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Software as a service: Undo

This paper proposes a highly automated mechanism to build an undo facility into a new or existing system easily. Our proposal is based on the observation that for a large set of operators it is not necessary to store in-memory object states or executed system commands to undo an action; the storage of input data is instead enough. This strategy simplifies greatly the design of the undo process and encapsulates most of the functionalities required in a framework structure similar to the many object-oriented programming frameworks

A Study on the perception of POKM as the organizational knowledge sharing enabler

Knowledge is asset to many knowledge-driven companies in a globally competitive business eco-system. Companies that are able to capture and reuse knowledge efficiently claim that higher quality products and services can be realized in lower cost and time. Researches on factors that motivate successful knowledge practices using Knowledge Management Systems (KMS) have been well investigated. However, factors on people, organization and technology may vary for organizations of different sizes in countries with different culture. In this study, the case organization failed to achieve some of the goals such as knowledge sharing among employees and creation of new skills and knowledge. This research carried out a detailed study on POKM, a tailored made KMS used by a Malaysian IT Shared Services Company. This study investigates the perception of knowledge workers toward technological characteristics of POKM. The study examines the POKM system quality, perception of POKM user interface, quality of content management offered by POKM, POKM functions, user satisfaction toward POKM and perceived POKM benefit among knowledge workers. The research investigates a IT Shared Services Company in Malaysia. Interview with knowledge workers in the organization takes place before questionnaire survey is distributed to all the participants. This paper presents an in-depth analysis on the interviewees’ responses. The outcome of the interview content is used as the basis to design the questionnaire survey. The outcomes of the research show that the quality of POKM is stable, easy to use and organization of the content is rated good. However, POKM has poor response time and search capability. The content is found to be difficult to locate in the POKM but most participants agree that knowledge stored in the POKM is helpful, can be accessed anytime and anywhere and useful for their day-to-day job. As for the user interface, POKM is not very pleasant to use with a weak set of functions and features in particular social networking feature is not available. For user satisfaction towards POKM, it is shown that users are not satisfied with the efficiency and effectiveness of the systems. However, employees generally are satisfied with ease of access and download features. In term of perceived POKM benefits, users agree that POKM is an enabler for acquiring new knowledge and innovative ideas, managing and storing knowledge, and accomplishing tasks more efficiently. Lastly, knowledge users agree that POKM functions enable knowledge networking, sharing, and creation in the organizatio

Sandspur, Vol 105 No 04, October 8, 1998

Rollins College student newspaper, written by the students and published at Rollins College. The Sandspur started as a literary journal.https://stars.library.ucf.edu/cfm-sandspur/1104/thumbnail.jp

Service Oriented Architecture for Undo Functionality

This paper proposes a highly automated mechanism to build an undo facility into a new or existing system easily encapsulated into a service. Our proposal is based on the observation that for a large set of operators it is not necessary to store in-memory object states or executed system commands to undo an action; the storage of input data is instead enough. The use of services strategy simplifies greatly the design of the undo process and encapsulates most of the functionalities required in a framework structure similar to the many object-oriented programming frameworks. We present a proof of concept illustrating the simplicity and reusability of the proposed framework under alignments of Software as a Service.Trabajo presentado en el VI International Conference on Research and Practical Issues of Enterprise Information Systems, realizado del 19 al 21 de septiembre en Bélgica

Service Oriented Architecture for Undo Functionality

This paper proposes a highly automated mechanism to build an undo facility into a new or existing system easily encapsulated into a service. Our proposal is based on the observation that for a large set of operators it is not necessary to store in-memory object states or executed system commands to undo an action; the storage of input data is instead enough. The use of services strategy simplifies greatly the design of the undo process and encapsulates most of the functionalities required in a framework structure similar to the many object-oriented programming frameworks. We present a proof of concept illustrating the simplicity and reusability of the proposed framework under alignments of Software as a Service.Facultad de Informátic

Web 2.0 for Reference Services: An Overview

This paper examines what the concept of web 2.0 is all about and it attributes by using an acronym SLATES to explain what web 2.0 entails and they are as follows: Search: this is the ease of finding information through keyword search which makes the platform valuable Links: guides to important pieces of information. The best pages are the most frequently linked to.Authoring: the ability to create constantly updating content over a platform that is shifted from being the creation of a few to being the constantly updated, interlinked work. In Wikis, the content is iterative in the sense that the people undo and redo each other’s work. In blogs, content is cumulative in that posts and comments of individuals are accumulated over time.Tags: categorization of content by creating tags that are simple, one-word descriptions to facilitate searching and avoid rigid, pre-made categories.Extensions: automation of some of the work and pattern matching by using algorithms e.g. amazon.com recommendations.Signals: the use of RSS (Really Simple Syndication) technology to notify users with any changes of the content by sending e-mails to them.” The various web 2.0 tools such as social networks, wiki, blogs, microblogging etc. it also talks about the application of these tools in the provision of effective and efficient reference services. The paper alsoaddressthe effects of web 2.0 application on library and information professionals and the library users. The constraints to the application of web 2.0 for reference services

Scalable XML Collaborative Editing with Undo

Commutative Replicated Data-Type (CRDT) is a new class of algorithms that ensure scalable consistency of replicated data. It has been successfully applied to collaborative editing of texts without complex concurrency control. In this paper, we present a CRDT to edit XML data. Compared to existing approaches for XML collaborative editing, our approach is more scalable and handles all the XML editing aspects : elements, contents, attributes and undo. Indeed, undo is recognized as an important feature for collaborative editing that allows to overcome system complexity through error recovery or collaborative conflict resolution.Le type de données répliqué commutatives (CRDT) est une nouvelle classe d'algorithmes qui assurent la cohérence des données répliquées tout en passant à l'échelle. Il a été appliqué avec succès à l'édition collaborative de textes sans mécanisme de contrôle de la concurrence complexe. Dans cet article, nous présentons un CRDT pour éditer des données XML. Par rapport aux approches existantes pour l'édition collaborative d'XML, notre approche offre un meilleur passage à l'échelle et gère tous les aspects de l'édition de document XML: éléments, le contenu, les attributs et l'annulation. En effet, l'annulation est reconnue comme un élément important pour l'édition collaborative qui permet de surmonter la complexité du système de collaboration grâce à la récupération d'erreur ou de résolution des conflits