between colleagues unlike the traditional cubicle setup where each employee is practically caged. This is implemented under the idea that social interaction and free communication enhances critical thinking, and generates ideas and productivity. This is characterized by open offices with wide aisles and non-enclosed stations, allowing free face-to-face communication when necessary. The modern open office is normally wide, open, bright, and may or may not have wide windows to let in light. The view
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| Description of what the software offers. The microfinance software also known as Mifos is a free of charge open source software for Microfinance Institutions this software was created by Grameen Foundation in connection with numerous IT companies. This software is incredibly flexible and can be modified when it comes to the requirements of the Microfinance Institutions. This is an open
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perfectly ubiquitous, as Carr would like to believe. All companies do not have the same capital resources, thus do not have access to the same proprietary technology other companies have. On the other hand, some companies, with the use of open source software, have a strategic advantage in their
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Unit 3 Assignment 1: Choosing Port Scanning Software In order to test server security your Senior Administrator has assigned you to run port scanning software to analyze servers and security. Search the Internet for and choose port scanning software to implement on your network. Questions: 1. What is port scanning? Answer: The act of systematically scanning a computer's ports. Since a port is a place where information goes into and out of a computer, port scanning identifies open doors
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Memo |To: |Troy Tuckett | |From: |Corey Williams | |Class: |POS/355 | |Date: |11/11813
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what is and what is not an open source operating system is. For example most people believe that if the operating system is free it is open source. Open source does not refer to whether the program is free or not, but the source code of the operating system being open to the public to change and improve upon (D'Amico, 2009). Traditionally open source operating systems are free of charge. A good example of a true open source operation system is ReactOS. This operating system was and is currently developed
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'Ethical hacker' reveals trade secrets What comes to mind when you think of wireless Web surfing? It may not be security, or lack of it. There are nearly 30,000 public wireless "hot spots" in the United States at places such as parks and cafes, but there's more to consider than just where to log on. The convenience comes with a caveat. "Understand that the information you're sending is very similar to standing up here in the park and shouting out all the information -- would I normally
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released by Google under open source licenses, although most Android devices ultimately ship with a combination of open source and proprietary software. Initially developed by Android, Inc., which Google backed financially and later bought in 2005, Android was unveiled in 2007 along with the founding of the Open Handset Alliance—a consortium of hardware, software, and telecommunication companies devoted to advancing open standards for mobile devices. Android is popular with technology companies which
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What is free software? List three characteristics of free software.Free software is code that is available for free to everyone, but it is also free in the sense that it can be used and altered freely to the user's desires. It is free to be studied, redistributed, and modified. Why is Linux popular? Why is it popular in academia?Due to the operating system's distribution among universities, students were able to become used to it's sophisticated developing environment which helped these graduates
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applied in business issues/activities. Business intelligence is a new field of the analysis of the application of human cognitive to the administration and choice in different business issues. The paper gives the idea of BI, types of BI, open source software, review on some popular open source tools of BI, and Benefits. Open Source Business Intelligence Tools Business intelligence is a technology driven procedure for analyzing information and displaying significant data to help corporate administrators
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