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RSS shockEC shies away from data-roaming regulation
News Several recent high-profile cases have involved UK customers receiving bills for thousands of pounds after using their handsets to download television shows while on holiday in Europe - often called 'bill shock'. [22 Jul 2008]
EC to outline slash in roaming rate
News Reding will also call for greater transparency in data-roaming tariffs to avoid "bill shock". The cost of sending a text message when mobile-phone users are outside their home state in the European Union will drop 70 per cent under new plans, an EU... [15 Jul 2008]
Woolly risk analysis is hastening a housing crash
Comment The sub-prime crisis is exactly the sort of sustained profit shock built into the stress-test requirements. Whereas most lenders test their ability to withstand single shocks, such as a rise in interest rates, some have adopted multi-variable shock... [03 Jul 2008]
Shock: A Privacy-Preserving Knowledge Network
White Paper This system, known as Shock, is designed to protect the privacy of user's personal information, such as email, web browsing habits, etc.while making that information available for knowledge management applications. [03 Jul 2008]
Convergence - Arrival of Future Shock: State of Telecommunications
White Paper The introduction of Convergent Technology will have an even greater global impact upon society, government, and business in the manner of how technology-based services are provided. Changes in government, economic theory, industry or technology... [03 Jul 2008]
HP Notebook Hard Drive: Measures of Care, Diagnosis and Maintenance
White Paper In each new generation of hard drives, the manufacturers have made significant improvements to the drive's susceptibility to shock events. However, if the drive is exposed to shock events beyond the set specifications, the hard drive can fail. [03 Jul 2008]
IBM Active Protection System Whitepaper
White Paper The IBM Hard Drive Active Protection System can greatly improve overall system reliability by providing enhanced hard drive protection from shock. Using the latest technology to constantly monitor the movement of the ThinkPad computer, users can... [03 Jul 2008]
Using Terror Alert Levels to Estimate the Effect of Police on Crime
White Paper Changes in the terror alert level set by the Department of Homeland Security provide a shock to police presence in Washington, D.C. Using daily crime data during the period the terror alert system has been in place, this paper shows that crime... [03 Jul 2008]
Security and Sarbanes Oxley: What About the Spreadsheets?
White Paper Sarbanes-Oxley came as a shock to corporations. It forced them to take a hard look at their corporate financial reporting systems. What they saw were spreadsheets - lots of them. Many firms had financial reporting systems that were manually... [03 Jul 2008]
Zenithal Bistable Devices: Towards the Electronic Book with a Simple LCD
White Paper It offers ultra-low power, image retention even after shock, and an appearance that surpasses that of STN. ZBD is a simple nematic LCD that uses grating alignment to produce zenithal bistable states with differing director pretilts. [03 Jul 2008]
A Sorted Leading Indicators Dynamic (SLID) Factor Model for Short-Run Euro-Area GDP Forecasting
White Paper Leading indicators are noisy and their forecast properties are unstable since they contain shock-specific information. While practitioners often have recourse to bridge equations to monitor the latest developments in the economic situation... [03 Jul 2008]
ExpressWeb Objects - It's All Relative
White Paper It can be quite a shock then, when exposed to the traditional requirements for building web pages. Delphi/BCB developers tend to take the RAD development paradigm for granted. Dropping controls on a form, easily moving them around plus the property... [03 Jul 2008]
Conformal Coating Overview
White Paper Conformal coatings are used to protect circuit boards from thermal shock, engine fluid splashes, high humidity, corrosive atmospheres and many other adverse environments. Electronic circuit boards are being used in increasingly diverse areas. [03 Jul 2008]
Leave No Stone Unturned: A Human Capital Approach to Workforce Development
White Paper Finally the paper summarizes the policy responses of several regions outside the South that have recently suffered a population shock. This paper describes some of the forces that may change workforce demographics, and includes observations from... [03 Jul 2008]
US Distribution Corporation Moves Inventory With Portable Printers
White Paper It provides the printer with maximum immunity from shock and vibration and allows easy, complete accessibility to all printer controls and functions. A large US retailer's distribution centers are processing incoming inventory faster than ever with... [03 Jul 2008]
