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Cheat Sheet: Google Chrome OS
Cheat Sheet I'm quite happy using Windows. What about when I'm not online, will the OS grind to a halt? Not anymore. Google have used their Chrome browser as the basis for a new operating system that shares the same... [23 Nov 2009]
Doing business with citizen developers: Beware the legal pitfalls
Comment How will the work be paid for, e.g.will it be based on a T&M arrangement or linked to the successful (and timely) completion of milestones? Citizen developers represent an innovative new way of creating software - just... [23 Nov 2009]
Does your business really need an office?
Comment I'm only talking about knowledge workers here: those whose work could be done with a laptop and phone. As Usher points out: "I'm a workplace professional and I'm part of a supportive... [17 Nov 2009]
Refreshing Management of Risk: Guidance for Practitioners
White Paper M-o-R was first published by the Office of Government Commerce (OGC) in 2002, "To help organisations put in place effective frameworks for taking informed decisions about risk". Since publication, M-o-R... [13 Nov 2009]
Encoded Automated SQL Injection Attacks
White Paper Off late NetSPI has seen a sharp increase m encoded automated SQL injection attacks against Internet-facing web applications. At the time of publication, it estimate that more than 2.5 million web pages have been... [13 Nov 2009]
Strategic Business Risk: Media and Entertainment
White Paper It has worked with many M&E companies who have found that the challenge of compliance can lead to opportunities for performance improvement through improved processes and enhanced communication. Financial risk and... [13 Nov 2009]
An Improved Cloud Classification Algorithm for China's FY-2C Multi-Channel Images Using Artificial Neural Network
White Paper First, the capabilities of six widely-used Artificial Neural Network (ANN) methods are analyzed, together with the comparison of two other methods: Principal Component Analysis (PCA) and a Support Vector Machine (SVM), using 2864 cloud... [12 Nov 2009]
Server Virtualization: A Step Toward Cost Efficiency and Business Agility
White Paper Rapid growth and rampant Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) during the past decade have led to the proliferation of servers, which has increased complexity and incompatible technologies. Danger and opportunity aptly describe... [12 Nov 2009]
Can I use a netbook as my everyday work machine? Part II
Comment Owing to the smaller keyboard, the touchpad is inevitably smaller than I'm used to, and the edges were less defined. When I'm in the office usually I plug my Toshiba laptop into a 15-inch monitor and... [09 Nov 2009]
Why are Indian outsourcing companies such bashful suitors?
Comment But now, as technology spending rebounds, aggressive M&A could help firms grow quickly. Smaller outsourcing firms such as Bangalore-based MindTree have adopted the M&A strategy quite sparingly. Yet... [06 Nov 2009]
Strategies for Resolving Today's Data Warehousing Challenges
White Paper David M. The focus on data warehousing is changing: no longer is it technological problems, instead the focus is on the day-to-day issues of utilizing a data warehouse to run the business. Issues include: [03 Nov 2009]
Magic Mouse - Apple's best ever?
Comment Four days after buying the Magic Mouse I'm not wholly convinced. Seb Janacek asks: Can the new Magic Mouse change all that? I have a dream… a dream that Apple finally gets around to creating a really great mouse. [03 Nov 2009]
Can I use a netbook as my everyday work machine?
Comment I'm giving my current hardware setup a holiday and instead will see if I can use a netbook as my main work machine. Netbooks have been enjoying the spotlight of late - but are they suitable for the workplace? [02 Nov 2009]
UMTS Radio Network Controller Node Development
White Paper The challenge was to develop the Traffic Processing Unit (TPU) User Plane including the RNC L2 User Plane protocol stacks, and the IuUP and develop the TPU M Plane for the RNC. The company wanted to quickly ramp up the... [30 Oct 2009]
Microsoft Dynamics: Welding Different Companies into a Business Powerhouse
White Paper Among these companies, whose attitudes to technology tended to be more forward looking than usual, a common issue was growth via mergers and acquisitions (M&A). This white paper explores the experience of these companies... [28 Oct 2009]