Autonomous Cross Wind Landings for UAVs by Lance Winslow
Telerobotics are fine for flying UAVs or unmanned aerial vehicles, but due to the half second delay from the satellite and the need for better control on landings, it makes more sense to have autonomous Cross wind landings software built into the control system of the UAVs. ... What I'm saying it is; the current system is not good enough and it is unacceptable and we must press our research and development teams to work much harder to solve this problem. ... Both Cross wind landings and the evasion of surface-to-air missiles or even air-to-air missiles will need to be considered and...

Clearing Up PS3 Games Rumor by Carver Tate
The PlayStation3 console won't be released until late this year but there are already rumors doing their rounds about it and the PS3 games. The report about Theseis is one rumor that perhaps confused even the most devoted player. Developers and publishers, as well as game sites, have been coming... The development of PS3 Theseis was consequently cancelled due to high development costs for PS3 games. ... The article that PS3 Land published even quoted Vicky Valvanos, managing director for Track7, saying that Theseis development would resume if Sony offers the company some assistance.

Outsourcing Software Development - Softage, Inc. by Kirill Basikhin
In recent years, world has witnessed massive and modern changes in the field of technology. But the sad part is that not everyone possesses the requisite knowledge pertaining to this field. That’s why majority of the populace prefer to go for software development outsourcing. ... Now companies instead of hiring professionals in-house for software development prefer to go for software development outsourcing. ... Also it has been said that software development is a field of experts, which requires healthy experience and knowledge and without necessary knowledge one can never deliver the...

Software Development Life Cycle by Anirban Bhattacharya
Software development life cycle (SDLC) is a process adopted and followed during the development of software. Also known as software life cycle and software process, there are quite a few stages for SDLC. Requirements analysis Being acquainted with the specific requirements of the desired... This requires skill and experience in software engineering so that the exact software is developed Specification analysis A software development process enters the specification stage once the deliverables are figured out.

Traking Software by Punkaj Kapil
The data from these new onboard sensors, combined with time and location tags, can provide previously unattainable information relevant to natural resource impact assessment and management. The GPS receiver will provide more frequent and more accurate (to within 20 m) animal locations than... Relevant information can be obtained aloft from the backs of birds, including some avian species that migrate over currently unmonitored expanses on land and at sea. ... Such information may lead to the development of a monitoring system to forecast bird flight vectors and help mitigate bird strikes...

Best Practices in Offshore Software Development by John Parker
A Software Model that emphasizes on global delivery of quality software build by talented pool of professionals at an economical cost from a development center that is located in a foreign land is Offshore Software Development. The burgeoning competition to be branded as the Quality Offshore... In conclusion, a summary of the steps for the best practice in Offshore Software Development are: Implement a Transparent Model that is customer-centric Conduct a proper survey to shortlist the best suitable vendor for the project Finalize the contract that explicitly defines the Financial...

Overview of Online Casino Software by Natalie Aranda
The most common form of the online casino is obtaining downloadable software usually for free once the gambler surfs to any online casino on the internet. In fact, many sites offer the download as an automatic process to encourage gamblers to play for fun or money, besides bonuses and other... Some gambling companies are developers of their own software, for example, CTXM a software company with roots in the Insurance financial area and owner of gaming related domains operating since 1997. ... CTXM not only develops internet payment systems for several of the biggest online gaming...

God Of War 2 Preview by David Allison
Sony has released the first trailer of God Of War 2 and it's a doozy. This game looks like it will earn every little line that creates the letter "M"...as in Mature. The weapons and boss battles look intense and almost give one the impression that the GOW2 team learned a few things from the... Sony hasn't exactly been as "hands on" in the software department as competitors Nintendo and Microsoft. ... Recently Lindsay our Game News Editor reported that GoW2 was in development and I have to admit that I was shocked by the news that the sequel would be appearing on the PS2 and not Sony's next...

Preparing for a Career in Information Technology by John Gall
So you want to work in the Information Technology field? In this article i'll provide some advice to those seeking employment in this field. Keep in mind these are my opinions, others may agree or disagree. Mechanic or Engineer? The first question to answer is which direction do you want to go? ... Ask yourself if you'd rather sit in a cube and write software, create and maintain databases and develop applications, or would you rather install software, manage an e-mail system or create a network or remote access solution.

The Best Free Software by Bob Rankin
Software Wants to Be Free... ...but users want it to be safe. Free software is everywhere, which makes it incredibly difficult these days to find the best of any particular kind. And then there's the fact that "freeware" is not always free. Some freeware is just poorly written and may cause your... The OpenOffice word processor, spreadsheet, database and presentation modules produce files that are compatible with their popular commercial counterparts, and are built on Open Source ideas, making it part of a larger community of quality software that grows better through collective use and...