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OASiS: A Programming Framework for Service-Oriented Sensor Networks: Wireless sensor networks consist of small, inexpensive devices which interact with the environment, communicate with each other, and perform distributed computations in order to monitor spatio-temporal phenomena. These devices are ideally suited for a variety of applications including object tracking, environmental monitoring, and homeland security. OASiS uses a well-defined model...; Tags: Network, Sensor, Vanderbilt University, Computation, Programming, OASiS, Research & Development, Homeland Security, Business Operations, Government; White papers 2006-11-21
QoS Issues With the L-Store Distributed File System: As the flood of data associated with leading edge instruments, sensors, and simulations continues to escalate, the challenge of supporting the distributed collaborations that depend on these huge flows becomes increasingly daunting. The chief obstacles to progress on this front lie less in the synchronous elements of the process, which...; Tags: QoS, File System, Vanderbilt University, L-Store, Storage, Hardware; White papers 2006-10-19
Vanderbilt Set for 185% ROI in Five Years With Improved Performance, Availability, and Skills Utilization: Most universities that run teaching hospitals have separate IT systems for each institution. Not so with Vanderbilt University. Vanderbilt's two-for-one technology has worked remarkably well despite its size and complexity. However, in the late 1990s, Vanderbilt's IT systems hit a major snag as more of its departments came to rely...; Tags: Oracle Corp., Performance, University, ROI, Vanderbilt University, Enterprise Software, Application Servers, Databases, Middleware, Software, Data Management; Case studies
Bluesocket Case Study: Vanderbilt University Law School: Located just a few minutes from downtown Nashville on a national arboretum, Vanderbilt University is one of area's most noted landmarks as well as a respected research and educational institution. The university is no stranger to wired and wireless networks, with systems presently serving its college of arts and science,...; Tags: University, BlueSocket, Vanderbilt University, Wi-Fi, Wireless; Case studies
Vanderbilt University Uses Unicenter CA-Easytrieve to Customize Critical Financial Reports for Senior Management: Vanderbilt University uses Peoplesoft financial programs, which pull the information from an Oracle database, to determine eligibility when making student financial aid decisions. Unfortunately, the systems administrator had read-only access to the information already existing in the system. Although the Peoplesoft tools allowed administrators the ability query the system, what...; Tags: PeopleSoft Inc., CA Unicenter, Financial, Vanderbilt University, Computer Associates International Inc., Financial Accounting, It Management, Finance, It service Management; Case studies

Vanderbilt University's ACCRE Selects Capricorn Technologies and AMD64 for High Performance Storage Solution: Vanderbilt University's Advanced Computing Center for Research & Education ACCRE mission is to enhance the research efforts of all the colleges and schools at Vanderbilt, and ensure that all those who need access to the Center's computational power to advance their particular academic discipline can take advantage of the resource....; Tags: High-performance, Vanderbilt University, AMD64, Storage, Processors, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components; Case studies 2007-04-16

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Everything to Gain and Little to Lose With Red Hat Enterprise Linux: Ranked consistently in the top tier of U.S. colleges and universities, Vanderbilt University is internationally known for its cutting edge technology and research programs coupled with the Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Vanderbilts challenge was to regain top notch performance. This was solved by Red Hat Enterprise Linux Academic Edition with...; Tags: Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Linux, Oracle Corp., Red Hat Inc., Oracle9i, Open Source, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management; Case studies
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; Case studies
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; Case studies
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; Case studies
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; Case studies
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; Case studies
Medical Center Develops Automated Patient Screening and Early Detection Tool: Severe sepsis is the tenth leading cause of death worldwide and costs hospitals over U.S.$16.7 billion each year (Angus, DC et al. Critical Care Medicine, 2001; 29:1303-1310). Vanderbilt University Medical Center VUMC decided to develop a technology-based patient screening tool to help its clinicians more effectively detect and manage sepsis....; Tags: Patient, Microsoft Corp., Tool, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Productivity; Case studies 2008-02-01
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; Case studies

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