Remote support technology is one of the most popular service and support automation tools for high-tech companies, with a well understood and easily documented return on investment story.
In recent years, advances in the techniques for mapping and sequencing the human genome have contributed to progress in both basic biology and medicine. The applications of these techniques have not been restricted to biology and medicine, however, but have also entered forensic science. Today, methods developed in basic molecular biology laboratories can potentially be used in forensic science…
Words like “economic downturn”, “recession” and “depression” have paralyzed businesses and consumers in fear for the past two years. The recovery process will be slow but many economists agree the mental “fear factor” is now in our rearview mirror
Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) is a growing phenomenon in worldwide business today. From the original ideas of outsourcing the data center and having third parties manage the software (the ASP movement of the turn of the century) to true SaaS today, the tsunami of outsourced IT and new methods of accessing business software solutions has created a multi-billion dollar market.
Even the toughest of times comes with a silver lining. Economic slowdowns and other business challenges force us to refocus our efforts on our core business practices. They shift our attention to the things we tend to ignore during periods of growth – like improving efficiency, cutting costs, and enhancing strategies.
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The problems with banker incentives are complex, but few could argue that those who received substantial bonuses at the end of 2006 and 2007 always acted in the interests of their share- holders. In the wider world, senior bankers created a very volatile and fragile financial system that was on the verge of breaking down, saved only by generous handouts from various central banks. An accountant…
Chapter 1, Exploring and Building the Repository, discusses the major components of Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition 11g and the basics of the repository. This chapter covers how to create a blank repository and set up the three layers of the repository from the beginning. At the end of this chapter, we're going to upload the new repository and make tests by running sample analys…
Background Helping young people to avoid starting smoking is a widely endorsed public health goal, and schools provide a route to communicate with nearly all young people. School-based interventions have been delivered for close to 40 years. Objectives The primary aim of this review was to determine whether school smoking interventions prevent youth from starting smoking. Our secondary objec…
“Standard Deviations shows in compelling fashion why humans are so susceptible to the misuse of statistical evidence and why this matters. I know of no other book that explains important concepts such as selection bias in such an entertaining and memorable manner.”
ost accounting professionals believe that all there is to be learned about asset accounting occurred in the introductory course on princi- ples of accounting. Therefore, although this subject can become quite complex, it has not been explored in the accounting literature. In 1984 when the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) called for the rewriting of the uniform system of accounts for tel…
Welcome to Programming Visual Basic 2008! I know you’re going to enjoy it; I’ve read it five times already. You’re probably anxious to get to Chapter 1, but I recommend you read this preface to make sure you paid for the right book.
Server virtualization is an ever more important tool for reducing cost, increasing availability, and enhancing business agility