Functional requirements document for the Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) Scientific Computing Facilities (SCF) of the NASA/MSFC Earth Science and Applications Division, 1992

Five scientists at MSFC/ESAD have EOS SCF investigator status. Each SCF has unique tasks which require the establishment of a computing facility dedicated to accomplishing those tasks. A SCF Working Group was established at ESAD with the charter of defining the computing requirements of the individual SCFs and recommending options for meeting these requirements. The primary goal of the working group was to determine which computing needs can be satisfied using either shared resources or separate but compatible resources, and which needs require unique individual resources. The requirements investigated included CPU-intensive vector and scalar processing, visualization, data storage, connectivity, and I/O peripherals. A review of computer industry directions and a market survey of computing hardware provided information regarding important industry standards and candidate computing platforms. It was determined that the total SCF computing requirements might be most effectively met using a hierarchy consisting of shared and individual resources. This hierarchy is composed of five major system types: (1) a supercomputer class vector processor; (2) a high-end scalar multiprocessor workstation; (3) a file server; (4) a few medium- to high-end visualization workstations; and (5) several low- to medium-range personal graphics workstations. Specific recommendations for meeting the needs of each of these types are presented

Technology infrastructure in information technology industries

Abstract not availableeconomics of technology business administration and economics

Recent technical advances in the computer industry and their future inmpact,

Includes bibliographical references.by Stuart E. Madnick

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Common Market Competition Policy as a Strategic Planning Issue for Transnational Firms

Managers in charge of international business decisions must recognize competitive conditions to make production, distribution, and marketing decisions. They must be cognizant of competitors\u27 strategies as well as institutional arrangements which affect competition. As the international business environment has expanded, government regulations designed to control unfair or restrictive business practices have proliferated. Today, nearly all major developed countries with market economies prohibit the abuses of monopoly power and proscribe certain enterprise activities which restrain competition. Furthermore, governments have become less reluctant to apply their antitrust law extraterritorially. The ability of multinational firms to compete in international markets will increasingly depend upon their recognition and adherence to statutes which regulate business operations. This paper discusses the historical development of European Economic Community (EEC) competition policy with regard to U.S. firms competing in the Common Market. The study points out the business practices of American multinationals that have been determined to be incompatible with the EEC treaty. Further, the Community\u27s settlement of its antitrust case with IBM, and the effects of the agreement are analyzed. This paper discusses the historical development of European Economic Community (EEC) competition policy with regard to U.S. firms competing in the Common Market. The study points out the business practices of American multinationals that have been determined to be incompatible with the EEC treaty. Further, the Community\u27s settlement of its antitrust case with IBM, and the effects of the agreement are analyzed

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