0024-2667 Design and Development of an Academic Portal Academic Information Service‚ University of Pretoria‚ South Africa HEILA PIENAAR A Web portal can be defined as a Web site for a specific audience that aggregates an array of content and provides a variety of services including search engines‚ directories‚ news‚ e-mail and chat rooms. This article investigates the factors that must be considered during the design and de- velopment of an academic portal. Personal interviews were conducted with academics
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An Example of Using Key Performance Indicators for Software Development Process Efficiency Evaluation. Abstract - This paper gives an overview of possible Key Performance Indicators (KPI) that can be used for software process efficiency evaluation. The overview is based on currently used KPIs in software development projects on CPP platform. The most important KPIs are analyzed‚ and their usage in the process efficiency evaluation is discussed. The outcome of the measurement is used to
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Info from case total revenue for last reporting = 110 million cio reviewed 3 following implementation strategies: -classic disintermediation - removal of intermediaries in a supply chain. connects supplier directly with customers -remediation-working more closely with ecisting middlemen partners. strategy could be affected by high contracting risks. -network-building alliances and partnerships with both existing and new suppliers and distributors involving a complex set of relationships
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advantages and disadvantages of Agile Software Engineering? One mooted solution to project management issues is Agile Software Engineering. Agile software engineering was devised‚ in the early 1990’s‚ as a counter to the then-prevalent preference for huge‚ carefully-planned and expertly orchestrated grand projects. As Alistair Cockburn has noted‚ "the 1990’s saw some of the most bloated‚ over-organised attempts at problem-solving imaginable‚ whereas agile software engineering came in like a breath of
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What is Software Defined Radio? With the exponential growth in the ways and means by which people need to communicate - data communications‚ voice communications‚ video communications‚ broadcast messaging‚ command and control communications‚ emergency response communications‚ etc. - modifying radio devices easily and cost-effectively has become business critical. Software defined radio (SDR) technology brings the flexibility‚ cost efficiency and power to drive communications forward‚ with wide-reaching
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International Journal of Business and Management Vol. 6‚ No. 5; May 2011 Jordan Software Industry: Investigating the Role of Human Capital Ashraf Bany Mohammed Faculty of Information Technology‚ Middle East University P.O. Box: 383‚ Amman 11831‚ Jordan Tel: 962-777-588-997 Received: November 19‚ 2010 E-mail: abany@meu.edu.jo Accepted: December 22‚ 2010 doi:10.5539/ijbm.v6n5p217 Abstract Software industry is realized as one key opportunity for socio-economic development‚ especially
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Recommendation Report In this report‚ you are going to find two software programs with business applications and compare them according to four well-defined criteria. You will then recommend one program over another on the basis of your comparison. Your report will be written to me – assume I’m your boss‚ we work together in a small company‚ and I’ve asked you to find the best program for our purposes. The choice of programs is up to you‚ but you must choose two programs that do roughly the same
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This work includes INF 220 Assignment 4 Evaluating Security Software Computer Science - General Computer Science In a two-page APA formatted paper‚ provide analysis answering the following: Use the Web to research and evaluate security products from two competing vendors‚ such as antivirus software‚ firewalls‚ or antispyware software. For each product‚ describe its capabilities‚ for what types of businesses it is best suited‚ and its cost to purchase and install. Which is the best product
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Generating Test Cases From Use Cases by Jim Heumann Requirements Management Evangelist Rational Software In many organizations‚ software testing accounts for 30 to 50 percent of software development costs. Yet most people believe that software is not well tested before it is delivered. That contradiction is rooted in two clear facts: First‚ testing software is a very difficult proposition; and second‚ testing is typically done without a clear methodology. A widely-accepted tenet in
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Open source and private -collective model of innovation |1 INTRODUCTION Having written the paper on the open source software development as an example of private-collective innovation model Eric von Hippel and Georg von Krogh opened the door to a new area of study for organisation scientists. The paper has achieved widespread recognition amongst fellow theorists and has been used as a basis for further investigation of and expanding the topic. Additionally‚ it has prompted practical perspectives
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