Saturday | 30 August, 2008
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Grid Computing 03/04/2003 16:46:05
In a sort of digital interpretation of the adage, "Waste not, want not," the basic idea of grid computing is to use the computational power of idle PCs and harness those heretofore wasted cycles to form a virtual supercomputer. - +
Radio Frequency Identification 28/01/2003 16:33:43
Radio frequency identification (RFID) uses low-powered radio transmitters to read data stored in a transponder (tag) at distances ranging from 1 in. to 100 ft. RFID tags are used to track assets, manage inventory and authorize payments, and they increasingly serve as electronic keys for everything from autos to secure facilities. - +
Bluefin 26/11/2002 14:15:32
Bluefin is the project name for a new, open, vendor-neutral application programming interface for discovering, monitoring and managing devices on a SAN. It's an object-oriented messaging interface specification that links distributed management applications with device management support. - +
Scale-Free Networks 06/11/2002 15:13:07
Scale-free networks, including the Internet, are characterized by an uneven distribution of connectedness. Instead of the nodes of these networks having a random pattern of connections, some nodes act as "very connected" hubs, a fact that dramatically influences the way the network operates. - +
P3P 30/10/2002 13:00:00
The Platform for Privacy Preferences (P3P) is a voluntary protocol that sets standards for Web providers to publish their privacy policies and allows Web users to automatically match those policies to their privacy preferences. - +
Direct access file system 23/10/2002 14:40:10
The Direct Access File System (DAFS) is a developing protocol for storing and accessing files. Under DAFS, data is transferred directly from storage to client as logical files, not physical storage blocks. DAFS improves performance significantly because the request and its fulfillment bypass the server kernel and go directly to the file system. - +
MPEG Standards 09/10/2002 08:00:00
The MPEG standards are an evolving group of compression and decompression standards defined by the Moving Picture Experts Group for digitizing and delivering audio, video and multimedia over computer systems and networks, including the Web. - +
SNMP 25/09/2002 10:00:00
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is the standard way of checking that devices on a network are operating properly. With SNMP, devices on the network monitor their own activity, using built-in software called an agent, and store that information in a database called a management information base (MIB). An overall management program, such as NetView or OpenView, sends messages to the various agents on the network, which respond by sending back the MIB data. - +
UDDI: Looking Up Web Services 11/09/2002 08:45:43
Universal Description, Discovery and Integration (UDDI) is akin to an Internet phone book that describes businesses and the Web services each supports. It's an XML-based, platform-independent, Internet-accessible registry in which businesses, software vendors and programmers can describe the Web services they offer and provide links on how to use them. - +
SAML 28/08/2002 17:08:02
The Security Assertions Markup Language (SAML) is an XML-based framework for Web services that enables the exchange of authentication and authorization information among business partners. - +
It's the Law! 21/08/2002 12:31:26
Almost as long as there have been computers, IT pros have formulated "laws" - serious ones, like Moore's Law, and otherwise - to describe the conditions that govern computing. - +
Open-Source Licensing 06/08/2002 17:20:00
An open-source software license permits users to read, access, change and reuse the source code of a software product. - +
Optical Character Recognition 31/07/2002 17:04:23
Optical character recognition (OCR) is the translation of optically scanned bitmaps of printed or written text characters into character codes, such as ASCII. This is an efficient way to turn hard-copy materials into data files that can be edited and otherwise manipulated on a computer. - +
Unified messaging 24/07/2002 12:03:30
Unified messaging is the term for a system that provides access to e-mail, voice and fax messages through a single common interface, usually an e-mail client application. - +
Denying network service 17/07/2002 07:00:00
Denial of service is a form of attack in which a network server is overloaded by thousands of false communications and/or requests for services originating from programs in one or more outside computers. Ultimately, the network receives so many queries that it can't keep up with them and is thus unavailable to answer or service legitimate requests.
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Computerworld Live Podcast #97: The Future of Enterprise Networking 25/07/2008 09:45:36
This week CW Live chats with Mark Thompson, global sales and marketing manager for HP ProCurve, on the future of the enterprise networking. Mark discusses the trends we can expect to see in the near future and how the right infrastructure can ensure your enterprise network is secure. - +
Computerworld Live Podcast #96: Security at the Edge 11/06/2008 09:22:22
CW Live speaks with Amol Mitra, HP ProCurve Director of Marketing for Asia Pacific and Japan. Today's topic: how enterprises are starting to shift away from simply controlling security via server logins, firewalls and moving to more adaptive security frameworks. - +
Data Management Edition #10: Multi-Petascale Systems 02/05/2008 09:12:33
This week we look at sustainability and the development of multicore technologies to build multi-petascale systems. - +
IT Security Edition #11: How to poison the Storm botnet 01/05/2008 08:51:55
This week CW Live presents a case study on how to poison the notorious Storm botnet . Plus we take a look at Cisco's plans for Ironport. - +
IT Security Edition #10: Cyber-battles fought and won 24/04/2008 11:09:47
Vendors bow to end user pressure to improve product security, and we take a look at the latest concepts shaping the cyber-battlefield of the future.
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GlobalConnect Provides Treatment for Healthcare Provider’s Contact Support Requirements 2008-08-29 09:59:00+10
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