ICT10 A Framework for Implementation of Free and Open University Courseware in Kenya. Patrick Kinoti*‚ Adrian Kamotho Njenga* *Lecturer‚ Kenya Methodist University Corresponding email: Patrick.Kinoti@kemu.ac.ke Abstract Free and Open University Courseware (FOCW) refers to university course materials which may include lecture notes‚ presentation videos‚ syllabi and course outlines that are shared for free on the web. The concept of free sharing of university courseware is continuously gaining
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Assessing Open Compute from a Business Perspective ABSTRACT The Open Compute(OCP) movement‚ which began when Facebook decided to design its own hardware as it scaled up its massive online infrastructure‚ applies the principles of Open Source software to hardware. As the Open Compute specifications gain traction in the enterprise‚ they are creating standards for a new class of affordable‚ open‚ and energy efficient servers. Financially‚ Open Compute technologies are potentially transformative. Standardized
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Impact of Current Information Technology on Our Lives In partial fulfillment in the subject Basic Communications II for Associate in Computer Technology Submitted by: Kenneth Roy Adrian P. Romua Student Submitted to: Mr. Adalbert Alcaide Professor May 25‚ 2011 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT My deepest gratitude to my Ate Kristine and my parents who support and encourage me to pursue my chosen path‚ to concentrate to my studies‚ for all their kind and inspiring comments. My special thanks
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developments and Impact on businesses This task is focused around talking about the new developments in technology‚ what they are‚ how they have impacted businesses and where they could lead. I have broken the technologies into three different sub-categories: • Hardware • Software • Communications Hardware Solid State Drives Solid state drives are a bit of an oddity in modern technology. They have existed for several years in their current form (Early 1970’s)‚ yet have only within the past
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Real World Case Study 3‚ "IBM Corporation: Competing Globally by Offshoring IT Workers and Giving Away Technology.” 1. Do you agree with IBM’s employment response to competition from software development contractors in India like Wipro that are expanding into IT consulting services? Why or why not? In order for IBM to continue its growth it will have to expand into areas like India. They need consulting groups who can personalize their product and keep the costs low in markets like Mexico
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Boston. DOI 10.1515/bmt-2013-4182 EEGLAB – AN OPEN SOURCE MATLAB TOOLBOX FOR ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL RESEARCH Clemens Brunner1 ‚ Arnaud Delorme2 and Scott Makeig2 1 2 Institute for Knowledge Discovery‚ Graz University of Technology‚ Austria Swartz Center for Computational Neuroscience‚ Institute for Neural Computation‚ University of California San Diego‚ CA‚ USA clemens.brunner@tugraz.at Abstract: EEGLAB is a widely used open-source MATLAB toolbox for analysis of electrophysiological
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Following this‚ it has fewer demands on event facilitators. In other methods‚ because of the large scale of participants‚ it becomes difficult to organize as well as stressful for facilitators. According to the research conducted by Owen (2008)‚ open source technology overcomes all these limitations. This means that it is the best approach for the CEO to apply considering the number of the participants expected to play a
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OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE What are reasons for business to use open source software? Robert Keidel Western Governors University What are reasons for business to use open source software? With the current economy difficulties‚ companies are trying to find areas in their businesses where they can save money. Many companies are having no choice but to let people go. Some businesses try to avoid lay-offs and instead are looking in other areas to save money. One of the areas is‚ of
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Truong Do Kieu Khanh Ba0662 There has been a tremendous amount of attention on getting "back to the desktop" with technologies like Apollo and Windows Presentation Foundation that enable some very rich‚ design-friendly experiences outside the browser. But there is still a very large contingent out there that thinks the browser will be the best way to deliver applications. But if that is the case‚ then we have to have a model that enables the browser to actually do that. Trying to build real applications
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LINUX / Open Source Software - Case Study #3 BUS 326 Integrated Information Systems LINUX Case Study #3 1) How does Linux differ from traditional software? Linux differs from traditional software because the operating system is open on the Internet. It allows programmers to continuously improve code while with proprietary programs; you have to use the programming company it belongs to. Open source software issues are resolved quickly‚ usually within days or weeks; proprietary
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