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Cure diseases. Extend life expectancy. Stay competitive.
White Paper More and more, research companies are finding it hard to reduce costs while streamlining operations. IBM can help, with tailored solutions. Download this 12-page executive brief for pharmaceutical manufacturing. [12 Dec 2007]
BI: - Implementing and Managing an Information Quality Culture
White Paper Simple measurement programs have on average an eighteen-month life expectancy. Information Quality is not a project to implement. It is a mindset of customer service in providing information products-the "Currency" of the Information Age. [12 May 2007]
UN digs into 'e-scrap' mountain
News Other plans involve shaping government policies worldwide and addressing issues involved with the product life expectancy, reuse and recycling. A United Nations-led initiative aims to shrink the world's massive 'e-scrap' mountain by improving... [07 Mar 2007]
The Weekly Round-Up: 25.08.06
Round-Up In fact.did you know (of course you didn't) it would take an average male gorilla a shocking 91,700 days to eat 11 million bananas - which, given the gorilla's life expectancy of around 50 years (which may or not be shortened or increased by such... [25 Aug 2006]
How helping hands from the IT industry are giving something back
News Children with cystic fibrosis are often diagnosed at the age of two or three, but can have a short life-expectancy, many dying as young adults. This is life changing for our people. But life was made a little easier by some IT professionals when... [15 Dec 2005]
Devil's Advocate: To trust or not to trust machines?
Comment In fact, this assumption was mistaken; errors in construction had drastically shortened the life expectancy of some of the pipe work. They are essential to modern life and we rely on them to a remarkable degree. [26 Jul 2005]
Human Capital Convergence: A Joint Estimation Approach
White Paper The study finds unconditional convergence for life expectancy and infant survival, and for the stock of education as measured by average levels of total and secondary schooling in the adult population. [14 Jul 2005]
Measuring Changes to Social Security Benefits
White Paper However, because of scheduled changes in benefit rules, a growing economy, and improvements in life expectancy, the benefits prescribed under current law do not represent a stable baseline. A number of recent proposals to reform Social Security... [29 Jun 2005]
Human Capital Inequality, Life Expectancy and Economic Growth
White Paper This paper provides a theoretical model in which inequality affects per capita income when individuals decide to accumulate human capital depending on their life expectancy. The model assumes that life expectancy depends to a large extent on the... [31 May 2005]
Endogenous Longevity, Health and Economic Growth: A Slow Growth for a Longer Life?
White Paper This paper investigates the connection between economic growth and life expectancy through an additional linkage, different to those previously mentioned: the competition for public resources. The analysis presented in this paper endogenizes life... [25 May 2005]
Know Your Enemy - Trend Analysis
White Paper Recent data from the honeynet sensor grid reveals that the average life expectancy to compromise for an unpatched Linux system has increased from 72 hours to 3 months. This means that a unpatched Linux system with commonly used configurations (such... [21 Feb 2005]
Computer Aid hits new milestone
News These 40,000 PCs have a second-life expectancy of three years each, according to the organisation, adding up to over 220 million hours of IT use. Two million pounds worth of computers may not seem like a big deal these days, but when each computer... [07 Feb 2005]
SanDisk Flash Memory Cards Wear Leveling
White Paper The purpose of this white paper is to help SanDisk customers understand the benefits of wear leveling and to assist customers in calculating life expectancy of SanDisk cards in specific applications. Flash memory is susceptible to wear as a result... [23 Sep 2004]
Sorting Out Cabling Standards
White Paper Switches, routers and hubs have an average life expectancy of five years, but building wiring lasts 15 to 20 years. Premise wiring is easily the longest-lasting investment you'll make for your infrastructure. [24 Feb 2004]
Fan Engineering 101
White Paper Factors to be considered in fan selection include: required airflow, AC or DC power, voltage, speed, life expectancy, EMI/RFI, heat dissipation, auto-restart and audible noise. Most densely packaged electronic systems use a fan or blower for forced... [24 Feb 2004]
