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- A Timed Automata Approach to QoS Resolution
- Concern over the accurate evaluation of QoS requirements has been one of driving forces in the development of QoS management architectures. This paper presents an architectural approach to QoS evaluation and admission control, based on the modelling of both system behaviour and QoS requirements. Two aspects are considered. The first...
- Tags: QoS, University Of Birmingham
- White papers 2006-01-19
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- Alcatel Case Study: Aston Science Park
- A partnership between Aston University, Lloyds TSB and Birmingham City Council, Aston Science Park sits on a 22-acre site adjacent to Aston University. Recently, Birmingham Technology decided that an updated telephony system should be installed to support and compliment the many disciplines represented at the Park. They also decided that...
- Tags: Alcatel, Amillan, Telecom & Utilities, Business Structures, Telecommunications, Finance
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- Supporting Personalised Learning - The Interactive Logbook University of Birmingham
- The Interactive Logbook was developed as a research project within the Centre for Educational Technology and Distance Learning CETADL at the University of Birmingham. The aim was to design a flexible suite of software applications optimised for use on tablet PCs which, in conjunction with a secure Wireless Local Area...
- Tags: Tablet PC, England, Tablets, Notebooks, LANs, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Networking
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- Birmingham kills desktop Linux project citing runaway expenses
- The City Council of Birmingham England terminated a desktop Linux project that was originally planned for 1500 desktop computers in libraries across the city. The reason given for the termination was the high cost of deploying and maintaining Linux. Open source advocates criticized the...
- Tags: Birmingham, Birmingham England, Desktop, desktop Linux, Linux
- Blog posts 2006-11-20
- Birmingham City Council Delivers EDMS and E-government Services on Network Appliance Technology
- Birmingham City Council is Europe's largest council, employing some 55,000 staff and providing services to more than one million citizens. The need to conserve space, improve document control/access, streamline workflows, and meet e-government objectives led the council to pursue an Electronic Document Management Solution EDMS. Birmingham City Council deployed an...
- Tags: Network Appliance Inc., Council, NetApp, Birmingham City Council, E-government, Storage, Government, Hardware
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- Hospitals Reducing Fatalities From Severe Trauma and Stroke Using SQL Server 2005
- After a University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital study found most severe trauma patients weren't taken to the optimal hospital for treatment, the Birmingham Regional Emergency Medical Services System BREMSS took action to improve the situation. Working with Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Forte Incorporated, BREMSS created a solution that provides...
- Tags: Hospital, Fatality, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft SQL Server 2005, Trauma, Healthcare, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management
- Case studies 2006-11-06
- Birmingham Heartlands Hospital Pilots World's First Wi-Fi Patient Tracking System to Improve Patient Care
- Birmingham Heartlands and Solihull NHS Trust Teaching is one of the UK's largest acute hospital trusts. Like all health care institutions around the world, their goal is to provide high quality health care efficiently and cost-effectively. Recognizing this challenge, two technology firms - Daconi a Proxim Wireless Partner and Intelligent...
- Tags: Proxim Corp., Patient, Hospital, Health Care, Vertical Industries, Healthcare, Benefits, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources
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- Homeland Security: Risk Assessment - Conducting a Vulnerability Assessment
- In 2000, the University of Washington UW was invited by FEMA to participate in the Disaster Resistant University Project DRU, along with the University of California, Berkeley, Tulane University, Miami University, University of North Carolina/Wilmington, and the University of Alaska Fairbanks. The overall goal after identifying risks, and assessing vulnerabilities...
- Tags: Risk Assessment, University Of California At Berkeley, Vulnerability Assessment, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Homeland Security, Tools & Techniques, Security, Strategy, Government, Management
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- University Finds e-Learning Success Through Partnerships, Integrated Marketing
- Established in 1847, the University of Iowa is a national research university located in Iowa City. As the university continued to grow and the need for 24x7 training for second- and third-shift employees increased, the central HR learning and development department was tasked with finding a way to expand beyond...
- Tags: Marketing, Partnership, University, SkillSoft, E-learning, Workforce Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources
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- Wireless Networking at the University of Tennessee
- The University of Tennessee is a threeuniversity system comprising The University of Tennessee proper, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, and The University of Tennessee at Martin. The University of Tennessee at Knoxville UTK, the university's flagship campus, is a 205-year-old land-grant institution. Its Office of Information Technology OIT had...
- Tags: Network, University, Wireless Networking, Avaya Inc., University Of Tennessee, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Wireless LANs
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- Send internal e-mail to external server using Exchange 2003
- Hi,I have a problem that I can't seem to figure out. First some background. I have Windows Server 2003 Enterprise DC and Exchange Server 2003 on the same machine.I work in a small company that is affilated with a large university. We all use our university email...
- Tags: E-mail servers, SynapsE_z, server, e-mail, Microsoft Exchange Server 2003
- Discussion threads 2007-06-28
- Patch Management and Virus Protection Policy
- Due to the continually increasing dependence of University systems on the security and integrity of the computer network, servers, and workstations, it has become vitally important that the University be more proactive about identifying and enforcing security standards. In particular, university computers must be properly patched with the latest appropriate...
- Tags: Virus Protection, Patch Management, University Of Kentucky, Virus, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security
- White papers 2003-09-19
- University Simplifies Administration With Server Consolidation, Management Tools
- Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz is a research university in Germany with multiple disciplines and more than 35,000 students. The university community uses a variety of client software and has considerable freedom in implementing new solutions. To support this constantly changing environment, the central IT department at the university needs to...
- Tags: Information Technology, Administration, University, Tool, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Server Consolidation, E-mail Servers, Servers, Strategy, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Management
- Case studies 2008-01-01
- Xerox Canada Makes the Grade at the University of Calgary
- University of Calgary's administrators came together and developed a concrete five-year expansion plan that would manage a student enrolment that is expected to increase from 28,000 to 35,000 students by 2010. To accommodate such growth, the University needed to attract additional faculty, and fund capital expansion efforts. Of late, the...
- Tags: Xerox Corp., University Of Calgary, Xerox Canada, Document Management, Content Management, Managerial Accounting, Groupware, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance
- Case studies 2006-11-01
- Tshwane University of Technology Uses BI to Enhance First Year Student Retention
- Tertiary institutions face the problem of students not completing their first year successfully, and taking too long to graduate. Tshwane University of Technology wanted to develop a statistical model to predict first-year success of research and development at the university. The university completed a research project on student retention at...
- Tags: SAS Institute, business intelligence system, business intelligence, R&D, software
- Case studies 2006-10-20
- Qatar University Centralizes and Automates Administrative Processes
- Founded in 1973, Qatar University offers high-quality education to Qatari and overseas students. The university wanted to enable all administrative work previously performed by government ministries to be performed in-house and eliminate manual, paper-based, and inflexible business processes. The university wanted to ensure scalability of back office systems to accommodate...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., University, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Operational Planning, Operational Accounting, Enterprise Software, Software, Business Operations, Finance
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- Masaryk University Develops High Profile Anti-Plagiarism Solution
- Masaryk University is the second-largest public university in the Czech Republic and the leading higher education institution in Moravia. The university wanted to combat the potential for students to plagiarize material for their essays, both from online sources and from other students. The challenge was to develop a solution tailored...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., University, Masaryk University, Databases, Enterprise Software, Tools & Techniques, Software, Data Management, Management
- Case studies 2007-08-01
- Modern-Day Technology at Siegen University - A Gentle Migration of the TC Systems to VoIP Creates the Basis for Uniform Voice/Data Integration
- Prior to its founding in 1972, Siegen university was a college of advanced technology. Currently more than 11,000 students are enrolled. The university needed integration of existing telephone systems into the university network. The university also needed VoIP migration and standardized infrastructure, investment security and cost optimization. As a solution...
- Tags: University, Migration, Integration, Telephony, VOIP, Telecommunications, Networking
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- Avaya Case Study: University of Washington
- Founded in 1861, the University of Washington is one of the oldest state-supported institutions of higher education on the Pacific coast. The university wanted to adopt advanced technologies such as voice-over-IP VoIP to seamlessly integrate the University's voice and data network would increase overall efficiency and help to keep costs...
- Tags: University Of Washington, Avaya Inc., Telephony, VOIP, Telecommunications, Networking
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- Monash University Exceeds Service Level Expectations
- Monash University is Australia's largest university with 45,000 students and 7,000 staff members. The Monash University needed to be aware of and have the ability to resolve problems before they affect users; maintain system availability; have the ability to monitor Web sites. Monash University now has a variety of PATROL...
- Tags: BMC Software Inc., Monash University, It Management, It service Management
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