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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 ....
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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 ....
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BlackBerry Wireless Enterprise Activation: Release 4.0 - Technical Overview
[ Source: Research In Motion ]
January 2008-Wireless enterprise activation enables a user to remotely activate a handheld on the BlackBerry Enterprise Server without a physical network connection. Wireless enterprise activation can also be used to deploy a large quantity of BlackBerry handhelds. This paper describes how administrators can enable wireless enterprise activation for users on the BlackBerry Enterprise Server, and how users can initiate wireless enterprise activation from their handhelds. The paper pays particular attention to the key establishment protocols that ....
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The Quest for Low Cost, Ultra Low Power Wireless Networks for Smart Environments
[ Source: Ambient Systems ]
January 2008-Sensors and control devices, that can measure anything from temperature to air flows, have found their way into a wide range of applications, such as environmental monitoring, agriculture, security and in factories. Emerging wireless communication solutions, with incorporated mesh networking capabilities, are the ideal platform for a wide array of low-cost, low data rate applications. This paper explains unconventional technologies including a new approach provided by Ambient Systems that really overcomes these barriers. Systems designers ....
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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, ....
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Placing the BlackBerry Router in the DMZ
[ Source: Research In Motion ]
January 2008-The BlackBerry Router is the component of the BlackBerry Enterprise Server that connects to the wireless network. It also routes data to BlackBerry devices that are connected using the BlackBerry Handheld Manager. If the BlackBerry Router is replaced at any time, the BlackBerry Router address changes, but the BlackBerry devices do not need to be reconnected to the administration or desktop computer to receive a new service book and BlackBerry Router address. The change is ....
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Blu-Ray Disc: 1.C Physical Format Specifications for BD-ROM
[ Source: Blu-ray Disc Association ]
January 2008-The read only Blu-ray Disc (BD-ROM) uses a substrate of about 1.1 mm nominal thickness. In the case of a Single Layer disc the substrate is covered with 1 Recorded Layer on top of which a transparent Cover Layer of about 0.1 mm is applied. This research paper introduces the key technologies underlying BD-ROM. The fundamental attributes contributing to the high capacity of BD-ROM and the advantages of BD-ROM are discussed in the paper.
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Mobile Matchmaking: Proximity Sensing and Cueing
[ Source: Massachusetts Institute of Technology ]
January 2008-Mobile phones have been adopted faster than any technology in human history and now are available to the majority of people on Earth who earn more than $5 a day. More than one billion mobile phones were sold during 2003, six times as many as the number of personal computers sold that year. Such an infrastructure of handheld communication devices is ripe for novel applications, especially considering their continual increase in processing power. This research ....
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Creating Virtual Devices by Accessing Sub-Components Across Wireless Devices
[ Source: Yale University ]
January 2008-The advance in wireless technology guarantees its prevalence in the future. If the universal connectivity of Bluetooth is exploited to expose the devices, other functionalities, one can theoretically connect the various sub-components together and create a new hybrid device. The purpose of the paper is to implement this idea and explore the implementation’s potentials and limitations. The project’s prove of concept is for a laptop without an internet connection to access the internet by borrowing ....
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The Value of Smartphones and Handheld Devices for Government Continuity of Operations (COOP) and Emergency Response
[ Source: Palm ]
January 2008-This white paper discusses the value of smartphones and handheld devices as part of government COOP and emergency response strategies. The first section reviews COOP challenges, including the limitations of ordinary cell phones, laptops, and the public switched telephone network (PSTN) during emergencies. The next section describes smartphone solutions that enable government to continue delivering services during emergencies or disruptions. The white paper concludes by describing characteristics of smartphones that maximize their value for COOP ....
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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.
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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 ....
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The Use of Satellite Remote Sensing for the Management of Cultural Heritage Sites in Cyprus
[ Source: Frederick Institute of Technology ]
January 2008-
Numerous applications have been developed, in particular for land management, such as agriculture, forestry, land use and land cover and the management of cultural and natural heritage areas. The satellite images provide the only possibility for the mapping of the heritage areas because of their instant availability and high resolution. This white paper highlights the beneficial use of satellite remote sensing for the monitoring of cultural heritage sites in Cyprus. The methodology adopted for the ....
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The Route to Efficient Mobile Field Service
[ Source: Oracle ]
January 2008-
The pressure to achieve workflow efficiencies is now overwhelming. Practices based around paper and personal knowledge are not sustainable in today’s electronically enabled world. The time when repair, maintenance and inspection were left to manage themselves is coming to an end. But finding the right integrated business solution may seem easier said than done. This paper from Oracle takes a look at the operational and business issues from a practical perspective: what kind of system ....
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Developing Software for the CN3 Integrated GPS Receiver
[ Source: Intermec Technologies ]
January 2008-
The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a satellite-based navigation system owned and operated by the US Department of Defense. The Intermec CN3 includes an integrated GPS receiver and antenna as an optional feature. The receiver can report horizontal position to a range of approximately 3 meters. This paper provides information for developers interested in developing software that makes use of the CN3 integrated GPS receiver.
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Mainframes and GIS: A New ESRI Solution on IBM zSeries Using Linux
[ Source: IBM ]
January 2008-
IBM and ESRI are leading the development of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) solutions away from a focused departmental technology into a more comprehensive enterprise-wide platform. Enterprise GIS now contains all the reliability, manageability, and performance requirements demanded by Enterprise Information Technology solutions. Customer demand buoyant IBM and ESRI to expand GIS enterprise solutions to use mainframe database repositories for spatial information and analysis. Therefore, IBM undertook a study at the IBM eServer zSeries Benchmark Center ....
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The Use of Satellite Remote Sensing for the Management of Cultural Heritage Sites in Cyprus
[ Source: Frederick Institute of Technology ]
January 2008-
Numerous applications have been developed, in particular for land management, such as agriculture, forestry, land use and land cover and the management of cultural and natural heritage areas. The satellite images provide the only possibility for the mapping of the heritage areas because of their instant availability and high resolution. This white paper highlights the beneficial use of satellite remote sensing for the monitoring of cultural heritage sites in Cyprus. The methodology adopted for the ....
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The IT Revolution: Applications and Strategies for Transgeographic Learning and Academia in the Twenty-First Century
[ Source: University of Maryland ]
January 2008-
Digital technologies are closing spatial and temporal gaps while engendering expansive new international communities. Replete with symbolic interactions, these transgeographic communities inspire new realms of educational possibility, allowing educators and learners to broaden perspectives through intellectual discourse and collaboration while eradicating cultural divides. The Summer Ecosystems Experience for Undergraduates (SEE-U) is a superior model of how such technology can be used to this end. Available to colleges and university students worldwide, the SEE-U program operates ....
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GIS Teaching Via Distance Learning Experiences and Lessons Learned
[ Source: University of London ]
January 2008-
The rise of the Geoinformation Industry in the past decade has generated a high demand for suitably educated graduates worldwide. This demand has only been partly met by the higher education sector. This research paper draws on seven-years’ experience of postgraduate teaching GIS via distance learning mode. Experience has shown that in setting-up, maintaining and developing the GIS course via distance learning, particular consideration has to be given towards the cultural and geographical diversity of ....
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TERIA: The GNSS Network for France
[ Source: International Federation of Surveyors ]
January 2008-
TERIA, the GNSS Network for France will be one of the largest GPS networks in the world. Till now, more than 600 surveyors (i.e. about one third of all French surveyors) have associated themselves to the project. The French Union of licensed (private) Surveyors, Ordre des Geometres Experts is launching its own permanent network of GPS stations, with the intention of covering all the French territory by the end of 2005.
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Computer Vision Techniques Applied to Ejection Seat Trials Instrumentation
[ Source: Siemens ]
January 2008-
While trajectory measurement systems have existed for some time the extraction of the trajectory from raw measurements has been laborious and the accuracy has been questionable. This paper published by Computer Vision describes a number of alternative approaches which have been considered recently and discarded in favor of a computer vision solution based on high-speed digital cameras (initially digitized cine film) and manually supervised computer vision processing implemented on a standard PC.
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Making Mobile Data a Reality: ANPR Solutions
[ Source: Brand Communications ]
January 2008-
Brand Communications technology enhances the ANPR value by putting crime information immediately at the fingertips of officers and users - giving them knowledge and power when combating crime! With various government objectives to reduce crime, Project Laser was introduced by the Home Office to maximize the number of offenders brought to justice using ANPR.
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Telecommunications Billing From a Different Perspective: The Comprehensive Billing and Accounting System
[ Source: CoBilAS ]
January 2008-
The customization of the billing systems also means additional costs for consultants, maintenance, change requests and the necessary middleware. These expenditures eat up a huge portion of the operator’s revenue. With its generic kernel CoBilAS is the only system necessary for the reliable high-speed rating, billing and accounting of virtually any type of service regardless whether fixed line, GSM, GPRS, UMTS, content, interconnect, roaming, IMS, VoIP, internet with subscriber accounts handled either pre or postpaid. ....
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ISIG/WEB: A Web-Based Tool for Viewing and Editing Maps
[ Source: CPqD ]
January 2008-
The Federal Government as well as the Brazilian private organizations have widely discussed about the Free Software. Brazilian politicians and economists are interested in the use of Free Software platforms for social services provisioning. Here one gets to know about a Web-based distributed platform for visualization, manipulation and edition of maps, which can potentially improve the government efficiency in planning, provisioning and management of social actions.
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