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Constructing a student data warehouse
Authors: Joseph W. Graham,  II
Venue: Proceedings of the 30th annual ACM SIGUCCS conference on User services (2002)

The University of Pittsburgh currently employs a student system established more than a decade ago using SCT ISIS, which has been highly customized over the years. This mainframe legacy system lacks the flexibility to provide ad hoc reporting or web-enabling of queries and reports. Many University schools, departments, and programs require customized reports and frequently maintain their own shadow systems in order to be able to flexibly query data and produce ad hoc reports. The number of queries and reports that are maintained both centrally and in shadow systems, coupled with the frequency in which changes are needed clearly signals the need for a stable and reliable ad hoc query and reporting system.Attempts to develop a student data warehouse over the past five years have been largely unsuccessful for three reasons: the inability to reach consensus on a security model, a data model, and the difficulty in identifying an appropriate query tool. These problems were overcome through the implementation of a cooperative strategy between developers and stakeholders in which business requirements and functional specifications were clearly developed prior to the completion of a design specification document.The assessment process underlined the need for a system in which all available data elements from the current student system are available for query and that the system is sufficiently flexible to allow for general "canned" queries and reports and to permit users to employ a data query tool to design their own queries and reports. Skilled users will have the ability to employ other data mining tools, such as SAS or even Microsoft Access to query and analyze data via SQL query processes.This presentation will describe the development process in detail and examine the results of the current development efforts, still ongoing at the time of this writing.
Using genetic algorithms and coupling measures to devise optimal integration test orders
Authors: Lionel C. Briand, Jie Feng, Yvan Labiche
Venue: Proceedings of the 14th international conference on Software engineering and knowledge engineering (2002)

We present here an improved strategy to devise optimal integration test orders in object-oriented systems. Our goal is to minimize the complexity of stubbing during integration testing as this has been shown to be a major source of expenditure. Our strategy to do so is based on the combined use of inter-class coupling measurement and genetic algorithms. The former is used to assess the complexity of stubs and the latter is used to minimize complex cost functions based on coupling measurement. Using a precisely defined procedure, we investigate this approach in a case study involving a real system. Results are very encouraging as the approach clearly helps obtaining systematic and optimal results.
Magnitude and Delay Approximation of 1-D and 2-D Digital Filters
Authors: Belle A. Shenoi
Venue:  (1999)

:The most outstanding feature of this book is that it treats the design of filters that approximate a constant group delay, and both, the prescribed magnitude and group delay response of one-dimensional as well as two-dimensional digital filters. It so fills a void in the literature, that almost solely deals with the magnitude response of the filter transfer function. The volume contains many of the important results that have appeared in professional journals only recently.
Challenges for multimodal interfaces towards anyone anywhere accessibility: a position paper
Authors: Pedro Branco
Venue: Proceedings of the 2001 EC/NSF workshop on Universal accessibility of ubiquitous computing: providing for the elderly (2001)

The relatively recent research field of multimodal interaction addresses the integration of the different communication channels between human and computer with the goal of providing a more accessible and less encumbering interface. Through this position paper, it is the author's intention to emphasize the use of and challenges for multimodal interaction technology as a mean to achieve universal accessibility --- Anyone, Anywhere.
Managing Information Strategically, 1st edition
Authors: James V. McGee, Laurence Prusak
Venue:  (1993)

:Over the past 25 years, the corporate world has undergone a transition from an industrial economy to an information economy - an environment where information drives the creation of wealth and prosperity, and where businesses accustomed to winning by virtue of size are losing their lead to competitors more agile in their use of information. Visionary companies have realized for years that succeeding in this new age will require better management of information - but up to now, too many have focused primarily on the management of information technology, and its potential for boosting worker productivity. This first volume in the Ernst & Young Information Management Series emphasizes that organizations must learn to view information itself as a potent tool - and manage it as a resource that is more strategically important than labor or capital. Drawing on a wide range of studies and the experience of companies ranging from American Airlines to Frito-Lay, Managing Information Strategically explains how an organization must explicitly consider information issues in its overall strategic thrust - as it designs a plan to achieve market distinction, marshals the resources to execute that plan, and finally, integrates strategy with execution in a dynamic environment. In Part I, the authors examine the role of information in strategy design. They show how active management of information is required to define customers and market segments and discover the full nature of the competition; both are key elements in a company's ability to carve out a niche in the marketplace. The book also demonstrates how information in itself is increasingly being offered by companies as a differentiating product, and how it helps to inspire and support new strategic alternatives. Part II offers guidance on the management of information to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of important organizational processes. Here, McGee and Prusak focus on three areas that have previously receive
MOVE:: component groupware foundations for collaborative virtual environments
Authors: Pedro García, Oriol Montalà, Carles Pairot, Robert Rallo, Antonio Gómez Skarmeta
Venue: Proceedings of the 4th international conference on Collaborative virtual environments (2002)

The design of a Virtual Environment (VE) is a distributed problem of multi-user access to shared resources. Such problem requires careful design decisions in order to provide a seamless system infrastructure capable of supporting flexible interactions in the shared scenarios.The complexity of this domain has led to intricate software systems that provide ad-hoc solutions to specific problems. Furthermore, many of them have gone to a dead end, due to their non-extensible design and their lack of code and module reuse.This paper presents a VE that is constructed on top of a component groupware framework. Our major aim is to provide an extensible infrastructure offering a set of collaborative services in a seamless way. At the conceptual level, it provides essential collaborative services: shared sessions, support for synchronous and asynchronous components, security, coordination, and a server-side awareness infrastructure. At the architectural level, the framework is constructed on top of a middleware integration platform and uses high performance publish/subscribe notification services. Finally, we present the advantages and limitations of this approach.
Application development: orchestrating the great global grid
Authors: John P. Desmond
Venue: Software Magazine (2002)

In efforts ranging from earthquake engineering to surveying the sky, the first prototypes of a Great Global Grid are being built today. Pioneered by the scientific and academic communities, the Grid is an ongoing effort to create testbeds on top of the Internet to provide access to tremendous volumes of data and computational resources in a practical and secure way.The Grid Forum sees the potential in working jointly with the Object Management Group (OMG) and the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) to make their experiences more applicable to the commercial industry.
Zope: Web Application Development and Content Management
Authors: Jerry Spicklemire, Kim Brand, Kevin Friedly, Steve Spicklemire
Venue:  (2002)

:To the end user a Zope website appears to be powered by just another web server, as it undoubtedly should. However, web developers need to be aware of some basic principles in order to take the best advantage of Zope¿s special abilities. They also need to be able to develop applications that are effective in gaining intimate familiarity and subtle details of coding practices unique to Zope. In Zope: Web Application Development and Content Management, emphasis is placed on effectively using Zope at the earliest possible point and then quickly learning to use Zope itself as a powerful toolkit to continue developing the website. Detailed explanations are included to assure that the reader can readily understand the critical role of objects as the building blocks to Zope. In the final chapters special attention is paid to vital concerns of a sophisticated production environment. Zope is a full-featured environment, quite capable of supporting genuine state of the art commercial websites, but not without diligent application of competent knowledge. The needs of mission critical users are covered in detail.
Architects of the Information Society: 35 Years of the Laboratory for Computer Science at Mit
Authors: Simson Garfinkel, Harold Abelson
Venue:  (1999)

:The Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Laboratory for Computer Science (LCS) has been responsible for some of the most significant technological achievements of the past few decades. Much of the hardware and software driving the information revolution has been, and continues to be, created at LCS. Anyone who sends and receives email, communicates with colleagues through a LAN, surfs the Web, or makes decisions using a spreadsheet is benefiting from the creativity of LCS members." "LCS is an interdepartmental laboratory that brings together faculty, researchers, and students in a broad program of study, research, and experimentation. Their principal goal is to pursue innovations in information technology that will improve people's lives. LCS members have been instrumental in the development of ARPAnet, the Internet, the Web, Ethernet, time-shared computers, UNIX, RSA encryption, the X Windows system, NuBus, and many other technologies." "This book, published in celebration of LCS's thirty-fifth anniversary, chronicles its history, achievements, and continued importance to computer science. The essays are complemented by historical photographs.
Professional Java XML Programming with Servlets and JSP
Authors: Sasha Nakhimovksy, Alexander Nakhimovsky
Venue:  (1999)

:Once .ini files and Notepad are replaced with .xml files and a validating XML editor, the possibilities for controlling programs from text files increase immeasurably, perhaps introducing a new way of programming and a new relationship between the user, the programmer and the program. The theme of the book is this collection of new possibilities; its goal is to help bring about the new relationship. The book is in three parts. The first part is about Java, with no XML in sight. It covers the basic plumbing of a distributed Web application written in Java. The second part is about XML and XSLT, with very little Java. Our task here is to summarize both standard XML and XSLT and discover good programming practices.
Microsoft Visual Basic 6 Intro, 1st edition
Authors: Thomas J. Cashman, Cashman B. Shelly
Venue:  (1999)

:Part of the highly successful Shelly Cashman Series, this text offers a clear screen-by-screen, step-by-step approach to learning basic Visual Basic 6 skills.
Microsoft SNA Server Training Kit, 1st edition
Authors: Kay Unkroth
Venue:  (1998)

:Microsoft Certified Professional( MCP) Self-Paced Training Kit Experience Level: Intermediate/ Advanced
A Logical Theory of Interfaces and Objects
Authors: Paulo S. C. Alencar, Donald D. Cowan, Carlos J. P. Lucena
Venue: IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (2002)

This paper motivates and describes a logic-based approach to specifying and reasoning about interfaces and objects that focuses on separation of concerns issues. The approach is based on the Abstract Design View (ADV), a software design model for object-oriented systems. The model was originally introduced to characterize, in an informal and practical setting, a clear separation between objects, which we called Abstract Design Objects (ADOs) and their interfaces (ADVs). The objects capture the basic concern (the fundamental computation algorithm and basic functionality as it is relevant to an application domain), while the interfaces capture special concerns such as user interface, control, timing, and distribution. First, we analyze the ADV design model in order to precisely characterize the interfaces, their associated objects, and the relationship between them. This relationship, which we call ¿views-a,¿ is formally characterized through its semantic properties. Then, we present one possible approach to formalizing interfaces, objects, and the ¿views-a¿ relationship. The central mathematical tools used for this purpose are temporal logic and some tools from category theory. The formal approach is illustrated by examples that show how the interface and related objects and the views-a relationship can be used in object-oriented specifications. Once the designer identifies the concerns, the theory provides a formal means to define, separate, and use interfaces to capture the specific concerns in object-oriented design. Further, the theory provides a formal means to combine the interfaces that capture the concerns. We also show how the theory enables the designer to perform relevant analysis activities while modeling with separation of concerns in mind. The theory can be used to derive dynamic and structural properties of the interface objects and the views-a relationship. In particular, we can use the theory to derive global properties of interfaces that capture special concerns from the local properties of their related objects.
User interfaces when and where they are needed: an infrastructure for recombinant computing
Authors: Mark W. Newman, Shahram Izadi, W. Keith Edwards, Jana Z. Sedivy, Trevor F. Smith
Venue: Proceedings of the 15th annual ACM symposium on User interface software and technology (2002)

Users in ubiquitous computing environments need to be able to make serendipitous use of resources that they did not anticipate and of which they have no prior knowledge. The Speakeasy recombinant computing framework is designed to support such ad hoc use of resources on a network. In addition to other facilities, the framework provides an infrastructure through which device and service user interfaces can be made available to users on multiple platforms. The framework enables UIs to be provided for connections involving multiple entities, allows these UIs to be delivered asynchronously, and allows them to be injected by any party participating in a connection.
Photoshop 5 for MACS for Dummies
Authors: Deke McClelland, Barbara Obermeier
Venue:  (1998)

:With his characteristic easygoing style, Photoshop guru Deke McClelland guides you through the world of pixels, paintbrushes, and special effects - a digital world of endless possibilities waiting only for your imagination.
Tuning Oracle
Authors: Michael J. Corey, Michael Abbey, Dan J. Dechichio
Venue:  (1994)

:This book provides the information database system administrators need to customize the Oracle database system to the specific needs of its users. Readers will learn strategies and systems to avoid problems, increase database speed, and ensure overall security. They'll also learn the basics of improving Oracle's performance as well as how to use its tools and networking capabilities. The author discusses optimization for DEC, SUN, and the other most popular platforms.
Practical guidelines for the readability of IT-architecture diagrams
Authors: Henk Koning, Claire Dormann, Hans van Vliet
Venue: Proceedings of the 20th annual international conference on Computer documentation (2002)

This paper presents the work done to establish guidelines for the creation of readable IT-architecture diagrams and gives some examples of guidelines and some examples of improved diagrams. These guidelines are meant to assist practicing IT-architects in preparing the diagrams to communicate their architectures to the various stakeholders. Diagramming has always been important in information technology (IT), but the recent interest in IT-architecture, the widespread use of software and developments in electronic communication, make it necessary to again look at the 'art of making diagrams' for this particular class and its users. The guidelines indicate how various visual attributes, like hierarchy, layout, color, form, graphics, etc. can contribute to the readability of IT-architecture diagrams. The emphasis is on the outward appearance of diagrams. Some additional support is given for the thinking/reasoning processes while designing or using a set of diagrams and an attempt is made to arrive at a rationale of these guidelines. An evaluation process has been performed with three groups of practicing IT-architects. The outcome of this evaluation is presented. This work is part of a more comprehensive research project on "Visualisation of IT-architecture".
The Degenerate Bounded Errors-in-Variables Model
Authors: S. Chandrasekaran, M. Gu, A. H. Sayed, K. E. Schubert
Venue: SIAM Journal on Matrix Analysis and Applications (2001)

We consider the following problem: $\min_{x \in {\cal R}^n} \min_{\|E\| \le \eta} \|(A+E)x-b\|$, where $A$ is an $m \times n$ real matrix and $b$ is an $n$-dimensional real column vector when it has multiple global minima. This problem is an errors-in-variables problem, which has an important relation to total least squares with bounded uncertainty. A computable condition for checking if the problem is degenerate as well as an efficient algorithm to find the global solution with minimum Euclidean norm are presented.
CCDA Exam Certification Guide
Authors: Anthony Bruno, Jacqueline Kim
Venue:  (2000)

:CCDA Exam Certification Guide is a comprehensive study tool for preparing for the CCDA exam (640-441). Coverage of all exam topics ensures readers will arrive at a complete understanding of the CCDA exam. CCDA Exam Certification Guide follows a logical organization of the CCDA exam objectives. The exam-specific chapter topics are: Design Goals Customer Objectives Application Considerations LAN Design WAN Design Designing for Specific Protocols Putting it all together Building a Prototype or Model Additional Case Studies Material is presented in a concise manner, focusing on increasing readers' retention and recall of exam topics.
Power of-- FrameMaker 4 for Windows, 1st edition
Authors: David B. Doty, Mis Press
Venue:  (1993)

:With the Power Of... FrameMaker 4.0 for Windows as your comprehensive reference tool, you'll take full advantage of this powerful desktop publishing program. Find out what makes FrameMaker different from other desktop publishing program. You'll learn how to create complex documents with the built-in word processor, drawing tools, and sophisticated equation editor. Moving documents across multiple platforms, such as Macintosh and UNIX, will be a snap. Easy to follow instructions and real-world exercises show you how to embed hypertext links, create master pages and templates, and much, much more. This valuable resource will show you how FrameMaker's features work together to put publishing power at your fingertips.
Convergence, Oscillations, and Chaos in a Discrete Model of Combat
Authors: Hassan Sedaghat
Venue: SIAM Review (2002)

A piecewise smooth mapping of the three-dimensional Euclidean space is derived from a discrete-time model of combat. The mathematical analysis of this mapping focuses on the effects of discontinuity caused by the defender's withdrawal strategy---a prime component of the original model. Both the asymptotics and the transient behavior are discussed, and all the behavior types noted in the title are established as possible outcomes.
Control structures in hypothesis spaces: the influence on learning
Authors: John Case, Sanjay Jain, Mandayam Suraj
Venue: Theoretical Computer Science (2002)

In any learnability setting, hypotheses are conjectured from some hypothesis space. Studied herein are the influence on learnability of the presence or absence of certain control structures in the hypothesis space. First presented are control structure characterizations of some rather specific but illustrative learnability results. The presence of these control structures is thereby shown essential to maintain full learning power. Then presented are the main theorems. Each of these non-trivially characterizes the invariance of a learning class over hypothesis space V and the presence of a particular projection control structure, called proj, in V as: V has suitable instances of all denotational control structures. In a sense, then, proj epitomizes the control structures whose presence need not help and whose absence need not hinder learning power.
Curvilinear Stabilization Techniques for Truncated Newton Methods in Large Scale Unconstrained Optimization
Authors: Stefano Lucidi, Francesco Rochetich, Massimo Roma
Venue: SIAM Journal on Optimization (1998)

The aim of this paper is to define a new class of minimization algorithms for solving large scale unconstrained problems. In particular we describe a stabilization framework, based on a curvilinear linesearch, which uses a combination of a Newton-type direction and a negative curvature direction. The motivation for using negative curvature direction is that of taking into account local nonconvexity of the objective function. On the basis of this framework, we propose an algorithm which uses the Lanczos method for determining at each iteration both a Newton-type direction and an effective negative curvature direction. The results of extensive numerical testing are reported together with a comparison with the LANCELOT package. These results show that the algorithm is very competitive, which seems to indicate that the proposed approach is promising.
Process algebra and Markov chains
Authors: Ed Brinksma, Holger Hermanns
Venue: Lectures on formal methods and performance analysis: first EEF/Euro summer school on trends in computer science (2002)

This paper surveys and relates the basic concepts of process algebra and the modelling of continuous time Markov chains. It provides basic introductions to both fields, where we also study the Markov chains from an algebraic perspective, viz. that of Markov chain algebra. We then proceed to study the interrelation of reactive processes and Markov chains in this setting, and introduce the algebra of Interactive Markov Chains as an orthogonal extension of both process and Markov chain algebra. We conclude with comparing this approach to related (Markovian) stochastic process algebras by analysing the algebraic principles that they support.
Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer Core Requirements Training Kit
Authors: Microsoft Corporation
Venue:  (1998)

:Working at your ideal pace, use step-by-step lessons and hands-on lab exercises to learn to support and administer Microsoft; Windows NT;. Each kit also contains the information and preparation you'll need for success on the four Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) core exams in the Microsoft Certified System Engineer (MCSE) track. Experience Level: Intermediate/ Advanced