Sixth Annual Users' Conference

Conference papers and presentation outlines which address the use of the Transportable Applications Executive (TAE) and its various applications programs are compiled. Emphasis is given to the design of the user interface and image processing workstation in general. Alternate ports of TAE and TAE subsystems are also covered

Narrative music: towards an understanding of musical narrative functions in multimedia

As the computer screen is replacing the book as the dominant medium for communication (Kress, 2003), questions about how meaning is constituted by the multimodal interaction of different media (including music) is becoming increasingly important in contemporary research of pedagogy, sociology and media studies. The overall aim with this licentiate thesis is to explore musical narrative functions as they appear in multimedia such as film and computer games. The thesis is based on three publications. Publication 1 proposes a classification of musical narrative functions, with 6 narrative classes(the Emotive, Informative, Descriptive, Guiding, Temporal and Rhetorical classes) and 11 categories. The relational interplay of music with contextual factors is emphasized. Publication 2 describes the design of a software tool, REMUPP (Relations Between Musical Parameters and Perceived Properties), to be used for experimental studies of musical expression. REMUPP is used for real time alteration of musical expression, by the manipulation of musical parameters such as tempo, harmony, rhythm, articulation, etc. Publication 3 describes a quasi-experiment using REMUPP, where a group of young participants (12-13 years old) were given the task of adapting musical expression – by manipulating 7 parameters – to make it fit 3 visual scenes shown on a computer screen. They also answered a questionnaire asking about their musical backgrounds and habits of listening to music, watching movies and playing computer games. Numerical data from the manipulations were analyzed statistically with regards to the preferred values of the musical parameters in relation to the different visual scenes. The results indicated awareness and knowledge about codes and conventions of musical narrative functions, and were to some degree affected by the participants’ gender, musical backgrounds and media habits

Kennedy Space Center network documentation system

The Kennedy Space Center Network Documentation System (KSC NDS) is being designed and implemented by NASA and the KSC contractor organizations to provide a means of network tracking, configuration, and control. Currently, a variety of host and client platforms are in use as a result of each organization having established its own network documentation system. The solution is to incorporate as many existing 'systems' as possible in the effort to consolidate and standardize KSC-wide documentation

Manufacturing Sectoral Growth in the USA and Japan: Relevance to SMEs, Organizational Innovations, and Recent Economic Growth

Although economic growth is inherently linked with the structure and nature of SMEs (e.g. their number, industry concentration, size, degree of outsourcing, etc), as this has been shown in the existing literature, OIs, more generally, are the context in which SMEs operate and hence OIs ought to be more closely examined in order to further understand the complex process of economic growth and the particular impact of SMEs on the latter. In this paper, a detailed comparison of the growth of manufacturing sectors in the USA and Japan is used as an indirect way to demonstrate the following proposition. Although SMEs have played a positive role in the postwar economic Japanese miracle, they are not a sufficient force for a sustainable economic growth, as the recent protracted recession in Japan shows. It is only when technological innovations and in particular OIs take place in the economy that this type of growth is possible, as this is also demonstrated in the recent American prolonged economic growth.organizational innovations, disembodied technology, firms, economic growth, historical review

Monitor Newsletter March 09, 1987

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InfoTech Update, Volume 2, Number 4, Summer 1993

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Perceived Effect of Personal Use of Managerial Workstations on Individual Productivity

The purpose of this research was to determine the extent of penetration of managerial workstations into the management ranks; and whether age, education and exposure to automation do affect perceptions and subsequent productivity gains from workstation utilization. Are the attitudes and beliefs of older managers the key factor in slowing progress in implementing change and reaping the benefits of productivity? Or, are companies failing in their implementation strategies and participative management approaches? A descriptive-survey design was utilized. The cover letter and three-page questionnaire were circulated to 490 companies in the five-county metropolitan Atlanta area. Represented in this sample was a cross section of public and private sector organizations. Variables addressed in the six hypotheses were: nature of workstation use; involvement in planning; perception of benefit to productivity; and preferred method of training. Data was entered into a data base for query manipulation. Statistical Package for the Social Sciences, (SPSS), software was utilized for analysis, using chi-square, Cramer\u27s V and correlation analysis. Findings support exposure to automation and the length of time the manager has been using the workstation in the daily setting, to be more influential than age. Communication with other workers via the workstation did not prove to be as strong a determinant of whether the manager perceived the workstation to be beneficial to his/her productivity. Fully supported was the positive effect of having the manager participate in the initial planning for implementation of automation. Self-study was the preferred method of training. Further research is needed on the effect of automation on decision-making and the most effective training strategies for this unique and critical population. Top managers cannot afford to ignore the value-added benefit potential to productivity afforded by managerial workstations

Selection between UNIX in minicomputer setup and LAN configuration for a medium-sized company considering computerization.

by Leung Wai-ming, Raymond and Chang Che Son.Thesis (M.B.A.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1991.Bibliography: leaves 74-76.ABSTRACT --- p.iiTABLE OF CONTENTS --- p.iiiLIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS --- p.viChapterChapter I. --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1General Overview of Medium-sized Companies in Hong Kong --- p.2Matters of Concern --- p.6Chapters Summary --- p.7Chapter II. --- RESEARCH METHODOLOGY --- p.9Literate Review --- p.9Questionnaire --- p.9Observation and Site Visits --- p.10Selective Interview --- p.10Summary --- p.11Chapter III. --- HISTORY OF SYSTEMS --- p.12Evolution of local area network (LAN) --- p.12Evolution of Unix Systems --- p.14Chapter IV. --- COMPUTERIZATION IN MEDIUM-SIZED COMPANIES IN HONG KONG --- p.20Requirements and consideration on computerization --- p.20Market Trend --- p.23PC and PC Installation --- p.24UNIX Installation --- p.25Chapter V. --- SYSTEM OVERVIEW --- p.29LAN System Overview --- p.29Advantages in using Unix System --- p.30Availability of Application Software --- p.30Economic Advantages --- p.30Proficient PC Users --- p.31Standardization --- p.31Psychological Advantages --- p.32Disadvantages in using LAN System --- p.32Diminishing Performance --- p.33Immature Multi-user Applications --- p.33Complex System Management --- p.33Primitive Database Management System --- p.34Intensive Support Required --- p.34Unix System Overview --- p.35Advantages in using Unix System --- p.36Wide Area and Remote Connection --- p.36Centralized System Administration --- p.37Tight Data Security Control --- p.37True Multi-tasking System --- p.38Expandability --- p.38Technological Advantage --- p.38Disadvantages in using LAN System --- p.39Lack of Standard --- p.39Comparatively fewer Application Softwares Available --- p.39High Upgrading Cost --- p.40High Initial Investment --- p.40High Adminstration Cost --- p.40Poor User Interface --- p.42Chapter VI. --- SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATION --- p.43Recent Development in LAN System --- p.43Wireless LAN System --- p.45LAN Application in recent years --- p.47Document Management System --- p.49Wide Area Networking --- p.49"Groupware, Database Server and Multi-media" --- p.51Recent Development in Unix System --- p.52Unix Institutions --- p.54Unix Applications --- p.55Chapter VII. --- UNIX/LAN APPLICATION IN MEDIUM-SIZED COMPANIES IN HONG KONG --- p.57General Configuration of a LAN-based Application --- p.57General Configuration of a Unix-based Application --- p.60Chapter VIII. --- FINDINGS --- p.65Total System Cost --- p.65System Expandability --- p.66System Administration --- p.66System Security --- p.67Office Automation --- p.67Data Processing --- p.67Summary --- p.68Chapter IX. --- CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION --- p.69Recommendation : Marriage of UNIX and LAN Systems --- p.70Inter-system Connection --- p.70Running DOS in UNIX --- p.71Running Network Operating System on UNIX machines --- p.71Network based on UNIX --- p.72BIBLIOGRAPHY --- p.7

Embedded Ethernet Web Server for a Robot Arm Control

The World Wide Web has provided a strong medium for networked computing with independent platform. As the Internet continues to grow, there will be a practical as well as economical sense to connect number of devices to the Internet. Hence, embedded web servers are needed to access, monitor, and control these devices. This work investigates the issues involved in developing an embedded web server which monitors and controls a number of devices through its re-configurable I/O ports. This thesis also provides detail discussion on the software and hardware aspects of an embedded web server. Site Player embedded server module is used as a base unit in this research. With the PC interface, embedded server module is configured with appropriate I/O control codes as well as user interface. The example application used with the embedded server module is a servodrive robot arm which has four servo motors to control the movements of its base, arm, wrist, and grip. Further integration and greater capability of web-enable devices which are being used in factory automation and home appliances control are discussed as future works of this research

Virtual Reality to Stimulate Cognitive Behavior of Alzheimer's and Dementia Patients

Seniority and Alzheimer’s and dementia’s diseases lead to progressive cognitive impairment. The exploitation of Virtual Reality is investigated to test innovative entertainment and therapeutic activities that can provide new stimuli and interests for patients. The game approach activates mechanisms able to train memory and energize the mind through visuospatial and sound inputs. A full-immersive application has been developed to allow the patient to perform this kind of experience at home for daily training, becoming short therapeutic cycles, thanks to the affordability, the transportability and the flexibility of the infrastructure put in place. The cognitive path foresees successive levels of interaction, alternating relaxing and inspiring settings and exercises. It can improve the quality of life by learning to manage and monitor actions and feelings. In this way, these kind of experience can generate positive benefits not only for those who show fragility, but also for their families in addition to a tool to support health workers for diagnostics and training