begin, Part 2: J2ME and .Net Compact Framework in Action
White Paper J2ME (Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition) and .Net Compact Framework follow different design philosophies and target different developer communities. However, both have important places in the future world of pervasive computing. [10 Apr 2008]
