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whitepaper Immersive Connected Experiences: How Connected Visual Computing Will Change the Virtual World as Well as the Actual World2008-11-20 Intel
  Immersive Connected Experiences (ICE) are a new category of connected visual computing usage models in which people will share experiences and information online within highly intuitive, interactive visual interfaces. Initial examples of ICE include two main categories: Simulated Environments such as virtual worlds, online multiplayer games and 3-D movies, and Augmented Reality where images from the real world are combined with digital information to provide an enhanced view of the globe. This paper describes the key technical challenges in bringing these usages to the mainstream, including new client/server platform innovations, more robust distributed computing techniques, tools to facilitate user-generated 3-D content, and techniques to improve experiences on mobile devices.

Tags: Mobile and Wireless, Server Hardware		   
whitepaper Aerolab Revolutionizes Information Flow to Ensure Faster Response to Customers' Demands2008-11-01 Oracle
  Aerolab wanted to streamline the company's design information flow across engineering, design, production, and the shop floor and eliminate dependence on the technical office - allowing all teams to interact directly on each project. The challenge was to create a single enterprise-wide platform to enable seamless information exchange between customers and the Design Office, regardless of the Computer-Aided Design (CAD) systems. Aerolab implemented Oracle's AutoVue applications to enable all teams to quickly view 2D and 3D customer design files as well as enabled engineering staff to view 90% of CAD documents in their native format and eliminated the need for additional conversion software.

Tags: Data Tools, Software Development Tools		   
whitepaper Live From Redmond: Animation in Silverlight2008-10-01 Microsoft
  In this webcast presenter will demonstrate the fundamentals of Animation; how to create Animation quickly and easily in Blend.

Tags: Software Development Tools		   
whitepaper Original 45nm Intel Core 2 Processor Performance2008-10-01 Intel
  The 45nm Intels Coret2 family of processors, codename PenrynD, improves upon the performance of Intel Core 2 processors through new microarchitecture features, a larger cache, new instructions, and enhanced power- and thermal-management schemes. This paper presents measured performance data that show the microarchitectural benefits of the Penryn family of processors on key applications and benchmarks. In addition, this paper showcases performance improvements achieved by new SSE4 instructions on a variety of media, imaging, and 3D workloads. The Penryn family of processors also introduced new power- and thermal-management schemes. This paper discusses performance improvements achieved by these enhanced thermal-management features in thermally limited platforms such as mobile thin and light and small form-factor computers.

Tags: Software Development Tools, Software Development Tools		   
whitepaper High Dimensional Data Visualization Using 3-D Icons2008-09-08 University of Houston
  This paper presents a method to visualize large amount of high dimensional data. High dimensional data visualization is very important to data analysts since it gives a direct and natural view of data. In their method the author uses one icon to represent one group of dimensions. Then they choose features of the icon to display the dimensions within each group. The author has performed experiments on a real data set from oil industry, and the result is encouraging although there are still some open questions.

Tags: Software Development Tools		   
whitepaper A 3D Exploration of the HTML Canvas Element2008-08-26 JupiterMedia
  Vector graphics abound on the web, and they come in a variety of formats, including Flash and SVG. HTML Canvas, one of the newer incarnations, occupies a different niche from other vector graphics systems. While SVG is a declarative graphics file format that can be rendered by any kind of program and Flash is built around a complete multimedia system (including browser plug-in libraries, the ActionScript scripting language, and content-creation tools), HTML Canvas is HTML. In fact, HTML Canvas is part of the upcoming HTML 5 specification. As such, the HTML Canvas is integrated into the DOM tree, which means it can be accessed from JavaScript. Thus, the HTML Canvas allows one to do many of the things that Flash and SVG renderers can do.

Tags: Software Development Tools, Software Development Tools		   
whitepaper Changan Suzuki Cuts CAD Licensing Costs by 80% With Enterprise Visualization Solution2008-07-01 Oracle
  Prior to implementing AutoVue, designers and manufacturing technicians had to use CAD workstations installed on specific computers dispersed throughout ChangAn Suzuki's facilities to view documents. This method of collaboration was soon considered unproductive and cumbersome, especially as the company had to spend thousands of dollars buying new hardware and software licenses to accommodate the increasing number of users. With AutoVue 3D Professional Advanced, engineers, designers, and manufacturing personnel now have secure, real-time access to hundreds of document types via a Web browser. AutoVue enabled access to large 3D models that were uploaded on ChangAn Suzuki's intranet without requiring the original CAD design creation software.

Tags: Software Development Tools, Internet and Web		   
whitepaper Commercial Real Estate Firm Boosts Competitive Edge With Innovative Mapping Technology2008-06-01 Microsoft
  Coldwell Banker Commercial, an international leader in the commercial real estate industry, wanted to provide affiliates with an innovative online mapping tool. Brokers and customers could use the company's existing Web site to view a property's location, but the mapping component had limited functionality. After an extensive evaluation of online mapping technologies, Coldwell Banker Commercial developed and deployed an award-winning Web site based on Microsoft Virtual Earth and Microsoft MapPoint Web Service.

Tags: Software Development Tools, Mobile and Wireless		   
whitepaper RedPrairie Case Study: Briggs & Stratton2008-05-29 RedPrairie
  Briggs & Stratton is the world's largest producer of air-cooled gasoline engines for outdoor power equipment. In the span of three years Briggs & Stratton's replacement parts business exploded from about 35,000 SKUs to over 105,000 SKUs due to growth and new product lines. This growth and the impending end to their previous facility lease forced Briggs & Stratton to reevaluate their business. as a result, they decided to develop a new purpose-built 300,000 square foot distribution center in Menomonee Falls, WI (MFDC) for their replacement parts packaging and distribution business. RedPrairie provided a dynamic pick-face slotting application integrated to the RedPrairie Workforce Management solution already in use at Briggs & Stratton.

Tags: Software Development Tools		   
whitepaper Governance for the Insurance Industry: Service-Oriented Architecture2008-05-01 Unisys
  Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) continues to generate a lot of attention in the business press and in IT circles. SOA flew through the "Flavor of the month" and "Next big thing" hype phases with such speed that there's simply no denying that it's here to stay. A proven best practice to maximize SOA value is to instill effective, enterprise wide SOA governance models. This will ensure that the services on which SOA is built are managed and re-used properly. Specifically, governance models define who "Owns" the services or has final responsibility for determining the circumstances under which services can be modified. Further, governance will help companies scale SOA-enabled processes and operations quickly and efficiently - especially important in Europe and other markets undergoing cross-border regulatory shifts.

Tags: Internet and Web