AVG is a software company, known for its suite of online security products. The company has 106 million customers and a variety of products that it markets to both businesses and consumers. It announced in January, 2012 that it intends to file for an initial public offering, or IPO (AVG, 2012). The company must determine what the best type of IPO is. AVG is planning to float on the New York Stock Exchange
In order to determine the best method of floating the IPO, AVG and its underwriters need to take several factors into consideration. Each of the two different types of IPO will have different characteristics that need to be evaluated in order to make an informed decision. In a traditional IPO, the company hires an investment bank. The market value of the company is researched and the number of shares that will be issued is also determined. . The…...
Software can kill. A lesson how the database has to be managed in congruence with the workplace in order to save, rather than destroy, lives.
Summary of the case
Due to unclear and uncoordinated assembly and construction of the software system, 28 patients at the National Center Institute of Panama received excessive does of gamma ray radiation of cancer treatment in November 2000. 21 of those patients, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) died due to radiation poisoning and three Panamanian medical physicists who used the software to figure out the needed dose of radiation of the patients were charged with second-degree murder.
The fault of these physicians were that they introduced changes in the software for radiation procedures on the patients without thoroughly ascertaining that the software was accurately following modification instructions according to intended and prescribed details.
Chemotherapy is a calculated and precise business. Treatment of the patient determines careful…...
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References
Yusuf, Y., Gunasekaran, A., & Abthorpe, M. (2004). Enterprise Information Systems Project Implementation: A Case Study of ERP in Rolls-Royce, International Journal of Production Economics, 87(3), pp. 21-39.
Introduction of the new technology will also means new job requirements as well. People are resistant to change by nature, but these changes are necessary to ensure that Argot gains and maintains a competitive edge long into the future. Management needs to stress the necessity of these changes to employees and assist them in making a smooth transition. Technological changes will require changes on many levels, not just in hardware and software. One of the keys is developing adequate training programs so that workers get off to a good start with the new system.
Benefits and Limitations of E-commerce
E-Commerce has several advantages and disadvantages. The key advantage is that it provides real-time access to necessary information among the various systems and departments. The second is that it streamlines business processes and raises organizational efficiency. This is the key benefit for the Argot International. Another advantages is that it maintains information integrity…...
Software-as-A-Service
The purpose of the research done by Benlian and Hess (2011) was to examine software-as-a-service (SaaS) and see if it provides value to companies. There have been arguments that SaaS is already on the decline despite its newness. Most of these arguments come from those who feel that SaaS is not providing the value that it was designed to provide - mostly because of the difficulties with its deployment. With SaaS being so difficult, most companies end up spending too much on it. That can stop them from really getting value out of it. While they will get plenty of use from SaaS, the amount they spent based on the effort, time, and cost to set up and deploy SaaS can keep their value down. Benlian and Hess (2011) wanted to see the value that was being offered by SaaS in order to make determinations about SaaS' potential future in…...
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References
Benlian, A. & Hess, T. (2011). Opportunities and risks of software-as-a-service: Findings from a survey of IT executives. Decision Support Systems, 52: 232-246.
This is a critical feature of the tool that best suits IDM, as Writeboard enables its users to maximize the use of technology to deliver messages efficiently without compromising the credibility and accuracy of messages being transmitted to other members of the organization.
Clear messages delivered through a simple channel or platform such as the Writeboard will help members save time from understanding a specific disaster or relief management issue, enabling them to respond to the issue faster and more effectively. Its text-only feature enables users to communicate and send messages through a simple platform, eliminating clutter and unnecessary "noise" that could compromise the message being sent and cause misunderstanding or miscommunication in the course of the message transmission.
The versatility of Writeboard is furthered by its applicability and accessibility through other different technologies. It can be accessed through different web browsers, such as Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Safari, and Google…...
All of these tools make it possible for a hacker to not only corrupt the application itself in terms of accessing confidential information, but further allow for the hacker to spread damage deep into the application to attack other systems, essentially able to shut down an entire application with the corruption of contained information.
Though some of the aforementioned tactics involve the physical infiltration of a company in order to gain information and access into applications, the more common hacking tactics are the use of technological tools that allow the hacker to access information from the comfort of their own computer. The SANS (SysAdmin, Audit, Network, Security) Institute notes that there currently "appear to be two main avenues for exploiting and compromising applications: brute force password guessing attacks and web application attacks" (Dhamankar, Eisenbarth & King, 2009). This type of attack seems to be trending at an unparalleled level as…...
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References
Dalton, M., Kozyrakis, C. And Zeldovich, N. (2009). Preventing authentication and access control vulnerabilities in web applications. Network and Distributed Systems Security Symposium, 2009. Retrieved from: LexisNexis database.
Dhamankar, R., Eisenbarth, M., and King, J. (2009). Top security risks. SANS
Institute Report 2009. Retrieved from: ProQuest database.
McCollum, T. (2008). Applications control. The Internal Auditor. 59:2, 23-26. Retrieved
Software Processing Methodology
Understanding the Problem
Klyne Smith, DSE Candidate
Dr. Frank Coyle
Technical
Motivation
esearch and Contribution Methods
Software Processing Methodologies
Waterfall Methodology
Strengths
Weaknesses
Opportunity
Threats
Iterative Methodology
Strengths
Weaknesses
Opportunities
Threats
Model Methodology
Strengths
Weaknesses
Opportunities
Threats
Where do we go from here (Spring 2010)?
Define measurement data points for Test Case analysis
Section IV
Creation and Validation of the predictive model
Section V
Summary Analysis
Practical Usage
Praxis Conclusion
Books
Articles / Web Information
Software Processing Methodology:
Understanding the Problem
Section I:
Introduction
In this work, I examine three different Software Processing Methodologies. I start with the iterative model, followed by the spiral model, and conclude with the V-model. Each of these methodologies are discussed in length to gain a clear understanding of their similarities and differences. This paper focuses on gaining a key understanding of the methodologies and when it is best to utilize each. Each serves a special purpose; the process of understanding the problem one must solve remains as complicated as actually solving the problem itself. In this work, I will investigate the intricacies required to formulate the problem while…...
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References
Books
Alexander, Ian and Beus-Dukic, Ljerka (2009). Discovering Requirements - How to Specify Products and Services
Bass, Len and Clements, Paul, and Kazman, Rick (2003) - Software Architecture in Practice (2nd Edition)
Allowing for such access necessarily creates a point of weakness, and this must be carefully guarded against through many levels of protection (Stuttard & Pinto 2007). Many of the same steps that are employed in access differentiation as described above can also be employed here -- multiple levels of access that is password protected, strict compartmentalization of data and of processes, and other features such as the recognition and removal of malicious input can all protect the opening that is created by administrative access to application information and code (Stuttard & Pinto 2007). Password-protected access to a web application's source code is one common example of this type of core defense capability, which grows more complex as both the complexity of the system and needs for security increase.
Direct Attacks and Unauthorized Use: A More Detailed View
Direct attacks on applications, especially web-based applications, are becoming increasingly common as programming knowledge…...
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References
Dalal, S.; Poore, J. & Cohen, M. (2003). Innovations in software engineering for defense systems. Washington, D.C.: National Academies Press.
Sttutard, D. & Pinto, M. (2007). The web application hacker's handbook. New York: Wiley.
Both are equally important. For the first, we will have company specialists describing the software development tools we used, as well as the mechanisms that are included in the development of a new module or product within the suite.
On the other hand, presenting and implementing the organizational culture of the company is equally important. Besides promoting this in day-to-day operational activities, we will also have, from time to time, people from the company upper management visiting Bucharest and presenting the mechanisms and values that the company uses.
Potential competition
The labor market for software developers in Romania is one where the competition is quite challenging, especially since it comes both from internal and external forces. Internally, we are dealing with small to medium software developing companies, generally operating for larger companies abroad or working with a bigger international client. These are generally companies that have 30-50 employees and who tend to…...
The advantage is being a 'first user' of a potentially new and advantageous system, and also of to provide critical feedback to the developers about how to improve the system. Users "should decide whether the benefit of new features in a beta program outweighs the risk of program instability before choosing to use a piece of beta software" ("hat is beta software?" 2007, University Information Technology Services). By using a beta design, a company has a chance to develop a relationship with a designer, "because one of the integral components of the beta phase is a sufficient level of interaction with the applications' potential client base, reputable applications developers go out of their way to collaborate with users -- a relationship that could prove mutually advantageous" ("Get the best benefits from using beta software," 2003, Tech Republic). If the company uses the final product: "A beta product is a tremendous…...
Live Client -- iBASEt Corporation
iBASEt Corporation was founded in 1986 by Amrik Singh Poonian, and is today a $30M software company with sales offices in Toulouse, France; Detroit, Michigan; St. Louis, Missouri and at headquarters in Foothill anch, California. The company currently has 360 employees worldwide with 70 developers in India, and the majority of employees in the United States (iBASEt, 2015). The company is a leader in the development, sales and service of manufacturing execution system (MES), maintenance, repair and overhaul (MO) and supplier quality assurance (SQA) (iBASEt, 2015). Despite being a very small firm by enterprise software standards, iBASEt has been able to attract and keep many of the world's most prestigious aerospace and defense firms including Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Parker Aerospace, the United Space Alliance, Astrium French Aerospace, Airbus, L3 Communications and many others (iBASEt, 2015). Despite the company being public, their relatively open approach to reporting…...
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References:
Debi, P.D. & Sharma, A. 2013, "B2B Marketing Through Social Media using Web Analytics," PRIMA, vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 22-34.
Freundt, T., Hillenbrand, P. & Lehmann, S. 2013, "How B2B companies talk past their customers," The McKinsey Quarterly, no. 4, pp. 12.
Gagnon, E. 2014, "Goodbye, B2B Brand Marketing: Developing Content-Based Marketing Programs for the Post-Marketing Era," International Management Review, vol. 10, no. 2, pp. 68-71, 73.
Geraghty, K. 2011, "Introduction to digital marketing for analytics professionals," OR-MS Today, vol. 38, no. 4, pp. 58.
company is known for many different products and services, according to the annual report almost all its income derives from online advertising, so that shall be considered to be the company's business. The online advertising business is highly competitive, with firms like Yahoo, Microsoft, Apple and Facebook all being important players.
Macro View
The online advertising industry operates, more or less, like an oligopoly. There are a handful of major companies that dominate the industry. Essentially, online advertising works much like conventional advertising. The companies in the industry must deliver an audience to buyers, who purchase advertising space. Google does this through its own family of websites, of which several are among the most-used sites on the web, and through partnership with third-party websites that use Google as their advertising partner.
The industry is growing, although the pace of growth is beginning to slow. Over the past twenty years, the Internet has…...
However, there is one more step that needs to be done along with the installation of the new software. That is, to upgrade the operating system of the Accounting department from Windows 2000 into Windows XP.
Project Objectives
Following are the objectives that are expected to meet the project successfully.
Main Objectives
To improve the accounting process in the Accounting department by replacing the current accounting software of the company with a new one that features the latest technology in accounting software market.
To provide a new accounting software solution that will meet the company's budget and schedule.
General Actions Aimed to Meet the Main Objective
To replace the old accounting software and install a new one that features new technology for managing accounting tasks.
To upgrade the current operating system of the Accounting department from Windows 2000 into Windows XP to meet the requirements of the new accounting software.
Potential Risks
Technical problems that may be encountered during…...
Company have been working for several months as an intern at the Lewis Lee Corporation. This organization has been concentrating its activities on a certain niche in the software products industry. Indeed, it creates software products that are used in training by different financial institutions. The product portfolio is formed from three different products (Bank President, Managing Consumer Credit, and Retail Bank Builder), each of course applying to a certain category of bank employees and a certain area of bank operations. The company has been quite successful and could boast most of the important players in the banking industry, companies like Citibank, Bank of America or MasterCard.
Problem Identification and Definition
The first problem that can be identified and from which all others seem to derive is the fact that the company has not produced any updates for its software products in the last years. Such an act has had several…...
This stage is also a synthesis of various other stages. In the last, the system is described as a collection of modules or subsystems. In this stage, modular and subsystems programming code will take effect, and then the individual modules will be tested before they are integrated in the next level.
The code is tested and retested at various levels; system, unit, and user acceptance testing are often performed depending on the consultant's judgment and this is something that is repeatedly discussed with organization and stakeholders. The amount of testing, therefore, depends on the particular organization. The consultant has to know when to cease analysis.
The final stage -- instillation, implementation or deployment is when the software is put into production and actually used by the organization.
Maintenance will take place on a regular level. This is particularly so since changes of personnel in the organization (new ones entering, certain others leaving) as,…...
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References
MKS Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) / System Development
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