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Oracle pitches safe-data plan

Are Oracle specifications worthwhile or worthless?Oracle has proposed new technology standards, called the Identity Governance Framework, to safeguard sensitive data as it flows through corporate software applications. Some people are questioning wh

Tags: Sonja Thompson, Oracle Corp.

Discussion threads 2006-11-30

Capture the right user requirements with these best practices for writing software specifications

On a scale of 1 to 10The downloadable version of this article is available here:http://downloads.techrepublic.com.com/abstract.aspx?docid=239848On a scale of 1 to 10, how would you rate the last application development requirement specification you received? What additional advice would you offer to help ensure adequate project specifications?My rating of Requirement SpecificationI give...

Tags: Requirements, melonfire, application development, specifications, specification, 1-to-10, Requirement, Mark W. Kaelin, programming, software

Discussion threads 2006-07-17

Microsoft plan averts U.S. antitrust conflict

more details, which protocols?Thanks for the info, but the article would've been better if it gave more specific details, such as: what protocols are we talking about? CIFs? Application APIs? .Net runtime details?APIs & file format specs, please......not restrictively licensed source code, thank you very little.Consumers and developers would be...

Tags: API, source code, CIF, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2006-02-14

Cell Phone / PDA websites....

I remember a discussion where the technology behind websites for these smaller screen devices were more difficult to code. ( sub-topic in a discussion )While printing DTD's from the W3C site I found a specification designed to make this actually much easier.A write once for computer, cell phone and pda...

Tags: cell phone, general technology, Jaqui, PDA, portability, programming, specifications, telephone, Web site, website development

Discussion threads 2005-08-31

Additional Resources

Toward Converging Web Service Standards for Resources, Events, and Management

HP, IBM, Intel and Microsoft have provided implementations of many of these specifications in developer kits and products. These implementations are providing valuable feedback for further evolution and refinement. Customer and user experience are also demonstrating the need to incrementally converge these specifications to provide a single definition of common,...

Tags: Web, Hewlett-Packard Co., Web Service, Specification, Standards

White papers 2006-03-15

Keep Up (exe)

Keep Up tracks the maintenance records of your automobiles. This program maintains a list of your vehicle specifications and capacities tune up specifications or fluid specifications, records of your vehicles' maintenance parts, maintains records of scheduled maintenance you perform on your vehicles, a maintenance schedule of when given tasks should...

Tags: Maintenance, Paper Trail, Specification, Paper Trail Software

Software downloads 2005-09-26

Midpoints Versus Endpoints From Protocols to Firewalls

Nowadays protocol specifications only define the behaviour of principals representing communication endpoints. But in addition to endpoints, networks contain midpoints, which are machines that observe or filter traffic between endpoints. This paper explains why midpoints should handle protocols differently from endpoints and thus midpoint specifications are needed. With a case...

Tags: Endpoint, Firewalls, Network Security, Networking

White papers 2007-06-30

PatentDownloader (zip)

Downloads patent specifications from JPO Japanese Patent, USPTO US Patent and WIPO PCT and saves as RTFD or save as PDF file. Also analyzes specifications and creates reference character list automatically.

Tags: Specification

Software downloads 2006-10-10

e-Government: Technical Standards Catalogue

The Technical Standards Catalogue defines the minimum set of specifications that conform to the technical policies as defined in e-Government Interoperability Framework (e-GIF). It covers the areas of interconnectivity, data integration, content management metadata and eservices access. Each area comprises tables containing specifications and includes version numbers and notes. Government...

Tags: Knowledge, Specification, Standards, Technical Standards Catalogue, E-government, Content Management, Web Technology, Government, Enterprise Software, Software

White papers 2005-05-01

Technical Specifications in the Public Procurement of Computers

The goal of this white paper is to help contracting authorities draft technical specifications in the tender documentation for public contracts for the supply of computer systems, desktops, notebooks and servers. Public procurement legislation aims to enable contracting authorities to achieve Best Value for Money in their purchasing activities. The...

Tags: Authority, Specification, Procurement, Computer, Purchasing & Procurement, Productivity, Business Operations

White papers 2006-05-01

Wireless Application Protocol: WAP 2.0

This paper provides overview of WAP 2.0 that brings the wireless world closer to the Internet with a suite of specifications that utilizes technologies that will enhance the wireless user experience. With this evolutionary release, the WAP specifications will continue as the de facto standard for wireless applications and services...

Tags: Wireless Application, WAP, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

White papers 2002-01-01

Develop more efficient code under the new Java language specifications

The latest specifications reflect the increasing maturity of Java. This chapter excerpt describes the current lexical structure of the Java programming language. The inner workings of any programming language are established by the agreed to language specifications. Reflecting the maturity of the Java programming language, the most...

Tags: Specification, Programming Language, Addison-Wesley, Programming Languages, Java, Software Development, Software/Web Development

Book chapters 2005-08-02

Transformation of UML Interaction Diagrams Into Contract Specifications for Object-Oriented Testing

Testing is an important means to ensure the quality of software systems. Contract specification can be used to formally specify the cluster level of object-oriented software, which can then be tested using TACCLE, an advanced methodology for object-oriented testing. The use of formal specifications as a testing base has many...

Tags: Specification, Object-oriented, Ooa/Ood/Oop, UML, Software Development, Software/Web Development

White papers 2007-01-01

CablePro (exe)

CablePro is an interactive software application designed to aid voice and data cabling professionals in documenting or writing detailed cabling specifications. CablePro is the ideal tool to transcribe mechanical/electrical or architectural/engineering drawings, blueprints, and graphical representation of cable requirements. In addition, CablePro can aid in producing a written 'cabling specification'...

Tags: Specification, CablePro, Cable, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Networking

Software downloads 2008-01-09

A High-Performance Network Intrusion Detection System

This paper presents a new approach for network intrusion detection based on concise specifications that characterize normal and abnormal network packet sequences. The specification language is geared for robust network intrusion detection by enforcing a strict type discipline via a combination of static and dynamic type checking. Unlike most previous...

Tags: Network, High-performance, Specification, Network Intrusion Detection, Specification Language, Intrusion Detection, Network Administration, Networking, Security

White papers 2008-01-01

Investigate the history, types, and specifications of modern microprocessors, and master some key troubleshooting techniques

Ever since 1988, everyone from PC technicians and students to hobbyists have turned to the bestselling Upgrading and Repairing PCs for help with computer problems. Upgrading and Repairing PCs, 17th Edition includes new and updated content that covers the latest processors, motherboards, memory, and more. In this sample chapter, explore...

Tags: Technique, Specification, Microprocessor, Semiconductors, Productivity, Processors, Hardware, Components

Book chapters 2007-04-10

Build or Buy Revisited

Build or Buy - Improve my specificationsAgain, build or buy, and why? Does anyone have any suggestions for my specifications before I build or buy a couple dozen of these?Hal9000 - That sounds like a loaded questionDo you know something I might not know? I'm always open for comments and...

Tags: Monitors & displays, Joseph_R

Discussion threads 2007-10-31

1394 Standards and Specifications Summary

With the quickening introduction of products based on IEEE 1394 Firewire or iLink depending on your religious preferences has come a proliferation of specifications, standards, architectures, and guidelines for these products. This article is intended to be a guidebook to those various documents, with an emphasis on how they...

Tags: Standards, Quality, FireWire, Business Operations, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

White papers

S.P.I.R.I.T. Public Safety Wireless White Paper

Metropolitan Police, Fire, and other emergency response agencies utilize radios and low bandwidth communication systems to transmit voice and data to mobile vehicles. The Federal Government recognized that the lack of public bandwidth was hindering public safety and homeland security. They mandated in 2002 that a new frequency band, the...

Tags: Bandwidth, Mobile, Specification, Wireless, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing

White papers 2006-05-20

A GSM Operators Service Network and the Subscribers Identity

This paper aims to summarize the study of a wireless operator's service network and its ecosystem for creating and delivering mobile services with strong identity and privacy protection concerns. Available mainstream specifications and off-the-shelf products that are compliant with these specifications have been used during this work. This is a...

Tags: Network, Identity, GSM, Turkcell

White papers 2005-06-03