Building Information Management. In this paper we asked the question how Facility Managers can use BIM to help them develop into the future. To give an answer to this question we first analysis the usability of BIM for Facility Managers.

How can BIM tools help the Facility Manager in (to) the future? How can BIM tools help the Facility Manager in (to) the future? Course: Product modeling Master: Construction and Real Estate Management Teachers: Mrs. P. Jäväjä Mr. J. Salin Place and date: Berlin, 6th of May 2010 Abstract In this paper we asked the question how Facility Managers can use BIM to help them develop into the future. To give an answer to this question we first analysis the usability of BIM for Facility Managers. We found out that the BIM can definitely help the Facility Manager to plan projects/maintenance orientated. The focus here should lay on the complete Life Cycle of the building which due to the extended time of usage has to dare a look into the future. We found out that this is possible but depends on future evolution of the BIM. We recommend to merge the main features of CAFM with BIM. This is necessary to avoid working with different software programs and BIM´s intent is to make the BIM database and process a long term "living tool." Keywords: Facility management, BIM, future, life cycle of a building Table of contents Table of contents 3 Chapter 1: Introduction 4 Background 4 .2 Problem 5 .3 Learning objectives 5 .4 Approach 5 Chapter 2: Analysis 5 2.1 Now 5 2.1.2 Planning & Construction 7 2.1.3 Usage 8 2.1.4 Re-use 10 2.1.5 Demolishing 11 2.2 Future 11

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Report for Ed Transformers

Report for Ed Transformers Assignment 1 4/6/2009 Name: Mr. Bruce Matthew Crossan ID: 21807639 Campus: Monash South Africa Lecturer: Ms. Yumi Isawa Compiled for: Ms. Kirsten Smith at UniMon Ltd. IT and IS in Organizations Table of Contents Assignment 1: IT and IS in Organizations A. Preliminary Material. (Page 3-4) . Synopsis. (Page 3) 2. Recommendations. (Page 4) B. The Report Details. (Page 5-18) . Introduction. (Page 5) 2. Discussion. (Page 6-17) 2.1. Organizational Purpose, Function and Structure. (Page 6-11) 2.2. Business Processes and Informational Systems. (Page 12-15) 2.3. Informational Technology. (Page 16-17 3. Conclusion. (Page 18) C. Bibliography. (Page 19) . List of References. (Page 19) . Executive Synopsis. This is a business report designed to describe Ed Transformers purpose, function and divisional structure. It will then illustrate the business process and information systems like the Student Application system and Fund Allocation system. The report will finally end at the IT in the form of the company website and suggest improvements on it, and recommendations will finally be made to help improve the organizational efficiency and effectiveness. 2.

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Critique: An Approach to Software Product Testing (CarlosMunoz) Submitted by: - Abhishek Das (2003002) During the development of a software,with a special look at the always growing complexity of the softwares, themanagement of the quality of the s...

Critique: An Approach to Software Product Testing (Carlos Munoz) Submitted by: - Abhishek Das (2003002) During the development of a software, with a special look at the always growing complexity of the softwares, the management of the quality of the softwares gets an always bigger role. The key element of the software quality management is the product testing. This paper takes us through an ingenious approach suggested by the author. The author bases the paper on the presence of test case generators for generation of random test cases. The author tries to drive in the point of the effectiveness of correctness measurement by way of some hypothetical tables and by comparing it to other approaches. The article also talks about the defect detection and identification using two methods stating the situations in which both are used (viz. extensive & adaptive). The article also suggests that the product testing and productivity of the software are interconnected and cannot be dealt in isolation. The article clearly suggests the futility of assurance offered by various testing methods. Since 100% correctness is unviable most of the times it is important to know the degree of correctness of a program and to baptize the program as far as possible in the most cost effective manner. This is where the author has successfully gelled in the concept of correctness measurement. He suggests

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Defining the scope of the Information Security Management System (ISMS) in a company

Learning Task 2 Part 1 Submitted work: Defining the scope of the Information Security Management System (ISMS) in a company depends on the company itself. ? Organisation the Company is a small business with 10 employees which produces printed goods (T-Shirts and other items capable of taking logos, printed text or photos). The company also undertakes other printing work such as business cards, flyers. ? Location the Company have permanent premises from which they operate from but also operate and take orders on-line. The website is hosted by an external host. ? Assets the company has two computers and printers to produce the printed goods. The company also has materials such as stationary (paper, pens) and materials to produce designs on (T-Shirts). ? Technology Outlook Express is used for mail communication. The company must use a range of multimedia software to produce printed goods. The company has two computers one of which is High Spec used for accounting and ordering and the other for the printers. Information security management system is a set of policies connected with information security management and information security risks. The expressions came from ISO 27001. "The principle behind ISMS is that an organisation should design, implement and maintain a clear set of policies, processes and systems to manage risks to its

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The History of Software Industry.

Chapter 3 The History of Software Industry 3.1 Introduction In recent years, the development of the computerising on management of the China enterprise is speeding, especially the giant ones, which begin to utilise information technology to improve managing method, boost the efficiency and increase the performance. During the implementation of the ERP system, more and more SMEs also use the software on finance and business management, this results in the expansion of the management software market. According to the stastics, the sales revenue of domestic software is 25.8 billion RMB in fiscal year 1997; 35.1 billion RMB in 1998, increase 36%; in 1999 this figure is 48 billion RMB, the software includes: MPRII/ERP system, financial management, business management, HRM etc. Until now, the China software has been developing for 10 years, it can be divided into four stages: accounting, financial management, enterprise management, total management. 3.2 Chinese Market In the domestic market, the management software begins from 1990s and it is not so successful, some software manufacturer researched in the enterprise management software in light of the model: MPRII, but the sales can not compare with the financial software in the past. On 26th June, 1998, the members of China Software Industry League gave the press conference to declare the R&D and distribution of management

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M2U Case Study

M2U Case Study Mobiles 2 U, frankly known as M2U, is a well known mobile company which operates throughout the world. The company's global management is based in Kingston upon Thames in London, but most of their research is going on in several other countries like Norway, Germany, India and Japan. M2U first started out as a private limited company in 2003. Since then, the company has been one of the fastest growing mobile companies in the UK and has been ranked as one of the top 10 best mobile phone service providers. Terms of reference: . To provide a service which enables the consumer to use 3rd generation technology to perform different tasks on the daily bases. 2. To build a system which will enable mobile phone users, after registering for the service to physically locate their friends and use guidance software to find them. 3. Consider different phone makes and the payment aspects of the service provided. M2U first started out as a private limited company in 2003. Since then, the company has been one of the fastest growing mobile companies in the UK and has been ranked as one of the top 10 best mobile phone service providers. Interview with the Managing Director of M2U Location: Managing Directors Office Interviewers: Marsha, Nafisah and Anum Introduction: We entered the managing director's office. It was big and nice, and the manager was quite welcoming

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Electronic Crime

MSC Forensic Accounting Electronic Crime Keeping Your Business Running in the event of a criminal attack: Prevention, Protection & Continuity measures Paul Senior Student ID: 14031395 8th May 2008 - Version 2 CONTENTS Page(s) . Introduction 3 2. Cyber/Electronic Crime 4 2.1. What is Cyber/Electronic Crime? 4 2.2. Categories/Methods of Attacks 5 2.3. Drivers of E-Crime 7 3. Preparing The Organisation 8 3.1. Risk Management 8 3.2. Protection Methods 10 4. Keeping Your Business Running 12 4.1. Business Continuity Management 12 4.2. BCM Recovery Strategies 13 5. Next Steps 17 5.1. Testing Your Systems 17 5.2. Investigation Tools 18 6. Conclusion 19 7. References and Bibliography 20 . Introduction Over the past two decades, computer technology has seen enormous growth. Prior to this, business decisions were made that determined if the use of technology or PC's were required. Contrast this with today's high-tech world, where decisions are now influenced by the technology available. Home computers were seen as a luxury item less than a ten years ago (Vacca, 2005, p21), but are now a major part in many people's lives. The rise of computer technology has obviously enhanced our lives in many ways, such as enabling improved productivity and efficiency at work, school, and home. Anyone with access to a computer and the Internet now has unparalleled

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Setting up Microsoft Excel spreadsheet to simulate projectile motion.

Access Physics Simulating Projectile Motion Using Microsoft Excel V.J. Clarke Setting up Microsoft Excel spreadsheet to simulate projectile motion. The study of the motion of a projectile, called ballistics can be simulated mathematically by use of a spreadsheet, i.e. Microsoft Excel. To create a simulation, a few assumptions have to be made about the projectile, its launch device, and the forces acting on it in a perfect situation. The mass of the projectile is irrelevant because the acceleration due to gravity is roughly the same wherever you are on Earth, and what ever the mass of the object. I assumed that acceleration due to gravity was a constant 9.8 meters/s/s, that air resistance was negligible, and that the projectile itself was suitably streamlined to reduce drag. In fact, for calculations concerning short-range projectile motion, air resistance can be totally disregarded, but calculations concerning real life long-range artillery would need to include a compensation factor to make up for this loss of momentum. The only force acting on the projectile during its flight is the constant downward vertical force caused by gravity of 9.8 N. Formulas used. U = Muzzle Velocity (velocity that projectile leaves the gun, measured in meters per second [m/s], in this case Muzzle Velocity is always 400m/s ) a = Acceleration due to gravity, rounded to a constant 9.8

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Research into standards and standardisation in modern communication networks and their implications and applications

ECM2117 Communication and Networking Technologies Research into standards and standardisation in modern communication networks and their implications and applications CONTENTS . Introduction 2 .1.1 Definition 2 .1.2 Stakeholders in standardisation 2 .1.3 The basic standardisation process 2 .2 Formulating and maintaining standards 2 .2.1 Requirements for standardisation 3 .2.2 Standard-making bodies 3 .2.3 Formal and de facto standards 4 2. Considerations associated with standards and standardisation 5 3. The impact of standards and standardization on education and training in communication and networking technology 5 5 4. Conclusion 6 5. References 6 . Introduction Industry standards have been around for years, developed with the aim to benefit industries, consumers and government when dealing with technological advances, new developments and research. In this report I aim to clearly define standards and standardisation from a technological and also commercial and social point of view, the standardisation process and give a brief overview of some standard-making organisations. I will look at technological developments and their relation to standardisation and explore the implications and impact of standards and standardisation in the modern communications and

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Privacy on the web and Identity Theft

Privacy on the Web and the Identity Theft Course Title MSc Internet and Database System Unit Security Student Name N. Syed Ibrahim Student Number 2527042 Abstract In this modern world widely held of the people using internet, most of them using their personal detail and card details in the internet to buy and sell goods. Cookies are one of the important weapons for the hackers to steal your personal details. Whatever website we are visiting, we might see an advertisement like you won 1 million pound. In this occurrence we will click on the cookies and that will take you to another page and ask you to fill your personal details like first name, sur name, date of birth, e-mail etc. this is one of the way for the hackers to steal the personal information from internet. Majority of people getting affected identity theft in web. Recently report taken by Federal Trade Commission says that every year more than millions of Americans are victims of fraud. The most common frauds are paying money in online, account transaction, buying goods from internet by using credit or debit card, and paying by card from unsecured website. Privacy on the web Privacy issues arise for users on the web: There are so many privacy issues on the web. I had listed some of the effective issues in privacy on the web. Privacy on the website The website can collect almost most of the

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