Maintenance Management Software by Eddie Tobey
Any physical product or service goes through its value chain from raw material, through manufacturing processes that include some form of conversion, and finally to customers. All along the value chain, industries and service companies utilize assets that depreciate over a period of time. ... With the proliferation of software vendors in the market, a high rate of technological obsolescence and a high rate of failure of the systems, it is very important for managers to select the right tool. ... Physical assets break down, malfunction and ultimately work below efficiency, leading to...

Improve The Performance Of Your MySQL Server by Mukul Gupta
MySQL is a rock solid, lighting fast database server which has been designed for two factors speed and performance. It is the Ferrari of databases: Light weight, fast and Built for the high speed tracks! I still hear an awful lot of stories from owners whose databases are running two slow. ... MySQL frequently fetches data from the RAM and more the RAM is on the system, the better it is. ... if you have a lot of repeating queries like in reporting applications etc, make sure you set this value high.

When the Best Gets Even Better: The Release of Maya 6.5 by Jelaine Macaraeg
No one would have thought that it is possible – I mean, how could the best possibly get better? But I guess for those who have a vision, it is possible. And vision is exactly what the people in Alias Systems Corp. have. February 2005 marks the release of Maya 6.5. ... It also provides high-performance Computer-Aided Design or CAD data import through the new STEP translator, allowing artists to quickly import large data sets from major CAD packages for the creation of high-quality images and animations directly from CAD data.

Buying a Desktop PC? by Logan Rokwild
What to look out for when out shopping for a desktop PC There are numerous factors to consider before you choose the desktop PC that is right for you. Moreover, there is now a wide, almost mind boggling array of choices for the buyer. Hence, it will pay to make an informed decision. ... 7200-rpm drives give optimum performance whereas 8MB of cache would really give a super-turbo performance. ... Recommendation: Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon XP Memory (RAM) Good RAM ensures that your PC will run at optimum performance.

Regression Test by Uzi Shuri
The main purpose of this article is to list all aspects of implementing and executing an optimal set of software regression test cases. What is regression test activity? Well, the answer is not straight forward and should be detailed explained. The common opinion of regression test definition is... These results are reflecting and presenting the current system status which services both the vendor and the consumers with the performed changes. ... All this will allow keeping high level of software quality assurance.

Virtual Machines - Rapid Security Tool Deployment by Darren Miller
Virtual Machines - Many of you have probably heard of them, and/or even used them . But for those of you who have not, here is a brief description. Virtual Machines, or OS Virtualization, allows heterogeneous operating systems to run simultaneously on the same physical hardware. ... Instead of purchasing multiple physical machines to install the operating system and applications you wish to become educated on, you can purchase one performance based system, even a laptop, and use virtualization to run them all at once.

Technology Acceptance Model by Nida Mazhar
Advances in computing and information technology are changing the way people meet and communicate. People can meet, talk, and work together outside traditional meeting and office spaces. For instance, with the introduction of software designed to help people schedule meetings and facilitate... The Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) is an information systems (System consisting of the network of all communication channels used within an organization) theory that models how users come to accept and use a technology, The model suggests that when users are presented with a new software package,...

SMART Way to Prevent Data Loss by Vitali Priadkine
Many computer users take hard drive reliability for granted, not even thinking about minimal possibility of drive crash. They suppose that hard disk drive manufacturers have done a great improvement to their products towards disk reliability. And they have, but the reality is that all disks die... Consequently, high values determine high reliability of the drive and low values – low reliability or high possibility of drive failure. ... Currently, the SMART system can detect about 70% of all hard drive errors.

Security Camera System - Buyers Guide by Robert Moskal
Although the application of CCTV security have not changed very much over the past years, the tools and equipment have significantly. Cameras became smaller, cheaper and better, but the major breakthrough happened in recording equipment. Therefore many customers shopping for complete CCTV... With this in mind, investing on highest quality and performance cameras, while purchasing low performance recorder, from economical and practical standpoint just does not make sense. ... Designed and manufactured with single application in mind, it is by far better in performance and reliability to its...

Computer Components for Idiots by Ron King
There are many fancy add-ons for computers, but the basic components of the computer are simple and universal. If 1 of these main components is missing, it’s not a computer. The 4 essentials of every computer system are: a motherboard, a Central Processing Unit (CPU), memory, and a hard drive. ... Even though other factors also affect overall speed, the CPU rating is generally seen as the single most important measure of performance. ... CPU If the motherboard is the nervous system, then the CPU is the brain.