Digital Rights Management
Digital Rights Management by Thom LeggettAs the internet progresses in both popularity and structure, DRM is going to become very important in moving away from the early free-for-all towards a more paid-for model. However, there is an argument over the degree of restriction of freedom that DRM appears to lead toward. Copyright has always included an element of fair use, which gives the consumer a certain degree of freedom. For example, you are allowed to quote or criticise another persons...
Software Integration for SMEs
Software Integration for SMEs by Thom LeggettThe Problem Software integration aims to solve a problem that started when large companies automated processes that had previously been manual; such as finance or human resources. This in itself was a very successful idea, and sent costs tumbling. However, finance developed an application to fit their needs; HR developed another (incompatible) application, and so on
Unfortunately, this resulted in inconsistent data. For example, if the finance...
Viabilitty of Grid Computing
Viabilitty of Grid Computing by Thom Leggett"A Grid is a collection of distributed computing resources available over a local or wide area network that appear to an end user or application as one large virtual computing system." - IBM"Conceptually, a grid is quite simple. It is a collection of computing resources that perform tasks. In its simplest form, a grid appears to users as a large system that provides a single point of access to powerful distributed resources." - Sun"[The Grid] lets...
Web Standards
Web Standards by Thom LeggettThe internet, believe it or not, is a fiendishly complicated system. With millions of different entities, all with their own agenda, it is nothing short of a small miracle that they all play nicely together. So how is it all held together and who ensures that we won't end up with a digital Tower of Babel? And can we guarantee that our digital content of today will be accessible to everyone today and in the future?What are standards?When we drive a car we are...
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