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- 311: Webhosting For An Online Store
- ... to change hosts or that if they do it will be a straightforward matter. However, the truth is that changing your Web hosting service can be very difficult, particularly for e-commerce sites because the software the store runs on - whether CGI scripts or a fully-fledged Web commerce server - needs to be moved as well. So how do you go about changing to a new Web hosting service? Whilst it ... these articles give a good overview on how to select a Web host for general business purposes, e-commerce sites need also to take in to account the type of shopping cart or Web commerce software they are running. If your store runs on CGI scripts you will need a Web hosting service that will allow you to run these, as well as providing you access to a SSL-enabled server ... or Mercantec Softcart then, unless you wish to change the package you are using, you need to track down another ISP who supports this package. The easiest way to do this is to visit the software manufacturer's Web site and get a list of ISP's who they have partnered with. If your current store is running on a single-source solution then you face the biggest challenge of ...
- 312: The History and Development of Computers
- ... day. These languages replaced cryptic binary machine code with words, sentences, and mathematical formulas, making it much easier to program a computer. New types of careers (programmer, analyst, and computer systems expert) and the entire software industry began . Though transistors were clearly an improvement over the vacuum tube, they still generated a great deal of heat, which damaged the computer's sensitive internal parts. Jack Kilby, an engineer with Texas Instruments ... a computer's power. They were no longer developed exclusively for large business or government contracts. By the mid-1970's, computer manufacturers sought to bring computers to general consumers. These minicomputers came complete with software packages that offered even non-technical users an array of applications, most popularly word processing and spreadsheet programs. Pioneers in this field were Commodore, Radio Shack and Apple Computers. In the early 1980's, arcade ... introduced in 1984. As computers became more widespread in the workplace, new ways to fit their potential developed. As smaller computers became more powerful, they could be linked together, or networked, to share memory space, software, information and communicate with each other. A global web of computer circuitry, the Internet, for example, links computers worldwide into a single network of information. The most popular use today for computer networks such ...
- 313: A Long Way From Univac
- ... been finalized, they shared most of the inner workings of the computer with everyone. IBM hoped that this would encourage companies to manufacture computers that were compatible with theirs, and that in turn, would cause software companies to create operating systems, or OS, and other programs for the ³IBM Compatible² line of computers. One of the computer manufacturers was a Texas company called Compaq. A company called Dell Computers was the first ³factory direct² computer seller. A small Redmond, Washington company called Microsoft made a large amount of software for the ³IBM Compatible² line of computers. This open architecture policy of IBM was not without it¹s flaws, however. IBM lost some business to the ³clones² who could offer more speed, more memory, or ... while IBM makes more business machines, and the Power PC microprocessor, used in Macintosh computers. IBM clone are now made by Packard Bell, Sony, Acer, Gateway 2000, and more. The clones have continued to use software and operating systems made by Microsoft, including: DOS (Disk Operating System), Windows, Windows 95, and Windows NT. The clones also primarily use microprocessors manufactured by Intel, including the 8086, 8088, 80286, 80386, 80486, Pentium ...
- 314: Intranet 2
- ... connect employees and business partners to vital corporate information. Thousands of organizations are finding that Intranets can help empower their employees through more timely and less costly information flow. They let companies speed information and software to employees and business partners. Intranets provide users with capabilities like looking up information, sending and receiving e-mail, and searching directories. They make it easy to find any piece of information or resources located ... servers is rapidly increasing. Intranet technology is beginning to be used all over the world. Intranets present the information in the same way to every computer. By doing this they are doing what computer and software makers have been promising but never actually delivered. Computers, software, and databases are pulled together into a single system that enables users to find information wherever it resides. Intranets are only logically "internal" to an organization but physically they can span the globe, as ...
- 315: The Emergence Of On-line Tradi
- ... quick trade executions. Heavy market activity seems to make on-line brokerages slower than normal. Orders take longer to process and consumers have trouble logging onto their accounts. All the on-line brokerages use brokerage software vendors. No firms seem to be attempting to integrate their services with the software vendors. As of now there is an overabundance of brokerage software vendors; so most attempts to integrate would be frail. The costs of research and development would most probably outweigh the benefits of integration. Instanex is one of the more popular systems in use. It ...
- 316: Bridging Technology And Academ
- ... has constructed technology around education, and now must meet the challenge of re-building education around technology. Inventing technological-enabled education falls principally on the shoulders of university faculty, who must learn the hardware and software functionality of the new technologies, innovate educational uses that meet curriculum needs, and implement a new technology teaching paradigm for their respective disciplines. The new technology teaching paradigm is largely an autonomous, non-centralized venture ... through higher education. The four fundamental goals of this initiative are to furnish schools with modern computers to provide access to each and every student; to connect all classrooms to the Internet; to integrate educational software into the curriculum; and to provide technology preparation for teachers through the medium of higher education. In light of this governmentally directed policy direction, higher education has an obligation for providing a parallel, if not ... the higher education community through teaching and research is a trend that will likely gain more and more momentum. Most colleges and universities are building the connectivity infrastructure that will make available the hardware and software needed by faculty and students to learn about and with networked information. Beginning to think about the particular resources and applications of NITs for sociology will assist faculty in facing this challenge realistically and ...
- 317: Censorship of the Internet and the Tyranny of Our Government
- ... child might unsuspectingly stumble upon unsuitable information. This is not true. Online users are not bombarded with grotesque pictures and hate groups' paraphernalia. One has to deliberately go into such a site, and there exists software to protect children from such occurrences. Often times pornography sites will ask for a registration and a major credit card number. Forms are sent in the mail and logging onto a pornography site can be ... own children's online activities. They should manage their child's Internet usage as they would determine the kinds of movies available to be watched. (Censorship and the Internet 1) This can be done with software, not government intervention. As stated in "Censorship and the U.S. Government," "Censorship, like charity, should begin at home, but unlike charity it should end there" (Censorship and the U.S. Government 1), technology makes this possible. Internet providers, such as, America Online, Prodigy and CompuServe offer child functions to restrict sites determined by keywords, subject matter, or specific sites. Such software as "SurfWatch", "NET NANNY", and "CYBERsitter" offer a variety of options including blocking of specific sites, preventing children from revealing personal information, and keeping a record of the places visited while on-line (Censorship ...
- 318: Freedom of Speech: Censorship on the Internet
- ... 2 million users. Theorists believe that by the year 2003 everyone in the world could be connected to the Internet (Treese, 1994). Alongside this growth that is aided by availability of low-cost computers, free software and inexpensive telecommunications, is the most important fact that the Internet is not controlled by any single authority. The Internet Society (ISOC) is a voluntary organization responsible for technical standards while the Internet Engineering Task ... and encourage their peers to do likewise. - Inappropriate activities should be dealt with in a manner which respects the privacy, intellectual freedom and human rights of all concerned. - Concerned parents should purchase and use blocking software to control sites and material they don't want their children to access. There is also various types of Internet control software like Surfwatch and CyberSitter which are available by email from Classroom Connect (Voicenet,1995). The best idea is to strengthen the freedom of information which it offers and accept the consequence that some material ...
- 319: Free Music: Why Not?
- ... 5 Dec. 2002 . Post, David G. "His Napster's Voice." Copy Fights. Ed. Clyde W. Crews Jr., and Adam Thierer. Washington, D.C.: Cato Institute, 2002. 107-124. United States. Cong. House. Costs of Internet Piracy for the Music and Software Industries. US 106th Cong., 2nd sess. Washington: GPO, 2000.
- 320: Effects of the Year 2000 Problem
- ... Popular Science about the fixing of the problem "You are probably wondering why the problem is so hart to fix. It isn't It's just that there's so much to be fixed. Updating software to handle the new century is sometimes a matter of culling through millions of lines of code, and the finding and fixing every two-digit date reference. One mistake and the entire operation may be ... release valve. Radiation problems make Three Mile Island look like a picnic. Safety systems suffer small problems. Minor malfunctions cause short-term shutdowns. Stock up on candles and flashlight batteries. Military Defense systems weakened by software snafus. Global positioning satellites get lost, leaving the nation vulnerable. Some old battlefield equipment is junked rather than fixed. High-tech systems get even more temperamental. Faltering programs order $200 hammers. Government Feds lose track ... it's that simple. We still don't get it"(Newsweek 57). Neil Gross states "U.S. companies will spend a total of $14 billion on outside consultants and programmers. . . Throw in new hardware and software purchases , and the worldwide bill could balloon to $600 billion"(Gross 41). Many people are taking special precautions at home in preparation for the turn of the century dealing with money, water, heat etc. ...
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