Reviews of Linear Programming and Queueing Application Articles
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A 7 page paper analyzing two journal articles for the presence and treatment of critical points. The first article discusses a linear programming article, "Stripping Coupons with Linear Programming" (Allen, Thomas and Zheng, 2000); the second is a report on a queueing application, "Optimization of discrete event systems via simultaneous perturbation stochastic approximation" (Fu and Hill, 1997). The same analysis steps are applied to each article. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: KS-ITreview.wps

SAMPLE OF A WIDE AREA NETWORK CONFIGURATION
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This 3-page paper provides information on how to set up a WAN. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: MTwansampl.rtf

SBC Communications: Threats and Opportunities, Leadership, Business Strategy, Diversification and Foreign Markets
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This is an 8 page paper discussing SBC Communications: its threats and opportunities, leadership, business strategy, diversification and foreign investment. SBC Communications Inc. is one of the world’s largest data, voice and Internet service providers. Through its global networks, the company deals mainly in providing a full range of voice, data, networking and e-business services in addition to being a directory of advertising and publishing. SBC is the leading provider in the U.S. of high-speed DSL Internet Access services through which it serves 56 million access lines. In addition, SBC owns 60 percent of America’s second-largest wireless company, Cingular Wireless, which serves 23 million customers. SBC was ranked No. 27 on the 2002 Fortune 500 list. SBC currently has 175,000 employees with 2002 operating revenues at $43.1 billion. Chairman of the board and CEO Edward E. Whitacre Jr. has led the company in the past decade to its increased investments in the U.S. and abroad in addition to its expansion in the industry and the fight against the FCC’s Telecommunications Act of 1996. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: TJcoSBC1.rtf

Schema Languages
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This 5 page paper provides an overview of schema languages. Specifically, this paper looks at Document Type Definition, or DTD, a schema language that is used to describe the contents of a specific document. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: MHSchema.rtf

Secure IT systems for an airline company
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A paper which considers various aspects of security when setting up a database for a company branching into e-commerce, with specific reference to the protection of customer data and the extent to which individual users should have access to the system as a whole. Bibliography lists 8 sources
Filename: JLnetsec.rtf

Security and Secrecy Issues Following the Cases of Wen Ho Lee and Robert Hanssen
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This 10 page paper considers a range of security and secrecy issues following the cases of Robert Hanssen and Wen Ho Lee, in the light of the Webster Report. The paper discusses what policies and practices can be put into place to protect security, why securely breaches have taken place with specific attention to government organizations, the problem of balancing privacy and confidentiality issues with investigating espionage, the problems of data security and role of digital forensics and evidence standards and the short falls of many systems. The bibliography cites 10 sources.
Filename: TEhanssen.rtf

Security Blankets and Computers:
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This 7 page paper discusses the importance of using security blankets to prevent the circumventing of computer security and protecting digital copyrights. Furthermore, this paper offers insight into the vulnerabilities of security blankets and determining the appropriate countermeasures. Biblioography lists 10 sources.
Filename: GSSecure.rtf

Security for Different Types of Computer Systems
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This 4 page paper looks at Internet security for individuals and businesses alike. Linux, Windows and the Mac O/S are each discussed and specific software problems are noted. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: SA349OS.rtf

Security Issues for Major Software Companies
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This 3 page paper provides an overview of security issues for the professional. Several examples of breaches are provided, inclusive of one to come from Microsoft. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: SA346net.rtf

Security with Windows and UNIX Operating Systems
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This 6 page paper compared and contrasts the security characteristic of UNIX and Linux with Microsoft Windows NT, Windows 2000 and Windows XP. The paper looks at the strengths and weaknesses of each operating system and compared them to asses which is the most secure and which is the easiest to use. The bibliography cites 10 sources.
Filename: TEwinunix.rtf

SELECTING A DATABASE SYSTEM
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This 3-page paper focuses on what it takes to select a specific database system, and presents a hypothetical situation in which a system needs to be selected. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: MTservsele.rtf

Semiconductors on the Rebound
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A 5 page paper discussing the next anticipated growth phase for chip makers. The semiconductor industry follows a firmly-established pattern of four-year cycles, and the Semiconductor Industry Association has predicted double-digit growth until the end of 2002, when the market will begin to slow for the next "obligatory downturn." Though the PC industry is shrinking, Internet growth and the advent of telecommunication advances are fueling semiconductor increases. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: KSsemicon.wps

Service Issues in the PC Industry: Dell and Gateway Compared
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This 14 page paper examines the firms Dell and Gateway. Poor customers service has prompted both of these firms to stop outsourcing but has it helped? Customer service issues in the industry are explored. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
Filename: SA706DaG.rtf

Service-Level Agreements - Service-Level Management
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This 5 page paper discuses issues related to these two topics. The writer explains what an SLA is, its components, basic types of SLAs and the most common errors when developing the agreement. The writer also discuses Service-Level Management, the classifications and the important points about management. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: PGslasm.rtf

Setting up a Virtual Private Network
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This 5 page paper provides an overview of the Virtual Private Network (VPN) including what things to consider when setting one up as well as how to handle security issues. Pitfalls and problems are discussed. Benefits of using a VPN, as opposed to other methods, are noted. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: SA022VPN.rtf

Setting Up a Web Server
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This 3 page paper considers the requirements for setting up a web server, that will also required to facilitate increased uses at a future date. The costing looks at the price of the server and also the cost and type of connection. The bibliography cites 4 sources.
Filename: TEwebser.rtf

Shopping for a PC in the Nineties
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A 4 page essay describing a computer-purchasing decision and the factors that went into it. Various definitive explanations are given for considering such features as hard drive side, CD-ROM speed, number of ISA slots, etc; Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: Compubuy.wps

Should Microsoft been Subject to the Anti-Trust Laws?
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Microsoft has been involved in numerous anti-trust cases in both the USA and Europe. This 9 page paper considers whether Microsoft simply a successful company that has developed into a powerful monopoly offering the market what it wants or if Microsoft used its monopoly power to exploit the market. The paper also consider whether companies such as Microsoft be subject to competition laws and economic regulation. The bibliography cites 6 sources.
Filename: TEantimicrosoft.rtf

SIGGCHI (Web Site Analysis)
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This 3 page paper provides an analysis of the web site. The home page of this professional organization called Special Interest Group on Computer-Human Interaction (SIGCHI) is evaluated. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: SA833SIG.rtf

SIGI-PLUS
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This 3 page paper outlines the SIGI-PLUS system, an interactive computerized career guidance program, looking at its’ components as well as who may gain form their use and how they can be used. The bibliography cites 6 sources.
Filename: TEsigipl.rtf

Simple Network Management Protocol and Common Management Information Protocol
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This 17 page paper looks at Simple Network Management Protocol also known as SNMP and Common Management Information Protocol also known as CMIP are both alternatives that can be used in network management. Both of these systems have advantages and disadvantages. This paper considers why Simple Network Management Protocol is not the ideal system for network management and how Common Management Information Protocol may resolve many of these issue, but also has some additional problems, such as increase use of overhead resources and increased complexity and also examines the functionality of CMIP. The paper presents two case studies to illustrate the way that CMIP is of great benefit to the telecommunication industry, but is of limited benefit to other industries. The bibliography cites 10 sources.
Filename: TEsnmpcmip.rtf

Smart Cards; The Market and the Technology Enabling the Market
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This 35 page paper considers the market for smart cards within the financial sector, examines their role and development for e technological perspective and then goes on to discuss in detail the technical side of the cards specifically in relation to the financial sector. This included information about the types or card and microprocessor, the companies that make to microprocessors and the way the market has changed including capacity and costs. The bibliography cites 50 sources.
Filename: TEsmartc.wps

Soft System Modelling
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This 6 page paper looks at SSM. The paper begins with consideration of the differences between soft and hard systems, then goes on to look at how SSM is actually used, and finally how it compares to other decision making systems. The bibliography cites 10 sources.
Filename: TEssm001.wps

Software Agents and their Use in Financial Markets
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This 20 page paper considers different aspects of software agents from what they are and the range of their uses through to their application in financial markets and how they operate as well as some future uses. The bibliography cites 15 sources.
Filename: TEagent1.wps.

SOFTWARE ANALYSIS: MICROSOFT WORD AND WINDOWS XP
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This 4-page paper offers an analysis (advantages and disadvantages) of Windows XP (operating system) and Microsoft Word (word processing software). Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: MTxpword.rtf

Software and Consulting Industry
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This 8 page paper looks at the software and software consulting industry in the US, considering what patterns are seen, market structure and the relevant competitive forces. To illustrate points raised two companies, one large and one small are used as examples. The bibliography cites 6 sources.
Filename: TEsoftus.rtf

Software and Hardware Industries; Global Production Patterns
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This 9 page paper looks at how and why the current patterns in hardware and software production have emerged, using software production in India, hardware production in China and support services in Ireland as examples of his pattern. The explanation used is that of global competitive and comparative advantages. The bibliography cites 5 sources.
Filename: TEsoftpat.rtf

Software Architecture; Operating Systems and Applications
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This five page paper considers the place and purpose of software architecture and it's relationship with operating systems and hardware. The definition of software architecture is discussed and the manner in which it works in influencing other aspects such as application design and usage is covered. The bibliography cites 8 sources.
Filename: TEsofarc.wps

Software Development and Database Questions
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A 4 page paper answering 2 questions: “Why is it better to use asp rather than asp.net in certain circumstances?” and “Why and/or when is database normalization not always a good idea?” Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: KSitASP.rtf

SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS – QUALITY, BEST PRACTICES
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This 3-page paper discusses best practices, methodologies and quality procedures for successful software development. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: MTsofdev.rtf

Software Engineering: Developmental Problems and the Prevention of Failure
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An 8 page overview of the challenges faced by software engineers in the last five years. Identifies the most predominant of these as revolving around the Internet and issues such as networking and operating system compatibility. One of the primary problems which is central to each of these arenas is that of data sharing. Software engineers not only have to address compatibility across operating systems but between networked computers and over the Internet. Bibliography lists 15 sources.
Filename: PPsoftwr.rtf

Software Factories
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A 12 page paper discussing building an e-commerce application based on software factories. The standard method of software development is one that, compared to other business functions that demand speed, efficiency and value instead delivers slipped schedules, high cost and often poor quality. The use of software factories can greatly shorten development time, reduce development costs and improve quality, and in fact has the ability to transform the software development paradigm. The purpose here is to explore software factories, issues leading to their emergence and then designing an e-commerce application with software factories central to its business. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
Filename: KSitSoftwFact.rtf

Software for a Commercial Real Estate Office
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This 3 page paper discusses some of the systems used in a commercial real estate office. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: HVOfcSft.rtf

Software Piracy and the Internet
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A 5 page paper discussing the evolution and current conditions in software piracy that the Internet has so greatly enabled in recent years. An industry association actively pursues pirates and with the help of the FBI won a significant conviction of a Virginia man in 2000. Microsoft estimates that it loses $800 million annually in piracy of Windows® softare alone. Stronger copyright and intellectual property rights laws are seen as being beneficial to the industry, particularly as it pursues sale of CD-ROMs on Internet auction sites. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: KSsoftPirate.wps

Software Selection Process
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This 5 page paper looks at the methods that may be utilized in software selection. The processes of elimination ad scoring are discussed and an applied to a fictitious example. The bibliography cites 3 sources.
Filename: TEsselect.rtf

Software Selection/Access 2000
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This 5 page paper considers the way in which software may be chosen. Methodologies to aid with the decision are discussed including the use of elimination and scoring systems. The second part of the paper then considers the Microsoft Access 2000 DBMS. The writer looks at its functionality and compares it to other similar programmes. The bibliography cites 5 sources.
Filename: TEsoftse.wps

Software testing
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A paper which looks at the problems associated with software testing, particularly for small companies, and considers ways in which these might be alleviated in order to provide better quality software and allow greater competitiveness in relation to larger firms. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: JLsoftes.rtf

Software Testing Metrics
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A 9 page paper considering this question: “Are testing and quality assurance the cause of productivity impacts, or are they the effect?” Whether good or bad, positive or negative, there are instances when the answer to this question can be “Both.” Greater productivity attributable to higher quality certainly causes positive productivity effects. Conversely, attention to quality as part of the corporate mission is likely to result in greater quality in production as well. The paper examines quality, efficiency of operation, costs and customer focus. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
Filename: KSitSoftMetric.rtf

Solaris' UFS Filing System
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This 10 page paper provides an overview of this popular system. Several subjects are addressed including positive and negative aspects of the system. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: SA035UFS.wps

Sony's PlayStation And Microsoft's Xbox: Compare/Contrast
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5 pages in length. Japan and the United States have long been rivals within the technology industry, and video game systems are no exception. In order for their respective marketing environments to rise to the occasion of continued technological advancement, new opportunities must be made available to consumers as a means by which to draw interest in the ever-changing formats. PS2 and Xbox represent the most recent attempts to outsell the competitor; by all accounts so far, Sony appears to have the upper hand over Microsoft, a ranking that may very well change over the course of time. The writer compares and contrasts the two gaming systems. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: TLCXbox.rtf

Sources of IT Offshoring and Wage Inequalities
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A 5 page paper discussing potential origins of the mass exodus of programming and other computer-related jobs from the US to overseas locations. The student-provided premise that it is all a result of two decades of trade with newly-industrialized nations is a short-sighted one, but it does have some merit. The paper proposes that perhaps programming was white-collar as a disguise only, that perhaps it should have been considered as the blue-collar job it more closely matches. The paper considers a quote from a 2004 news magazine as its core. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: KSitOffshor.rtf

Spending an IT Budget for a School
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This 7 page paper considers a school that has been given a budget to spend on IT. The scenario involves a primary school for teaching IT in early years. The paper is written to explain how the founding should be used, identifies potential equipment and justifies the choices in persuasive terms related to the school and pupils needs. The bibliography cites 4 sources.
Filename: TEschnet.rtf

SQL's Present and Future
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A 5 page paper discussing SQL's hitory, its present uses and the promise for the future. SQL has had a niche in the IT applications market for some time, but it has been only recently that it became aggressive toward Oracle's dominance. It provides a scalable and versatile database model for businesses of all sizes, and it is no longer limited to smaller ones. It shows promise not only for today's applications, but also for tomorrow's growth. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: KS-SQL.wps

SSADM
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This 5 page paper considers gives an outline of this mature and well established tool and its uses and development as well as advantages over competing products. The bibliography cites 2 source.
Filename: TEssadm1.wps

Standard Query Language
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This 5 page paper looks at SQL, describing what it was, how it worked, how it was used and the advantages and disadvantages to the language. The bibliography cites 4 sources.
Filename: TEsqlang.wps