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- Using SLA Context to Ensure Quality of Service for Composite Services
- As service-orientation is establishing itself as the dominant design and integration paradigm for large heterogeneous and open systems, the lines between wired and wireless consumers and providers begin to blur. Due to the availability of toolkits and standards it is now fairly easy to build nomadic service consumers that provide...
- Tags: Consumer, SLA, QoS, University Of Saskatchewan, Service Level Management, Business Services, Wi-Fi, Wireless, It Operations, It service Management
- White papers 2007-04-30
- A Hybrid Caching Strategy for Streaming Media Files
- A recently proposed streaming media file caching algorithm, called Resource Based Caching RBC, considers the impact of both file size and required delivery bandwidth in making cache insertion and replacement decisions. Previous comparisons between RBC and the Least-Frequency-Used LFU policy conclude that RBC provides a better byte hit ratio in...
- Tags: Strategy, Policy, Streaming Media, University Of Saskatchewan, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Performance Management, Digital Media, Internet, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
- White papers 2008-01-01
- Peer-Assisted On-Demand Streaming of Stored Media Using BitTorrent-Like Protocols
- With BitTorrent-like protocols a client may download a file from a large and changing set of peers, using connections of heterogeneous and time-varying bandwidths. This flexibility is achieved by breaking the file into many small pieces, each of which may be downloaded from different peers. This paper considers an approach...
- Tags: BitTorrent, Media, On-demand, University Of Saskatchewan, Advertising & Promotion, Cloud Computing, Marketing
- White papers 2007-03-02
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- Saskatchewan School Boards Score Top Marks in Efficiency With New Financial Management System
- According to a 2003 survey by Statistics Canada, literacy skills in the province of Saskatchewan are among the highest in Canada. Clearly, education is a top priority in the province, thanks in part to the efforts of provincial government department Saskatchewan Learning. The provincial government funds about 60 per cent...
- Tags: Saskatchewan, Financial, Board, Microsoft Corp., Financial Management, Financial Accounting, Investment, Financial Planning, Finance
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- Canadian Secretary Is Promoted to Software Support for Saskatchewans Third Largest Public School Division After Becoming Microsoft Office Specialist Master
- Wendy Krip was recently promoted to Software Support at Saskatchewan Rivers School Division No. 119 after earning her Microsoft Office Specialist Master certification at the Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology SIAST in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada. In her new job, Krip earns increased pay, runs a helpdesk to...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., Tools & Techniques, Help Desk, Microsoft Office, Management, It Operations, Office Suites, Software
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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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- University of Otago Improves Application Availability and Scalability With Grid Technology
- Founded in 1869, the University of Otago is New Zealand's oldest university. In 2004, the University decided to replace the long-standing and outdated corporate database and application server platform, which was too costly to maintain. It was extremely time-consuming to build additional application services on that platform - and one...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., Application Server, Scalability, Grid Computing, Cloud Computing, Utility Computing, It Management, Network Technology, Application Servers, Middleware, It service Management, Networking, Enterprise Software, Software
- Case studies 2008-09-01
- Oracle Case Study: University of Florida
- The University of Florida is the state's oldest and largest university. The University of Florida needed the combination of web-based applications and a powerful integrated development environment to connect a heterogeneous collection of platforms, improve system performance, build portal applications, and deliver a new level of operational insight into their...
- Tags: Business Process, Oracle Corp., University Of Florida, PeopleTools, Operational Planning, Portals, Web Technology, Roi/Tco, Business Operations, Internet, Finance, Managerial Accounting
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