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RSS functionFunction Points From UML Specifications
White Paper There are several ways to measure functionality in a system, but here the paper focuses on function points. In particular, the paper concentrates on how to measure functionality from specifications although... [03 Dec 2008]
Engineering of Validatable Automation Systems Based on an Extension of UML Combined With Function Blocks of IEC 61499
White Paper This paper suggests a comprehensive engineering framework for software design for component-based distributed industrial automation based on the combination of UML with the function block concept of the newly emerging... [03 Dec 2008]
Download our sample WORKDAY function spreadsheet
White Paper Excel's DATE function is essential for performing calculations using dates, but it doesn't account for weekends or holidays. Download this sample spreadsheet that uses Excel's WORKDAY function to... [23 May 2006]
LAG - The Very Powerful and Easily Misused SAS Function
White Paper The LAG function is a very useful tool for this purpose. This is because it often appears that the LAG function returns the value of the variable from the previous observation, which is true if it is... [30 May 2009]
XMLTABLE by Example, Part 2: Common Scenarios for Using XMLTABLE With DB2 - Get the Most Out of This SQL/XML Function
White Paper The XMLTABLE function is a very versatile tool for processing XML data in SELECT and INSERT statements. In this paper, one will see how XMLTABLE can be deployed to split big XML documents into small ones, to perform... [29 Mar 2008]
Integrating UML-RealTime and IEC 61131-3 With Function Block Adapters
White Paper This paper introduces a new UML stereotype, the Function Block Adapter (FBA), which is responsible for the connection of UML-RealTime capsules and function blocks of the IEC 61131-3 (standard for PLC... [03 Dec 2008]
Creating an Effective Security Operations Function
White Paper While almost every enterprise has a security operations function, it can take many forms. When one think of a Security Operations Center (SOC), it often have an image of a large room, full of people sitting in neat rows,... [05 Oct 2009]
A Clever Demonstration of the SAS SUBSTR Function
White Paper The SAS SUBSTR function differs from the substring function in other programming languages as it can be used on either side of the assignment operator. Specific topics include: Proper Syntax Use;... [27 Dec 2006]
Prudential to review future of IT function
News The Prutech IT function employs around 600 tech staff across sites in London, Reading and Craigforth, Stirling. Hundreds of tech staff at the Prudential have been warned that some of their work could be sent offshore as... [16 Oct 2006]
Solving the Performance Hurdle for Integrated IPS: New Check Point Technologies Enable a Full-Function, Integrated Intrusion Prevention System Without Compromise to Performance or Security
White Paper For the first time, new processing technologies for a network gateway have enabled a full-function integrated Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) coupled with the next generation firewall-without performance limitations. [01 Jul 2009]
A New Backoff Algorithm for the IEEE 802.11 Distributed Coordination Function
White Paper This paper proposes a new backoff algorithm, termed the Linear/Multiplicative Increase and Linear Decrease (LMILD) backoff algorithm, for use with the IEEE 802.11 Distributed Coordination Function. In the IEEE 802.11... [31 Jan 2009]
On the Rate Distortion Function of Bernoulli Gaussian Sequences
White Paper This paper studies the rate distortion function of the i.i.d sequence of multiplications of a Bernoulli p random variable and a gaussian random variable ~ N (0,1). The paper improves the lower bound on the rate... [01 May 2009]
The Case for the Full-Function Project Office
White Paper The time has come for an implementation of a full-function Project Office in all enterprises that deliver projects. The benefits unquestionably outweigh the costs. This paper is intended to outline a suite of project... [25 Feb 2004]
Analysis of TCP-AQM Interaction Via Periodic Optimization and Linear Programming: The Case of Sigmoidal Utility Function
White Paper The paper shows that depending on the choice of the utility function for the sending rate, the optimal control is either periodic or steady state. This paper investigates the interaction between Transmission Control... [20 Dec 2007]
The multi-function device: is less more?
Comment But for higher-end users, who are looking to generate top-quality documents, the perception remains that multi-function devices (MFDs) are simply not able to deliver. Cian Cotter, product marketing manager for... [16 Dec 1999]
