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RSS rewardCognitive Packet Networks: QoS and Performance
White Paper Since packetized voice has stringent QoS requirements, the paper then discusses the choice of a "Goal" and "Reward" function for this application and present experiments conducted for "Voice over CPN". [18 Jul 2008]
In Search of Clarity: Unravelling the Complexities of Executive Decision-making
White Paper Decision-making is at the core of all business activity, as executives set strategy and manage operations by weighing a vast array of factors to arrive at the desired balance of risk and reward. The enormous growth of companies size and operations... [17 Jul 2008]
The Naked CIO: Enemies of the state
Comment They should reward those that choose to stay and penalise companies that decide to offshore IT services. Failure to foster innovation and talent is what's really coming home to roost, says the Naked CIO. [14 Jul 2008]
The Naked CIO: Service level disagreements
Comment I rather like the concept of matrix-driven SLAs or introducing a risk-and-reward element to service level standards. Service level agreements are great at perpetuating mediocrity and blocking excellence. [07 Jul 2008]
Sat-nav back seat drivers on their way
News Photos: £1,000 reward for PM's fingerprints Sat-navs that warn drivers not to speed or can even slow the car automatically could be as little as a year away. Drivers in London would be first in line for the technology that pairs sat-nav GPS with a... [15 May 2008]
Ballmer on Yahoo!: Price in mind and not "a dime" more
News Photos: £1,000 reward for PM's fingerprints Microsoft chief executive, Steve Ballmer, told employees he has a figure in mind as to what Yahoo! is worth but doesn't plan to pay "a dime above" that amount, according to The Wall Street Journal. [02 May 2008]
Microsoft board meets over Yahoo! - but no decisions
News Photos: £1,000 reward for PM's fingerprints Microsoft's board met yesterday to discuss its stand-off with Yahoo! over its takeover bid but failed to reach a decision on what to do next, according to a Wall Street Journal report. [01 May 2008]
Google: Yahoo! tie-up not anti-competitive
News Photos: £1,000 reward for PM's fingerprints Google believes regulators would not bar a potential business deal with Yahoo! because it would be "non-exclusive" and falls short of an outright merger, a person familiar with Google's thinking has said. [29 Apr 2008]
Fifa World Cup to get high-tech makeover
News Photos: £1,000 reward for PM's fingerprints Indian IT company Satyam is promising to "transform" the way fans watch football on the back of its World Cup deal with the game's governing body Fifa. Latest photo stories from silicon.com [23 Apr 2008]
Open source: 'World's largest software company'
News Photos: £1,000 reward for PM's fingerprints Open source software is successfully displacing proprietary applications in many large companies and eating into the annual revenues of proprietary software vendors by $60bn per year, according to research. [22 Apr 2008]
Samsung chief steps down after tax indictment
News Photos: £1,000 reward for PM's fingerprints South Korea's most powerful businessman said yesterday that he would step down after 20 years at the head of the giant Samsung Group, following his indictment last week for tax evasion and breach of trust. [22 Apr 2008]
Microsoft Office 2007 fails to conform with OOXML
News Photos: £1,000 reward for PM's fingerprints Word documents generated by today's version of Microsoft Office 2007 do not conform to the Office Open XML standard under development by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), according... [21 Apr 2008]
Red Hat: Linux consumer desktop not on the cards
News Photos: £1,000 reward for PM's fingerprints Red Hat has quashed speculation that it was planning a consumer desktop version of Linux to compete with Windows, saying it is focused on enterprise systems and would not be able to make such a product... [21 Apr 2008]
Microsoft invites hobbyist developers to light a spark
News Photos: £1,000 reward for PM's fingerprints Microsoft is trying to foster more interest in embedded software, encouraging amateur developers to experiment with programmable components in devices from toasters to televisions. [17 Apr 2008]
PCI Compliance: Low Risk, High Reward
White Paper Reputation is the most prized asset for any business. When one's business' reputation is damaged from a breach of data security, customer trust suffers. When customer trust suffers, sales are impacted and market position threatened. [16 Apr 2008]
