SPI Labs has discovered a technique to scan a network, fingerprint all the Web-enabled devices found, and send attacks or commands to those devices. This technique can scan networks protected behind firewalls such as corporate networks. All the code to do this is written in JavaScript and uses parts of...
This introductory paper on PHP will explain what PHP is, how it works, and how a person can get started using it. PHP Hypertext Preprocessor is an open source, server-side, HTML embedded scripting language used to create dynamic Web pages. PHP script is embedded within a HTML document and the...
With the rapid growth of medical information and the pervasiveness of the Internet, online search and retrieval systems have become indispensable tools in medicine. The progress of Web technologies can provide expert searching capabilities to non-expert information seekers. The objective of the project is to create an alternative search interface...
The Chairman, former Chairman, and Ranking Minority Member, Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs asked GAO to review the Veterans Benefits Administration's VBA efforts to realign its compensation and pension claims processing field structure to improve performance. This report identifies the actions VBA has taken to realign its compensation and pension...
The Chairman, Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, asked GAO to submit a statement for the record highlighting findings from an examination of the Veterans Benefit Administration's VBA fiscal year 2005 budget justification. This paper assesses VBA's determination and justification of claims processing staffing...
This paper discusses about the concerns over the potential for conflicts between the U.S. and Canadian laws which should not be considered as unmanageable. It states that it is open for any contractor and its client to address the risks through obtaining legal opinions and documenting the concerns that have...
This white paper discusses the benefits & effects of single, integrated cross-product web-distribution platforms that go beyond mere improvements to trade processing functionality. Most significantly, cross-product solutions will finally empower managers to derive more accurate and meaningful information about their customer base. Cross-asset class solutions will enable the profitability of...
Article states that with M&A activity hotting up in the IT sector, customers may want to redo their contracts with tech outsourcers. It describes the bump in M&A activity, which has serious repercussions for companies that outsource their applications hosting. To avoid unpleasant surprises, tech consultants advise finance chiefs to...
A visual interface has been developed to provide a means for users to visualize the steel structure represented by a CIMsteel Integration Standards Release 2 (CIS/2) file. A CIS/2 file provides for the electronic exchange of data directly between various steel CAD software applications. Using a web-accessible translator, objects in...
In order to make an appropriate analysis of risk, a risk manager must stay informed on everything from current events to current technologies to current legislation. A risk manager must also understand historical trends in order to proactively ascertain potential future risks. Given this, any new technology or market offering...
This paper shows how to create rollovers using the Dynamic Hypertext Markup Language DHTML Effects toolbar in the Microsoft FrontPage 2002 Web site creation and management tool. With a rollover, when a site visitor positions the mouse pointer over a hyperlink, it changes attributes?for example, it changes to a larger,...
Outsourcing can make even the most rusting executives nervous - many wonder if their provider will survive. An Application Service Provider's ASP job is to make sure its service and applications are available; otherwise it will lose customers. Relinquishing control of important business processes can be frightening. To make the...
On May 31, “Ask Jeeves” announced a broad alliance with an eclectic group of ASPs, call center companies and e-business outsourcers aimed at dramatically expanding the reach of its corporate products. Together, these companies plan to put a more human face on automated online customer support systems. By partnering with...
Haswell Consulting Engineers are customizing LUSAS civil & structural to analyze geotechnical problems involving soil/structure interaction. Extensive use is made of the LUSAS parametric facilities to automate the modeling and analysis of various types and sizes of ground bearing and piled water treatment tanks. An important feature of all LUSAS...
CGI created the "AutoPlus system", and its applications have served the insurance industry well. As business volumes and the acceptance of Web-based delivery increased, the capacity of the old system was strained and service was being impacted. CGI recognized the need to reposition the AutoPlus system and at the same...
CGI's challenge was multifold: transfer 125 applications from mainframe to PC, client server and Web platforms; deploy new enhanced applications on more than 10,000 workstations; redesign the infrastructure and implement new billing, customer care, service provisioning and network surveillance applications. CGI Group did all the technical work of modifying applications...
The Company: China Sunergy, a solar cell product manufacturer. The Filing: FORM 6-K filed with the SEC on August 25, 2008. The Finding: For the latest second-quarter, China Sunergy said its gross profit was $11.6 million, which led to a blended gross margin of 10.4 percent,...
Plug-ins is computer cards that help Bell establish connectivity between lines when its customers communicate using its systems. CGI was asked to take over the project management because of the sheer magnitude of the challenge. CGI recommended that Bell build on its existing SAP technology. CGI's extensive expertise in all...
Insurance companies have long been recognized for their exceptional rigor and highly precise procedures. During this fourth mandate, CGI and L'UNION CANADIENNE decided to further hone the effectiveness of communications between their respective representatives in order to assure total transparency of IT resources. CGI wanted its client to receive the...
When you need to give users a list of choices, you typically provide those choices in a combo box control or a list box control. Most Access developers use combo boxes because they're more versatile - they allow users to enter text or select an item from a list. If...
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