...Management Accounting To Count or Not to Count Principles of Accounting II ACC 206 Management accounting and those whole wear the title of Management Accountant play an extremely significant role in the success of any business, large or small. The growth, progression and future worth of a business relies solely on its financial status and the decisions made in direct correlation to that status. These decisions vary throughout the professional world however, they are vital in every arena. Though managerial accounting and financial accounting differ one from another, one cannot exist without the information of the other. Are management accountants simply “bean counters” whose sole purpose or job description is to decide which bean will actually sprout, take root, regenerate and result in a profitable return? How is the decision of what information should be considered made? How important is management accounting? How vital is the information provided by management accountants? To count or not to count, that is the real question. Management Management is defined as directors and managers who have the power and responsibility to make decisions to manage an enterprise. It is comprised of the interlocking functions of formulating policies set by corporations and the organization, planning, controlling, and directing the firm’s resources to achieve the objectives of the policy. The size of a firm’s management can vary from one person to hundreds or thousands of managers...
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...Solution Architecture IRDA Business Analytics Project Nov 2010 Solution Architecture Document - IRDA Business Analytics Project Table of Contents List of Abbreviations Used with Their Definition .......................................................................................... 5 List of Terms Used with Their Definition ...................................................................................................... 9 1. 1.1 1.2 2. 3. 4. 5. 5.1 5.2 6. 7. 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 8. 9. 9.1 9.2 10. 10.1 Executive Summary ......................................................................................................................... 14 Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 14 Solution Architecture .................................................................................................................. 14 Objectives of the Business Analytics Solution ................................................................................ 17 Key Business Drivers ....................................................................................................................... 17 Solution Themes ............................................................................................................................. 18 Present IT Infrastructure at IRDA ..............................................................................................
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... Lodhi Road, New Delhi – 110003 Dt: 31.08.2011 CONTENTS 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 Specific requirements of eProcurement System Requirements of Conformity Operating Models of eProcurement System Introduction Testing framework for Quality and Security Characteristics 6.0 Evaluation & Certification process Annexures Annexure‐I : Risks of eProcurement Systems and related ISO 27001 controls Annexure‐II : Checklist for eSecurity Compliance (including CVC Guidelines) Annexure‐III : Checklist for compliance to GOI procurement procedures (GFR) Annexure‐IV : Checklist for legal compliance (IT Act – Amendment 2008) Annexure‐V : Definitions and Reference Documents Reference documents: 1. eTendering Process 2. eTendering Glossary 3. eProcurement Integrity Matrix 4. OWASP (Open Web Application Security Project) Top10 Application Security Risks‐ 2010 5. Business requirements specification‐ cross industry e‐Tendering process (Source CWA 15666) Forms & Templates: Template I : Template for defining Usability Requirements Specifications of the Software product Template II : Template for Performance Specification Form I : Application form for applying for Testing to STQC 2 1.0 1.1 Introduction Background The public sector is one of the biggest purchasers of goods & services in the economy. The Government ...
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...CORE CONCEPTS OF Accounting Information Systems Twelfth Edition Mark G. Simkin, Ph.D. Professor Department of Accounting and Information Systems University of Nevada Jacob M. Rose, Ph.D. Professor Department of Accounting and Finance University of New Hampshire Carolyn Strand Norman, Ph.D., CPA Professor Department of Accounting Virginia Commonwealth University JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC. VICE PRESIDENT & PUBLISHER SENIOR ACQUISITIONS EDITOR PROJECT EDITOR ASSOCIATE EDITOR SENIOR EDITORIAL ASSISTANT PRODUCTION MANAGER PRODUCTION EDITOR MARKETING MANAGER CREATIVE DIRECTOR SENIOR DESIGNER PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT SERVICES SENIOR ILLUSTRATION EDITOR PHOTO EDITOR MEDIA EDITOR COVER PHOTO George Hoffman Michael McDonald Brian Kamins Sarah Vernon Jacqueline Kepping Dorothy Sinclair Erin Bascom Karolina Zarychta Harry Nolan Wendy Lai Laserwords Maine Anna Melhorn Elle Wagner Greg Chaput Maciej Frolow/Brand X/Getty Images, Inc. This book was set in 10/12pt Garamond by Laserwords Private Limited, and printed and bound by RR Donnelley/Jefferson City. The cover was printed by RR Donnelley/Jefferson City. This book is printed on acid free paper. Founded in 1807, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. has been a valued source of knowledge and understanding for more than 200 years, helping people around the world meet their needs and fulfill their aspirations. Our company is built on a foundation of principles that include responsibility to the...
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...November 2002 U.S. Department of Commerce Donald L. Evans, Secretary Technology Administration Phillip J. Bond, Under Secretary for Technology National Institute of Standards and Technology Arden L. Bement, Jr., Director W IRELESS NETWORK SECURITY Note to Readers This document is a publication of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and is not subject to U.S. copyright. Certain commercial products are described in this document as examples only. Inclusion or exclusion of any product does not imply endorsement or non-endorsement by NIST or any agency of the U.S. Government. Inclusion of a product name does not imply that the product is the best or only product suitable for the specified purpose. Acknowledgments The authors wish to express their sincere thanks to numerous members of government, industry, and academia who have commented on this document. First, the authors wish to express their thanks to the staff at Booz Allen Hamilton who contributed to this document. In particular, their appreciation goes to Rick Nicholson, Brendan Goode, Christine Kerns, Sharma Aditi, and Brian Miller for their research, technical support, and contributions to this document. The authors express their appreciation to Bill Burr, Murugiah Souppaya, Tim Grance, Ray Snouffer, Sheila Frankel, and John Wack of NIST, for providing valuable...
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...Introduction To Cloud Computing (IT175-1601A) Colorado Technical University Individual Project 02/08/2016 Table Of Contents Cloud Providers and Cost Savings Analysis………………………………………..……3 Cost Savings of the Cloud…………………………………………………………..…...5 Cloud Providers……………………………………………………………………..…...8 Software as a service Service (SaaS)…………………………………………………....10 Identity as a Service (IDaaS) ………………………………………………………...….13 Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA)………………………………………………...…17 Platform as a Service (PaaS)………………………………………………………….…18 PaaS Provider (Engine Yard)…………………………………………………………...19 Pass Provider (Red Hat Open Shift)……………………………………………………20 PaaS Provider (Caspio)……………………………………….…………………………21 Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)……………………………………………………….24 IaaS Provider (Google Compute Engine)………………………………………………25 IaaS Provider (Rackspace Open Cloud)………………………………………………..27 IaaS Provider (HP Enterprise Converged Infrastructure)………………………………30 Security threats in cloud-based solutions with risk management strategies……………33 Risk Management in Cloud Computing………………………………………………..35 IT Governance for cloud-based solutions………………………………………………38 Identity Management In The Cloud……………………………………………………39 References………………………………………………………………………….…..45 Cloud Providers and Cost Savings Analysis Cloud computing is a type of computing that relies on sharing computing resources rather than having local servers or personaldevices to handle applications. Cloud computing is comparable togrid...
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...your research project your research project a step-by-step guide for the first-time researcher NICHOLAS WALLIMAN with Bousmaha Baiche SAGE Publications London • Thousand Oaks • New Delhi To my wife, Ursula © Nicholas Walliman 2001 Chapter 2 © Dr Bousmaha Baiche 2001 First published 2001 Apart from any fair dealing for the purposes of research or private study, or criticism or review, as permitted under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act, 1988, this publication may be reproduced, stored or transmitted in any form, or by any means, only with the prior permission in writing of the publishers, or in the case of reprographic reproduction, in accordance with the terms of licences issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency. Inquiries concerning reproduction outside those terms should be sent to the publishers. SAGE Publications Ltd 6 Bonhill Street London EC2A 4PU SAGE Publications Inc 2455 Teller Road Thousand Oaks, California 91320 SAGE Publications India Pvt Ltd 32, M-Block Market Greater Kailash – I New Delhi 110 048 British Library Cataloguing in Publication data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library ISBN 0 7619 6538 6 ISBN 0 7619 6539 4 (pbk) Library of Congress catalog record available Typeset by Keystroke, Jacaranda Lodge, Wolverhampton. Printed in Great Britain by The Cromwell Press Ltd, Trowbridge, Wiltshire CONTENTS Acknowledgements Introduction 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Research and the Research Problem Information...
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...Ethnicity, Identity and Public Policy Critical Perspectives on Multiculturalism David Bromell Institute of Policy Studies Ethnicity, Identity and Public Policy Critical Perspectives on Multiculturalism David Bromell Institute of Policy Studies First printed in 2008 Institute of Policy Studies School of Government Victoria University of Wellington PO Box 600 Wellington © Institute of Policy Studies ISBN 158 IPS/Pub/978-1-877347-26-9 This book is copyright. Apart from any fair dealing for the purpose of private study, research, criticism or review, as permitted under the Copyright Act, no part may be reproduced without the permission of the Institute of Policy Studies. Copy editor: Belinda Hill Cover design: Milne Printers Ltd Printed by Milne Printers Ltd Contents List of Tables iv List of Figures iv List of Boxes iv Foreword v Acknowledgments and Disclaimer ix Part One: Introduction and Context of Inquiry 1 Introduction 2 New Zealand Context 3 21 Part Two: Communitarian Responses to Liberalism Introduction to Part Two 61 3 Civic Republicanism: Michael Sandel 63 4 The Politics of Recognition: Charles Taylor 83 Part Three: Multiculturalism Introduction to Part Three 105 5 Multicultural Citizenship: Will Kymlicka 107 6 Common Citizenship in a Multicultural Society: Bhikhu Parekh 151 Part Four: Critical Responses to Multiculturalism ...
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...ETHICS IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Third Edition This page intentionally left blank ETHICS IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Third Edition George W. Reynolds Australia • Brazil • Japan • Korea • Mexico • Singapore • Spain • United Kingdom • United States Ethics in Information Technology, Third Edition by George W. Reynolds VP/Editorial Director: Jack Calhoun Publisher: Joe Sabatino Senior Acquisitions Editor: Charles McCormick Jr. Senior Product Manager: Kate Hennessy Mason Development Editor: Mary Pat Shaffer Editorial Assistant: Nora Heink Marketing Manager: Bryant Chrzan Marketing Coordinator: Suellen Ruttkay Content Product Manager: Jennifer Feltri Senior Art Director: Stacy Jenkins Shirley Cover Designer: Itzhack Shelomi Cover Image: iStock Images Technology Project Manager: Chris Valentine Manufacturing Coordinator: Julio Esperas Copyeditor: Green Pen Quality Assurance Proofreader: Suzanne Huizenga Indexer: Alexandra Nickerson Composition: Pre-Press PMG © 2010 Course Technology, Cengage Learning ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. No part of this work covered by the copyright herein may be reproduced, transmitted, stored or used in any form or by any means graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including but not limited to photocopying, recording, scanning, digitizing, taping, Web distribution, information networks, or information storage and retrieval systems, except as permitted under Section 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act, without the prior written permission...
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...Cultural Moves AMERICAN CROSSROADS Edited by Earl Lewis, George Lipsitz, Peggy Pascoe, George Sánchez, and Dana Takagi 1. Border Matters: Remapping American Cultural Studies, by José David Saldívar 2. The White Scourge: Mexicans, Blacks, and Poor Whites in Texas Cotton Culture, by Neil Foley 3. Indians in the Making: Ethnic Relations and Indian Identities around Puget Sound, by Alexandra Harmon 4. Aztlán and Viet Nam: Chicano and Chicana Experiences of the War, edited by George Mariscal 5. Immigration and the Political Economy of Home: West Indian Brooklyn and American Indian Minneapolis, by Rachel Buff 6. Epic Encounters: Culture, Media, and U.S. Interests in the Middle East,1945–2000, by Melani McAlister 7. Contagious Divides: Epidemics and Race in San Francisco’s Chinatown, by Nayan Shah 8. Japanese American Celebration and Conflict: A History of Ethnic Identity and Festival, 1934–1990, by Lon Kurashige 9. American Sensations: Class, Empire, and the Production of Popular Culture, by Shelley Streeby 10. Colored White: Transcending the Racial Past, by David R. Roediger 11. Reproducing Empire: Race, Sex, Science, and U.S. Imperialism in Puerto Rico, by Laura Briggs 12. meXicana Encounters: The Making of Social Identities on the Borderlands, by Rosa Linda Fregoso 13. Popular Culture in the Age of White Flight, by Eric Avila 14. Ties That Bind: The Story of an Afro-Cherokee Family in Slavery and Freedom, by Tiya Miles 15. Cultural Moves: African Americans and the Politics of...
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...edhat® ® Te r r y C o l l i n g s & K u r t W a l l UR ON IT OOLS IN Y T C E CD-R L TH O ED UD M Linux Solutions from the Experts at Red Hat ® ® P R E S S™ SEC Red Hat® Linux® Networking and System Administration Red Hat® Linux® Networking and System Administration Terry Collings and Kurt Wall M&T Books An imprint of Hungry Minds, Inc. Best-Selling Books G Digital Downloads G e-Books G Answer Networks e-Newsletters G Branded Web Sites G e-Learning New York, NY G Cleveland, OH G Indianapolis, IN Red Hat® Linux® Networking and System Administration Published by Hungry Minds, Inc. 909 Third Avenue New York, NY 10022 www.hungryminds.com Copyright © 2002 Hungry Minds, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this book, including interior design, cover design, and icons, may be reproduced or transmitted in any form, by any means (electronic, photocopying, recording, or otherwise) without the prior written permission of the publisher. Library of Congress Control Number: 2001093591 ISBN: 0-7645-3632-X Printed in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1O/RT/QT/QS/IN Distributed in the United States by Hungry Minds, Inc. Distributed by CDG Books Canada Inc. for Canada; by Transworld Publishers Limited in the United Kingdom; by IDG Norge Books for Norway; by IDG Sweden Books for Sweden; by IDG Books Australia Publishing Corporation Pty. Ltd. for Australia and New Zealand; by TransQuest Publishers Pte Ltd. for Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand...
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