To insert individual citation into a bibliography in a word-processor, select your preferred citation style below and drag-and-drop it into the document. From the early days of management research and standardization in the late 1980’s, there has always been a quest for a management technology that would be general enough to be used for network, system, service, and distributed application management; efficient in terms of information retrieval time, computational resources required, and management traffic incurred; and easy to use in order to reduce development time and operational costs.
Day: January 10, 2017
Davis: Kelowna’s movie news and reviews
While you may be favouring your pocketbook looking at the expenses you incurred over the Holiday Season, it does not mean you must forego the movie experience. If you head over to Landmark Cinemas Encore in West Kelowna you can get some great deals on recent movies.
Italy arrests suspects who tried hacking Draghi, Renzi
Italian police have arrested two suspects, a brother-and-sister team, for trying to hack the personal email accounts of leading public figures, including reportedly those of former premier Matteo Renzi and European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi . The police said Tuesday that, with the help of the FBI, they cracked a “cyberespionage headquarters” that for years had attempted to hack, sometimes successfully, into 18,000 accounts.
Actionable Steps for Brands Coming Out of CES 2017
Every year at CES, there always seems to be one particular theme that weaves its way through every booth, regardless of industry or sector. This year, the most prolific technology – more prolific than any that I have ever seen at CES — was artificial intelligence.
European Stocks Little Changed After Biggest Retreat in a Month
The Stoxx Europe 600 Index added 0.1 percent at the close, erasing an earlier slide of as much as 0.4 percent. A rotation out of defensive shares into cyclical companies resumed — miners surged the most in a month after data showed China’s factory prices rose at the fastest pace in more than five years in December.
China Curbs Ambitions to Challenge World’s Top Grain Traders
Anyone seeking signs of shrinking Chinese ambitions in world agriculture markets need look no further than the inaugural speech of Jingtao Chi, tapped to run the global trading unit of the nation’s biggest food company. While Chi, 53, vowed to serve clients both in China and globally during a live video beamed to Cofco International Ltd. offices from Kiev to Connecticut and Sao Paulo, he did so through an English interpreter.
A Double Record for FTSE 100 Completing 9th All-Time High
The FTSE 100 Index has closed at a record every session since U.K. markets reopened after Christmas — that’s nine trading days — marking a record streak of consecutive all-time highs. Coming on the heels of its best annual performance relative to the Stoxx Europe 600 Index in three decades, the FTSE 100 has climbed 1.9 percent in 2017 as a further slump in sterling boosted its exporters, and commodity producers rallied.
German Utilities Face Tough Year as Power Rally Set to Stall
German utilities from RWE AG to EON SE may struggle to convince investors they can adapt to the renewable energy revolution even after the industry’s unprecedented shakeup in 2016. Headwinds range from a power price rally that’s forecast to fade this year to a multi billion-euro nuclear clean-up bill.
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MacBook Pro battery retested as Consumer Reports tries Apple’s fix
Consumer Reports is re-testing battery life on the latest MacBook Pro with Touch Bar, after Apple released a software update intended to address wildly varying runtimes. The patch, which is being released to the macOS beta channel today and will eventually be included for all users of the software, focuses on a buried setting in Safari, the browser which Consumer Reports used for its controversial testing back in December .
Seth Meyers Slams Trump’s ‘Unhinged’ Tweeting: He’s…
Seth Meyers kicked off a new year of Late Night on Monday, and the show’s first order of business was taking a “Closer Look” at Donald Trump ‘s need to seemingly tweet about every little thing in the world. Even though Trump’s top priority is to focus on his upcoming presidency, Meyers noted that the mogul has managed to find time to get on Twitter and complain about trivial matters like the new Celebrity Apprentice and what Meryl Streep had to say about him .
Hacker publishes 1.5M users’ information after esports site refuses ransom demand
Personal information for more than 1.5 million accounts maintained by the E-Sports Entertainment Association was stolen and published online after the company refused the cyber-ransom demands of hackers, the ESEA confirmed yesterday . ESEA has been updating its community in a timeline of events dating back to Dec. 27, and recommends that users change passwords and security questions in all other accounts where they used the same credentials.
Gamification Defined
You can track the number of views you’ve sent to each article you share. Simply click any of the sharing buttons, and we’ll do the tracking automatically! Gamification is the art of adding game-like elements to experiences which traditionally do not involve fun or games .
Watch a Fake Trailer For ‘Hidden Fences,’ the “Movie White…
The Golden Globes are generally regarded as the most useless film award ceremony, but the show itself can prove perfectly entertaining . The alcohol flows freely at the Globes, which means everyone is bit looser and ready to be a little sillier, should the proper occasion arise .
Mellanox Ethernet Solutions Selected to Accelerate Baidu’s Machine Learning Platforms
Technologies, Ltd. , a leading supplier of high-performance, end-to-end interconnect solutions for data center servers and storage systems, today announced that Ethernet switches and ConnectX-4 100Gb/s Ethernet adapters have been selected by Baidu, the leading Chinese language Internet search provider, for Baidu’s Machine Learning platforms. The need for higher data speed and most efficient data movement placed Spectrum and RDMA-enabled ConnectX-4 adapters as key components to enable world leading machine learning platforms.
Research and Markets – Ransomware Protection Market to Reach $17…
Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Ransomware Protection Market – Global Forecast to 2021” report to their offering. by 2021, at a Compound Annual Growth Rate of 16.3% during the forecast period.
Unique Nanoparticle Properties Confound Fluorescent Based Assays…
Dreher, K. AND W. Polk. Unique Nanoparticle Properties Confound Fluorescent Based Assays Widely Employed in Their In Vitro Toxicity Testing and Ranking.
Application container market set for explosive growth as enterprises move into production
The buzz around the application container market appears to be paying off as predictions point to it growing to $2.7bn by 2020. That would see the market size more than double in the next three years as it grows from $762m in 2016, a CAGR of 40%.
Top B2B content marketing metrics for 2017
A new year brings new metrics. Or maybe it’s just a good reminder that you need to evaluate your existing KPIs.
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The number of consumers who said they are very familiar with virtual reality almost doubled between September of last year and January, according to a new study. The study by ReportLinker comprised a survey of 700 U.S. adults in January 2017 and the same survey of 600 adults in September 2016.
Yahoo to be named Altaba, Mayer to leave board after Verizon deal: Reuters
Yahoo Inc said Monday that it would rename itself Altaba Inc and Chief Executive Officer Marissa Mayer would step down from the board after the closing of its deal with Verizon Communications Inc. Yahoo has a deal to sell its core internet business, which includes its digital advertising, email and media assets, to Verizon for $4.83 billion. The terms of that deal could be amended – or the transaction may even be called off – after Yahoo last year disclosed two separate data breaches; one involving some 500 million customer accounts and the second involving over a billion.
Gildan wins American Apparel auction with $88 million bid: Reuters
Canadian apparel maker Gildan Activewear Inc has won a bankruptcy auction for U.S. fashion retailer American Apparel LLC after raising its offer to around $88 million, a person familiar with the matter said Monday. Gildan’s takeover marks the end of an era for the iconic Los Angeles-based company, which was founded in 1998 by an eccentric Canadian university drop-out and grew to become a part of U.S. popular culture thanks to its racy advertising.
Design follows technology
To learn more about wearable tech, check out Darrin Caddes’ session Making wearable tech wearable at the O’Reilly Design Conference, March 19-22, 2017, in San Francisco. With all disciplines of design, as technology progresses, the restrictions become fewer and fewer until they get to the point at which a wave crashes and there’s nothing holding you back from making anything you can dream of.
Storefront brings – Airbnb of retail’ to Hong Kong
When brick-and-mortar stores are fading, pop-up shops are popping up everywhere, and moving even more close to you. Imagine if renting a shop in the world’s most expensive street was as easy as booking a hotel room? Storefront makes it possible.
Yahoo to change name, trim board if Verizon deal gets done
Yahoo will adopt a new corporate identity and slash the size of its board if the proposed $4.8 billion sale of its digital services to Verizon Communications goes through. The company plans to change its name to Altaba Inc. after it turns over its email, websites, mobile apps and advertising tools to Verizon.
Recording Functioning Muscles to Rehab Spinal Cord Injury Patients
They devised a system that records and interprets muscle signals from the physiotherapist and then stimulates specific muscles, in the patient, via an electro-stimulator. The acquisition system is based on a BITalino board that records the Surface Electromyography signal from the muscles of the physiotherapist, while they perform a specific exercise designed for the patient’s rehabilitation plan.
Menace descends upon Apples users: the malware assaults through DDoS attacks
Computer gearheads have shifted their attention to a new target – Apple users. The newly detected malware features DDoS attacks to paralyze Mac OS users’ computers.
Jack Ma Bets $2.6 Billion He Can Revamp China’s Retail Industry
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. pioneered shopping on the internet in China. Now it thinks it can teach old-school retailers a thing or two about real-world commerce.
Trudy Rubin: Russian efforts to undermine democracy clear
Why on Earth would you side with an anti-American, former KGB colonel over your own intelligence community? I know you say you have “tremendous respect for the work and service” done by this community, but much damage has been done. Even many GOP senators were disturbed when you rejected the firm conclusion of top U.S. intel officials that Vladimir Putin’s team used leaks and hacking to interfere with the U.S. election.
How to take control of BYOD bandwidth use
The trend for increasing numbers of employees and customers bringing their own devices into a workplace can seriously impair a businesses’ access to the Internet. The problem is that as more mobile devices connect to the network, a business can quickly discover that its cloud-based applications, payments systems, accounting, stock control, customer relationship management and business applications have become hopelessly sluggish.
Irish Genealogy, World War II, Creative Commons, More: Tuesday Buzz, January 10, 2017
Irish Central has news about an updated resource for those working on Irish genealogy . “Over 250,000 names have been added to an online database of Irish births, marriages and deaths.
Why artificial intelligence is the future of
A man waits as Turkish Airlines planes are stuck on the tarmac during heavy snowfall at the Ataturk international airport in Istanbul, on Jan. 9, 2017. The days of journeying to a travel agency and sitting at the desk of an agent just to book a trip have all but disappeared, but technology is increasingly putting that level of personalized service in the palms of our hands.
Debugging Mars Rover in the field wins ScopeRider compo
Scope in Space, or “2 Min 2 Win”, was an eye-catching competition from Rohde & Schwarz. Based on the company’s rugged ScopeRider scope, the challenge was to find the most innovative use of the device, in difficult conditions.
Storefront looks to reshape retail space
Pop-up shop service co-founder envisions free shop space for brands and entrepreneurs – landlords could recoup investment with commissions Six years ago, Mohamed Haouache left Wall Street after working as an investment banker for nearly 10 years. He jumped into the technology world in 2014 and founded Oui Open, an online platform to directly connect landlords and brands, designers and entrepreneurs, with an ambition to optimise use of retail space and make it easy and cheaper to find short-term leases.
Marissa Mayer to resign from Yahoo after Verizon acquisition is completed
Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer will resign from the board of the rump of Yahoo when Verizon finally completes its acquisition of the company’s web portal, search engine, email service and news services. Verizon will merge the Yahoo-branded web properties with AOL, which includes advertising sales platforms and websites such as The Huffington Post , TechCrunch and Engadget .
Catalog & Mail Order Houses Stocks on Investors’ Radar — Vipshop, Amazon.com, QVC Group, and Wayfair
The Catalog and Mail Order Houses space comprises the total profit produced through the retailing of a variety of goods by catalog and mail order channels. Goods that are retailed in this industry may include books, health products, personal care items, specialty food items, and furniture.
NETPark inventor’s lollipop invention lights the way for safer crossing patrols
A County Durham inventor is set to light up the school crossing patrol sector for the first time in five decades with a creation he believes could save lives. Andrew Turner, who has a base at the North East Technology Park in Sedgefield, is poised to meet with distributors about his illuminated lollipop design, having won the backing of a road safety charity.
The Touchy Task of Making Robots Seem Human-But Not Too Human
Meet ElliQ. She doesn’t have eyes or arms, but she has an hourglass-shaped “body” and a “head” that moves.
Pentagon tests artificially intelligent micro-drone swarm
The Pentagon may soon be unleashing a 21st-century version of locusts on its adversaries after officials on Monday said it had successfully tested a swarm of 103 micro-drones. The important step in the development of new autonomous weapon systems was made possible by improvements in artificial intelligence, holding open the possibility that groups of small robots could act together under human direction.
Nanowire ‘inks’ enable low-cost paper- or plastic-based printable electronics
Highly conductive ink-jet-printed silver films enable electronic circuits without requiring high heat; lower-cost solar cells, RFID chips, batteries, other devices now possible Duke University chemists have found that silver nanowire films like these conduct electricity well enough to form functioning circuits without applying high temperatures, enabling printable electronics on materials like paper or plastic. By suspending tiny metal nanoparticles in liquids, Duke University scientists can use conductive ink-jet-printed conductive “inks” to print inexpensive, customizable RFID and other electronic circuit patterns on just about any surface – even on paper and plastics.