Posts Tagged ‘Technologies’

STEMCELL Technologies Manufacturing Flash Mob

The Manufacturing department’s entry into the 2011 edition of STEMCELL Technologies’ annual video contest.

10 technologies on their way to the scrap heap

10 technologies on their way to the scrap heap
Technology expert Kris Abel says MP3 players, GPS devices and discs are among 10 gadgets with one foot in the digital grave.

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Inlet Technologies Ranked No. 647 on 2010 Inc. 500|5000 List

Inlet Technologies Ranked No. 647 on 2010 Inc. 500|5000 List
RALEIGH, N.C.—-Inlet Technologies, the leader in innovative solutions for digital-media preparation, announced today that it has been ranked no. 647 on Inc. magazine’s 29th annual Inc. 500|5000 list, an exclusive ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies.

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Various Server Side Technologies for Web Design

Web technology is based on the client/ server model. The client computer runs a web browser to see the web page. The software sends the request by the internet to the software program, which acts as the web server, running on the server computer. This responds and the web page is sent back to the browser. The web server software which runs on the server computer has many helpers to perform the tasks, which are the server side technologies for advanced web design. The tasks performed by the client side server, are all client server technology for advanced web design.

If a file has server side script then, the script inside the HTML file is performed by the server before the file is returned to the browser as plain HTML It works in many ways:

1.    A web page can be dynamically changed, edited or any content added to it.
2.    It can respond to any question or any data that is submitted from the HTML forms.
3.    It can access any data or database. This results obtained can be returned to the browser.
4.    The webpage can be customized to make it more useful for each user.
5.    The server side technology can provide security. This is necessary as the server code cannot be seen by a browser.

Some of the ‘server side scripting’ languages are:

1.    ASP/ASP.NET (.asp/.aspx) – ASP or Active Server Pages was developed by Microsoft for making advanced web pages in a web application framework. It helps in building dynamic website, web applications and web services. The most common language is VBScript.
2.    PHP(.php) – PHP:Hypertext Preprocessor is easy to learn. There are many readymade scripts available. It also helps in producing dynamic web pages and is a general purpose scripting language. It runs on the web server and has to be configured to process PHP code and create web content. It is free of charge. Most web servers and operating systems and platforms can display it.
3.    JAVA via Java server pages (.jsp) – This is a very popular web server side technology.  In this, the server tags are mixed with html. This is hard to learn and complicated. It has good programming techniques.
4.    ColdFusion Markup Language (cfm.) – This is from Macromedia and this server is not free. However, you can install a free ‘developer edition’. This can be used for developing and testing your applications. It is easy to learn as it consists of xml/html like tags. It is best used for web applications that are not too complicated.
5.    Perl (.pl) – It is also widely used. It is a powerful and advanced scripting language. This is mainly available in many cheap web hosting packages.
6.    Python (.py) – It is also easy to learn, but is not as widely used as PHP, ASP or even Perl. The disadvantage with this scripting is that it does not have a standard web application framework.

Besides these you also have Lasso(.lasso), Ruby (.rb) and SMX (.smx). There are all these server side scripts to choose from.

The most widely used server side script on Unix/Linux platform is PHP. It is not only easy to learn, but also fast to program. The Java/JSP/Servelets is the preferred choice for all the bigger projects. An expert Windows programmer will use ASP. Each one right from ColdFusion, Perl and Python are good, each having their own unique specialty.

It would be best for a beginner to learn one server scripting language first. With the experience gained, he can then go on to learning the other ones, as it will be easier.

Defence Research & Development Canada (drdc) to Keynote at 2008 Government Technologies Conference and Expo

For Immediate Release

Defence Research & Development Canada (DRDC) to Keynote at 2008 Government Technologies Conference and Expo

March 24, 2008 – Toronto, Canada – Len Goodman from the DRDC Centre for Security Science will be keynoting at the 2008 Government Technologies Conference and Expo. Now in its fifth year, this is Canada’s leading IT event and it will be hosted April 15 -16, 2008 at the Design Exchange to Toronto Ontario.

Len Goodman holds a Ph.D. from the University of British Columbia in Sports Medicine and Exercise Physiology. He a Defence Scientist with Defence R&D Canada, an Agency supporting S&T within the Department of National Defence, and has been with the organization for 18 years. He started his career as a bench scientist, engaging in life support protection research for the Air Forces’ fighter fleet (acceleration and high altitude protection), worked in DRDC’s Corporate office in the S&T Policy directorate examining future military S&T trends, and most recently was embedded in the Canadian Forces Chief of Force Development Directorate, working for the team that surveys the future technological trends anticipated for the Canadian Forces. Dr. Goodman is currently overseeing the Surveillance Intelligence and Interdiction mission area for the Public Security Technical Program, housed within the DRDC Centre for Security Science in Ottawa.

About Defence Research & Development Canada (DRDC)

The Centre for Security Science is a joint endeavour of Defence R&D Canada (DRDC) and Public Safety Canada that was created in 2006. DRDC is an agency of the Department of National Defence, responding to the scientific and technological needs of the Canadian Forces and national security communities. With a broad scientific program, DRDC actively collaborates with industry, international allies, academia, other government departments and the national security community.

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About the 2008 Government and Health Technologies Conference & Expo

The 2008 Government and Health Technologies Conference and Expo will focus on the latest IT products and solutions being developed and sought after in the healthcare and public service sector, including Web 2.0, Patient Monitoring Systems, Document Management, Business Intelligence, Mobile Data Systems, RFID Solutions, Biometrics and much more.

As one of Canada’s leading annual IT conference and exposition, the event features ground breaking IT applications that aim to educate key IT professionals, Government officials, developers, architects, engineers and medical professionals with the necessary tools and techniques for the reliable, effective management of all public information services across Canada. For more information about the event, please visit http://gov.wowgao.com

About WowGao Inc.

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Government & Health Technologies Conference and Expo, April 15 & 16, 2008

Wireless & Mobile Expo and Conference, July 15 & 16, 2008

RFID Forum, July 15 & 16, 2008

Financial Services Technology Forum, October 2008

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The first Member Company, GAO Research Inc., was founded on June 2, 1992 and it quickly established its reputation as an R & D power house in the embedded industry. GAO Group has continually grown and has become a conglomerate of fast growing companies with an enormous international customer base and an extensive network of VARs, distributors, resellers, and strategic partners in diversified industries worldwide.

With the aim of providing unparalleled services to its enormous customer base spread out over the world, GAO Group has developed and deployed state of the art technologies among all its facilities to support such functions as e-commerce, inventory management, CRM, project management, and supply chain management.