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Photos: Babbage's Difference masterpiece in action

Photo With the financial backing of Nathan Myhrvold, he's the one who spearheaded the construction effort. That's partly why he decided to fund the construction of the engine for an undisclosed amount of money.

Tags: history museum, babbage

[12 May 2008]

SAP ERP Has Helped HCC Get Clear Visibility Into Cost Implications Across Sites

whitepaper Hindustan Construction Company is an eighty year old organization with a track record in executing complex infrastructure projects across sectors. Hindustan Construction Company wanted to derive competitive advantage by adopting industry best...

Tags: erp

[11 May 2008]

Exciting, High-Growth NZ Company, DELTA, Surges Forward With SAP

whitepaper Based in the south island of New Zealand, DELTA is an infrastructure construction and asset management company. Delta Utility Services wanted to have a comprehensive job management system and asset register system and find a software package that...

Tags: business intelligence - data warehousing

[11 May 2008]

New Things You'll Encounter When Building a V6.1 Cell

whitepaper WebSphere Application Server for z/OS Version 6.1 brings many new functions to the table, as well as a handful of new or different things seen during the initial construction of the cell. This paper is intended to introduce to the things seen...

Tags: application servers

[11 May 2008]

Architecture Principles: Creating the Foundation for Robust Architecture

whitepaper Principles are fundamental to making decisions related to the design and construction of the architected system. This paper discusses the role of principles in developing an architecture, whether it is a reference architecture, an application...

Tags: software engineering

[11 May 2008]

A Guided Tour of WebSphere Integration Developer - Part 1: Get a Driver's View of the WebSphere Integration Developer Landscape

whitepaper To build applications on these standards one uses a set of visual construction tools and higher level concepts, which lets one focus on the business problem, and not have to write masses of J2EE code or be a WSDL rocket scientist.

Tags: software engineering

[11 May 2008]

Application Architecture Essentials, Part 3: Getting Started With Application Development Methodologies

whitepaper The role of an architect is to translate the need for automation (requirements) into an appropriate structure (design) and the means of construction (methodology) within resource limitations (time, financing, skills).

Tags: software engineering

[11 May 2008]

Photos: Beijing Olympics 2008 - tech keeping the games on track

Photo Other construction is also going on apace in Beijing, including this architectural marvel. This is the Beijing National Stadium - also known as the 'Bird's Nest'. It will seat 91,000 during the games and be used for athletics and football.

Tags: project, infrastructure, olympic

[07 May 2008]

Employees at Middle East Construction Business Access E-Mails Round-the-Clock

whitepaper United Arab Emirates-based ETA Star Group manages construction projects across the region. Many employees who travel extensively lacked e-mail access when working away from the office. With Microsoft Exchange Server 2007, they can reach inboxes...

Tags: application servers

[07 May 2008]

IBM IT Facilities Assessment, Design and Construction Services - Data Center Stored Cooling Solution

whitepaper IBM IT Facilities Assessment, Design and Construction Services - data center stored cooling solution can deliver significant operational savings from the largest user of energy that provides cooling to data center - the chiller plant, representing...

Tags: infrastructure management

[05 May 2008]

IBM IT Facilities Assessment, Design and Construction Services - Scalable Modular Data Center

whitepaper To keep up with increasing business demands, many organizations are looking to add data center capacity. The complexity and costs of designing and constructing traditional raised-floor space, combined with a lack of available floor space, are...

Tags: infrastructure management

[05 May 2008]

Oilfield Service Provider Uses Flexible Accounting Solution to Meet Customer Needs

whitepaper Peak Oilfield Services, a firm providing oilfield support services and construction in Alaska, needed to integrate its field-based job costing and back-office accounting systems to respond quickly and efficiently to frequent and varied customer...

Tags: back-office

[03 May 2008]

Skanska USA Building Assembles Better Planning and Forecasting With Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007

whitepaper Skanska USA Building, a major subsidiary of the multinational residential and commercial construction. Highly dependent on accurate forecasting and current analysis of project timelines and costs, Skanska USA had concerns with delays created by the...

Tags: application servers

[03 May 2008]

Vendor Aims to Double Customer Base in Three Years With Software as a Service

whitepaper Kooijman software, an Independent Software Vendor (ISV) in the Netherlands, develops record management systems for schools and construction companies. It wanted to expand its market by helping schools to comply with Dutch government legislation for...

Tags: database management

[02 May 2008]

Construction Industry Giant Gives Its Subscribers Competitive Edge by Providing Up-to-the-Minute Access to Key Data

whitepaper McGraw-Hill Construction is the leading provider of project and product information, industry news, trends and forecasts to more than one million customers in what is a more than three trillion dollar global design and construction industry.

Tags: customer support services

[23 Apr 2008]

Samsung chief steps down after tax indictment

News Shares in affiliates such as Samsung Securities and Samsung Construction & Trading fell by between four and eight per cent on the news. South Korea's most powerful businessman said yesterday that he would step down after 20 years at the head of the...

Tags: ceo, samsung, tax

[22 Apr 2008]

Bank admits rising leccy bills on 'green' data centre

News Killey, who oversees the development and construction of new facilities for the banking group, said the rising energy consumption of the group's IT equipment was down to the efficiency of the computer systems in each facility, rather than the...

Tags: green it, bank, data centres

[14 Apr 2008]

Construction Products Firm Enhances Security and Simplifies IT Environment

whitepaper Pacific Coast Building Products, a major manufacturer and distributor of construction products, wanted a better way to guard its network perimeter and protect sensitive information while reducing the complexity of its IT infrastructure.

Tags: network security

[14 Apr 2008]

Construction Firm Enhances Security and Productivity With New Operating System

whitepaper PCL Constructors wanted to improve its security management and its workstations' compliance with security policies. It also needed a faster way to deploy new software to workstations at its many locations.

Tags: application servers

[14 Apr 2008]

Construction Software Provider Equips Employees for Flexible Remote Access With Citrix GoToMyPC Pro

whitepaper Foundation Software provides the leading accounting and financial software management solutions for the construction industry's labor-intensive contractors, including electrical contractors and excavators.

Tags: remote access - ra servers, united states, contractors, clients

[10 Apr 2008]

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