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Fleet Management: A GPS-GIS Integrated Approach
[ Source: GISdevelopment.net ]
January 2008-Global Positioning System (GPS) is a satellite system that provides highly accurate location with the use of special GPS receivers and their augmentations. This accurate GPS data is of limited use by itself, unless it is coupled with a powerful visualization tool like the Geographic Information Systems (GIS). The GIS is a widely accepted visualization tool that presents data in a graphic form, which is a convenient and effective means of communicating complex information.
Blu-Ray Technical
[ Source: Deluxe ]
January 2008-There are many technical aspects surrounding the new high definition formats. There are changes every month as the BDF work on new and cheaper ways to improve the blu-ray disc. The researcher of this paper will talk firstly about the blu-ray disc itself and then the players and recorders, looking at the physical and data structure.
GIS and GPS Based Asset Management for Road and Railway Transportation Systems in India
[ Source: GISdevelopment.net ]
January 2008-A state-of-the-art asset management technology for road and railway transportation systems, with special focus on conditions in India has been developed by MaxSys Engineering Solutions Inc. (MaxSys) and LEA Associates South Asia (LASA). The technology consists of, GIS based digital maps, high-resolution satellite imagery, digital elevation models based on satellite imagery and appropriate data base management system and GPS based Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) hardware units.
The iPhone: A Consumer Perspective
[ Source: Parks Associates ]
January 2008-The Apple Inc. iPhone is the definition of a convergence device. It has the ability to play back music and videos on its 3.5 inch display, a unique ability for video/image displays to automatically flip between landscape and portrait views when the device is rotated, special software that makes finger-based scrolling easier, a Safari Web browser that shows Web sites in their standard format, and more options for users to access and listen to voice ....
Why Virtual Worlds Can Matter
[ Source: University of Southern California ]
January 2008-Virtual worlds are persistent, avatar-based social spaces that provide players or participants with the ability to engage in long-term, joint coordinated action. This paper is an effort to outline some of the things happening in and around virtual worlds which make them more than ""just games"" and which may in fact point in the direction of new forms of knowing and acting in virtual spaces and give insight into what new, technologically mediated worlds may ....
An Integrated Approach for Banking GIS
[ Source: GISdevelopment.net ]
January 2008-To survive and succeed, banks are looking for ways to increase customer satisfaction and retention, while containing costs, improving efficiency and maximizing return on their technology investments. To accomplish these measures, banks need to integrate disparate systems, need to adopt advanced technologies like Geographic Information System (GIS), develop more effective marketing programs and overcome the difficulties of translating strategy into actions.
Implementing Internet GIS With Java Based Client/Server Environment
[ Source: GISdevelopment.net ]
January 2008-Data pertaining to spatial attributes in a GIS can be efficiently managed with any relational database management system (RDBMS). Java’s open, platform-independent, object-oriented design is an ideal platform for mapping and geographic information system (GIS) solution for developers. Extensible Markup Language (XML) standards can be used to describe and exchange map data between applications. It describes the salient features of a spatial database that was developed by integrating thematic layers stored as feature datasets in ....
BlackBerry Messenger IT Policy Management
[ Source: Research In Motion ]
January 2008-This paper published by BlackBerry describes how system administrators can manage usage of BlackBerry Messenger, as well as enable auditing for BlackBerry Messenger users on the BlackBerry Enterprise Server using IT policy rules. Usage of BlackBerry Messenger is managed using default IT policy rules on the BlackBerry Enterprise Server. Auditing of BlackBerry Messenger is implemented by importing custom IT policy files.
CMOS Implementation of a 2.4-GHz Switch Mixer and Quadrature VCO
[ Source: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology ]
January 2008-The CMOS technology is very attractive as an RF technology because CMOS provides such advantages as low cost, high-level integration, and easy access over other technologies. Using the CMOS technology it becomes possible to integrate RF circuits, low-frequency analog circuits, and digital circuits in a single chip, which makes an ultimate one-chip system. In this manner, CMOS RF circuits are good challenges for short-range communication systems, such as Bluetooth or Wireless LAN.
Distributed Digital Rights Management: The EduSource Approach to DRM
[ Source: ODRL Initiative ]
January 2008-This paper describes the design and implementation of the Distributed Digital Rights Management (DDRM) system as undertaken by the eduSource project, a national network of learning object repositories built by a consortium of universities and other agencies in Canada. DDRM is foremost a system of rights expression, with transactions managed by a set of brokers acting on behalf of purchasers and providers. Rights are described using ODRL, contained in files managed by the provider broker, ....
Zagg's Invisible Shield Protection For Mobile Devices
[ Source: TechWeb TV ]
June 2008-
Zagg's impenetrable plastic covers for mobile devices and gadgets is adapted from a material developed for use by the military.
MobiTV: Mobile TV Now On Blackberry
[ Source: TechWeb TV ]
June 2008-
MobiTV spokesman Vince Ferrinho explains that MobiTV is now available for BlackBerry devices. MobiTv delivers 40+ television channels to mobile phones for 9.99 per month.
Zagg's Invisible Shield Protection For Mobile Devices
[ Source: TechWeb TV ]
June 2008-
Zagg's impenetrable plastic covers for mobile devices and gadgets is adapted from a material developed for use by the military.
Elevator Pitch: Mino Wireless
[ Source: TechWeb TV ]
June 2008-
In this StartUp City Elevator Pitch, Jing Liu, CTO and founder of Mino Wireless, discusses his firm's international mobile call management offering, which Liu says can save companies big bucks on their cell phone expenditures.
Multi-Pocket Vest Helps Gadget Geeks
[ Source: TechWeb TV ]
June 2008-
Got too many gadgets and don't know how to carry all of them when you're traveling? Scott E-vest is offering a vest with 25 hidden pockets that lets you organize and easily carry everything.
FROST & SULLIVAN COMPETITIVE RANKING REPORT
[ Source: Motorola Good Technology Group ]
January 2008-
In this paper, Frost & Sullivan has detailed leading mobile solution deployments, products in development and new product features and modifications for leading solution vendors in the mobile enterprise space. All solutions were then compared, evaluated and ranked based on parameters considered as critical in the implementation of a wireless enterprise solution.
Implementing Transparent Security for BlackBerry Users: Solutions to automate secure BlackBerry communication with external parties
[ Source: Entrust, Inc. ]
February 2008-
As employees are increasingly un-tethered from the desktop, RIM’s extensive line of BlackBerry devices has become one of the cornerstones of office productivity tools — regardless of industry. From routine correspondence to conducting business-critical tasks, BlackBerrys are relied upon to get the job done. With this new way of managing electronic communication, organizations must consider how their sensitive corporate information will be kept secure and confidential in a BlackBerry environment. Addressing the need to secure ....
Comparison of BlackBerry & LEMONADE for Mobile Email
[ Source: Isode ]
January 2008-
LEMONADE is the Internet Standard for Mobile Email, based on IMAP and SMTP. This paper compares LEMONADE’s approach to handling and delivering email and email attachments to mobile devices with that of the well known and widely deployed BlackBerry system. BlackBerry Enterprise Service and LEMONADE can be used to provide a similar level of service, and neither has any compelling advantage over the other. Both have substantial functional advantages over BlackBerry Internet Service.
BlackBerry and LEMONADE Approaches to Mail Filtering
[ Source: Isode ]
January 2008-
The BlackBerry system provides server side filtering that can be managed from either the desktop or from the BlackBerry client, which is illustrated above. When new messages arrive, they are matched against the filter. LEMONADE provides two approaches to email filtering, which can provide equivalent services to Blackberry filtering, with a number of overall benefits. This paper looks at how mail filtering is provided by a Blackberry, and compares this with the open standards based ....
BlackBerry Enterprise Solution Security: Version 4.0.x - Technical Overview
[ Source: Research In Motion ]
January 2008-
This paper describes the security features of the BlackBerry Enterprise Solution and provides an overview of the BlackBerry security architecture. Many companies are realizing significant return on investments and productivity gains by extending their enterprise information to mobile employees. With an increased demand for mobile content and the threat of information theft, companies have concerns about addressing security needs and requirements when evaluating wireless solutions. Without an effective security model, any company might expose sensitive ....
Placing the BlackBerry Enterprise Solution in a Segmented Network: BlackBerry Enterprise Server Version 4.0 and Later
[ Source: Research In Motion ]
January 2008-
Using a firewall, one can separate a network or LAN into multiple components to create segmented network architecture. The firewall blocks data that is not destined for a particular segment, and might block all protocol ports except those that that segment specifically requires. Thus each segment contains filtered and isolated network traffic, which might improve the security and performance of the network. A particular department or a specific group of servers in the organization can ....