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Voice Encryption using RSA Algorithm
Declaration We, hereby declare that this project neither as a whole nor as a part there of has been copied out from any source. It is further declared that we have developed this project / thesis and the accompanied report entirely on the basis of our personal efforts made under the sincere guidance of our supervisor. No portion of the work presented in this report has been submitted in the support of any other degree or qualification of this or any other University or Institute of learning, if found we shall stand responsible. Signature:______________ Naeem Akhtar Signature:______________ Shirjeel Zafar Signature:______________ Umair Ahmed COMSATS INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, ISLAMABAD July 2008 Voice Encryption using RSA Algorithm An Under Graduate thesis submitted to the Department of ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING As a Partial Fulfillment for the award of Degree Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering by Name Registration Number Naeem Akhtar CIIT/FA04-BCE-027/ISB Shirjeel Zafar CIIT/FA04-BCE-037/ISB Umair Ahmed CIIT/FA04-BCE-047/ISB Supervised by Dr. Shahrukh Agha Assistant Professor, Department Of Electrical Engineering CIIT Islamabad Mahmood Pervaiz GM Electronics, Department Of Electrical Engineering CIIT Islamabad COMSATS INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, ISLAMABAD July 2008 Final Approval This thesis Titled Voice
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CHAPTER: 1 INTRODUCTION .1 PROJECT SUMMARY There has been a significant change which has occurred in the past year or so. The health care industry, and particularly acute care facilities, in the midst of a flurry of merger and acquisition activity, has discovered as a whole they lack the ability to move quickly internally to assimilate new systems and to adapt to the changing environment. Quite inefficient and labor-intensive business processes are still being used. We have seen a rapid advancement in application of information technology to almost every sector of industries. The explosion of Internet growth fuelled by the so-called killer application - the World Wide Web, further accelerates this advancement. The Hospital Management System ultimately combine electronic copies of all documents created from admission to discharge with electronic reports, usually clinical testing or billing information, into a single electronic folder. They reduce labor, eliminate lost files and 'loose sheets,' improve access to authorized users, increase security and provide documentation for claims more quickly. This scenario has rendered the almost impossible task of integrating and seamlessly managing patient's record across hospitals, clinics and between countries or states. Hospital Management System is a Medical office on-line. It is a custom web site for each physician's office.
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