In addition to the traditional RPC client/server relationship between two computer processes are two other paradigms for cooperative distributed computing: conversational and peer-to-peer.
The conversational paradigm allows a process to initiate a conversation with another process. The two processes may then exchange a number of messages, and either process may terminate the conversation. There are limitations [...]
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The automation and dematerialization of monetary exchanges are not objectives per se, but are solely means to improve the productivity of financial institutions. In this regard, an overabundance of standards, and sometimes their competition, may constitute a barrier to the establishment of electronic commerce. Even if some manufacturers think they can profit from this situation, [...]
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How Legal Wire tapping Works
CALEA requires that communications providers allow law enforcement officials to be able to listen in on phone conversations and get information about those phone calls, but only when the law enforcement agency has gotten approval for the tap.
The law enforcement agency goes before a judge and presents reasons a wiretap is [...]
Throughout the history of the United States, one of the greatest political tensions has been that which balances personal privacy against the need for law enforcement to protect individuals and the country as a whole.
That tension has been with us from the very earliest days of the Republic. The Founding Fathers were extremely cognizant of [...]
Leung and Antypas (2001) note how the current mobile landscape resembles the first-generation Internet in the mid-1990s in terms of the key business challenges:
Bandwidth. Many innovative services such as real-time video streaming will not be feasible, given the limited bandwidth currently available, and will remain what the authors refer to as ‘pipe dreams’ for the [...]
Decision 6 - content
As with any printed publication, the e-newsletter will live or die according to its content. Think carefully about the type of content that will lead to regular reading by subscribers and stop them unsubscribing. What special offers or nuggets of information can be provided that are indispensable?
Existing newsletter providers can assess which [...]
There are four main types of e-mail solutions that companies use, described here in order of increasing sophistication:
Standard office software
2. Desktop mailer software
List-server software
Application service providers (ASPs).
As companies‘ needs grow and they send out a larger volume of e-mail, they typically then use the more sophisticated methods for broadcast.
Standard office software
It is possible to use [...]
After you begin sending e-mail, you probably will find that you receive quite a bit of it, particularly if you put yourself on some mailing lists. Your incoming mail becomes a trickle, and then a stream, and then a torrent, and pretty soon you can’t walk past your keyboard without getting soaking wet, metaphorically speaking.
Fortunately, [...]
Typing or talking to one person is fun and interesting, but for really good gossip, you need more than two people. Fortunately, the Internet offers limitless opportunities to find like-minded people and discuss anything you can imagine. Clubs, churches, and other groups use the Internet to hold meetings. Hobbyists and fans talk about an amazing [...]
