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Innovative Scenario in Software Development Effort Estimation Based on a New Fuzzy Logic Model
Dec 2010
Software developing has always been characterized by some metrics. In this paper, one of the greatest challenges for software developers is predicting the development effort for a software system...
Provided by Kurukshetra University
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A Multi Objective Genetic Algorithm for Solving Vehicle Routing Problem
Dec 2010
VRP is a NP-Complete and a multi-objective problem. The problem involves optimizing a fleet of vehicles that are to serve a number of customers from a central depot. Each vehicle has limited...
Provided by Kurukshetra University
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Recognition Techniques for Human Computer Interaction
Dec 2010
Hand gestures are an important modality for Human Computer Interaction (HCI). Compared to many existing interfaces, hand gestures have the advantages of being easy to use, natural, and intuitive....
Provided by Kurukshetra University
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Comparative Study of Speech Recognition System Using Various Feature Extraction Techniques
Dec 2010
It is very important to detect the speech endpoints accurately in speech recognition. This paper presents a comparative analysis of various feature extraction techniques of endpoint detection in...
Provided by Kurukshetra University
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Extreme Programming: Newly Acclaimed Agile System Development Process
Dec 2010
EXtreme Programming is one of the most discussed subjects in the software development community. It is one of the several popular agile approaches to software development that stresses customer...
Provided by Kurukshetra University
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Replacement of S/W Inspection With Software Testing
Dec 2009
The goal of software inspection and software testing is to reduce the expected cost of software failure over the life of the software product. In the case of inspections, the defect trigger is...
Provided by Kurukshetra University
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Role of Testing in Phases of SDLC and Quality
Dec 2009
Software testing is an important technique for assessing the quality of a software product. In this paper, various types of testing and various attributes of software quality are explained....
Provided by Kurukshetra University
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Comparison of Domain Analysis Methods in Software Reuse
Dec 2009
Domain analysis is recommended by many in the reuse research as a main process for achieving successful reuse. Domain analysis is accomplished by reengineering techniques and domain analysis...
Provided by Kurukshetra University
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Effort Estimation in Component Based Software Engineering
Dec 2009
Component-Based Software Engineering (CBSE) represents an exciting and promising paradigm for software development. Software components are one of the key issues in CBSE. The software development...
Provided by Kurukshetra University
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Object-Oriented Metrics Suites & Complexity: A Survey
Jun 2009
The research in the area of software engineering has progressed a lot during the last decade. The whole stress of development has shifted from the procedure oriented to object-oriented...
Provided by Kurukshetra University
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New Control Algorithm Based on Artificial Intelligence
Jun 2009
This paper introduces a new model following approach to the design of an artificial intelligence control technique that employs Mamdani Type Fuzzy Logic Control. A model following approach has...
Provided by Kurukshetra University
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Principle Component Analysis for Image Compression
Jun 2009
This paper deals with Principal Component Analysis and how it is used for getting a compressed image. In this paper, the authors have shown their results that are obtained by performing image...
Provided by Kurukshetra University
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A Software Metric for the Activeness of a Class
Jun 2009
This paper proposes a software metric called Class Activeness Metric which helps to determine the level of accessibility of the members of a class when instantiated as objects. Complexity in...
Provided by Kurukshetra University
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Still Image Compression Using Embedded Zero Tree Wavelet Encoding
Jun 2009
This paper proposes a Embedded Zerotree Wavelet Encoding (EZW) for image compression. Shapiro's Embedded Zerotree Wavelet encoder or EZW encoder for short. An EZW encoder is an encoder specially...
Provided by Kurukshetra University
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Testing Technology in Industry: A Review
Jun 2009
Software testing is any activity aimed at evaluating an attribute or capability of a program or system and determining that it meets its required results. The difficulty in software testing stems...
Provided by Kurukshetra University
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Effectiveness of Testing Processes For Modern Software Development
Jun 2009
A process is a significant concept in modern software development. Only when the activities are organized in process descriptions, can these be communicated, followed, observed, and improved. The...
Provided by Kurukshetra University
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Getting Ready for PLM: How Fashion Brands and Retailers Can Convert Challenges to Opportunity With Efficient Use of Technology
Jul 2008
Successful fashion brands and retailers are identifying and addressing many key issues, such as globalization, supply chain efficiencies, tax planning and risk management, and are making tough...
Provided by Geometric
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Merits of QT for Developing Imaging Applications UI
Jan 2008
The Graphical User Interfaces (GUI) for applications is getting more intuitive in terms of ease of use, attention to details, and the experience offered to the user. Although RAD tools like Visual...
Provided by Trianz
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Case Studies
Developers Praise Improved Productivity, Integrated Environment of Visual Studio 2008
Jun 2009
Visual Studio Developers including students, IT Pros, and Technology Decision Makers sharing their personal experiences with Visual Studio 2008. It needed to integrated development environment,...
Provided by Microsoft
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Case Studies
Instructors and Learners Benefit From Intel E-Learning Solution and Microsoft Semblio
Jun 2009
Intel Corporation, the world's leading semiconductor chip maker, was founded in 1968 and introduced the world's first microprocessor in 1971. Headquartered in Santa Clara, California, Intel...
Provided by Microsoft
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Case Studies
Startup Shaves Two Months, $20,000 Off Development
Jun 2009
Piryx, based in Austin, Texas, offers software to facilitate the campaign process for every level of political campaign in the United States, including compliance reporting and fundraising. Piryx...
Provided by Microsoft
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Case Studies
Firm Improves Collaboration, Delivers Products Faster With Software Development System
May 2009
International Game Technology (IGT) is a global designer and manufacturer of computerized gaming machines and systems for casinos. The company's software developers work from three office sites,...
Provided by Microsoft
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Case Studies
Insurer Speeds Development Through Better Application Life-Cycle Management
May 2009
San Francisco, California - based Esurance offers online automobile insurance to drivers in 30 states across the United States. The company also offers home-owners, renters, health, and life...
Provided by Microsoft
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Case Studies
eBay Enhances Customer Loyalty With Software-Plus-Services Shopping Solution
Jun 2009
With a presence in 39 countries and an active customer base of more than 80 million people, eBay is the world's largest online marketplace. To maintain its leadership position, eBay is constantly...
Provided by Microsoft
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Case Studies
Genealogy Firm Uses Efficient Design Tools to Create Rich Internet Application
Jun 2009
The Generations Network (TGN), through its flagship Ancestry.com Web site, is the world's leading resource for online family history, providing services to millions of users worldwide. The company...
Provided by Microsoft
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Case Studies
U-Media Communications Cuts Time to Market 30% by Improving Product Lifecycle Management
May 2009
U-Media Communications wanted to automate the design-to-production process to ensure manufacturing workflows are not interrupted when staff leave the company or are absent from the office and...
Provided by Oracle
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Case Studies
Mindspeed Improves Engineering Efficiency by 10% With Integrated Product Management
May 2009
Mindspeed Technologies wanted to manage the entire lifecycle of products efficiently to resolve cycle time issues, reduce error rates, and decrease production delays - all of which previously led...
Provided by Oracle
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Case Studies
Rich Media Platform Delivers Powerful Results for Fans of New Cricket League
Jul 2009
Headquartered in Dubai, netlinkblue is the media technology and services firm that won the online broadcasting rights to the Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket season. The company wanted to...
Provided by Microsoft
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Case Studies
NASA Provides Interactive, 3-D Views of the Next Mars Rover to the Public
Jul 2009
A charter of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is to educate the public and inspire students. NASA hosts a Web site for the purpose of generating public awareness about the...
Provided by Microsoft
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Case Studies
Australian Web Site Gives Visitors a "Wow" Experience With Rich Media Platform
Jul 2009
With 70 percent of Australia's active Internet audience visiting each month, ninemsn is Australia's leading online media site. With more than 50 news, sports, entertainment and fashion sites,...
Provided by Microsoft
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Case Studies
Continental Airlines Modernizes Call Center Application With Web-Based Technology
Jul 2009
Continental Airlines stands out from its competition through a commitment to superior customer service and a forward-thinking approach to technology. When it came time to update its call center...
Provided by Microsoft
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Case Studies
Product Lifecycle Management Solution Increases Productivity With Familiar Interface
Jul 2009
Siemens PLM Software offers Teamcenter, a Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solution that customers use for global collaboration during product development and launch. The company opted to...
Provided by Microsoft
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Case Studies
Social Services ISV Cuts Time to Market by 33%, Speeds Performance, With Move to Windows
Jul 2009
Gibson began to develop LyncServ using Java and Linux for their supposedly lower cost - until Gibson realized that cash-strapped local agencies would have to run dual systems (the Linux for...
Provided by Microsoft
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Case Studies
Yacht Maker Transforms Customer Experience With Revolutionary Computing Platform
Jul 2009
Luxury yacht maker Lazzara Yachts prides itself on its unique approach to building and selling the industry's finest boats. Since its founding in 1990, the family-owned company has emphasized...
Provided by Microsoft
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Case Studies
Software Firm Achieves 50 Percent Growth With Software-Plus-Services
Jul 2009
Based in Braga, Portugal, Multivector is a software developer that specializes in solutions for advertisers and publishers. Since 1998, it has earned a reputation for innovative software that...
Provided by Microsoft
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Case Studies
Actions Semiconductor Cuts Development Time From Two Months to One Month
Jun 2009
Actions Semiconductor wanted to overcome a steep learning curve when adopting Java EE development frameworks, which includes learning a range of development languages such as Java, JSP, XML, and...
Provided by Oracle
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White Papers
Applications of the Adaptive Transactional Memory Test Platform
Feb 2008
Sun has recently announced it will support a form of "Best effort" hardware transactional memory in its forthcoming multicore processor, code-named "Rock". This paper reports on early results and...
Provided by Sun Microsystems
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Microsoft Access to Oracle Application Express Migration Overview
May 2009
Oracle Application Express is a rapid web application development tool for the Oracle database, which combines the qualities of a personal database, productivity, ease of use, and flexibility with...
Provided by Oracle
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Using Relationship Diagrams to Enhance the Critical Path Method of Project Scheduling
Jun 2009
This white paper provides an overview of the Critical Path Method (CPM) for project scheduling and the history of its development. The implementation of the Relationship Diagramming Method (RDM)...
Provided by Oracle
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Oracle Fusion Middleware MapViewer 11g Technical Overview
Jul 2009
Oracle Fusion Middleware MapViewer (or simply, MapViewer) provides powerful geospatial data visualization and reporting services. Written purely in Java and run in a J2EE environment, MapViewer...
Provided by Oracle
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Evaluating Strengths and Weaknesses of Agile Scrum Framework Using Knowledge Management
Mar 2013
This paper exploits strengths and weaknesses of agile Scrum framework using knowledge management. An agile framework Scrum widely used as agile manufacturing process. Many organizations prefer...
Provided by Lovely Professional University
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Modified Optimal Performance Mapping on Reconfigurable Architecture for Multimedia Applications
Mar 2013
In this paper, Coarse-Grained Reconfigurable Architectures (CGRAs) are capable of achieving both goals of high performance and flexibility. CGRAs not only improve performance by exploiting the...
Provided by Anna University
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Software Developing with Agile Methods and Combination of Architecture
Mar 2013
Over the past decades the service oriented architecture is a viewpoint of software architecture in which using Loosely Coupled services to support business processes is suggested. Now-a-days most...
Provided by International Journal of Computer Applications
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Multiobjective Duality in Variational Problems with Higher Order Derivatives
Apr 2010
Calculus of variation is a powerful technique for the solution of various problems appearing in dynamics of rigid bodies, optimization of orbits, theory of variations and many other fields. A...
Provided by Scientific Research
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Method of Carrier Acquisition and Track for HAPS
Apr 2010
Now the HAPS (High Altitude Platform Station) system has been concentrated on research because of important values in military and application. This paper emphasizes on the characteristics and...
Provided by Scientific Research
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The Identification of Frequency Hopping Signal Using Compressive Sensing
Aug 2009
Compressive Sensing (CS) creates a new framework of signal reconstruction or approximation from a smaller set of incoherent projection compared with the traditional Nyquist-rate sampling theory....
Provided by Scientific Research
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Hook-Test: An Aid to the Hook-Driven Test-First Development of Framework Based Application
Mar 2013
Enhanced quality with reduced cost and reduced time-to-market is the primary goal of any software industry. Researchers and practitioners are trying to aspire it with many techniques....
Provided by Banaras Hindu University
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Dependency Detection for Regression Testing Using Test Case Prioritization Techniques
Mar 2013
Regression testing is one of the important activities of software development. When a older version of the software is modified into a newer version a set of test cases needs to be run and the...
Provided by International Journal of Computer Applications
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Software Defect Prediction Using Boosting Techniques
Mar 2013
Identification and removal of software defects is tedious and time consuming for software development. Improperly planned projects could have defects and the time spent to spot and fix them...
Provided by Bharathidasan University
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Analyzing Effort Estimation in Multistage Based FL-COCOMO II Framework Using Various Fuzzy Membership Functions
Mar 2013
Software development has always been characterized by some metrics. One of the greatest challenges for software developers lies in predicting the development effort for a software system which is...
Provided by International Journal of Computer Applications
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E-Learner's Collective Intelligent System Framework: Web Mining for Personalization in e-Learning 2.0 Ecosystem Using Web 2.0 Technologies
Mar 2013
E-Learning 2.0 ecosystem has turn out to be a trend in the world nowadays. The term E-Learning 2.0 ecosystem was coined that came out during the emergence of Web 2.0 technologies. Most of the...
Provided by International Journal of Computer Applications
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Design of M-Commerce Based Model for e-Enablement of Land Record Information System
Mar 2013
The latest trends related with enhancement of the mobile devices and mobile technologies have lead to the need to model such unique & innovative applications. This is necessary in order to have...
Provided by Punjab Technical University
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Enhanced Software Quality Metrics for Fault Prediction in Object Oriented Components Using SVM Classifier
May 2012
Software quality metrics are defined as methods for quantitatively determining the extent to which an Object Oriented (OO) software process possess a certain quality attribute. Increase in...
Provided by International Journal of Computer Applications
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A Novel Approach for Test Case Prioritization Using Business Criticality Test Value
May 2012
Software maintenance is an important and costly activity of the software development lifecycle. Regression testing is the process of validating modifications introduced in a system during software...
Provided by KIIT University
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Model based Testing for Software Systems: An Application of Markov Modulated Markov Process
May 2012
Software systems require the validation of design features through regression testing. Two primary challenges in system validation are ensuring that test suites reflect actual system usage, and...
Provided by George Washington University
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Accelerating the Reduction to Upper Hessenberg, Tridiagonal, and Bidiagonal Forms Through Hybrid GPU-Based Computing
Jun 2010
The authors present a Hessenberg Reduction (HR) algorithm for hybrid systems of homogeneous multicore with GPU accelerators that can exceed 25 the performance of the corresponding LAPACK algorithm...
Provided by Reed Business Information
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Building a Bayesian Factor Tree From Examples
Oct 2012
Solving probabilistic problems on graphs via belief propagation has become a very promising paradigm in many fields such as communications, artificial intelligence and digital signal processing....
Provided by Institute of Electrical & Electronic Engineers
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Towards an Application of Update Propagation on Logic Programs Representing Java Source Code
Jan 2013
Logic programs are now used as a representation of object oriented source code in academic prototypes for about a decade. This representation allows a clear and concise implementation of analyses...
Provided by University of Bologna
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Clone Removal in Java Programs as a Process of Stepwise Unification
Jan 2013
Cloned code is one of the most important obstacles against consistent software maintenance and evolution. Although today's clone detection tools find a variety of clones, they do not offer any...
Provided by University of Bologna
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Problems of Inheritance at Java Inner Class
Jan 2013
Single inheritance has been widely accepted in the current programming practice to avoid the complication that incurred by multiple inheritance. Single inheritance enhances the reusability of...
Provided by Multimedia University
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Testing Java implementations of Algebraic Specifications
Mar 2013
In this paper, the authors focus on exploiting a specification and the structures that satisfy it, to obtain a means of comparing implemented and expected behaviors and find the origin of faults...
Provided by Cornell University
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Software Engineering and Complexity in Effective Algebraic Geometry
Apr 2012
One may represent polynomials not only by their coefficients but also by arithmetic circuits which evaluate them. This idea allowed in the last fifteen years considerable complexity progress in...
Provided by Cornell University
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The Study and Approach of Software Re-Engineering
Oct 2011
The nature of software re-engineering is to improve or transform existing software so it can be understood, controlled and reused as new software. Needs, the necessity of re-engineering software...
Provided by Cornell University
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Content Based Traffic Engineering in Software Defined Information Centric Networks
Jan 2013
This paper describes a content centric network architecture which uses software defined networking principles to implement efficient metadata driven services by extracting content metadata at the...
Provided by University of Calgary
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Interaction-Oriented Software Engineering: Concepts and Principles
Nov 2012
Following established tradition, software engineering today is rooted in a conceptually centralized way of thinking. The primary SE artifact is a specification of a machine - a computational...
Provided by Lancaster University
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How Many Software Engineering Professionals Hold This Certificate?
Dec 2012
Estimates of quantity of the certificates issued during 10 years of existence of the professional's certification program in the area of software engineering implemented by one of the leading...
Provided by Cornell University
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A Formal Semantic for Scenario-Based Model Using Algebraic Semantics Framework for MOF
Jan 2013
Model-driven development uses models to represent system artifacts to improve the visibility of the system towards the real world. The development of models is underlying in the Meta-Object...
Provided by Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka
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An Embedding Method for Real Characters into the 3D Virtual Space
Jan 2013
In this paper, the authors propose a method for embedding real characters in the 3D virtual space. Most systems have adopted virtual characters into the 3D virtual space to give more realistic...
Provided by Chungbuk National University
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An Approach for Computing Dynamic Slice of Concurrent Aspect-Oriented Programs
Jan 2013
The authors propose a dynamic slicing algorithm to compute the slice of concurrent aspect-oriented programs. They use a dependence based intermediate program representation called Concurrent...
Provided by KIIT University
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Conflict Visualization for Evolving UML Models
Sep 2012
The urgent demand for supporting teamwork and continuous evolution of software models triggered intensive research on optimistic version control systems for models. State-of-the-art model...
Provided by Vienna University of Economics and Business
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Prioritization of Test Cases Scenarios Derived from UML Diagrams
May 2012
Test Case Prioritization (TCP) is setting priority to each and every test case from test case suit and executes those test cases in descending order. The proposed generic tool will first generate...
Provided by International Journal of Computer Applications
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Precision in Design Reusability Using Software Agent Based Design Triggers
May 2012
Conventional software development methodologies for today's software developments have not been proven good enough to cope with the unconventional demands and rapid application development. There...
Provided by Kurukshetra University
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Correlation Between Various Quality Characteristics for Aspect-Oriented Systems
Jun 2012
Aspect-oriented system is a new emerging technique of software development that provides mechanism for implementing cross-cutting concerns. Quality assessment of important characteristics like...
Provided by Amity University
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Result Analysis of LabVIEW and MatLab in Application of Image Edge Detection
Jun 2012
Edge of an Image is One of the most fundamental and significant futures. Edge detection is always one of the classical studying projects of computer vision and image processing field. It is the...
Provided by International Journal of Computer Applications
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Enhancing Effectiveness of e-Learning Framework Using UML Modeling and Self Regulation: A Case Study
Jun 2012
The ever increasing internet usage around the world has created huge potential for application of ICT in Higher education what is known as e-learning. The e-learning offers the users flexibilities...
Provided by International Journal of Computer Applications
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Image Inpainting Realization of GUI in JAVA Using Exemplar Method
Feb 2013
Image In-painting technique is of filling in holes in an image to preserve its overall continuity. There are many applications of this technique include the restoration of old photographs and...
Provided by IOSR Journal of Engineering
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Ontology Matching Based on Hypernym, Hyponym, Holonym and Meronym Sets in Wordnet
Apr 2010
Considerable research in the field of ontology matching has been performed where information sharing and reuse becomes necessary in ontology development. Measurement of lexical similarity in...
Provided by Academy & Industry Research Collaboration Center
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Modified Jelinski-Moranda Software Reliability Model with Imperfect Debugging Phenomenon
Jun 2012
In this paper, the authors have modified the Jelinski-Moranda (J-M) model of software reliability using imperfect debugging process in fault removal activity. The J-M model was developed assuming...
Provided by International Journal of Computer Applications
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Artificial Neural Network Aided Protein Structure Prediction
Jun 2012
Protein structure prediction plays a vital role in drug design and biotechnology. Understanding protein structures is necessary to determine the function of a protein and its interaction with DNA,...
Provided by Gauhati University
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Whitepapers
A Novel Approach for Automated Test Path Generation Using TABU Search Algorithm
Jun 2012
Software testing is the last phase of the development cycle. The important role in software development is software Testing. In today's software industry, the design of software tests is mostly...
Provided by Sathish Valluri
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White Papers
Borland Agile Testing Survey Results 2009 - Update
Jul 2009
The driver for this paper was to understand in greater detail the needs of Quality Assurance (QA) organizations in Agile software delivery projects. Borland is managing its own Agile...
Provided by Borland
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Accelerate to Zero: How IT Delivers Breakthrough Results for Business
Jan 2008
Every successful company today feels compelled to invest in technology innovations, if only to keep from falling behind. But few companies make the investment with certainty that they can get the...
Provided by Hewlett-Packard (HP)
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Case Studies
County of San Joaquin Information Systems Division Modernizes and Integrates Law and Justice Systems
Jul 2009
The County of San Joaquin Information Systems Division is the central IT organization serving the County of San Joaquin, which is a midsize California county with a population of more than...
Provided by Oracle
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White Papers
Improving the Patient Experience: The Rise of Healthcare Consumerism
Mar 2009
The broad scope of participation directed by the 2009 Stimulus Act will cross many service areas and the Act's general information technology requirement for "meaningful use of Electronic Health...
Provided by Oracle
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Whitepapers
Research Report: Are 3D Mice a Smart Buy?
Nov 2008
This paper purported to evaluate the anecdotal claims that 3D mice can significantly improve CAD design engineer productivity. Based on a survey of 190 3D mice users, substantial gains of more...
Provided by Hewlett-Packard (HP)
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Case Studies
Academic Competition Leads the Way to a New Electric Car
Jul 2009
The University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) is one of 17 North American Universities participating in EcoCAR: The NeXt Challenge, a three-year engineering competition established by...
Provided by Siemens
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White Papers
Integrated Quality Approach - Building Quality Into The Product
Sep 2009
Dynamic business environments need mature testing processes & practices that can guarantee success rather than just cut costs. While testing has traditionally been regarded as a curative solution,...
Provided by Aspire Systems
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White Papers
Partial Synchrony Based on Set Timeliness
Aug 2009
This paper introduces a new model of partial synchrony for read-write shared memory systems. This model is based on the notion of set timeliness - a natural and straightforward generalization of...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
Federal Server Core Configuration (FSCC): A High-Level Overview of the Value and Benefits of Deploying a Single, Standard, Enterprise-Wide Managed Server Environment
Jan 2009
The concept of enhancing server and network security, while also reducing the total cost of ownership, first took shape on a large enterprise scale in the U.S. Air Force (USAF). It began as a...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
Implementation and Use of Transactional Memory With Dynamic Separation
Jan 2009
The paper introduces the design and implementation of Dynamic Separation (DS) as a programming discipline for using transactional memory. The approach is based on the programmer indicating which...
Provided by Springer Science+Business Media
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White Papers
Taking the Heat Off Transactions: Dynamic Selection of Pessimistic Concurrency Control
Feb 2009
This paper investigates feedback-directed dynamic selection between different implementations of atomic blocks. The paper initially executes atomic blocks using STM with optimistic concurrency...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
Transactional Memory With Strong Atomicity Using Off-the-Shelf Memory Protection Hardware
Feb 2009
This paper introduces a new way to provide strong atomicity in an implementation of transactional memory. Strong atomicity lets one offer clear semantics to programs, even if they access the same...
Provided by Association for Computing Machinery
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White Papers
Certification of Software Component Performance Specifications
Jun 2009
In software engineering, performance specifications of components support the successful evolution of complex software systems. Having trustworthy specifications is important to reliably detect...
Provided by FZI Karlsruhe
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White Papers
Autonomous Mental Development: A New Interdisciplinary Transactions for Natural and Artificial Intelligence
May 2009
Although some baby animals can get up and walk within hours after birth, what a human child learns during the first two years of life easily exceeds what those animals learn in their entire...
Provided by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
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White Papers
Amalga Unified Intelligence: One New Solution to Many Old Problems
Mar 2009
In the past, it was sufficient for hospitals to care for patients and bill payers for their services. But in today's highly regulated, rapidly changing, and increasingly competitive and...
Provided by IDG (International Data Group)
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White Papers
Joint Optimization of Segmentation and Appearance Models
Jul 2009
Many interactive image segmentation approaches use an objective function which includes appearance models as an unknown variable. Since the resulting optimization problem is NP-hard the...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
A Global Perspective on MAP Inference for Low-Level Vision
Jul 2009
In recent years the Markov Random Field (MRF) has become the de facto probabilistic model for low-level vision applications. However, in a Maximum A Posteriori (MAP) framework, MRFs inherently...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
Biorthogonality, Step-Indexing and Compiler Correctness
Sep 2009
This paper defines logical relations between the denotational semantics of a simply typed functional language with recursion and the operational behaviour of low-level programs in a variant SECD...
Provided by Association for Computing Machinery
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White Papers
DARWIN: An Approach for Debugging Evolving Programs
Aug 2009
Debugging refers to the laborious process of finding causes of program failures. Often, such failures are introduced when a program undergoes changes and evolves from a stable version to a new,...
Provided by Association for Computing Machinery
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White Papers
DebugAdvisor: A Recommender System for Debugging
Aug 2009
In large software development projects, when a programmer is assigned a bug to x, she typically spends a lot of time searching (in an ad-hoc manner) for instances from the past where similar bugs...
Provided by Association for Computing Machinery
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White Papers
SybilInfer: Detecting Sybil Nodes Using Social Networks
Jan 2009
SybilInfer is an algorithm for labelling nodes in a social network as honest users or Sybils controlled by an adversary. At the heart of SybilInfer lies a probabilistic model of honest social...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
Automated Verification of Practical Garbage Collectors
Jan 2009
Garbage collectors are notoriously hard to verify, due to their low-level interaction with the underlying system and the general difficulty in reasoning about reachability in graphs. Several...
Provided by Association for Computing Machinery
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White Papers
The PlusCal Algorithm Language
Jan 2009
Algorithms are different from programs and should not be described with programming languages. The only simple alternative to programming languages has been pseudo-code. PlusCal is an algorithm...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
Helios: Heterogeneous Multiprocessing With Satellite Kernels
Aug 2009
Helios is an operating system designed to simplify the task of writing, deploying, and tuning applications for heterogeneous platforms. Helios introduces satellite kernels, which export a single,...
Provided by Association for Computing Machinery
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White Papers
FIP's Environmentally Conscious Solutions and GOSAT
Jan 2009
Fujitsu FIP Corporation has been dealing with environmental problems as a business since the 1970s. FIP has expanded into diverse fields from the development of data processing algorithms for many...
Provided by Fujitsu
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White Papers
Key Benefits of Microsoft Visual Studio 2008
Dec 2007
Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 helps individual developers and small development teams accelerate solution development; deliver breakthrough user experiences; and collaborate more effectively while...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
Key Benefits of Microsoft Visual Studio Team System
Nov 2007
Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 enables software development teams to work, communicate, and collaborate more productively; enhance predictability and quality throughout the application...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
Impact of Unlicensed Software on Mid-Market Companies
Jul 2008
Companies must weigh the trade-off of purchasing and using genuine, fully licensed software versus using unlicensed software. This paper explores this trade-off and concludes that companies with...
Provided by Harrison Group
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White Papers
From Waterfall to Agile Software Development: 4 Critical Steps for a Smooth Transition
Jan 2009
The transition from waterfall to agile software development requires careful planning, collaboration and change management. When implemented correctly, the agile model can result in project team...
Provided by ExecutiveBrief
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White Papers
SaaS: Revolutionizing the Way You Do Business
Jan 2009
What can SaaS (Software as a Service) offers organization? Review the countless benefits offered by this revolutionary software deployment model to determine if SaaS merits a test-drive! As one...
Provided by ExecutiveBrief
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Webcasts
MSDN Webcast: Developing for Windows Mobile 6.5 Devices: Using the Gesture APIs (Part 2 of 2) (Level 400)
Sep 2009
The presenter of this webcast gives more detail about the gesture APIs that are available on the Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.5 platform. The presenter will show how to make use of the Gesture API...
Provided by Microsoft
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Webcasts
MSDN Webcast: BenkoTips Live and on Demand: Make Visual Studio Your Own, Customizing the IDE (Level 100)
Sep 2009
Microsoft Visual Studio is a great development environment, but how to take advantage of the settings and options to make the development efforts more productive? The presenter will show how to...
Provided by Microsoft
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Webcasts
TechNet Webcast: BizTalk Server 2009 Performance on Hyper-V and Physical Deployments (Level 300)
Sep 2009
As part of the Microsoft BizTalk Server 2009 launch wave, the BizTalk Rangers and Technology Adoption Program (TAP) teams are conducting a performance lab to compare Microsoft BizTalk Server 2006...
Provided by Microsoft
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Webcasts
MSDN Webcast: Developing for Windows Mobile 6.5 Devices: Using the Gesture APIs (Part 1 of 2) (Level 400)
Aug 2009
The presenter of this webcast will introduce the new gesture APIs that are available on the Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.5 platform. The presenter will demonstrate how to make use of the gesture...
Provided by Microsoft
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Webcasts
MSDN Webcast: geekSpeak: Composite Application Development (Level 200)
Aug 2009
The presenter of this webcast discusses composite application development in Microsoft Silverlight and Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF). The presenter covers the Silverlight...
Provided by Microsoft
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Webcasts
Accelerating Web-Based Application Deployment With PixTools
Sep 2009
One needs the right tools to create feature-rich imaging solutions that sell. With EMC Captiva ISIS PixTools Distributed Imaging toolkits, organization can quickly develop and deploy web-enabled,...
Provided by EMC
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Case Studies
SP AusNet Improves Document Collaboration With Visualization Solution
Aug 2009
SP AusNet wanted to deploy a document viewing package that would allow internal staff and design contractors to access and view CAD and engineering drawings within the company's electronic...
Provided by Oracle
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Case Studies
Grupo STP Reduces Transaction, Processing Time and Improves New Product Development
Aug 2009
Grupo STP wanted to integrate service-oriented architecture in projects for rapid development and launch of new products, enabling STP to efficiently achieve results and support ongoing growth -...
Provided by Oracle
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Case Studies
Oriental Overseas Container Line Cuts Development Cycle by 50%
Aug 2009
OOCL leads the container transportation industry in its use of technology. In 2007, the company was looking for a more efficient and cost-effective way to improve response times in its core...
Provided by Oracle
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Case Studies
Harris Corporation Cuts Engineering Change Time in Half to Accelerate Time to Market
Aug 2009
Harris Corporation is an international information technology company focused on providing assured communications - anytime and anywhere. Harris found that it already learned a lot of lessons...
Provided by Oracle
