Internet Explorer Research Articles

Pursuing a Remedy in Microsoft: The Declining Need for Centralized Coordination in a Networked World

In this paper, I make a number of points about the Microsoft case itself and the next steps that should take place. In particular, I argue that: - No Liability for Tying. Microsoft should not be found liable under the Sherman Act for tying Internet Explorer to Windows. In the pre-networked world, Windows played the central role in coordinating the sharing of software. Incorporating a browser would have been perfectly consistent with that role. - The Drop in the Cost of Software Coordination. The rise of the network changes how software should be distributed and changes the role of Windows in software coordination. There is less of a need for mandatory incorporation of software into Windows, as decentralized distribution and coordination is now possible. - Distorted Distribution Channels. As found by the D.C. Circuit, Microsoft engaged in impermissible monopoly maintenance. In so doing, Microsoft distorted the channels for software distribution and added software to Windows for the purpose of raising the cost of distribution of rival software. - Distribution Remedies. A proportionate Microsoft remedy should address that distributional distortion and seek to prevent future distortions. These remedies should: - foster desktop flexibility for distributional intermediaries, so that there are no mandatory icons on the Windows desktop or spots reserved in the Start Menu or its equivalent; - require Microsoft to engage in mandatory versioning, so that it issues Windows versions with and without any new middleware that it adds to Windows; - impose a moratorium period of six months to 2 years during which Microsoft would be able to distribute through distributional intermediaries only the baseline Windows without new middleware, while permitting distribution of the full version of Windows via CD or Microsoft's website; - after the moratorium period, rely on competition among software producers and others for distributional intermediary shelf space to control software distribution abuses; and - sunset, perhaps after a period of three years. - Equilibria and Restoring Competition in Distorted Markets. The direct-distribution-only remedy will likely impose interim costs on consumers. We need to assess those costs and understand whether they need to be borne. That turns in part on whether preventing further anti-competitive acts will suffice to create the competitive level that would have existed absent Microsoft's acts, or whether such competition can be restored only through a more direct measure such as the suggested direct-distribution-only remedy.

Bayesian Network Webserver: a comprehensive tool for biological network modeling

The Bayesian Network Webserver (BNW) is a platform for comprehensive network modeling of systems genetics and other biological datasets. It allows users to quickly and seamlessly upload a dataset, learn the structure of the network model that best explains the data and use the model to understand relationships between network variables. Many datasets, including those used to create genetic network models, contain both discrete (e.g. genotype) and continuous (e.g. gene expression traits) variables, and BNW allows for modeling hybrid datasets. Users of BNW can incorporate prior knowledge during structure learning through an easy-to-use structural constraint interface. After structure learning, users are immediately presented with an interactive network model, which can be used to make testable hypotheses about network relationships. BNW, including a downloadable structure learning package, is available at http://compbio.uthsc.edu/BNW. (The BNW interface for adding structural constraints uses HTML5 features that are not supported by current version of Internet Explorer. We suggest using other browsers (e.g. Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox) when accessing BNW). ycui2@uthsc.edu. Supplementary data are available at Bioinformatics online.

Feature interaction in a federated communications-enabled collaboration platform

Existing online collaboration tools and platforms provide basic communications integration and the ability to include some real-time information sources. Moreover, users prefer to be able to choose which collaboration tool they use for a given interaction, and over the course of long-term collaboration, will typically use a variety of tools, including email, instant messages, wikis, blogs, web conferences, and shared documents.For enterprise use there is a need to integrate the various tools as well as link with existing intelligent communication systems to support long-term collaborations in a variety of ways. Due to the number and different nature of collaboration services used in enterprises today, building such a federated collaboration platform is challenging. Collaboration tools differ in terms of storage model, APIs, content organization, addressing, formats, user authentication, and user interface. By the very nature of such systems they include a large number of independently developed features and services and thus provide a strong potential for feature interactions. This paper presents novel work on feature interaction analysis in collaboration environments and presents an approach to detect and resolve such interactions where the collaboration space is used as a communication endpoint.In this paper ConnectedSpaces is used as a basis to carry out a detailed analysis of feature interaction problems in collaboration environments. ConnectedSpaces is a new model for federated collaboration environments. Like a number of existing systems, ConnectedSpaces uses a collaboration space as the basic construct. ConnectedSpaces enables the user to work directly in the client application of their choice; this is illustrated with plug-ins for MS Outlook, Internet Explorer and Skype.This paper presents distinctive characteristics of ConnectedSpaces, including views, spaces as communication endpoints, space persistence and structuring, and embedded objects. Using these features, new types of feature interactions for collaboration platforms are categorized and analyzed. The work presented in this paper focuses on handling feature interactions which are caused by using ConnectedSpaces as a communication endpoint with enterprise communication platforms. This work is novel as it is the first investigation into feature interactions with collaboration platforms. Our approach uses a runtime feature interaction technique which can cope with features being provided by different organizations.

SciVerse Science Direct

ScienceDirect is a full-text database offering journal articles and book chapters from more than 2,500 peer-reviewed journals and 11,000 books. Older materials (back files) are available as archives for an additional charge. Its intended audience is librarians and researchers in the health sciences, life sciences, physical sciences, and engineering. It also has a nice complement of materials in the social sciences and business subject areas. It is PC compatible with Internet Explorer 7, 8, and 9, as well as Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome. Mac compatible browsers are Google Chrome, Safari, and Firefox. This database uses a federated search mechanism, which is a single search portal to search and retrieve results from several electronic resources at once. Meta searching or broadcast searching are other terms commonly used for this search mechanism. ScienceDirect uses natural language searching similar to a Google search. It does not have a controlled vocabulary like PubMed's Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). The advanced search feature allows searching by author, title, volume, issue, and page, similar to PubMed's Single Citation Matcher. Natural language searching using Boolean operators can be filtered by subject and dates of publication. Searching can be limited to journals, books, images, and reference works. Tips for wildcard, truncation, and proximity searching are clearly described. Tutorials are available in English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, and Russian. Use of the personal login account activates the full capabilities for this database. Really simple syndication (RSS) feeds and alerts are set up and accessed through the personalized account feature. The account holder can access specialized free and for-fee applications (e.g., cancer, podcast, etc.). Quick links to a user's favorite books or journals are enabled. Through the “Manage Your Settings” page, RefWorks users are able to automatically log in and export citations to RefWorks. Past searches are accessed through the personalized account. Mobile applications for iPhone, iPad, and Android devices are set up by registering through the personal account. The free mobile app is available through the iTunes store. The display is clean and easy to read. Keyword, author, and journal searching are supported in the mobile application as well as Boolean, wildcard, and truncated searching. Retrieved articles show the abstract and outline. Full text and figures display if the institution has a subscription. The registration can be used on up to three devices such as an iPhone, iPad, and iPod. Articles saved on a mobile device cannot be accessed from a user's ScienceDirect account. To get access, articles must be emailed. Retrieved articles provide links to the article's abstract, references, related articles, and supplementary material. A link to a portable document format (PDF) file is provided if the organization subscribes to the journal. Citations export to Reference Manager, ProCite, EndNote, RefWorks, and BibTex formats. Retrieved articles can be printed, emailed, or shared using Facebook, Twitter, and CiteULike social media sites. Search history is limited to 500 items. If that number is exceeded, the oldest citations are deleted. This database is owned by Elsevier, and much of its content is limited to Elsevier-published journals and books. The database is focused on articles and materials published 1995 to the present. The publisher is aggressive in adding more pre-1995 content to its back files. Athens login is no longer available with the December 2012 update.

Technology, Lifelong Learning and I (or We)

I am both excited and a little daunted to know that our office will soon have two new tablet computers for use in our work with the library catalog, the library website, and user access to electronic resources. More and more of our users are bringing these with them to campus, and in many ways they work differently from the computers I know. We are also testing Windows 8 and Internet Explorer 10. I have had a Twitter account for more than a year but have never used it. One of my 2013 New Year's resolutions is to get started because my colleagues find that Twitter is a great way to learn about new research and new library services. All of these things have led me to think about what kinds of training--particularly, but not limited to, technology training--we who work with the public in libraries need to have to stay current and about how RUSA might help. There was a great deal of discussion a few years ago about the technology training program created by Helene Blowers that began in 2006 at the Public Library of Charlotte-Mecklenburg County in North Carolina (PLCMC). (1) Blowers developed the program to help her colleagues learn about web-based tools. She later wrote a set of tips to help other libraries get started, tips that are a wonderful source of advice for any technology training program. (2) Since then, libraries across the globe have set up such programs, some with fewer than 23 Things and others with more. Indiana University Bloomington where I work, had a successful program a few years ago, but I have always regretted that I did not have time to fully participate. Recently, Christa Burns talked about the Nebraska Learns 2.0 program at the Library 2.012 Worldwide Virtual Conference. (3) One of the important things about the Nebraska program is that it has been given more than one time and has now been updated to both add new information and skills and use a different schedule to be accessible to library staff who do not have a great deal of time. As the Nebraska Learns 2.0 website points out, the first program ran from October 2008 through January 2009. (4) second edition covers additional issues and, instead of 23 Things in a sixteen-week period, offers a new Thing each month. In addition, there will be a BookThing each month beginning in February 2013 with books to read and questions to answer. Participants will receive continuing education credits each month they finish the assigned learning task. fact that technology training programs based on the concept of are successful in libraries has been noted in several places. Stephen Abram talked about these programs in his blog in 2010. He stated that these programs were not irrelevant and expressed his opinion that programs like the program were good ways to address the problem of large scale training for professionals who choose to invest their time in their own development. (5) Such programs, then, provide a workable process that is easy to update as libraries and the environments in which library staff work change. A recent study by Michael Stephens and Warren Cheetham, titled The Impact and Effect of Learning 2.0 Programs in Australian Academic Libraries was published in 2011. same authors also published a study about public libraries in Australia, The Impact and Effect of Learning 2.0 Programs in Australian Public Libraries, in 2012. Stephens and Cheetham conducted national surveys and, for academic librarians, focus groups to learn about the impact of a program on the participating library staff and on their libraries. In both cases, participating staff noted that the changes were more personal than institutional in nature. Academic library participants felt more confident with new technologies and more comfortable exploring new technologies. They understood more about the tools students were using, and some respondents stated that their libraries were implementing these new tools in library services. …

Malicious URI resolving in PDF documents

Nowadays, PDF (Portable Document Format) is used very frequently, especially by companies and even more and more by normal users. This can be a good explanation of the rising appeal of cybercriminals for this vector of attack. PDF is also often considered as safer as other document formats like those of Microsoft Office for example. Knowing the many possibilities offered by this format, we can wonder about the question of the confidence which should be given to such a document. Indeed, the use of HTTP(Hypertext Transfert Protocol) requests allows us to execute some arbitrary code outside of the PDF. Including, for example, JavaScript in Internet Explorer. It sill works, despite the updates from Adobe, this is still a pretty good open door to malicious actions. Basically, the purpose of this paper is to show that the simple use of an HTTP request from a PDF can be a pretty good vector for an attacker. Furthermore, this paper deals about how it can be relatively easy to reuse some vulnerabilities from outside the document. In addition, we will see that it's possible to call an external PDF from another PDF. In fact, it can allow the attacker to adapt his attack by knowing the Adobe software version of the victim even before launching any malicious PDF. Knowledge of this security problem is not new but this article aims to show in detail how the attacker could place his attack.

The hazard of software updates to clinical workstations: a natural experiment.

Emergency department (ED) electronic tracking boards provide a snapshot view of patient status and a quick link to other clinical applications, such as a web-based image viewer client to view current and previous radiology images from the picture archiving and communication systems (PACS). We describe a case where an update to Microsoft Internet Explorer severed the link between the ED tracking board and web-based image viewer. The loss of this link resulted in decreased web-based image viewer access rates for ED patients during the 10 days of the incident (2.8 views/study) compared with image review rates for a similar 10-day period preceding this event (3.8 views/study, p<0.001). Single-click user interfaces that transfer user and patient contexts are efficient mechanisms to link disparate clinical systems. Maintaining hazard analyses and rigorously testing all software updates to clinical workstations, including seemingly minor web-browser updates, are important to minimize the risk of unintended consequences.

Database Dynamic Programming Based on B/S

Short for Browser/Server, B/S is designed to centralize the core part of system functions on the server side, when users just need to install a browser on the client side, such as Internet Explorer, Firefox. Thus, the browser can be used for data exchange through the Web Server anywhere, as long as the computer accesses to the Internet. As a result, there is no doubt that the development of B/S structure system has become main-stream as the Internet has developed rapidly today [1]. As we all know, it is increasingly challenging that customers are having more and more requirements of details and depths, which demands more of a software developer. Now we are exploring a new method of programming by configuring database in order to improve the traditional three layer architecture (3-tier application). It would be quicker and more convenient for developers to modify functions according to the requirement changes from customers, largely reducing the workload either in development or maintenance.

Development of a Web-Based Virtual Five-Axis Milling Toolpath Simulation System

Virtual machine tool has been used in the toolpath simulation of a real machine tool with very promising achievement in teaching assistance. However, a five-axis milling machine is generally very expensive in comparison with traditional three-axis milling machine in its configuration. This is mostly resulted from the addition of two more rotational axes in five-axis machine. This paper focuses on the development of a Web-based five-axis milling machining toolpath simulation system so as to facilitate the comprehensive understanding of students and to ease the explanation of operations. A user can access the developed system through the web browsers such as the Microsoft Internet Explorer and Google Chrome as long as the Java Runtime Environment and OpenGL are installed. Three general configurations of five-axis milling machine tool have been implemented including Head-Head, Head-Table, and Table-Table. Furthermore, five-axis post-processing is generally a bottleneck in the popularization of toolpath simulation. An intelligent distributed agent-based post-processor has been integrated in this system. For example, an APT file created by the usage of Catia CAD/CAM software according to a five-axis toolpath could be post-processed by the developed system for the generation of a five-axis NC program. This NC program could then be simulated in the proposed system. The developed system has been successfully implemented and shown very promising application in the understanding of five-axis milling operation.

A Ruby on Rails-Framework-Based E-commerce Information Management Platform Design of Enterprise

Started from the demand of e-commerce platform in the enterprise, this paper analyzed the key technologies of the Rails framework in-depth, and combined with the advantages of the Rails framework, to design an e-commerce information management platform of enterprise based on the Rails framework. Finally, the testing of system platform and the comprehensive testing of various system functions were validated via the “Selenium”, “Selenium on Rails”, and the Internet Explorer. The results show that through the system platform, on the one hand it can strengthen the standardized management of enterprise sales, improve the management level and the information degree of enterprise marketing, on the other hand, it can rational use of human and material resources to effectively manage the business and relationships, shorten sales cycles, reduce sales costs and increase revenue, to enhance their market competitiveness.

Construction of a Sports Geographic Information Digital Archive

The purpose of this study was to build a "Sports Geographic Information Digital Archive," a website which specializes in sports and physical activities in Japan, and to have people utilize the spatial data, statistical data and maps. This archive presents six themes of sport : professional sports, amateur sports, after-school sports clubs, female sports, sports industry and sports facilities. Thematic maps have been created using GIS software and offer demographic data, sports data, and short descriptive texts on the maps and references as they are uploaded to a server. Since March 31, 2011, 134 thematic maps have been available for viewing by anyone over the Internet. This archive can be accessed through the following three ways :(1) Using a web browser such as Internet Explorer, Firefox or Safari. Using a web browser, the archive can be accessed without restrictions on time or place as long as an Internet connection is ensured. The archive was developed on the assumption that most people would access this site using a web browser.(2) Using ArcGIS Explorer, which is a free GIS viewer issued by Esri Japan. This software gives users an easy way to explore, visualize, and share GIS information. (3) Using ArcGIS Desktop In these three ways, ArcGIS Desktop alone makes it possible to process a thematic map. Currently, all thematic maps offered by this archive are classified only at the prefecture level. In the near future, municipally-classified thematic maps and a chronologically ordered listing of those maps are scheduled to be appended to the archive.

Computer Literacy among Science and Arts Students of Kuvempu University, Karnataka: a Case Study

Computer literacy is a measure of the ability of users to handle tasks with the help of computers. This paper is an attempt to know the level of computer literacy of science and arts students of Kuvempu University, Karnataka. Study reveals that Mozilla Firefox (43.18%) and Internet Explorer (37.12%) are the most used web browsers among the Science and Arts students of Kuvempu University. However, it was found that science students are more computer literate than those of arts. Google is the most used search engine.

Developing Web Browser-Jan

A web browser is a software application for retrieving, presenting and traversing information resources. It can also be defined as an application software or program designed to enable users to access, retrieve and view documents and other resources on the Internet. The major web browsers are Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, Opera, and Safari. JAN web browser mainly focused for users who need efficient resource and save their time. Our web browser is based on the concept of data mining where the data is extracted from the huge resource called internet. JAN browser consists of additional feature like virtual keyboard which is used for security purpose where the password cannot be hacked and also our browser support HTTP Secure and offer quick and easy ways to delete the web cache, cookies, and browsing history, it also shown the current time and date using time and date the user can set the alarm for their work. This browser also has a speed dialing concept where the speed dialing is assigned in network wise whereas in existing browser this type of concept is not found. And also this browser will give the user to save their document in their required format. So our project will result in the satisfaction of users for what they expect Keywords - Browser, Speed dialing, Secure, virtual keyboard I. INTRODUCTION The current world is running faster in all environments the user doesn't have time to wait for a moment to get any resources. The present browser made the user to search a resource in difficult manner for example in present browser the user need to memorize the website and URL to search correct location else they need to view all the website which was given by the browser. Browser doesn't have any security for internet usage anyone can access other's browser without any authentication. To overcome above given difficulties a new web browser is developed which help the user to get their resources efficiently and provide security to browser. This project contain features such as speed dialing which provide all website which were frequently used by the user and the website are separate depending upon their fields. For example audio and video speed dialing in this we provide all website which is related to the field it make the user to get their required website easily and user don't need of memorize. Similarly this project contains all website which is related to their fields. Our web browser contains the login page where every new user should register for getting their username and password to login our browser. It handles a new method called Virtual Keyboard which is not like a normal keyboard. Its special feature is shuffling the keys each time. To avoid hacking this keyboard is used.

An analysis of security vulnerabilities of the Xbox 360 and Xbox Live mobile network

The growing popularity of using gaming consoles beyond entertainment purposes may increase the risk of intrusive activities and security vulnerabilities. Microsoft announced their plan to integrate internet explorer in the Xbox 360 platform in 2012, which aids their stated goal of turning the gaming console into more of an entertainment device, opposed to merely gaming. The overall goal of this paper is to determine if known internet explorer IE vulnerabilities will be introduced into the gaming platform. It will include recommendations for Xbox users particularly teen users to protect themselves and their Xbox 360 from invasive actions. The paper will also look at penetration exercises that were conducted on the Xbox 360 to determine if known IE vulnerabilities would impact the Xbox 360. This paper will also explore an online survey conducted to determine if parents of teenagers are concerned, or simply aware of security vulnerabilities associated with their Xbox 360.

Study of Online Banking Security Mechanism in India: Take ICICI Bank as an Example

Internet banking has gained wide acceptance internationally and seems to be fast catching up in India with more and more banks entering the fray. online banking is defined as the use of Internet as a remote delivery channel of banking system services via the World Wide Web. This system enable customers to access their accounts and general information of bank products and services anywhere anytime i.e the model of banking has transformed from brick and mortar to all pervading through 'Anywhere and Anytime Banking' through PC or other intelligent device using web browser software, such as Netscape Navigator or Microsoft internet Explorer or Firefox. But Online banking continues to present challenges to financial security and personal privacy. Billions of financial data transactions occur online every day and bank cyber crimes take place every day when bank information is compromised by skilled criminal hackers by manipulating a financial institution's online information system.This causes huge financial loses to the banks and customers.So one of the major concerns of people with respect to internet banking is the safety related to data of bank account, transactional information and also the access path of their accounts.The paper starts from the security problems Internet banking are facing,tries to explain suitable set of controls which consists of policies, procedures, organisational structures, hardware and software functions organisation has to establish , tries to explore various of Technology and Security Standards the RBI is recommending to banks for safe internet banking and analyses the current representative of the online banking security controls and measures with the case of

Abstract P2-16-02: A web-based data management system for a multicenter international breast cancer oriented blood, tissue, and data biobank

Abstract The quality of biospecimens and associated data must be consistent and collected according to standardized methods in order to achieve international harmonization and coordination among biobanking networks. Sharing successful strategies between the Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) Cancer Center and Breast Center Buenos Aires (BCBA) is the driving force for the creation of an Argentinean Breast Cancer oriented Biobank with a shared data management system. Objective: To create a bilingual web-based tool for biospecimen management, inventory, clinical and breast cancer data registration according to international standards of data security quality assurance (ISO 27001). Methods/System Characteristics: The system permits users to enter and retrieve data concerning the collection, storage, quality assurance and distribution of biospecimens, and provides clinical and other patient data for samples while maintaining strict patient confidentiality. It has a multi-tier architecture, developed using Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) software design principles in .net 4.0, and uses a SQL server database backbone. The system allows multidimensional data analysis trough On Line Analytical Processes (OLAP) and operates with standard web clients, such as Internet Explorer. User Profiles/Access Levels: Clinical staff (e.g., clinical research coordinator, phlebotomist, pathologist, PA, MD) conduct participant and consent registration and preregistration, epidemiological questionnaire data entry, barcode label generation, form printing, and clinical and pathological cancer data entry.Biospecimen resource staff (e.g., lab technicians) track and store data about biospecimen collection, inventory, tracking and distribution, generate sample barcode labels, and maintain sample allocation and freezer maps for the system.Scientists have the ability to search for biospecimens and associated data for their own translational research projects. Breast Cancer Database: Detailed clinical, pathological, treatment and follow-up breast cancer information are captured for each patient, including TNM, biopsy and definitive surgery of primary tumor and events, systemic and radiation treatment, recurrences and metastasis, follow-up. A summary screen provides a snapshot of these data to the viewer. Pathology reports and sample collection forms are attached in each corresponding biopsy or surgery screen for easy viewing and quality assurance. Conclusion: This Biobank Management System was designed by a multidisciplinary team to improve and streamline the workflow for each member of the biobank by: allowing preregistration capabilities before consenting individuals or collecting samples, automatic generation of clinical and sample ID labels, and real-time statistics with certified secure sensible information confidentiality. This system's value is its wide range of uses, from the day-to-day management of a multicenter biobank to the storage of detailed clinical cancer-related data in a user-friendly and intuitive data entry environment. Citation Information: Cancer Res 2012;72(24 Suppl):Abstract nr P2-16-02.

Secure Web Financial Transaction Methods and Smart Authentication with a Focus on Mobile Devices

In the preceding few years, new form of security threats has appeared to alter the confidential data between the user and the navigation program's security mechanism. Man-In-The-Bro wser (MITB) and Man-In-The-M iddle (MITM) are new form of Internet intimidations, typically a Tro jan horse program; interpolate itself between the user and the navigation program like Internet Exp lorer or Firefo x. They take over user access to the bank's web site despite of the sound and emphatic authentication method. In the current scenario of security threats extra up-to-the-minute protections are required to avoid security breach of financial data transaction on web. These attacks emphasize the need for financial organizations to securely authenticate users and ensure the integrity of web transactions in the face of a growing threat environment. In this paper we analy ze the Man In the Browser and Man In the Middle attacks and propose a solution based upon Digitally signing a transaction and using the mobile phones as a software token for Dig ital Signature code generation which pioneers an avenue of carrying out secure authentication fro m a mobile device to verify an authentic user to carry out financial transactions in a secure way on the WWW.

ALTools Case Study: How ESTsoft Lays Golden Eggs

ALTools is a suite of utility software offered by ESTsoft, a Korean software company. ALTools includes eight programs: ALZip (compression and archiving utility), ALSee (image viewer and editor), ALFTP (FTP client and server), ALSong (music player with lyrics), ALShow (media player), ALToolbar (toolbar for Internet Explorer), ALPass (password manager for websites) and ALYac (antivirus). As of 2010, according to KoreanClick market research, over 20 million people were using ALTools in Korea and many of the ALTools programs were ranked first in their respective product categories. ALZip, the first ALTools application, was initially created for internal use, for an employee at the ESTsoft company who did not know how to use an English file archiver program. But after it generated significant public interest, ESTsoft decided to expand the “AL” series product line, releasing ALFTP in July 2000, ALSee in August 2000, ALPass in October 2002, ALShow in July 2004, ALSong in November 2004, ALToolbar in May 2007, and ALYac in December 2007. To manage the expansion of its product line, the company packaged them into one software suite, named ALTools in 2002 and developed an additional program that could assist users in keeping the AL series software titles up to date. It also commercialized ALTools in 2002, adding banner ads in ALTools products and selling software licenses to public institutions and private companies. However, they offered ALTools for free to individual users. ESTsoft is now looking for new business opportunities in the global market for ALTools. In February 2010, ESTsoft established ESTsoft, Inc. in the United States and entered the U.S. market directly. This is its second overseas branch, following ESTsoft Japan (September 2007). Do you think ALTools will be able to continue its success in other countries, outside of Korea? What challenges might it face?

Répertoire International des Sources Musicales A/I: Einzeldrucke vor 1800 (CD-ROM) (review)

Reviewed by: Répertoire International des Sources Musicales A/I: Einzeldrucke vor 1800 (CD-ROM) Stephen Henry Répertoire International des Sources Musicales A/I: Einzeldrucke vor 1800 (CD-ROM). Kassel: Bärenreiter-Verlag, 2011. [Requires an Intel Pentium 4.2 GHz or AMD Athlon XP 1800+ processor or faster; 512 MB RAM or higher; CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive; Windows 2000 (with Service Pack 4) or higher; Firefox 3.0 or Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher. Pricing: €450.] Context Répertoire International des Sources Musicales (RISM)—as most readers of Notes are aware, and as its title implies—is an ongoing international project attempting to document the existence of musical source materials in libraries around the world. RISM Series A/II inventories music manuscripts from 1600 to around 1800, while Series A/I, the newly published CD-ROM version that is reviewed here, does the same for printed music by individual composers published before around 1800. Series A/I was originally issued between 1971 and 1981 as a set of nine print volumes, with entries arranged alphabetically by composer. An additional four supplementary volumes (also arranged by composer) were published between 1986 and 1999. Finally, a cumulative index was published in 2003, offering access points to publishers, printers, engravers, and places of publication. The triumphs and shortcomings of RISM A/I are well-documented and well-known.1 In brief, the triumphs include the unprecedented achievement in bringing some 100,0002 historically important publications scattered among twenty-nine countries under some sense of bibliographic control, and opening up new avenues for research. Limitations include: the under-representation of certain countries and regions (Asia, Latin America, Africa); the undiscovered sources held in smaller libraries and in private collections; uneven data quality and completeness due to varying bibliographic practices among participating nations; the pragmatic limits on the content that could be considered; a lack of biographical information, including dates, for composers; and incomplete bibliographic descriptions regarding typography, pagination, and so on.3 The version of RISM A/I under review here is a database version of the catalog, issued [End Page 392] on CD-ROM, the content of which is "essentially identical with that of the book series."4 Thus, the limitations and successes summarized above for the most part apply to the CD-ROM, and so I will focus on the workings of the interface rather than the content. However, in this context, "content" should be understood to refer to the works included in the catalog. In fact, the CD-ROM adds content in the form of additional access points, biographical information and variant name spellings for composers, and the inclusion of contact information and Web addresses for participating libraries. Format Before moving on to the interface, it is worth saying a few words about the medium. Somewhat unsurprisingly, the publication of an essential reference work on CD-ROM in 2011 has raised a fair number of eyebrows in the music librarianship community, and for good reason. The CD-ROM can only be accessed on-site, as the packaging states explicitly it may not be lent. It is only compatible with Windows machines. CD-ROMs are susceptible to damage and loss. The choice to issue the database on CD-ROM is all the more confounding considering RISM Series A/II has long been available as a networked database first through NISC, then through EBSCO, and most recently through a free online catalog.5 The decision to publish on CD-ROM turns out to be pragmatic. The project to convert the print volumes to a database began in 2004. Manually inputting the data would take a fair amount of labor and financial resources. An agreement with RISM's publisher, Bärenreiter-Verlag, was eventually reached: Bärenreiter would pay the staff to input data and in return the database would be released as a CD-ROM. RISM has plans to include the Series A/I data along with Series A/II in the online catalog, but no definite date has been set for the transfer.6 To be fair, the CD-ROM does have a number of advantages. The purchase price is a one-time fee of i450...

Performance Analysis of Most Common Encryption Algorithms on Different Web Browsers

The hacking is the greatest problem in the wireless local area network (WLAN). Many algorithms like DES, 3DES, AES,UMARAM, RC6 and UR5 have been used to prevent the outside attacks to eavesdrop or prevent the data to be transferred to the end-user correctly. We have proposed a Web programming language to be analyzed with five Web browsers in term of their performances to process the encryption of the programming language's script with the Web browsers. This is followed by conducting tests simulation in order to obtain the best encryption algorithm versus Web browser. The results of the experimental analysis are presented in the form of graphs. We finally conclude on the findings that different algorithms perform differently to different Web browsers like Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Opera and Netscape Navigator. Hence, we now determine which algorithm works best and most compatible with which Web browser. A comparison has been conducted for those encryption algorithms at different settings for each algorithm such as encryption/decryption speed in the different web Browsers. Experimental results are given to demonstrate the effectiveness of each algorithm.