Abstract
A major expense of operating any aircraft is maintenance expense. In commercial and business aviation, the costs go far beyond the immediate costs of direct labor and materials. This paper examines how the critical nature of maintenance planning and advanced software technology potentials have combined to create many types of software options for automated maintenance scheduling. It looks at how maintenance planning software can reduce maintenance costs and prevent loss of revenue and how operators are forging "off the shelf" programs into individualized solutions.
Outline
Abstract
Direct Effects of Poor Maintenance Planning
Indirect Effects of Poor Maintenance Planning
Software Solutions
Conclusion
References

From the Paper
"The obvious consequences of poor maintenance planning are flight safety failures. One infamous incident involved the January 2000 crash of Alaska Airlines Flight 261 into the Pacific Ocean when a crucial flight control part failed. It was later determined by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) that the part, a jackscrew controlling the horizontal stabilizer, failed due to lack of lubrication. The NTSB ruled not only that failure was due to poor maintenance practices of Alaska Airlines but also blamed the Federal Administration Agency (FAA) for lack of oversight. (Wallace, 2006) Alaska Airlines improved their maintenance procedures and the FAA issued additional requirements for the jackscrew inspection intervals."

Tags:airlines, alaska, aviation, boeing, faa, flight, operator, pilots, purchasing, quality, repair, safety

Abstract
This paper is written as a point paper for a small business that is deciding between Windows XP and Linux as the operating system for the company's desktop computers. The conclusion is that, while XP is a bit more user friendly, Linux has many other advantages. The paper argues for choosing Linux over Windows XP.

From the Paper
"The purpose of this paper is to present the financial and business advantages of using a Linux open source operating system vs. Windows XP, a Microsoft closed source operating system, on our company's desktop computers. It is my recommendation that the company should use Linux as its operating system of choice. In the course of my study I considered the following factors: Cost; Performance ; Reliability ; Scalability ; Usability and Security"

Tags:cost, performace, operating, system

Abstract
This paper is a study of how students in elementary schools with widespread computer usage in the classroom exhibit improved motor skills, enhanced mathematical thinking, increased creativity and earn higher scores on tests that involve critical thinking skills and problem solving ability.

From the Paper
"Over the last few years, technology has advanced rapidly and there have been hundreds of published studies investigating its effect on education and indicating the benefit of a variety of technology-rich educational environments for learners. Some of the current literature supports the idea that a variety of technologies can be powerful components in accomplishing educational goals, particularly for elementary school students. Students are able to "develop a broad, deep, and creative understanding of community, culture, economics and international politics, past and present, and acquire the social skills to work across differences and distances" (Riel, 1993) by providing "an array of tools for acquiring information and for thinking and expression [allowing] more children more ways to enter the learning enterprise successfully. "

Tags:technology, teachers, students, skills, knowledge

Abstract
Data mining has become a very important concept today and is used by companies all over the world to increase their profits and target the right market. The paper talks about the different aspects of data mining, tools used, and future trends in data mining. Data mining benefits are discussed in detail, and an entire discussion related to the trends in data mining is presented.

1-Background
2-Introduction
3-Data Mining Growth and Tools
4-The Data Mining Process
5-Data Mining Market Place Trends
6-The Data in Data Mining and Meta Data
7-Types of Data Mining Problems
8-Privacy and Ethical Sensitivity in Data Mining Results
9-Future Prospects of Data Mining
10-Works Cited

From the Paper
"Data, particularly in the vast diversity and immense quantity that it is available to modern business, was till recently almost very hard to find and understand. Yet, the comprehension of data is the most crucial step to extracting the knowledge that it contains. The scenario has drastically changed today where data is much more easily available and has become more "meaningful" with the utilization of Data Mining. Today, technology offers business managers powerful new tools for gleaning knowledge from data-the essentials of data mining. Data mining has become increasingly important to mainstream companies to become more competitive both in their workings and their customer based relationships. Data mining, as such is of great interest because it is imperative for organizations to grasp the competitive value of information contained within their data repositories. There are a number of pertinent benefits of data mining. First of all, data mining provides the tools and techniques that are essential for optimization of customer relationships. Secondly, data mining provides an automatic method of discovering patterns in data. Thirdly, but not the least, data mining tools can identify the relationships that are actually present in historical data."

Tags:base, customer, data, discovery, extracting, knowledge, mining, optimization, patterns, relationships

Abstract
This paper begins with a discussion on network security in general. It then explores hardware, software and people-related vulnerabilities associated with network security. In conclusion it researches solutions namely, firewalls, embedded security and risk management.

From the Paper
"Network security in the 21st century has become much more complex than ever before. New types and sources of network security threats always on high speed internet connections wireless ..."

Tags:network security, firewall, hardware, software, people, embedded security, risk management, wireless networks

Abstract
This paper covers various aspects, advantages, disadvantages and issues related to transnational IT operations using simple and straight forward descriptions. The paper discusses transfer of work, quality issues, global networking and service levels. It then goes on to analyze
considerations of cultural diversity, language, technological infrastructure, local customs and control issues.

Table of Contents:
Introduction
Transfer Of Work, Quality Issues, Global Networking And Service Levels
Considerations Of Cultural Diversity, Language, Technological Infrastructure, Local Customs And Control Issues

From the Paper
"As stated previously, the explosion of the Internet has made many jobs that don't need a live person present at all times, available to foreign workers via telecommuting. Using technology such as the Internet, email, instant messaging and remote desktop software, there are lots of capable programmers in 3rd world countries that work for 1/3 of the price. Nevertheless, some IT jobs do need hands-on professionals available at all times or even just someone with cultural insight."

Tags:coroporate, outsourcing, services, software

Abstract
This paper discusses the differences between relational and object databases and the issues in storing objects in relational databases systems.

Preface
1. Introduction
2. Relational Databases
3. Object-Orientated Databases
4. Development and Design Issues
5. Security
6. Performance
7. Storing Objects in Relational Databases
8. Summary
Bibliography

From the Paper
"Since their inception, relational database management systems have been the most widely used database management systems today. Relational databases are favored in manipulating large amounts of data. The strong development of object-orientated programming languages has led to the emergence of object-oriented databases. Relational database models currently fail to satisfy the need of storing complex data types such as multimedia and CAD/CAM. Object oriented databases were designed to support these new trends in application development."

Tags:performance, storage

Abstract
This report exams the current situation of spam in Australia by looking at the major issues surrounding spam. It then evaluates whether it is possible to stop spam altogether in the foreseeable future. The writers looks at why spam is still on the rise and what are current efforts to fight spam.

From the Paper
"Almost every Internet user who uses email would have encountered spam, and for some users, it has almost become an automatic daily ritual to press the delete key upon receiving offers of cheap Viagra pills or low mortgage rates (Swartz 2003). Symantec Brightmail, a spam filtering software company, estimates that 60% of all Internet email traffic is spam (Symantec Brightmail cited in Sipior, Ward and Bonner 2004). This translates to approximately 76 billion messages, requiring nearly 10 petabytes of storage. Confronted with such staggering statistics, businesses, consumers and governments around the world have been fighting to stop spam, whether it is by creating anti-spam legislations, using anti-spam technology or educating the public. In Australia, the fight by the government to seriously control and regulate spam started in 2003 with the passing of the Spam Act 2003 (ACT). Technologically, anti-spam software or filters have been making great advances (Burton, Mogull, Allan, Hallawell 2004). Public education campaigns have been organized to raise public awareness to the danger of responding to spam"

Tags:2003, act, anti, government, email, internet, web, advertising

Abstract
This paper discusses the secure shell (SSH) protocol. It provides a brief overview of the secure shell protocol including its origin and why it was developed and the current state of the secure shell protocol. It then focuses on the secure shell protocol itself which consists of the transport, user authentication, connection protocols and the secure shell packet configuration. A discussion of the client and server costs of secure shell including the availability of the open version of secure shell (OpenSSH) follows, with a comparison of the differences between the commercial and free versions available for downloading. It ends with a discussion of the usage of secure shell and a working practical example of how secure shell clients and servers interact with one another.

Outline
Introduction
Secure Shell Overview
Secure Shell Protocol
Transport Layer
User Authentication Layer
Connection Layer
Encryption
Public Key Algorithms
Components of Secure Shell
Secure Shell Costs
Secure Shell Usage
SSH Tunneling Example
Conclusion
Bibliography

From the Paper
"The traditional insecure methods of connecting to networks using telnet, remote shell (RSH), or file transfer protocol (FTP), transfer commands and passwords in clear text, making them vulnerable to security attacks. These insecure protocols may now be replaced by using the SSH protocol which encrypts the clear text into an unreadable format which eliminates the risk of the message being read if captured in transmission."

Tags:encryption, computer, algorithm

Abstract
This paper analyzes the current PEAS (packaged enterprise application systems) marketplace. It focuses on the four biggest enterprise applications companies; SAP, Oracle, PeopleSoft and JDEdwards. The paper begins with an analysis of each company, discussing their product offerings as well as individual strengths and weakness. It also discusses how the mergers between PeopleSoft and JDE and the potential merger between Oracle, PeopleSoft and JDE will impact the PEAS marketplace, and more specifically, which merger has the better potential to compete with SAP.

From the Paper
"During the past few months, three of the major players in the PEAS marketplace have been involved in some intriguing merger and acquisition battles. On June 2nd, PeopleSoft announced a takeover bid for JDE. Soon after, Oracle, in an effort to stop and/or delay such a merger, announced a hostile takeover bid for PeopleSoft. Since then PeopleSoft had announced its completion of the acquisition (PeopleSoft 2003). Oracle, in response, boosted its hostile takeover bid of PeopleSoft's shares to approximately US$7.3billion. But both PeopleSoft and JDE are vehemently opposed to Oracle's offer, which they view as anti-competitive and will "dramatically undervalue the Company" (PeopleSoft 2003). Meanwhile, SAP, the biggest company in the PEAS marketplace, looks on, and launches a marketing campaign to capture both PeopleSoft and JDE customers who may be hesitant about buying software from companies in the midst of mergers and acquisitions (Vetich 2003:16). Although SAP, Oracle, PeopleSoft and JDE are all competing against each other in the PEAS marketplace, all four specializes in different areas of the market."

Tags:peas, merger, product