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Technology Implementation in the US Military, 2008.
An analysis of the factors that need to be taken into consideration when implementing new technology in the United States military, particularly focusing on the installation of a video conferencing system.
1,000 words (approx. 4.0 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 35.95
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This paper discusses the importance of technology implementation in the United States military. It discusses the objectives of the U.S. Army's Science and Technology (S&T) strategy. It particularly discusses the importance of maintaining the confidentiality, integrity and availability of the command, control, communications and computers (C4). The paper then discusses a major technology implementation that improved the writer's unit core competency - the installation and operation of a video teleconferencing (VTC) system.
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"The use of VTC vastly improved the C4 capabilities of the United States Army and the American military force in general. Like any technology implementation plan, Army Science and Technology Master Plan (ASTMP) made certain that the needs and requirement of today's military force will enable them to fulfill their mission. Especially in my unit, VTC is a welcome technology since I and any member of my unit can talk to individual commanders and soldiers regarding their deployments and contracts while in-theater. By having a detailed technology plan and also a detailed implementation plan, the United States Army prove that the chosen technology - such as the VTC - proved the concept, defined the combat developments process, and provided the acquisition community with evidence of technology's readiness to satisfy system requirements (Department of the Army, 2007)" Eventually, the United States Army's technology implementation and operations plan may enable the use of VTC technology not only at the unit level but to individual soldiers in the field."
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Technology and Management Functions, 2008.
This paper looks at technology and management functions, concentrating on the United States military.
761 words (approx. 3.0 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 27.95
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In this article, the writer notes that managing people and resources in today's world has become a complex undertaking due to the changing nature of the business environment. The world has truly become a smaller place with people's ability to travel faster from one end of the globe to another or talk amongst each other using modern and emerging technologies. As a result of all these, management nowadays cannot be confined to hands on style but rather managers need to understand how to use current technologies in order to achieve their company's strategic, tactical and operational goals. The writer discusses this matter as it relates to the United States military. The writer maintains that despite military management's reliance on technology, this is all done not only to improve operational capabilities but for the benefit of the soldiers in order for them to do their jobs to the best they can with the best technology there is. The writer concludes that while technology will be crucial to achieving greater operational agility and precision lethality, the human dimension will continue to be the critical element of war.
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"Indeed, from the smallest to the largest unit of the military hierarchy, technology is used to improve the operational conditions. In the unit to which the writer belongs, management's use of technology is ubiquitous and no doubt without which, doing our jobs will be difficult. One of our unit's tasks is to process contracts for military personnel deploying to the Iraqi theatre of operations. Rather than travelling to and from different locations to consult or meet, we use video teleconferencing technology to do this. The system is connected via secure satellite link and fiber optic network. The thirty personnel in my unit also uses secure laptop PCs to do most of their work and this has been also an effective tool not only in terms of facilitation communications but getting all the necessary administrative and logistics work done. Using these types of technology also lessen our dependence on paper outputs since information are stored either on our laptops or available online from our servers."
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Hewlett Packard's Kittyhawk, 2008.
A case study on the introduction of Hewlett-Packard's disk, Kittyhawk.
1,183 words (approx. 4.7 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 40.95
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The paper relates that in the summer of 1992, computer gadgets company Hewlett-Packard launched onto the market the smallest hard disk ever made, the Kittyhawk. The paper describes the success of this design but reveals the disk's short-term success and the closing of the Kittyhawk project. The paper explains the failures regarding the target market and the costs involved. The paper concludes that the short success told Hewlett-Packard that they could do it, but the failure showed them they must increase their efforts in order to succeed.
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"In the summer of 1992, computer gadgets company Hewlett-Packard launched onto the market the smallest hard disk ever made, the Kittyhawk. It was 1.3 inches in diameter and had a storage capacity of 20 megabytes, representing the latest innovation of those times. That year, HP's Disk Memory Division, responsible for the creation of the Kittyhawk registered a total of $519 million sales revenues, when the industry leaders, IBM and Seagate Technology registered $4 billion and $5 billion from selling their hard drives."
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IBM Company, 2008.
A discussion of the history of International Business Machines (IBM).
1,065 words (approx. 4.3 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 37.95
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This paper provides an overview of International Business Machines (IBM), one of the oldest technology companies in the world and notes that the company traces its foundations back to 1880. The paper holds that IBM's goals have nearly always been associated with creating better and more efficient ways for businesses to run. IT has been the source of innovation and practice and often applies its own business practices to its development of new innovation. To conclude, the paper posits that IBM will most likely continue to be one of the most sought after brands for technological innovation and the development of new and more efficient ways to serve businesses.
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"As the largest corporation of its kind, with both national and international divisions is account management policies are frequently used as a model for the development of innovation for other businesses. It is for this reason that the most fluid understanding of the account management policies of this organization come from its development of new and innovative ways in which to manage the accounts of others, through it software and hardware mix. The newest innovation in account management comes from the development of systems that create real time automated accounting. To see an example of how IBM has developed its own accounting, with the understanding that different locations and divisions manage accounting independently and then collectively according to policy one must look at a description of innovation technology. In short IBM uses its own technology to drive account management policy. IBM has stepped away from annual functions in nearly every way, which has aided the company in innovations that serve its consumer needs."
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Cheating in School, 2008.
This paper explores the increase in cheating by students in recent years.
2,184 words (approx. 8.7 pages), 10 sources, APA, $ 68.95
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This paper provides a review of the relevant peer-reviewed and scholarly literature to identify current faculty and student perceptions of cheating behavior and any differences and similarities in how the behaviors are defined. The paper analyzes how perceptions of cheating have been affected by students' technology experience as well as the increased pressure to succeed academically.
Outline:
Introduction
Review and Discussion
Conclusion
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"Today, Americans use the word "cheat" to describe a wide range of activities that all involve depriving another of some right or property through deceptive means. The severity of these behaviors ranges from the fairly benign to the most severe. For example, when people cheat their neighbors by buying inexpensively priced items at a garage sale they know to be valuable, they may end of celebrating their savvy purchase on "Antiques Road Show." When they cheat on their income taxes or their spouses, though, the outcomes can be expected to be negative and may even involve criminal prosecution. While definitions of cheating vary, it would seem reasonable to posit that most people possess a "little voice" that tells them when they are cheating. Because people are just people and subject to all of the frailties of the human condition, though, this "little voice" can be easily overcome through any number of rationalizations that justify such behaviors."
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Marketing Management and Online Marketing, 2008.
An analysis of the strategies of offline and online marketing procedures in today's business world.
2,093 words (approx. 8.4 pages), 12 sources, MLA, $ 65.95
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This paper discusses two major modifications that the business sector has been marked by, both resulting from different approaches to corporate resources and the outside environment. It specifically analyzes offline and online marketing procedures. The paper discusses the strategies that each marketing procedure must implement and their importance in today's world.
Table of Contents:
Abstract
Marketing Management
Online Marketing
Congruence of Online and Offline Marketing
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"A specific particularity of online and offline marketing strategies is their one-way dependency. In this order of ideas, the online marketing is dependent and cannot be implemented without offline marketing. On the other hand however, offline marketing can easily be implemented without the support of online marketing. This is generally due to the traditional and largely established characteristics of offline marketing. To better explain, offline marketing revolves around market studies of numerous elements and sits at the basis of the decision making process. The traditional collection and processing of information requires no assistance from the internet. The online marketing is on the other hand directly linked to the offline marketing as it basically does the same things, only via the internet. For instance, it advertises products and services based on the same principles as offline marketing; but does this online. Then, it promotes and sells the product and also offers customer service, just like traditional marketing; but it again does this online."
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Identity Theft, 2008.
This paper discusses the management of the risk of identity theft, both online and offline.
1,140 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 39.95
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In this article, the writer notes that according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), identity theft is the fastest growing form of white collar crime, costing American consumers and businesses approximately $50 billion in the United States in 2006. The writer discusses that the ever-increasing use of the Internet presents more targets of opportunity, particularly among new computer users unfamiliar with high tech information theft scams. However, the common perception that on-line activity is the greatest threat to personal information security is inaccurate; actually, more identity theft results from traditional off-line consumer transactions, especially those whose procedures typically involve relinquishing physical possession of a credit card to an employee who leaves the presence of the card's owner, such as in restaurants. The writer maintains that the most important method of protecting one's personal information on-line is through the use of passwords. Passwords should never be based on personal information like birth dates, because these are easily deduced by identity thieves with access to that information, which many people divulge in on-line personal profiles. The writer concludes that likewise, one's wireless connection should have all security features enabled and all software updates, especially anti-virus software.
Outline:
Introduction - Understanding the Problem
Protecting Private Information Off-line
Protecting Private Information On-line
General ID Information Safety
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"One of the easiest sources of other people's private information is household trash. Therefore, it is essential to use a cross-cut paper shredder to destroy any papers containing personal information such as financial accounts, credit card statements, credit card applications and loan offers, and medical records, which often include Social Security numbers within patient billing information.
"With your Social Security number, identity thieves can obtain drivers licenses in your name, as well as open bank accounts and lines of financial credit which they can exhaust, leaving you the debtor of record. In many instances, thieves may submit fraudulent change-of-address forms at the post office enabling them to redirect your mail to an alternate address. Therefore, any apparent disruption, reduction, or delay in mail should be reported to the local post office for confirmation of your address on record and any recent change requests."
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Leadership as a Career, 2008.
This paper explores management careers in today's corporate world.
3,748 words (approx. 15.0 pages), 10 sources, APA, $ 103.95
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The paper discusses the drastic changes in the careers of top management executives. The paper attributes this to the changing nature of the global networking systems and the modern and innovative technology being introduced into the market. The paper explores three main elements that form the core of leadership in the 21st century.
Outline:
Introduction
The Organizational Hierarchy in the 21st Century
Reviewing and Redesigning the Core of Leadership for the 21st Century
Leaders Need to Think Outside the Box
Leaders Should Be Excellent in Developing Partnerships
Representative
Analyst
The Future: Protean Careers?
Conclusion
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"Arthur, Hall, and Lawrence (1989) in their study defined an individual's career as an ever developing cycle of experience with time. A number of researchers have used the same definition; however they have used it differently. For instance, Arthur and Rousseau (1996) in their study argued that the main difference between "careers" and "jobs" is not what most professionals think it is. They asserted that most professionals classify "careers" as high status work, such as those of doctors, lawyers, managers etc; and "jobs" as low status work such as that of laborer, waiter, etc. In fact, the concept of careers is determined by the time factor."
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Java, 2008.
A discussion on the most popular programming language that is being used by many companies - Java.
4,351 words (approx. 17.4 pages), 19 sources, MLA, $ 114.95
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This paper discusses Java - one of the most recently developed computer scripting languages. The paper explains that the three main reasons behind the demand for Java can be quoted as requirement in the increase of productivity by developers, increase in the usage of client-sever model and increase in the number of web applications. The paper points out that Java is also known as Object-Oriented Programming -- OOP. The paper also looks at how Java programming consists of various classes and how these classes consist of objects. These objects in turn guide what action needs to be performed by the program. The paper then looks at Java in the past, present and future.
Outline:
Introduction
History of Java
Java at Present
Future of Java
Platform Independence
ITV and How Java Relates
Java Compiler in Time Warner Cable Box
Why do People Use Java, What Are its Uses
Differences Between Java and .net;C;cobol:
- Differences between Java and .net
- Differences Between Java and C
- Differences Between Java and Cobol
J2E What is it? JSSP and EJB
How Does JVM work?
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"Java has been created by Sun Microsystems. Sun Microsystems began with Java as a project in early 1990s. During this period C and C++ were used throughout. It was found by Sun Microsystems that there are many limitations with the language C++. They decided to develop a language which can overcome the problems and limitations with C++. Like this the development of Java began. Java has got many similarities to C++ but also overcomes its limitations. It took some years to develop Java. Many changes were made and at last Java was transmitted to internet. It was during May 1995, Java was officially launched. The internet and web applications were already in the wider use. Java's usage in web pages had resulted to a warm welcome in the market. It was recognized and widely accepted. Java was gradually used for mission-critical systems as development language on various hardware and operating systems."
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Robotic Uses in Law Enforcement, 2008.
A research paper that develops a best practices guide to the use of robotic technology for law enforcement and military authorities.
4,668 words (approx. 18.7 pages), 20 sources, APA, $ 120.95
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The paper aims to identify current applications of robotics in law enforcement and military settings, to determine future trends in the use of robotics and to provide a best practices model for law enforcement and military authorities to use when deciding which, if any, robotic application is appropriate for their purposes. The paper outlines the methodology to achieve the above-stated objectives and summarizes its findings in the conclusion.
Outline:
Introduction and Background
Methods
Results
Discussion
Conclusion
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"The ineffectiveness of this model in responding to both natural and manmade disasters since that time, though, has highlighted the need for identifying improved ways of delivering emergency response services when existing protocols and assumptions no longer apply or the resources upon which they rely are not available. Indeed, today, security is the guiding framework for understanding the modern world in the United States in terms of both law (e.g., the USA Patriot Act, 2001) and in terms of its stated official policy (i.e., the National Security Strategy of the USA, 2002) (Crampton, 2003)."
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Promotion Activities of Advertisers, 2008.
Taking into consideration the traditional ad and promotions world, this paper looks at Internet advertising.
788 words (approx. 3.2 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 28.95
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In this article, the writer notes that before the advent of the computer and the Internet, advertising and promotions were measured in terms of leads, calls, print media ads on newspapers and magazines and airtime coverage on television and the radio. The writer discusses that in spite of the popularity and familiarity of the newspaper and magazine in advertising and promotions, the Internet has become an indispensable tool in the current ad man or ad woman's marketing arsenal. The writer maintains that that Internet advertising is here to stay and it is there not to replace the print media but complement them. The writer concludes that Internet advertising is a partner in a total, multimedia campaign that assures maximum impact and effectiveness in reaching target audience.
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"Compared to magazines and newspapers wherein a spot could run at a limited time and space is also limited, Internet advertising can continuous and run for days or months on end at very little cost. Any class of consumer can access the Internet and see the ad or promotion unlike the limited consumer base of the print media. The force multiplier effect is one of the strongest factors of Internet advertising and increases sustainability and availability. It is so effective that several ad and promotions campaign firm, including technology shops have joined the bandwagon to promote their services using Internet advertising."
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Visually Impaired Persons and Web Sites, 2008.
A discussion which examines whether students with sight problems are able to use the websites of California institutions of higher learning.
7,872 words (approx. 31.5 pages), 17 sources, APA, $ 170.95
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The paper is a study to determine the satisfaction level of visually impaired students with the web sites maintained by California institutions of higher education. The paper provides a background and overview of the issues under consideration. It also reviews scholarly and organizational literature concerning recent initiatives intended to improve access to online resources for the visually impaired. The paper suggests the steps educators should take to ensure that their web sites conform to existing guidelines. The paper also provides a recapitulation of several other studies that advocate and oppose improved access for the visually impaired in accessing online resources.
Outline:
Introduction
Background and Overview
Studies of Visually Impaired Student Needs in Accessing Online Resources
Studies providing background information concerning need for improved accessibility to online resources
W3C Web Content Accessibility Standards
Technological Applications for Assisting the Visually Impaired Access Online Resources
Visually Impaired Students in the State of California
Studies in support of improved accessibility to online resources for the visually impaired
Studies opposed to improved accessibility to online resources for the visually impaired
Chapter Summary
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"Such initiatives are clearly intended to help level the playing field for visually impaired individuals, and because the technology and expertise already exist to accomplish these goals, these authors and the vast majority of the others reviewed herein suggest that such developmental efforts are an important component of any Web site initiative. In this regard, Siekierska and his associates emphasize that, "Such advances may finally allow blind and visually impaired persons to access the vast amount of real-time data that are available to sighted persons with Internet access."
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