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.NET with PL/SQL - 3-5 years

NinethSense — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 12:45:59 GMT

Please send me resume IF you got

* Atleast 3 years experience
* Programming experience in .NET (WinForms) and PL/SQL

Send resume with subject "DOTNET-ORACLE x+" (x=years of experience) to praveen.nairATflytxtDOTcom.

Non relevant resumes will be black listed

LINQ 2 SQL: Left outer join with 3 tables

shyju — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 19:51:49 GMT

Can anyone help me to convert my SQL statement to its corresponding LINQ-2- SQL form. I am trying to draft a LINQ-2-SQL statement for a Left outer join which has 3 tables associated in it. My SQL statement is

SELECT A.ID,A.NAME,B.ADDRESS1,C.PASSWORD FROM STUDENT_MASTER A

LEFT OUTER JOIN ADDRESS_MASTER B

ON A.ID=B.STUDENT_ID

LEFT OUTER JOIN PASSWORDS C

ON A.ID=C.STUDENTID

WHERE A.ID=36

I would like to have both C# version and VB.NET version of the same.

Thanks in advance

Senior UI Developer (Java)

NinethSense — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 11:30:57 GMT

About Company - Flytxt
Flytxt (www.flytxt.com) is a world leader in conversational mobile marketing technology. Its Mobile Marketing Campaign Management solution Neon is a sophisticated platform for enterprises continuously running high-volume marketing campaigns as part of their core business. Flytxt has supplied its platform to leading Mobile Operators and Media Companies in India and elsewhere. The Flytxt solution handles about 150 million mobile subscribers in India at present and is rapidly growing in deployments and revenues.

Requirements
1. 3 years+ experience in UI development/Designing.
2. Strong experience in Struts, Javascripts, XML, Hibernate.
3. Strong design experience with UML & Design Patterns.
4. Strong preference in JUnit and test driven development.
5. Self driven, creative and passionate about creating the best and most stable software
6. EXT JS framework knowledge will be an added advantage

Location
The position is in the corporate office of Flytxt at Trivandrum.

Send resumes to - rajesh.mathachan[at]flytxt.com

HTML 5 Could Challenge Flash

Sunish Sugathan — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 05:34:10 GMT

The Adobe Flash plugin has maintained its status as one of the most common ways for developers to create complex interactive Web features irrespective of the browser or operating system used, but experts point to new browser technologies such as the HTML 5 open Web standard as emerging challengers. Whereas Flash introduces additional capabilities to browsers following downloading and installation, the nonproprietary HTML 5 would guarantee that similar functionality is embedded within browsers that adopted it as a standard by default, with no single company controlling it. At the recent South by Southwest Interactive event, industry experts discussed the possibility that HTML 5's Canvas component--which permits graphics, animation, and interactive features to run inside a browser without any additional plugins--could replace Flash's own in-browser graphics and animation rendering capabilities. Complicating the competition between Flash and HTML 5 is the lack of support for Flash in Apple's iPhone and iPad, while HTML 5 does not function on Internet Explorer.

Read the complete article at:

http://www.technologyreview.com/web/24844/?a=f

Rutgers Researchers Show New Security Threat Against ‘Smart Phone’ Users

Sunish Sugathan — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 01:56:20 GMT

Rutgers University (RU) computer scientists have demonstrated how rootkits could surreptitiously instruct a smartphone to eavesdrop on a meeting, track its owner's location, or rapidly drain the battery. Smartphones "run the same class of operating systems as desktop and laptop computers, so they are just as vulnerable to attack by malicious software, or malware," says RU professor Vinod Ganapathy. Rootkit attacks on smartphones could be especially effective because smartphone users tend to carry their phones with them all the time, which creates opportunities for attackers to eavesdrop, extract personal information, or pinpoint the users location using the phone's global positioning system.

Read the complete article at:

http://news.rutgers.edu/medrel/news-releases/2010/02/rutgers-researchers-20100222

Phone Game Needs No Server

Sunish Sugathan — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 07:33:45 GMT

Multiplayer games on mobile devices, such as phones, typically depend on remote servers for communication between devices and game hosting, but a new augmented reality game developed by researchers at Vrije Universiteit in the Netherlands requires no such server. The game employs the Ibis computing middleware system, which was originally designed for high-performance, distributed computing chores. The researchers adapted the system to operate on Android phones so that the handsets can run a lightweight communication server that enables a direct interface with the game via a 3G or Wi-Fi connection. The game was created in response to Google's Android Developers Challenge 2 and designed to use data fusion, combining numerous aspects of the device's hardware to blend game play with real-world events. The researchers say the game's networking methodology could be used in situations in which significant infrastructure is not always available, such as disaster relief or military operations.

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http://www.technologyreview.com/communications/24624/?a=f

How to Make the Internet a Lot Faster

Sunish Sugathan — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 02:53:19 GMT

Google recently announced plans to build an experimental fiber network that would offer gigabit-per-second broadband speeds to up to 500,000 U.S. homes. The speeds proposed by Google are much faster than those offered by commercial U.S. Internet services providers, but some international systems have reached higher speeds. In addition, the Internet2 offers 10-gigabit connections to university researchers. There are many factors beyond raw bandwidth that are involved with delivering very-high-speed connections, says Internet2's Gary Bachula. The Internet2 has been researching different technologies that could help find and resolve the performance issues that occur on high-speed connections. "If we're really going to realize the vision of some of these high-end applications, it does have to go beyond basic raw bandwidth," Bachula says. For example, California Institute of Technology professor Steven Low says that Internet protocols also need updating. He notes, for example, that the transmission control protocol does not work well at gigabit-per-second speeds.

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http://www.technologyreview.com/web/24605/?a=f

Google developing a translator for smartphones

Sunish Sugathan — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 05:34:30 GMT

Google is developing almost instant speech-to-speech translation technology for use in Android-based smartphones. Google's Franz Och says that future advances in voice recognition and machine translation technology should enable the software to "work reasonably well" in a few years. Och says the program would work much like a human interpreter, analyzing a package of speech to understand the full meaning before producing a translation. He says the program's accuracy will improve the more it is used. The new system will combine Google's existing Web site translation program, which works with 52 languages, and a voice recognition application for smartphones. The Web site translation program is based on a database that was created by crawling Web sites in different languages. Och says that speech translation is more difficult than text translation because people all have different ways of speaking.

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http://www.physorg.com/news184916311.html

Free eBooks download

NinethSense — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:30:11 GMT

Please post only FREE and LEGAL ebook links here. If you found any link is illgal or points to some illegal websites, please let me know through this thread so that I can remove.

Links posted in this thread are collected from search engines mostly. We do not store any of these ebooks in kidoos.net. All downloadables belongs to its own websites.

Microsoft Research India to Work on UIDAI

Sunish Sugathan — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 12:50:18 GMT

Microsoft Research India announced its involvement in the Unique Identification of India (UIDAI) project at TechVista 2010 in Bangalore. The project seeks to provide valid identities to India's population of more than a billion people. "I am looking forward to working with researchers on technologies like multilingual computing and biometrics," says UIDAI chairperson Nandan Nilekani. Microsoft Research India also launched a portal for the computer science community called ResearchAndYou.com. The portal is designed to bridge the gap between computer science researchers and the large pool of potential research talent in India. The Web site will provide students with an interactive forum where they can connect with researchers to ask questions and explore research opportunities. The site also will act as a single source of information for resources in different disciplines. TechVista 2010 also brought together a panel of ACM A.M. Turing award recipients, including Barbara Liskov, Tony Hoare, Butler Lampson, and Tony Hey, to discuss the future of computing.

Read the complete article at:

http://www.expresscomputeronline.com/20100215/news02.shtml

New Magnetic Tuning Method Enhances Data Storage

Sunish Sugathan — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 05:38:38 GMT

University of Chicago's (UC's) Daniel Silevitch and Thomas Rosenbaum and the London Centre for Nanotechnology's Gabriel Aeppli have developed a method for controlling the properties of magnets that could be used to improve the storage capacity of computer hard drives. Magnets' polarity has to easily switch when writing data to memory, but becomes more difficult to switch when storing or reading data. Magnets are normally heated and softened to save data and then cooled and hardened to store and read the data. The researchers' method can tune the softness of data storing magnets with a small external magnetic field, which enables the writing, storage, and readout of data at an even temperature.

Read the complete article at:

http://newswise.com/articles/new-magnetic-tuning-method-enhances-data-storage?ret=/articles/list&category=latest&page=3&search[status]=3&search[sort]=date+desc&search[has_multimedia]=

Princeton scientist makes a leap in quantum computing

Sunish Sugathan — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 05:34:45 GMT

Princeton University professor Jason Petta has developed a technique that can control the properties of a lone electron, a feat that is essential to the development of quantum computers with near-limitless capabilities. Petta's method achieves control of single electrons extremely rapidly, in one-billionth of a second, another feature that is crucial to developing new quantum computers. These controlled electrons will most likely form the foundation of a quantum computer's processing components, which are called qubits. A qubit based on the spin of an electron could have nearly limitless potential because it can neither be strictly on nor strictly off. "Petta and coworkers demonstrate a new method that utilizes the nuclear spins for performing fast quantum operations," says German University of Konstantz's Guido Burkard. The qubits are cooled to temperatures near absolute zero and trapped in two tiny corrals called quantum wells, which are on the surface of a high-purity, gallium arsenide chip. "Our approach is really to look at the building blocks of the system, to think deeply about what the limitations are and what we can do to overcome them," Petta says.

Read the complete article at:

http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S26/53/89C28/index.xml?section=topstories

Where has IT's Passion Gone?

Sunish Sugathan — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:32:41 GMT

When was the last time you woke up and wanted to go to work? If you could do anything you wanted, would you be doing what you're doing today? The future of IT depends on how you -- and the people who work for you -- answer these questions.

Read the complete article at:

http://www.cio.com/article/534314/Where_has_IT_s_Passion_Gone_?source=CIONLE_nlt_insider_2010-02-10

Finding a Parking Space Could Soon Get Easier

Sunish Sugathan — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:51:18 GMT

Rutgers University researchers have developed an algorithm to help find open parking spaces, using ultrasonic sensors, global positioning system (GPS) receivers, and cellular data networks. The goal is to create Web-based maps or additions to navigation systems that make parking availability data accessible to those looking for a parking space. The researchers, led by Rutgers professors Marco Gruteser and Wade Trappe, say that data could help alleviate traffic congestion and cut down on energy use. To implement their system, the researchers mounted ultrasonic distance sensors on the passenger-side doors of three cars, which over two months collected parking data in a limited urban area. They then created an algorithm that converted the ultrasonic data into information on available parking spaces. Combining that data with GPS data, the algorithm generated maps that were more than 90 percent accurate. To distinguish parked cars from other objects, such as trees or recycle bins, they measure the length and width of each object using the ultrasonic sensor readings. Gruteser says the parking availability information could be distributed over the Internet and used by drivers to decide whether to park on the street or use a garage.

Read the complete article at:

http://www.technologyreview.com/communications/24497/?a=f

Grid Computing for the Masses

Sunish Sugathan — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 00:07:54 GMT

A European research team has developed KnowARC, middleware that enables any computer running any operating system to access grid-based computers. The KnowARC project, led by the University of Oslo's Farid Ould-Saada, wants to make grid computing as easily accessible as information is on the Internet. "Getting access to the grid should be as simple as installing a new browser to get on the Internet," says Ould-Saada. "Only then will the survival and expansion of the grid be assured." KnowARC is based on Advanced Resource Connector (ARC) middleware, which provides interoperability between computing systems, architectures, and platforms. Ould-Saada says that ARC has great potential for wide deployment in new domains due to its ease of installation and interoperability. ARC middleware also is being used in grid computing for medical research, bioinformatics, and geographical data. "In a matter of years, I hope to see resources and storage being as easy to access remotely as information is on the Internet today," Ould-Saada says.

Read the complete article at:

http://cordis.europa.eu/ictresults/index.cfm?section=news&tpl=article&BrowsingType=Features&ID=91143

Real-Time Webcam Images Painted Onto Google Earth

Sunish Sugathan — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:40:47 GMT

Washington University of St. Louis Ph.D. candidate Austin Abrams has developed Live3D, a browser-based application for Google Earth and geospatial databases that replaces the two-dimensional (2D) image of virtual buildings and other objects with images drawn from live feeds of webcams. The images come from the Archive of Many Outdoor Scenes (AMOS), a collection of live feeds from nearly 1,000 webcams streaming from various sites worldwide. Live3D maps webcam images onto a three-dimensional (3D) model of a location or landmark. Using the system's Web interface, users outline a region of the webcam image by moving the corners of a polygon. Live3D then takes the outlined 2D image and warps it to fit the 3D geometry of Google Earth. "We wanted to make Google Earth and geospatial databases a little more alive," Abrams says.

Read the complete article at:

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn18449-realtime-webcam-images-painted-onto-google-earth.html

Wireless optical transmission key to better indoor communications

Sunish Sugathan — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:41:36 GMT

Light is better than radio waves when it comes to some wireless communications, according to Penn State engineers. Optical communications systems could provide faster, more secure communications with wider bandwidth and would be suitable for restricted areas like hospitals, aircraft and factories.

Sending information via light waves either in physical light guides or wirelessly is not new, but existing wireless systems either require direct line of sight or are diffused and have low signal strength. The researchers chose to take a different approach using multi-element transmitters and multi-branch optical receivers in a quasi-diffuse configuration.

Read the complete article at:

http://live.psu.edu/story/44147

IT Contract Negotiation: Five Steps to Success

Sunish Sugathan — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 13:05:22 GMT

Do you find yourself getting into "fire-fighting" mode when deals need to be finalized? Forrester (www.forrester.com) has found it's not uncommon for sourcing professionals to have contracts thrust upon them by impatient business or IT users that "must get signed in the next two days" or similar situations.

Read the complete article at:

http://www.cio.com/article/528113/IT_Contract_Negotiation_Five_Steps_to_Success?source=CIONLE_nlt_insider_2010-02-03

McMaster University Researching RFID in Public Transit

Sunish Sugathan — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 05:15:36 GMT

McMaster University researchers are developing a radio frequency identification (RFID) application that would enable public transit operators to monitor the location of crews working on subway tracks. The subway system is difficult to work on because some sections are above ground while other sections are below ground, which can affect the behavior of the RFID equipment, says McMaster RFID Lab (MRAL) founder Pankaj Sood. MRAL is working on a system that would let inspectors and other track workers wear RFID cards and have their location transmitted to readers near the tracks. MRAL will look at other systems besides RFID and study how people react to the data provided, Sood says. "It needs to be in a format that they should be able to process and respond to in a timely manner," he says.

Read the complete article at:

http://www.itworldcanada.com/news/mcmaster-university-researching-rfid-in-public-transit/139848

Wikipedia may soon open its India chapter

Sunish Sugathan — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 04:58:52 GMT

The World’s largest online encyclopedia Wikipedia plans to launch an Indian edition of the website as part of its strategy to expand
its footprint in the lucrative internet markets of India and China. The non-profit foundation is considering a proposal to launch Wikipedia.in, a local India chapter, similar to its country-specific portals in China, Germany, US and UK.

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http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/infotech/internet/Wikipedia-may-soon-open-its-India-chapter/articleshow/5526084.cms

Facebook rewrites PHP runtime

Sunish Sugathan — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 16:20:38 GMT

A week ago, the core PHP team had been brought to Facebook's main campus. That team were forced to sign NDA's, and taken to a very quiet, secluded meeting room where some cool new Facebook-backed open source project was described.

Read the complete article at:

http://www.sdtimes.com/blog/post/2010/01/30/Facebook-rewrites-PHP-runtime.aspx

Firefox for Mobile Makes Its Debut

Sunish Sugathan — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 16:04:33 GMT

Want the power and add-ons of the Firefox browser in the palm of your hands? That dream is quickly becoming a reality, starting with the Maemo OS and owners of the Nokia N900.

Mozilla has officially introduced Firefox for Maemo, the first officially launched version of Firefox for Mobile. It’s been in testing for some time, but now it’s available for download for those of you who own an N900 smartphone.

Read the complete article at:

http://mashable.com/2010/01/30/firefox-maemo/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Mashable+%28Mashable%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

Google dropping support for non-modern browsers come March 1st, 2010

Sunish Sugathan — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 16:11:48 GMT

Google dropping support for non-modern browsers come March 1st, 2010

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http://googleenterprise.blogspot.com/2010/01/modern-browsers-for-modern-applications.html

What Brides, Start Up’s and VC have in common…

Sunish Sugathan — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 06:54:07 GMT

"...just like young girls can be groomed in the right and appropriate way to marry into business and famous families, you will have to groom your newly started business into becoming a beautiful and very attractive ‘bride’ so that all the most famous ‘men’ in the world – a la Yahoo, MSN, Google etc will be anxious to marry (acquire) you!"

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http://rodinhood.wordpress.com/2010/01/08/what-indian-brides-start-ups-and-vc-have-in-common/

Computer Mimics Nature by Using TV

Sunish Sugathan — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 01:07:11 GMT

University of Bath researchers led by professor Peter Hall and Ph.D. candidate Chris Li have developed software that enables a computer to process video of a tree and then generate lifelike computer animations of trees and the movement of branches and leaves in the wind. The program allows users to draw around the tree outline in the first frame of the video, and then make a model of the tree and track the movement of branches and leaves in the video. Algorithms copy this movement, enabling the software to generate trees that are slightly different from each other. Li says the program would be a helpful tool for animators and computer game designers. "Our system will make it faster and cheaper for animators to create animated backgrounds," he says. "In the future, we want to use this same technique to animate other objects like clouds, water, fire, and smoke."

Read the complete article at:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/bristol/hi/people_and_places/newsid_8478000/8478526.stm