While researching texts written about Main-memory Database Systems, I found few materials, particularly journals, blogs, pamphlets, and brochures. My goal in this paper is to bring the main memory discussion starting from the basic definition. To achieve this goal, I have organized my paper into four main sections. The first section provides a brief introduction of main-memory database systems and the difference between main-memory and conventional database systems. The second section describes the basic architecture of main-memory systems. ...

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1. Introduction Nowadays, Internet is no longer just about e-mail and Web sites. The net has become the critical medium, powering a growing list of revenue-generating business activities from e-commerce and e-supply chain management to online marketplaces and collaboration. Th...

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Accenture should develop such sort of server which is capable of dealing with the operational managers at their individual level and gather all the necessary information to the managers from their subordinates but at the same time the system shall send that information to a centralized server that is directly accessible only by the top management through their authorized accounts so that the operational managers and other middle managers can not be able to manipulate any sort of information. ... In order to reduce the cost of this system Accenture should design such type of server that is user...

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By definition, peer-to-peer means that all computers connected to the network act as "servers."" ... On a peer-to-peer network there is no central server with all of the files. ... Each time somebody logged on to the system, an index of their MP3 files was sent to the Napster server. When a user searches for a song, the database on the Napster server tells the user who has the song they are looking for. ... The only data contained on the Napster server was the indexes of the files (Skolnik 3). ...

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However, if the company's servers go offline for only a couple of minutes, thousands, even millions of dollars in revenue can be lost. ... This has been found to be unfeasible for the following reasons: Limited number of tape drives in a tape library Limited number of input/output channels in a server Limited scalability of the backup application Inability to keep all tape drives streaming at one time Six hours is still too long for most companies to be offline to accomplish backup and recovery of data since data cannot be accessed during this time. ...

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In the user's views, this can save some cost on servers and software. ... Platform as service (PAAS) is another type SAAS, which you can use to develop your own program and transfer it through users through Internet and servers. ... "The "pay as you go" pricing structure allows the company to quickly and painlessly adds servers where they are needed without large investments in hardware" (Kenneth 2012). ...

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The purpose of this research paper is to identify some of the potential benefits for those banks who have loan officers that use some type of information technology to aid in the their analysis and decision making abilities. The article will give the reader some insight of why there is a need to use information technology for their loan analysis and what type of problems could occur if some type of information system tool is not utilized. The article will also outline what type of systems could be deployed ranging from a system that is fairly simplistic to one that has several functions. ...

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Executive Summary The Association of Information Technology Professionals (AITP) is a non-profit organization intended to support people in or looking into the Information Technology (IT) field. It was founded in 1951 as the National Machine Accountant Association (NMAA) by a group of machine a...

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Handheld Devices and Healthcare Applications Management Information Systems Table of Contents Introduction Page 3 Wireless Handheld Device Overview Page 4 The Dilemma of PDA Security Page 5 The Implications of HIPPA on PDAs Page 7 Keeping Your PDA Data Safe Page 8 Security Issues in the Healthcare Industry Page 10 Security Policies for PDAs Page 14 Conclusion Page 16 Works Cited Page 17 Handheld Devices and Healthcare Applications Introduction Wireless handheld devices and their applications were built ...

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Discuss the ADA laws, who is covered, how can citizens qualify and what do employers need to do to respond to these laws. Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)-Simply Stated The ADA prohibits any type of employment related discrimination on the basis of disability. When the ADA was first implemented on July 26, 1992, only employers with 25 or more employees were bound to its laws and regulations. The law was amended to include compliance of those employers with 15 or more employees effective July 26, 1994. The ADA is administered by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC...

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Abstract This paper will explore the role of defense in depth security procedures in improving computer and data security. It outlines step-by-step approaches for improving security by defining risks, assessing vulnerabilities, and implementing measures to reduce the likelihood that vulnerabilities may be exploited. The use of a defense-in-depth structure mandates that layered security mechanisms be used to increase security of the system as a whole. If an attack causes one security mechanism to fail, other mechanisms may still provide the necessary security to protect the system. This rese...

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1 Executive Summary In the last decade, the financial services industry in Singapore has revolutionized. As the society becomes more affluent and literate, consumers have higher demand and expectations of services. This is true to the younger generation who are more IT (Information Technology) savvy. Technological advancement, acting as a catalyst, has accelerated the changes in the financial services industry. According to our findings, we anticipate that there will be a more vigorous and drastic change in this industry in the future. ...

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Supply Chain systems consist of client-server and e-commerce applications in both B2B (business-to-business) and B2C (business-to-consumer) versions where the customer and supplier can interface with each other in a zone of collaboration (Chopra and Meindl: 244). ...

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BP (British Petroleum) is 1 of the biggest energy companies in the world, there are almost 100000 employees in this company. BP offers to its consumers petrochemical products for daily use items, energy for light and heat, fuel for transports with retail services. From 1966 Lord Browne was the CEO of the company for many years. He focused on two areas : one is green energy and second is knowledge management. In my research I focused on BP when Lord Bowne was CEO. ...

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This written report examines the logistics management policy of Dimerco and its company process to further investigate its impact toward its business operation. Firstly, Dimerco's logistics and its supply chain will be discussed and how it creates value in logistics process in its business to consum...

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Node licenses are also slowly being phased out because they are mainly used in a client/server environment, since the licensed software may be used only on a specified workstation in which a user must log on to in order to access and execute the software application. ...

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In today's high tech driven environment, an Information Technology (IT) director continually fears for the known and obscure vulnerabilities confronted by its system. With access to different manifestations of equipment and programming gadgets, it is trying for an IT chief to keep his system secure....

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For instance, the implementation of educational web servers in Kosovo, established with satellite links just a few months after conflict had ceased, allowed local physicians to gain access to current literature and websites in place of their 10 year old journal collection (Edworthy, 2001). ...

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1. Introduction 1.1 Background In the course of the most recent years it has gotten to be basic that some huge leading firms are extending their products in a lot of nations and becoming tremendous both in size and financially. Something intriguing can be found is the point at which these sorts of f...

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Abstract There have been historical studies that have played an obvious role in management accounting in recent years. They have played a role in economics and sociology, which provide a basis for management accounting research. As accountants use economic and sociological theories to explain management accounting practice, they may often be using theories suggested and supported by historical data. Accounting researchers are frequently unfamiliar with historical research methods. If historical studies significantly influence management accounting research, then this unfamiliarity means th...

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Children and Bilingualism According to the 1990 United States Census, one in seven or 31.8 million people speak a language other than English in their home. In the past, second generation children were encouraged to adopt the customs, culture, and language of what was identified as the majority culture. Today, with greater recognition and celebration of cultural differences, people are more likely to maintain and share their primary language with their children and to promote bilingualism as a reflection of ethnic pride and identity. What is Bilingualism? Different people use the term in ...

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The field of educational technology has links that go back for almost a hundred years, at least to the museum movement in the early part of the 20th century. The museum movement and the success of training and development work during the two world wars were major factors in the development of the field. Educational technology flourished in the 1950's and continues to play an important role in many colleges of education. The particular sub-discipline of educational technology we will explore in this paper does not have a long history. Information technology and teacher education (ITTE) i...

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