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<title>The MCSE Methodology</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Author : stephane  leclercq<br><br>The MCSE methodology (Méthodologie de Conception des Systèmes Electroniques, also known as CoMES  - Co-design Methodology for Electronic Systems) is based on a top-down design process <br><br>A design process consists of a series of steps that transform an input (specifications) into an output (solution)<br>passed as input to the next step  The organization of the steps is done according to a design process model <br>Several  process  models  have  been  suggested  and  experimented:  waterfall  model,  V  model,  spiral  model, contractual model, etc  If any design process model can be defined and applied, it is crucial that the meaning, goal, inputs and outputs for each step are clearly defined <br><br>The   MCSE   design   process   organizes   the   required   steps   in   a   top-down   manner    Designers   can   work simultaneously on several steps given that they respect dependencies between steps and design choices  The flow is not continuous as additional verification activities, resulting in a backward flow, are necessary to correct and/or enhance solutions <br>System designers proceed according to a minimum of 5 steps:<br>1 	Requirements definition<br>2 	System specification<br>3 	Functional design<br>4 	Architectural design<br>5 	Prototyping<br>In addition, the MCSE design process enables design traceability as well as IP capitalization and reuse at every<br>design stage <br>Forward and backward traceability between steps is enforced to:<br>-	Capture the relations between initial requirements and all subsequent design models;<br>-	Manage potential changes in requirements <br><br>Capitalization  and  reuse  are  essential  activities  for  a  correct  and  efficient  use  of  IP  components   Reusing components is useful during functional and architectural design, but also during prototyping  It helps designers shorten the design process <br><br>It is facilitated in two ways:<br>-	Outside-in:   identifying   external   functional   or   architectural   components   that   satisfy   the   required functionality and are interconnectable;<br>-	Inside-out: identifying internal components of the solution under design to be reused in other projects <br><br>To  be  reused,  a  component  needs  to  be  well-defined,  correctly  encapsulated,  validated  and  conform  to  an interchange standard <br><br>Requirements  traceability  is  potentially  a  one-to-many  relation  between  a  requirement  and  elements  of  the design   It  implies  the  ability  to  follow  the  whole  design  process  in  forward  and  backward  directions   A  correct record of traceability between requirements and system components enables customers and project managers to monitor progress in the project <br><br>Requirements  management  deals  with  evolutive  requirements   Modifications,  changes,  improvements  and corrections in requirements are inevitable  Taking modifications into account is facilitated by a clear procedure applied to the whole design process and by appropriate tools <br><br>The MCSE methodology (Méthodologie de Conception des Systèmes Electroniques, also known as CoMES  - Co-design Methodology for Electronic Systems) is based on a top-down design process <br><br>A design process consists of a series of steps that transform an input (specifications) into an output (solution)<br>passed as input to the next step  The organization of the steps is done according to a design process model <br>Several  process  models  have  been  suggested  and  experimented:  waterfall  model,  V  model,  spiral  model, contractual model, etc  If any design process model can be defined and applied, it is crucial that the meaning, goal, inputs and outputs for each step are clearly defined <br><br>The   MCSE   design   process   organizes   the   required   steps   in   a   top-down   manner    Designers   can   work simultaneously on several steps given that they respect dependencies between steps and design choices  The flow is not continuous as additional verification activities, resulting in a backward flow, are necessary to correct and/or enhance solutions <br>System designers proceed according to a minimum of 5 steps:<br>1 	Requirements definition<br>2 	System specification<br>3 	Functional design<br>4 	Architectural design<br>5 	Prototyping<br>In addition, the MCSE design process enables design traceability as well as IP capitalization and reuse at every<br>design stage <br>Forward and backward traceability between steps is enforced to:<br>-	Capture the relations between initial requirements and all subsequent design models;<br>-	Manage potential changes in requirements <br><br>Capitalization  and  reuse  are  essential  activities  for  a  correct  and  efficient  use  of  IP  components   Reusing components is useful during functional and architectural design, but also during prototyping  It helps designers shorten the design process <br><br>It is facilitated in two ways:<br>-	Outside-in:   identifying   external   functional   or   architectural   components   that   satisfy   the   required functionality and are interconnectable;<br>-	Inside-out: identifying internal components of the solution under design to be reused in other projects <br><br>To  be  reused,  a  component  needs  to  be  well-defined,  correctly  encapsulated,  validated  and  conform  to  an interchange standard <br><br>Requirements  traceability  is  potentially  a  one-to-many  relation  between  a  requirement  and  elements  of  the design   It  implies  the  ability  to  follow  the  whole  design  process  in  forward  and  backward  directions   A  correct record of traceability between requirements and system components enables customers and project managers to monitor progress in the project <br><br>Requirements  management  deals  with  evolutive  requirements   Modifications,  changes,  improvements  and corrections in requirements are inevitable  Taking modifications into account is facilitated by a clear procedure applied to the whole design process and by appropriate tools <br>The MCSE methodology (Méthodologie de Conception des Systèmes Electroniques, also known as CoMES  - Co-design Methodology for Electronic Systems) is based on a top-down design process <br><br>A design process consists of a series of steps that transform an input (specifications) into an output (solution)<br>passed as input to the next step  The organization of the steps is done according to a design process model <br>Several  process  models  have  been  suggested  and  experimented:  waterfall  model,  V  model,  spiral  model, contractual model, etc  If any design process model can be defined and applied, it is crucial that the meaning, goal, inputs and outputs for each step are clearly defined <br><br>The   MCSE   design   process   organizes   the   required   steps   in   a   top-down   manner    Designers   can   work simultaneously on several steps given that they respect dependencies between steps and design choices  The flow is not continuous as additional verification activities, resulting in a backward flow, are necessary to correct and/or enhance solutions <br>System designers proceed according to a minimum of 5 steps:<br>1 	Requirements definition<br>2 	System specification<br>3 	Functional design<br>4 	Architectural design<br>5 	Prototyping<br>In addition, the MCSE design process enables design traceability as well as IP capitalization and reuse at every<br>design stage <br>Forward and backward traceability between steps is enforced to:<br>-	Capture the relations between initial requirements and all subsequent design models;<br>-	Manage potential changes in requirements <br><br>Capitalization  and  reuse  are  essential  activities  for  a  correct  and  efficient  use  of  IP  components   Reusing components is useful during functional and architectural design, but also during prototyping  It helps designers shorten the design process <br><br>It is facilitated in two ways:<br>-	Outside-in:   identifying   external   functional   or   architectural   components   that   satisfy   the   required functionality and are interconnectable;<br>-	Inside-out: identifying internal components of the solution under design to be reused in other projects <br><br>To  be  reused,  a  component  needs  to  be  well-defined,  correctly  encapsulated,  validated  and  conform  to  an interchange standard <br><br>Requirements  traceability  is  potentially  a  one-to-many  relation  between  a  requirement  and  elements  of  the design   It  implies  the  ability  to  follow  the  whole  design  process  in  forward  and  backward  directions   A  correct record of traceability between requirements and system components enables customers and project managers to monitor progress in the project <br><br>Requirements  management  deals  with  evolutive  requirements   Modifications,  changes,  improvements  and corrections in requirements are inevitable  Taking modifications into account is facilitated by a clear procedure applied to the whole design process and by appropriate tools <br><br><br><br>CoFluent Studio is the only tool that offers true capabilities for <a href='http://www.cofluentdesign.com/'><b>hardware/software real-time co-modeling</b></a>and <a href='http://www.cofluentdesign.com/'><b>application-level design</b></a> space exploration based on prospective performance analysis allowing for architecture decisions very early on the project.]]></description>
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<title>The need for virtual systems</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Author : stephane  leclercq<br><br>Electronic system development efforts are spent primarily in software design  MDE addresses the productivity and cost challenges of software development  Virtual platforms can only be transitional technologies, since they are limited to the traditional vision of software development and hardware/software verification and do not embrace MDE <br> <br>Virtual platforms also heavily rely on the availability of models for each constituting hardware component  This may considerably delay the platform's availability for software developers and thus go against the objective of early software development, as well as jeopardize its affordability <br> <br>Virtual systems are next-generation system-level paradigms that enable the realization of a common hardware and software model-based design process  Virtual systems are the realization, or &quot;mapping&quot; in MDA terms, of executable specifications that represent the system's functionality and time constraints onto a high-level description of the platform resources (see Figure 1) <br><br><br>Virtual system technology should provide the following requirements:<br> - 	A smooth transition to MDE, with support for traditional C/C++ development <br> - 	A fast, high-level common HW/SW and ESL/MDE simulation platform <br> - 	An open infrastructure for integrating heterogeneous models of different types (functional, architectural) described in various formats (Matlab/Simulink, UML, SysML, SystemC, IP-XACT, others), which is called &quot;model transformation&quot; in MDE terms <br> - 	A library of customizable generic models for accelerating the availability of the virtual system when specialized IP blocks are not available <br> - 	Support for all dimensions of non-functional system requirements: performance, power consumption, memory footprint, cost, area, etc <br> - 	The ability to automate software (code generation) and hardware (high-level synthesis) design <br>For the common HW/SW and ESL/MDE simulation platform listed in the second requirement above, SystemC is best candidate  Its simulation kernel already provides the necessary base data types, threading, and time management primitives  It supports transaction-level modeling  As an extension to C++, it is natively compatible with most software programs  But SystemC alone is insufficient, since it does not provide generic system-level runtime elements necessary for describing platform resources (RTOS, bus, memory, interconnect, processor, multicore), and specialized IP models have to be developed <br> <br>Virtual system technology overcomes many of the limitations of virtual platforms  It is accessible when specialized IP models are not available  It provides the simulation capability, analysis requirements, and links to code generation and high-level synthesis  Companies that have adopted a virtual system design approach are experiencing the benefits of both ESL and MDE today <br><br>Electronic system development efforts are spent primarily in software design  MDE addresses the productivity and cost challenges of software development  Virtual platforms can only be transitional technologies, since they are limited to the traditional vision of software development and hardware/software verification and do not embrace MDE <br> <br>Virtual platforms also heavily rely on the availability of models for each constituting hardware component  This may considerably delay the platform's availability for software developers and thus go against the objective of early software development, as well as jeopardize its affordability <br> <br>Virtual systems are next-generation system-level paradigms that enable the realization of a common hardware and software model-based design process  Virtual systems are the realization, or &quot;mapping&quot; in MDA terms, of executable specifications that represent the system's functionality and time constraints onto a high-level description of the platform resources (see Figure 1) <br><br><br>Virtual system technology should provide the following requirements:<br> - 	A smooth transition to MDE, with support for traditional C/C++ development <br> - 	A fast, high-level common HW/SW and ESL/MDE simulation platform <br> - 	An open infrastructure for integrating heterogeneous models of different types (functional, architectural) described in various formats (Matlab/Simulink, UML, SysML, SystemC, IP-XACT, others), which is called &quot;model transformation&quot; in MDE terms <br> - 	A library of customizable generic models for accelerating the availability of the virtual system when specialized IP blocks are not available <br> - 	Support for all dimensions of non-functional system requirements: performance, power consumption, memory footprint, cost, area, etc <br> - 	The ability to automate software (code generation) and hardware (high-level synthesis) design <br>For the common HW/SW and ESL/MDE simulation platform listed in the second requirement above, SystemC is best candidate  Its simulation kernel already provides the necessary base data types, threading, and time management primitives  It supports transaction-level modeling  As an extension to C++, it is natively compatible with most software programs  But SystemC alone is insufficient, since it does not provide generic system-level runtime elements necessary for describing platform resources (RTOS, bus, memory, interconnect, processor, multicore), and specialized IP models have to be developed <br> <br>Virtual system technology overcomes many of the limitations of virtual platforms  It is accessible when specialized IP models are not available  It provides the simulation capability, analysis requirements, and links to code generation and high-level synthesis  Companies that have adopted a virtual system design approach are experiencing the benefits of both ESL and MDE today <br>Electronic system development efforts are spent primarily in software design  MDE addresses the productivity and cost challenges of software development  Virtual platforms can only be transitional technologies, since they are limited to the traditional vision of software development and hardware/software verification and do not embrace MDE <br> <br>Virtual platforms also heavily rely on the availability of models for each constituting hardware component  This may considerably delay the platform's availability for software developers and thus go against the objective of early software development, as well as jeopardize its affordability <br> <br>Virtual systems are next-generation system-level paradigms that enable the realization of a common hardware and software model-based design process  Virtual systems are the realization, or &quot;mapping&quot; in MDA terms, of executable specifications that represent the system's functionality and time constraints onto a high-level description of the platform resources (see Figure 1) <br><br><br>Virtual system technology should provide the following requirements:<br> - 	A smooth transition to MDE, with support for traditional C/C++ development <br> - 	A fast, high-level common HW/SW and ESL/MDE simulation platform <br> - 	An open infrastructure for integrating heterogeneous models of different types (functional, architectural) described in various formats (Matlab/Simulink, UML, SysML, SystemC, IP-XACT, others), which is called &quot;model transformation&quot; in MDE terms <br> - 	A library of customizable generic models for accelerating the availability of the virtual system when specialized IP blocks are not available <br> - 	Support for all dimensions of non-functional system requirements: performance, power consumption, memory footprint, cost, area, etc <br> - 	The ability to automate software (code generation) and hardware (high-level synthesis) design <br>For the common HW/SW and ESL/MDE simulation platform listed in the second requirement above, SystemC is best candidate  Its simulation kernel already provides the necessary base data types, threading, and time management primitives  It supports transaction-level modeling  As an extension to C++, it is natively compatible with most software programs  But SystemC alone is insufficient, since it does not provide generic system-level runtime elements necessary for describing platform resources (RTOS, bus, memory, interconnect, processor, multicore), and specialized IP models have to be developed <br> <br>Virtual system technology overcomes many of the limitations of virtual platforms  It is accessible when specialized IP models are not available  It provides the simulation capability, analysis requirements, and links to code generation and high-level synthesis  Companies that have adopted a virtual system design approach are experiencing the benefits of both ESL and MDE today <br><br><br>CoFluent Studio is the only tool that offers true capabilities for <a href='http://www.cofluentdesign.com/'><b>hardware/software real-time co-modeling</b></a>and <a href='http://www.cofluentdesign.com/'><b>application-level design</b></a> space exploration based on prospective performance analysis allowing for architecture decisions very early on the project.]]></description>
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<title>How to find the best computer repair company</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Author : Jamie Hanson<br><br>Ultimately you have faced a serious problem with your computer  You have loads of pending tasks to complete as soon as possible  Your clients are waiting for your work which is trapped in your system  Your sincerity is in danger, your deadlines are just about to get over and your PC has all of a sudden stopped working  So, what will you do now? You are truly tensed up as your work are caught and your customers are waiting for it  This is a real serious problem  <br><br>The top possible technique to deal with such a confusing condition is to remain cool  This may sound weird, but you cant do anything but to calmly think about the best solution to get your computer fixed instantly  You might need to search for the top computer repair company that mends your system within smallest possible time span  There are a lot of online companies providing you fast services to mends  your PC immediately  But still you may be confused which one is the best company that solves your problem within no time and genuinely repairs your computer so that you may not face any such problem in future  How will you come to know which is the best online company? Here are a few suggestions that will really help you to select the best online computer repair company  <br><br>-	While browsing on the Net, you may see several companies that offer you computer repair services  Click on a few of them and read the companies details and the way it serves you  Once you get to know about the company, you get a broad idea about the company, its working and its fees  Compare with other online companies and select one that suits your budgets as well as provides you excellent computer repair service <br>-	Next thing you can do is, read the feedback posted by many previous clientele who have repaired their computers from that company  From these reviews and feedback, you will get a basic idea about the services offered by the company and its performance level  The better the level of clientele satisfaction, the better is the company <br>-	You can also ask your neighbors if they have got their system repaired from that company earlier  And if they have, their reaction is the wonderful way to help you pick that company confidently  <br>-	You can even get to know more about the company by checking the goodwill the company shares in the market  If the company has a good name, go ahead and get your computer here immediately <br>-	If your computer is branded like Macbook, Air, Macbook  Pro, iMac etc, the company service center will repair your system almost immediately  <br><br>Always bear in mind, your system is the largest source of your income, so it needs to be done fast  You will surely get a dedicated and honest company that offers you instant and best services on time as they have a team of experts only for you  So if your PC is stopped working, get it done today from the best online computer repair company  <br><br><br>Looking for the best computer company to get your computer fixed immediately? One of the best <a href='http://www.computerclue.com'>New Jersey computer repair services</a> and <a href='http://www.computerclue.com'>nj computer repair</a> at computerclue.com
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<title>How Optimizing Windows increases Computer Performance</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Author : Jamie Hanson<br><br>Today, you will find various registry cleaners that help to increase performance of your computer, but ultra Optimizer is the best among all other registry cleaners  It is greatly advanced windows registry cleaner truly optimizes your system  Ultra Optimizer is now easily found everywhere worldwide  Along with enhanced performance, Ultra Optimizer fixes a lot of errors that are found on your system  Because of the technically developed scanning engine, Ultra Optimizer efficiently detects and solves errors on your computer as related to any other registry cleaner in the store today  As Ultra Optimizer has several build in mechanism, this helps a greatly improved PC performance <br><br>As the usage of PCs is rising by leaps and bounds, people often face problems while they constantly use their PCs  The slowdown in your work results to frustrations and you end up switching off your system  But this is not the solution to your ongoing difficulty  Its time to get a perfect registry cleaner for your system to improve its performance  While you are constantly using Windows, downloading or setting up new programs and files, causes the systems registry cleaner to clutter  This results in slowdown of your system  So, Ultra Optimizer is here to save the computer resources and increase Window performance  Apart from optimizing your PC, the Ultra Optimizer also fixes your PC errors as well as prevents any type of errors on it before they arise  <br><br>Ultra Optimizer is mainly made to Fine Tune every computer which operates on any Windows based operating system  This is very safe and easy too  The wonderful thing is that you need not be an expert to Fine Tune and increase your computer perfectly  You will be amazed to know that this software actually scans your system completely, sets up back up as well as suggest what is best set up for your system  Even a learner can increase the performance of his computer and solve any type of mistake, thanks to the highly advanced Ultra Optimizer  <br><br>Even the experts and professionals suggest that it is best to use Ultra Optimizer as it is one of the best registry cleaners available today  Your PC works faster and better, you feel more than pleased due to the increased performance of your computer with Ultra Optimizer! No need to waste your time and money on any other registry cleaner, just try Ultra Optimizer for satisfactory results  Not only this, Ultra Optimizer protects your privacy as you can get rid of all that you were surfing just by clicking your mouse a few times  This is the simplest way to protect your privacy  <br><br>There are number of online stores that offer you Ultra Optimizer for your computer  It is easily available and hence you can optimize Window and increase your Computer performance with this amazing software  You can now optimize the performance of you PC with Ultra Optimizer that is easily available in any online store}  Thus, you get all in one, safe registry cleaner for your computer, easy to operate and of course enhanced speed and performance of your computer  Look no further, get Ultra Optimizer for your PC today and experience the amazing benefits forever <br><br><br>Know more about the best registry cleaner and improve your computer performance with <a href='http://www.ultraoptimizer.com/'>Registry Cleaner</a>that is easily available in the market. One of the best registry cleaners that really makes you computer work faster and efficiently is <a href='http://www.ultraoptimizer.com/'>Ultraoptimizer Windows Optimiser</a> available at ultraoptimizer.com
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<title>Total Network Monitoring Without Leaving a Chair</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Author : Allan Douglas<br><br>Looking after a Windows-based local area network becomes complicated as the network gets bigger  While small networks of ten or even twenty PCs can be easily maintained by a single system administrator using only those network monitoring tools provided in Windows, larger networks require more attention and demand the use of more complex network monitoring tools  The problem with complex network monitoring tools is that they are, well, complex  Finding an experienced network administrator to use some network monitoring tools can add significant costs to a company <br><br>There are, however, network monitoring tools providing sophisticated monitoring capabilities without placing too high requirements onto system administrators <br><br>Monitor large and medium-size networks without leaving a chair! Total Network Monitor by Softinventive Lab Inc  (http://www softinventive com/products/total-network-monitor/) looks after a LAN no matter how large, sending alerts automatically if any pre-defined events happen  Watch network performance and get notified about the issues immediately with a variety of alerting options  You won't miss an alert no matter where you are! Total Network Monitor can notify you by email or by phone, while attempting to resolve the issue by launching certain actions or your custom script <br><br>Total Network Monitor makes your entire network easily controllable without leaving a chair  A variety of network monitoring alert notification options will ensure you are alerted about a problem in network performance no matter whether you are in front of your computer or not  Thanks to the many available tests, probes, and automatic scans performed by Total Network Monitor, network monitoring becomes as automated as possible <br><br>The network monitoring utility can probe the Internet, test Windows, and scan files to ensure optimal performance of your entire LAN  The ability to probe ICMP, TCP, HTTP, POP/SMTP, FTP, and IMAP protocols makes Total Network Monitor the ultimate network monitoring tool  Windows performance tools are just one click away, including Registry, Event Log, and Service State tools  Remote file systems are easy to check with convenient network monitoring functions <br><br>The network monitoring tool is capable of building a network topology map entirely on its own by launching a comprehensive scan of the network   Should a new PC be added to your network, it will appear on the map created by Total Network Monitor <br><br>Just glance at the network monitoring window to see how your network is performing at the moment  Every feature of Total Network Monitor is just one click away  You can re-arrange the views by device, event, or monitors to see how every part of your network is performing <br><br>Network monitoring with Total Network Monitor is easily affordable with licenses starting at only $95 for a 25-node edition, with MSP, National, and unlimited Worldwide editions available  Total Network Monitor is available as a free trial download at: http://www softinventive com/products/total-network-monitor/<br><br>The author is a specialist in the network monitoring software. <a href='http://www.softinventive.com/products/total-network-monitor/'>http://www.softinventive.com/products/total-network-monitor/</a>]]></description>
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<title>Executable specifications needed  but languages are limited</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Author : stephane  leclercq<br><br>Is your next product doomed by the time development starts? If your marketing team is providing paper specifications to the engineering department, your product could be dead on arrival  If the engineering team is using email to notify contractors of a change in subsystem requirements, your product could be dead on arrival <br> <br>Paper specifications have been the norm for electronic product design  Marketing gathers customer requirements and writes them down  Procurement tracks the supply chain and sends reports to engineering  The system integrator often relies on email communication to subcontractors  The larger the paper trail, the more likely you are to introduce a design error <br> <br>Design and supply chain complexity make communication between project stakeholders a key factor in product success  Marketing needs to clearly express user requirements and use cases to engineering  Functional decomposition and validation are required across the development effort  The system designer and integrator need to provide clear specifications of subsystems to subcontractors and third-parties  This requires a detailed definition of subsystem boundaries and I/Os, as well as interactions with other subsystems <br> <br>The system architecture determines performance, functionality, power consumption, and cost at an early stage  This stage establishes the design's value and defines the market competitiveness of the end product  Paper is no longer sufficient  Executable specifications are needed <br> <br>Executable specifications must be high level so that they are not dependent upon implementation artifacts  This helps avoid high modeling costs and effort while ensuring maximum flexibility  The specification should cover mixed hardware/software and application/platform descriptions  If they are not truly at the system level, they will not deliver an optimized architecture  <br><br>Equally important, the executable specification must be sharable  This necessitates that the models can be easily exchanged in electronic format and viewed independently from editing, similar to the way Acrobat Reader enables viewing documents in PDF format <br><br>Is your next product doomed by the time development starts? If your marketing team is providing paper specifications to the engineering department, your product could be dead on arrival  If the engineering team is using email to notify contractors of a change in subsystem requirements, your product could be dead on arrival <br> <br>Paper specifications have been the norm for electronic product design  Marketing gathers customer requirements and writes them down  Procurement tracks the supply chain and sends reports to engineering  The system integrator often relies on email communication to subcontractors  The larger the paper trail, the more likely you are to introduce a design error <br> <br>Design and supply chain complexity make communication between project stakeholders a key factor in product success  Marketing needs to clearly express user requirements and use cases to engineering  Functional decomposition and validation are required across the development effort  The system designer and integrator need to provide clear specifications of subsystems to subcontractors and third-parties  This requires a detailed definition of subsystem boundaries and I/Os, as well as interactions with other subsystems <br> <br>The system architecture determines performance, functionality, power consumption, and cost at an early stage  This stage establishes the design's value and defines the market competitiveness of the end product  Paper is no longer sufficient  Executable specifications are needed <br> <br>Executable specifications must be high level so that they are not dependent upon implementation artifacts  This helps avoid high modeling costs and effort while ensuring maximum flexibility  The specification should cover mixed hardware/software and application/platform descriptions  If they are not truly at the system level, they will not deliver an optimized architecture  <br><br>Equally important, the executable specification must be sharable  This necessitates that the models can be easily exchanged in electronic format and viewed independently from editing, similar to the way Acrobat Reader enables viewing documents in PDF format <br><br>Is your next product doomed by the time development starts? If your marketing team is providing paper specifications to the engineering department, your product could be dead on arrival  If the engineering team is using email to notify contractors of a change in subsystem requirements, your product could be dead on arrival <br> <br>Paper specifications have been the norm for electronic product design  Marketing gathers customer requirements and writes them down  Procurement tracks the supply chain and sends reports to engineering  The system integrator often relies on email communication to subcontractors  The larger the paper trail, the more likely you are to introduce a design error <br> <br>Design and supply chain complexity make communication between project stakeholders a key factor in product success  Marketing needs to clearly express user requirements and use cases to engineering  Functional decomposition and validation are required across the development effort  The system designer and integrator need to provide clear specifications of subsystems to subcontractors and third-parties  This requires a detailed definition of subsystem boundaries and I/Os, as well as interactions with other subsystems <br> <br>The system architecture determines performance, functionality, power consumption, and cost at an early stage  This stage establishes the design's value and defines the market competitiveness of the end product  Paper is no longer sufficient  Executable specifications are needed <br> <br>Executable specifications must be high level so that they are not dependent upon implementation artifacts  This helps avoid high modeling costs and effort while ensuring maximum flexibility  The specification should cover mixed hardware/software and application/platform descriptions  If they are not truly at the system level, they will not deliver an optimized architecture  <br><br>Equally important, the executable specification must be sharable  This necessitates that the models can be easily exchanged in electronic format and viewed independently from editing, similar to the way Acrobat Reader enables viewing documents in PDF format <br><br><br><br><br>CoFluent Studio enables application-driven <a href='http://www.cofluentdesign.com/'><b>system architecture</b></a> for right functionality following system design and architecting front end, system level verification environment, rapid design exploration cycle, providing system <a href='http://www.cofluentdesign.com/'><b>executable specifications</b></a> and common HW/SW refrence.]]></description>
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<title>How to rescue the damaged hard disk </title>
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<description><![CDATA[Author : Bill Rescot<br><br>As you know, damaged Windows can influence on the loss of important information or result to an inaccessibility of the hard disk  Many users think that going to the workshop of renewal of information can decide all their problems  But maybe you want to economize time and money, correcting a problem independently? Disk Recovery Wizard by http://wizardrecovery com will allow you to recover any information, even if you have no skills absolutely, you will be able to rescue some damaged, distorted and inaccessible disks, even if you repeatedly formatted a hard disk several times in succession!<br><br>Using Disk Recovery Wizard you will be able to recover the damaged disks on extremely high-rate  With the hard drive recovery system all you need to do is to choose the damaged hard disk or section and click on the button for starting of the process and that is all! Yes, it is just so simple! The difficult algorithms of renewal of information are hidden in this program  That allows the Disk Recovery Wizard to restore information fully in the automatic mode  The program is one of the most useful recovery software for today  A lot of users all over the world had taken the advantages of the data recovery system <br><br>Disk Recovery Wizard restores different types of disks and sections, files and data, and it doesn't matter what operation system or media you use for storage of all these files  FAT and NTFS hard disks or memory maps - all of it does not matter for Disk Recovery Wizard program  RAID arrays and dynamic disks are supported, also as the exotic USB drives and solid-state drives <br><br>You have accidentally cleared your recycle bin? No problems! Disk Recovery Wizard is a data recovery software which can restore remote files by the comfortable interface very easy and very fast  Disk Recovery Wizard can scan the file system in an order to find out remote files, but advantages of this program do not end in that point! If your deleted files are not found after the rapid scan-out of the file system, the deep analysis of your hard disk will allow to find these files  Disk Recovery Wizard uses the same principle which is used in the anti-virus programs for a detection of the beginning and the end of every recovered document, marking content of hard disk on the data base of these signatures <br><br>The Disk Recovery Wizard has different technologies which help to organize all the processes of recovering of important data  For example, the technology of Powersearch can find different files in different formats which were deleted long time ago! ZIP and RAR archives, office documents, digital pictures, music and video files - all of them can be found and recovered, even if the half of your hard disk is fully dead <br><br>So, Disk Recovery Wizard software has a reliable utility for safe recovering of the damaged and inaccessible disks  Everybody knows in what way a loss, inaccessibility and cleaning of vitally important disk information usually affects not only on your nerves but also on a purse  But with this program it is possible to return information, even if a hard disk was formatted or anew broken on sections  Now it is possible to correct the situation very easily <br><br>Disk Recovery Wizard software by http://wizardrecovery com is simple in the use and does not require the special skills for recovering of the damaged or lost information  In the number of functions of the utility there is a support of all versions of Windows and all file systems (FAT or NTFS), scan-out of the damaged disk drive, including on sections and recovering information, pre-viewing of recovering files in real time et cetera  Disk Recovery Wizard also is able to restore all memory maps <br><br>Data recovery software and hard drive recovery tool
<a href='http://wizardrecovery.com'>data recovery</a>
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<title>Website Transaction Monitoring Explained   Plus a Free Website Monitoring Recommendation</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Author : AlertFox Website Monitoring Team<br><br>Website monitoring is the process of testing or tracking (monitoring) how end-users interact with a website or web applications  Website monitoring is often used by businesses to ensure that their customers are able to access their online applications and perform actions such as searching, online shopping, checking an account balance, or simply researching <br><br>Transaction monitoring is website monitoring that is done using a web browser emulation  Behavioral scripts (or paths) are created to simulate an action or path that a customer or end-user would take on a site  Those paths are then continuously monitored at specified intervals for availability and response time measures <br><br>Another term for transaction monitoring is synthetic monitoring (also known as active monitoring)  <br><br>Synthetic monitoring is valuable because it enables a webmaster to identify problems and determine if his website or web application is slow or experiencing downtime before that problem affects actual end-users or customers  This type of monitoring does not require actual web traffic so it enables companies to test web applications 24x7, or test new applications prior to a live customer-facing launch <br><br><br>This transaction monitoring approach is based on managing the application by monitoring the end user response times and then performing customer analytics and system heuristics from the web server outward <br><br>As the shape and face of the internet continue to evolve, it is becoming increasingly apparent that yesterday's solutions are no match for today's challenges  Outdated website monitoring services claim to alert owners to problems, yet even when they give the all-clear signal and indicate that a website is up and running, there can be serious problems that hinder or event prevent visitors from performing common tasks  With today's complex web applications, a web server can be "up", yet still not be working correctly due to a bug in the script, backend code, database or the Flash and Silverlight applets  That is precisely why today's web applications cannot be monitored with yesterday's website monitoring services  They need the next-generation website monitoring services that, until now, were unavailable  <br><br>Transaction monitoring is the solution!<br><br>There are two general strategies to implement transaction monitoring with this approach; the first is by installing an agent on the user's computer (either on the desktop or in the browser with the help of a java script) and the second is by running real web browser on a server  Some solutions (like AlertFox for instance) have servers around the world that test performance from different regions  The technically most advanced service is AlertFox Website Monitoring, as it is the only service that can even test websites with Flash, Java and Silverlight applets, more commonly referred to as Rich Internet Applications (RIA) <br><br>Main Advantage<br>Know what your clients are experiencing - transaction monitoring with this approach enables you to put customers first <br><br>Main Drawback<br>Transaction monitoring stops at the web server, the few solutions that let you peek beyond that can only provide very limited metrics  You will know that there is a problem, but you will have no idea where to look for it <br><br>Want to try it out? While transaction monitoring services are typically very expensive (several thousand dollar per month is typical), the AlertFox service offers even FREE transaction monitoring accounts at http://www alertfox com <br><br>Alertfox is able to offer free options and very competitively priced PRO accounts because it uses self-service script creation based on the popular iMacros browser add-on  AlertFox users can go one step further, using innovative iMacros technology to create transaction monitoring macros that run directly in the Firefox or Internet Explorer web browser  Also, AlertFox does not have a unnecessary network of hundreds of global monitoring stations  They think three globally distributed centers (America, Europe, Asia) are more than enough  We agree  <br><br>Links in this article: <br>1  Reliable FREE Website Transaction Monitoring at http://www alertfox com<br>2  Website Testing: http://www iopus com/imacros/web-testing htm<br><br>AlertFox is a website monitoring service that offers transaction monitoring and is based on the iMacros technology invented by iOpus. Even free website monitoring accounts include transaction monitoring support and global monitoring stations.]]></description>
<link>http://www.articlesinsight.com/Art/7103/32/Website-Transaction-Monitoring-Explained-Plus-a-Free-Website-Monitoring-Recommendation.html</link>
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<title>Automatic Text Recognition for GUI and Console Applications</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Author : George Bridges<br><br>Bridges Software, Inc announces the release of Screen Scraping Library, a screen grabber with automatic text recognition for Windows  The library allows software developers to integrate new projects with existing and legacy software by capturing text from all types of windows  <br><br>About Screen Scraping Library <br><br>Screen Scraping Library makes it possible to capture text from GUI and console windows, Web pages and graphical images, and even full-screen applications with fancy fonts  Screen Scraping Library does not rely on querying windows with messages  Instead, it uses advanced optical character recognition (OCR) technologies to capture text from images grabbed from the computer screen  <br><br>Applications written in C++, VB,  Net, C# and Java can access screen scraping and recognition functions of Screen Scraping Library via DLL or COM interfaces  Numerous samples in all of these languages are included with Screen Scraping Library to make learning the screen grabber easier for software developers  The text scraping library includes built-in support of popular applications such as Microsoft Office, various instant messengers, email clients and Internet browsers, and is easy to integrate with other products  <br><br>"Screen Scraping Library will help developers save time working on something that's been already done", says George Bridges, CEO  "Our library opens endless possibilities to everyone in business  Software automation, integration with legacy products and making the Internet accessible to the visually impaired by capturing text from multimedia-rich Web-sites are just a few things to mention that can be done with Screen Scraping Library", he adds  <br><br>Screen Scraping Library is used by corporate customers worldwide in order to integrate new systems with legacy software that does not provide accessible communication APIs  Querying windows for text is not always possible, especially for older console applications, full-screen programs or applications using graphics to form text messages  Supporting Unicode and various fonts, Screen Scraping Library can capture text from windows, buttons, lists and trees, console windows, and even pictures and icons thanks to the advanced OCR module employed  <br><br>Customers use Screen Scraping Library to integrate new products and create add-ons for existing terminal billing systems, hospital information systems, stock trading applications with charts and tickets, legacy databases and entertainment systems  The screen grabber is fully automated, and can be used in busy commercial environments to back non-stop operation of complex systems  <br><br>Download 45-day trial version: http://www screenscrapinglibrary com/screenscrapinglibrary exe<br><br>Comprehensive Documentation: http://www screenscrapinglibrary com/screen-scraping-library htm<br><br>Order now, Credit Card, PayPal, PO/Fax: http://www screenscrapinglibrary com/goorder cgi<br><br>Contact us: mailto:support@screenscrapinglibrary com<br><br>206-202-3257<br><br>George Bridges
Bridges Software, Inc 
support@screenscrapinglibrary.com 
<a href='http://www.screenscrapinglibrary.com/'>http://www.screenscrapinglibrary.com/</a> ]]></description>
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<title>Creating the Flip Book from PDF</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Author : pageflip com<br><br>Today's interactive presentation techniques can mimic the look and feel of the old glossy catalogs on regular Web pages  These technologies are still new, and such pages are rarely found on the Web  You can be among the first to give your online store, catalogs and brochures a brand-new look and offer your visitors a unique fresh experience <br><br>FlippingBook PDF Publisher (pdf to flip book converter) makes it possible to convert your PDF documents, catalogs and presentations to smart flip books looking as paper-made catalogs  FlippingBook PDF Publisher makes it possible to create an unlimited number of flash flip books with any number of pages on your website  It doesn't take a programmer or web designer to operate it, since you can create a book in a few simple steps  The possibilities for creating a personalized book are limited only by your imagination <br><br>The product uses a small Flash snippet to turn your site into an interactive catalog with realistic pages that can be flipped, zoomed, printed, saved and easily navigated by visitors in a completely natural way  Users flip pages by grabbing and dragging pages with the mouse  They can list pages either way just like they list a printed catalog  It's just as easy and intuitive as it sounds! Simply visit Page-Flip com and flip through the demo catalog  The best part is you need nothing but a Web browser with a Flash player to experience this great new technology <br><br>What are the main advantages of FlippingBook PDF Publisher?<br><br>Independence<br>You are not tied to the other's servers and per-pages costs  All files are stored on your server and you do not depend on anybody <br><br>Simplicity<br>The system requirements to your site are minimal  You do not need PHP, ASP, mySQL or any other server applications to be installed  You do not need programming skills  The installation procedure is just a files copying on the server <br><br>Flexibility<br>The interface can be almost completely customized  FlippingBook PDF Publisher can be easily integrated to any existing design and brand style  You can use a great variety of book interface settings <br><br>Memory management<br>In contrast to competitors' products, the big catalog will not occupy hundreds of megabytes of PC memory <br><br>Adaptability<br>Any function (zooming, saving, etc) can be turned off  To do this, just take the corresponding button away from the control panel <br><br>Accessibility<br>You're not limited by online publications only  With FlippingBook PDF Publisher you can create standalone EXE publications as well  Just select the "Publish to EXE" option and create a downloadable version of your book  Creating books for autorun CDs/DVDs is also supported <br><br>Finally you get desktop application that helps you to produce remarkable online and offline flash flip books  No coding is required  Simply import your PDF, configure the look & feel and hit the publish button <br><br>Make your Web site interactive and give your visitors a brand-new and a good-old experience at the same time! Visit Page-Flip com and download a trial version to see FlippingBook PDF Publisher in action <br><br>Our team leverages extensive expertise in the development of interactive flash applications. Our products have gained market recognition for their quality and functionality.]]></description>
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