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Geospatially Enabled Asset and Service Management
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) already play a major role across utilities, energy, government, transportation, telecommunications and many other asset-intensive industries, by providing the capability to gather and summarize data about the diverse geographic locations and movements of strategic assets. As GIS systems move from departmental, desktop-based solutions based on proprietary...
Tags: Asset, Service Management, Geographic Location, Asset Management, GIS, It Services, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Software
White papers 2007-12-01
Learn critical success factors for optimal help desk organization
When determining a help desk's optimal structure, IT managers must consider the number of supported users, the users' geographic locations, the typical user's level of computer experience and the number of supported hardware and software products.This sample chapter, taken from McGraw-Hill's Introduction to Help Desk Concepts and Skills, examines the...
Tags: help desk, McGraw-Hill Companies, geographic location, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, software product, certification, IT manager, business model, career, outsourcing, Service Pack 2, hardware, Microsoft Windows XP, computer, Microsoft Windows, software
Download resources 2005-06-30

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National Geographic POD
National Geographic POD is a simple application that downloads the latest National Geographic picture of the day and sets it as the background.
Tags: Background, Picture, National Geographic POD
Software downloads 2007-03-19
Detecting website visitor info
Please refer to this Microsoft development website - it is a guide to the Configurable Language and Cultural Settings of Windows operating systems. http://www.microsoft.com/globaldev/reference/localetable.mspx#InstallLanguage I want to know how I can access the Configurable Language and Cultural Settings of my website visitors using javascript. Help. For instance, I would like...
Tags: Web site development, Microsoft Windows ME, Scripting languages, Web technology, JavaScript, Microsoft Windows, Web site
Discussion threads 2004-12-11
Using the Geographic LVM in AIX 5L
The Geographic Logical Volume Manager (GLVM) is a new AIX 5L software-based technology for real time geographic data mirroring over standard TCP/IP networks. GLVM can help protect your business from a disaster by mirroring your mission-critical data to a remote disaster recovery site. GLVM builds upon the AIX 5L Logical...
Tags: IBM AIX, Mirroring, IBM AIX 5L, Geographic Logical Volume Manager, Operating Systems, UNIX, Software
White papers 2005-09-01
Querying a Geographic Database Using an Ontology-Based Methodology
The work discussed in this paper presents a mechanism that allows different community users access the same geographic database without knowing its particular internal structure. The authors used geographic ontologies to support a common and shared understanding of a specific domain: the coral reefs. Using these ontologies descriptions that represent...
Tags: Database, Ontology, Strategy, Management
White papers 2006-10-02
Tips and Tricks III: More Unique SAS/GRAPH Maps
Every organization has location-based data. The difficulty is in effectively transforming that data into useful information or intelligence. SAS/GRAPH has powerful mapping capabilities that can be used for visualizing the location data as geographic and non-geographic maps. This paper presents techniques and examples for harnessing that power and creating these...
Tags: Technique, Difficulty, SAS Institute, SAS/GRAPH, Productivity
White papers 2005-03-22
GIS Portal Technology
This white paper introduces geographic information system (GIS) portal technology. It describes how GIS portals can be implemented by governments and organizations to tap into a growing global network of geographic data resources. GIS portal architecture and a GIS portal software toolkit have been developed by ESRI to support implementation...
Tags: Environmental Systems Research Institute Inc., GIS, Software
White papers 2004-06-01
The Emerging Strategic Resource for Government - Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
While Geographic Information Systems (GIS) has been widely adopted in government, it is primarily used as a transactional and tactical resource. GIS offers governments much more than mapping capabilities. It can be used to create new value and understanding by leveraging the power of location and analytics in support of...
Tags: GIS, Government, Software
Webcasts
On Optimal Geographic Routing in Wireless Networks With Holes and Non-Uniform Traffic
This paper presents algorithms for throughput optimal routing in networks with holes and non-uniform traffic. The algorithms preserve the inherent advantages of geographic routing such as scalability and fast convergence while providing better throughput. In future, the analysis will be extended to networks with a larger class of holes and...
Tags: Algorithm, Network, University Of Texas, Hole, Wireless Network, Engineering, Networking, Wireless
White papers 2007-02-03
Oracle Locator: Location-Enabling Every Oracle Database
Oracle Locator, a feature of Oracle Database (Standard Edition, Standard Edition One, and Enterprise Edition), provides native data management, query, and analysis of location data, accessible through standard SQL. It provides a foundation for deploying location enabled business applications, partner-based Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and location-based services. Developers can extend...
Tags: Oracle Corp., Oracle Locator, Oracle Database, Databases, GIS, Data Management, Enterprise Software, Software
White papers 2005-08-01
Enabling Spatial Intelligence in Your BI Solution With Oracle Warehouse Builder, Oracle Discoverer, and Oracle MapViewer
Location information is everywhere; it can be found across all lines of business, all industries, and in virtually every organization and department in the world. Location as a point on a map - used only to delineate a single point or location from other points, locations, and/or themes, and accessible...
Tags: Oracle Corp., Location Information, GIS, Business Intelligence, Pricing, Tools & Techniques, Software, Enterprise Software, Data Management, Marketing, Management
White papers 2005-09-01
GIS Based Enterprise Solutions with WebSphere Server and ArcGIS Server
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) play a role in the process of solving critical business problems in industries such as government, utilities, retail, banking, insurance, oil and gas, transportation, and health. Gathering and summarizing information about the geographic location and the movement of core business elements is essential to the operation...
Tags: IBM WebSphere Portal Server, IBM WebSphere, Server, IBM Corp., GIS, Application Servers, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software
White papers 2007-02-21
National Geographic Picture of the Day widget (widget)
The National Geographic Picture of the Day widget is for use with the Yahoo Widget Engine.This widget displays the National Geographic Picture of the Day on your desktop. A description of the image is available in a slide-out text area that can be positioned on any side of the Widget....
Tags: Picture, Image
Software downloads 2006-05-10
Delivering Location Intelligence With Spatial Data
The growing ability of businesses and consumers to quickly absorb large volumes of data, together with the increased availability of digital maps and spatially-enabled applications has created an unprecedented opportunity to incorporate geographic factors into decision making processes and analysis. The new spatial support in Microsoft SQL Server 2008 can...
Tags: Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Corp., Analysis, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management
White papers 2007-08-01
Baldor Creates Guaranteed Delivery Solutions With SAP and IBM
Electric motor manufacturer Baldor had turned its U.S. location into a major competitive advantage, despite intense competition from low-cost offshore manufacturers. Very fast delivery timescales could turn into an unbeatable proposition if order process efficiency could be transformed to exploit the delivery advantage offered by the geographic location. To tackle...
Tags: Competitive Advantage, SAP AG, IBM Corp., Baldor, Strategy, Management
Case studies
Measuring Employee Work Habits to Determine IT Requirements
Intel IT studied employee work behavior in eight key countries to determine whether location influenced the types of IT products and services they needed. The authors identified countries that might exhibit above average headcount growth during the next five or six years. They then selected about 250 employees from each...
Tags: Employee, Information Technology, Intel Corp., Telecommuting, Team Management, Strategy, Groupware, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Management, Enterprise Software, Software
White papers 2005-06-01
Geographic Resources Analysis Support System (GRASS): More Than a Mapping Tool
More-complex analysis that combines various types of data and examines their spatial relationships still requires considerable expertise and extensive Geographic Information Systems (GIS) capabilities. Among many open source GIS tools, Geographic Resources Analysis Support System (GRASS) is one of the few systems that provide a comprehensive set of tools for...
Tags: Analysis, Grass, Tool, GIS, Productivity, Software
White papers 2006-03-01
Oracle Real-Time Collaboration
This webcast shows how Oracle Collaboration Suite creates an efficient work environment by offering the tools to meet, communicate, and collaborate in real-time despite geographic location.
Tags: Collaboration, Oracle Corp., Productivity, Enterprise Software, Software
Webcasts
A Location-Based Routing Method for Mobile Ad Hoc Networks
Using location information to help routing is often proposed as a means to achieve scalability in large mobile ad hoc networks. However, location-based routing is difficult when there are holes in the network topology and nodes are mobile or frequently disconnected to save battery. Terminode routing, presented here, addresses these...
Tags: Mobile, IEEE, Location, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing
White papers 2005-03-01
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