A Biologically Inspired Immune System for Computers
Jeffrey O. Kephart
High Integrity Computing Laboratory
IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center
P.O. Box 704, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598
Ichiban
(Provide a concise summary of the paper.
Evaluate the paper by way of assessment, identifying positive and negative sides, unclear points etc., regarding substance, presentation, formats, figures, etc)
Keep to the point at issue, and have a respectful and constructive attitude
The review must be performed in a friendly atmosphere and with a humble mind)
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Thursday, August 13, 2009
Monday, August 3, 2009
Happy or Sad
If a good person died
should we be sad for his death? for why should be the better one died? why not the one bad one?
should we be happy for his death? when we know that he would not suffer any worldly difficulties? when we know that he is now with our Creator? when we know that now he would have the eternal happiness that our Creator had promised to us?
should we be sad for his death? for why should be the better one died? why not the one bad one?
should we be happy for his death? when we know that he would not suffer any worldly difficulties? when we know that he is now with our Creator? when we know that now he would have the eternal happiness that our Creator had promised to us?
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Anime...anime...anime
My all time favorite anime are back...unfortunately i can't watch them... so frustrating...argh
COMDDAP DAVAO '09
COMDDAP DAVAO
Last July 3, 2009 at one o’clock in the afternoon I arrived at the Grand Ballroom of Apo View Hotel to join the COMDDAP (Computer Manufacturers, Distributors, and Dealers Association of the Philippines) Davao Expo 2009. As I entered the hall as expected there are a lot of exhibitors and participants are already inside. At past one or two o’clock we went to a room where the seminar by the Nexus Group of Companies had been held. At first, I thought that there would be a lot of people who would be gathered in that room. When I went in, the room was so small; I think our rooms in our school are a lot way bigger than that room. So much for that, after signing the registration sheet I find a chair where I would sit. I sat on the second row. After a few minutes the first exhibitor started his talk.
The product is about a Dealer Management System which had features of:
• Monitor Sales Executive Activities
• Sales lead monitoring from initial inquiry to actual close
• Sales quotation processing
• Supports sales of new and used vehicles
• Multiple pricing and discounting schemes
• Financing and insurance transactions
• Vehicle reservation and deposit collection
• Vehicle inventory
• Customer incident and resolution recording
• Interface to manufacturer system
• Reports and queries
• Highly graphical technician assignments and loading window
• Customer appointments
• Repair orders and estimates
• Customer/vehicle service history
• Technician Time-in/Time-out
• Parts requisitioning and Picking
• Control Parts and Consumables cost
ERIC DMS by Jupiter Systems, Incorporated is an end-t-o-end software solution for automotive sales, parts and service businesses. ERIC DMS covers the full range of dealer activities-from marketing to sales and services. At first his presentation was quite boring for me since I can hardly relate to this topic. When he showed some screenshots of the system I had started to have interest. My classmates and I were wondering what programming language did they use, how many employees developed that system, how many months or years have they spend before they have finished that system which had so many features. I also wondered how they put a check box in their tables. The user interface was very simple. After about an hour I guess the presentation was done. The exhibitor asked if there would be some questions, as what I have expected there are a very few questions, since most of the participants where students.
The next exhibitor talked about HP Thin Clients. I was excited about this topic since I’m fond computers. But this is not just an ordinary computer. Thin clients are made in exchange of the old school system units. It is best used for libraries, internet kiosks, companies who need a very low downtime such as banks, call centers and the like. This thin client is also eco-friendly; its size is a lot way smaller than the old school system units which require smaller boxes and minimum use of Styrofoam, it has no hard drive, fan or other moving parts, and it uses less power which is great. Viruses couldn’t attack the system since it has no hard drives. Sudden block outs without saving your work will not be a problem since the client is connected to the server. The presenter talks quite faster than a usual presenter which is great since I was getting sleepy that time. After explaining about the thin client a question and answer was held. Lots of prizes have been given away. The questions were so easy to answer I tried to raise my hand but I haven’t called even once. It is okay though I haven’t been called, I learned a lot from that presentation. After the presentation most my classmates left the room since they aren’t registered to that exhibit. I went out for awhile signed
The third exhibitor talked about Window Server 2008. I found the presentation boring for me because just like the first presentation I can hardly relate to the topic. The product is used for companies who have a lot of branches around the world. By using this system you could do your inventory remotely. When his presentation had ended another questions and answer had been done. There were only a few questions, the participants doesn’t seem have interests on that topic I guess, and also as usual the participants where students, they wouldn’t need that kind of software. It was the shortest presentation among the four, since they are running out of time and there is still one more exhibitor who have not presented yet.
The last exhibitor talked about Open Source, he is from the Spinweb Production Incorporated. I was interested at this topic since this is our topic in our Elective subject. The presentation was fun, we were asked to name some icons, some of which are new to me while some are not. A short history of Open Source had been discussed, who is the founder of Open Source. He asked the participants what comes on our mind when we say Open Source. Some answered free software, free license, free to study and a lot more. He showed some websites which they have developed. The presenter had asked the participants who among us had developed a website or who had some knowledge about doing it. Two guys had raised their hand. They were asked to estimate how many days they could finish a project doing it from scratch. After a couple of minutes, the guys were done estimating, one of them estimated for about 60 days and the other is about 30 days. The presenter said with the use of open source they could finish the project within I guess that was 15 days. He added if there would be some existing software that could help you why not make use of it. After the presentation he asked the participants if there would be some questions, an interesting question had been asked. The question is about open source versus proprietary software. For me, both answers were right, it would only matter how they would make use of the software.
About five o’clock in the afternoon the seminar had ended. That day was fun and educational as well. I’m looking forward for some seminars like this again.
Last July 3, 2009 at one o’clock in the afternoon I arrived at the Grand Ballroom of Apo View Hotel to join the COMDDAP (Computer Manufacturers, Distributors, and Dealers Association of the Philippines) Davao Expo 2009. As I entered the hall as expected there are a lot of exhibitors and participants are already inside. At past one or two o’clock we went to a room where the seminar by the Nexus Group of Companies had been held. At first, I thought that there would be a lot of people who would be gathered in that room. When I went in, the room was so small; I think our rooms in our school are a lot way bigger than that room. So much for that, after signing the registration sheet I find a chair where I would sit. I sat on the second row. After a few minutes the first exhibitor started his talk.
The product is about a Dealer Management System which had features of:
• Monitor Sales Executive Activities
• Sales lead monitoring from initial inquiry to actual close
• Sales quotation processing
• Supports sales of new and used vehicles
• Multiple pricing and discounting schemes
• Financing and insurance transactions
• Vehicle reservation and deposit collection
• Vehicle inventory
• Customer incident and resolution recording
• Interface to manufacturer system
• Reports and queries
• Highly graphical technician assignments and loading window
• Customer appointments
• Repair orders and estimates
• Customer/vehicle service history
• Technician Time-in/Time-out
• Parts requisitioning and Picking
• Control Parts and Consumables cost
ERIC DMS by Jupiter Systems, Incorporated is an end-t-o-end software solution for automotive sales, parts and service businesses. ERIC DMS covers the full range of dealer activities-from marketing to sales and services. At first his presentation was quite boring for me since I can hardly relate to this topic. When he showed some screenshots of the system I had started to have interest. My classmates and I were wondering what programming language did they use, how many employees developed that system, how many months or years have they spend before they have finished that system which had so many features. I also wondered how they put a check box in their tables. The user interface was very simple. After about an hour I guess the presentation was done. The exhibitor asked if there would be some questions, as what I have expected there are a very few questions, since most of the participants where students.
The next exhibitor talked about HP Thin Clients. I was excited about this topic since I’m fond computers. But this is not just an ordinary computer. Thin clients are made in exchange of the old school system units. It is best used for libraries, internet kiosks, companies who need a very low downtime such as banks, call centers and the like. This thin client is also eco-friendly; its size is a lot way smaller than the old school system units which require smaller boxes and minimum use of Styrofoam, it has no hard drive, fan or other moving parts, and it uses less power which is great. Viruses couldn’t attack the system since it has no hard drives. Sudden block outs without saving your work will not be a problem since the client is connected to the server. The presenter talks quite faster than a usual presenter which is great since I was getting sleepy that time. After explaining about the thin client a question and answer was held. Lots of prizes have been given away. The questions were so easy to answer I tried to raise my hand but I haven’t called even once. It is okay though I haven’t been called, I learned a lot from that presentation. After the presentation most my classmates left the room since they aren’t registered to that exhibit. I went out for awhile signed
The third exhibitor talked about Window Server 2008. I found the presentation boring for me because just like the first presentation I can hardly relate to the topic. The product is used for companies who have a lot of branches around the world. By using this system you could do your inventory remotely. When his presentation had ended another questions and answer had been done. There were only a few questions, the participants doesn’t seem have interests on that topic I guess, and also as usual the participants where students, they wouldn’t need that kind of software. It was the shortest presentation among the four, since they are running out of time and there is still one more exhibitor who have not presented yet.
The last exhibitor talked about Open Source, he is from the Spinweb Production Incorporated. I was interested at this topic since this is our topic in our Elective subject. The presentation was fun, we were asked to name some icons, some of which are new to me while some are not. A short history of Open Source had been discussed, who is the founder of Open Source. He asked the participants what comes on our mind when we say Open Source. Some answered free software, free license, free to study and a lot more. He showed some websites which they have developed. The presenter had asked the participants who among us had developed a website or who had some knowledge about doing it. Two guys had raised their hand. They were asked to estimate how many days they could finish a project doing it from scratch. After a couple of minutes, the guys were done estimating, one of them estimated for about 60 days and the other is about 30 days. The presenter said with the use of open source they could finish the project within I guess that was 15 days. He added if there would be some existing software that could help you why not make use of it. After the presentation he asked the participants if there would be some questions, an interesting question had been asked. The question is about open source versus proprietary software. For me, both answers were right, it would only matter how they would make use of the software.
About five o’clock in the afternoon the seminar had ended. That day was fun and educational as well. I’m looking forward for some seminars like this again.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Kapitan Sino
ABNKKBSNPLAko?!
Bakit Baliktad Magbasa ng Libro ang mga Pilipino?
Ang Paboritong Libro ni Hudas
Alamat ng Gubat
Stainless Longganisa
McArthur
Who loves to read Bob Ong's books?
Though it has been released a for a month or two, I just want to tell you people that Bob Ong had released his latest book...Kapitan Sino...haven't read it though...but it's Bob Ong men...i know that this book would be fantastic just like the first one...i wonder who's his subject at this book...
Can't wait to read...
Bakit Baliktad Magbasa ng Libro ang mga Pilipino?
Ang Paboritong Libro ni Hudas
Alamat ng Gubat
Stainless Longganisa
McArthur
Who loves to read Bob Ong's books?
Though it has been released a for a month or two, I just want to tell you people that Bob Ong had released his latest book...Kapitan Sino...haven't read it though...but it's Bob Ong men...i know that this book would be fantastic just like the first one...i wonder who's his subject at this book...
Can't wait to read...
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Was it the right decision?
During this time of economic crises, one can place the blame on various individuals, groups and institutions. Most of conservatives put the blame to the government while the leftist blame the capitalist system. Without having enough time to reflect and validate during failures, almost everyone put the blame to one another.
One of the effects during economic crisis is the high cost of capital that may also affect the daily lives of the people as prices of prime and other commodities soar high. So, if one is to engage into a noble undertaking, what’s in mind is how much can be saved or gained from his investments.
Accordingly, all economic systems, regardless of ideology need capital and sees to it that the said investment grew. Recent studies show that human capital has a lot of contributions in order for the economy to grow. It is on this aspect that the university is tapping the human capital in its endeavor to achieve unison of new system. Eventually act as a model from among state universities in the country particularly in the field of utilizing in-house resources.
The university tapped in-house resources because of various reasons. One that is highly considered is the financial aspect. It is a fact that finding for the operations and maintenance of the university is relied through the general appropriations coming from the central government. Because of such limited resources and budget constraints it is but proper for the university to tap in-house resources may come from within the ranks of the competent instructors and students alike in the university.
According to Paul Hawken in his book “The Next Economy”, “to make a company more intelligent, to bring a workforce together, to create and design products, to eliminate waste, and to constantly receive innovative techniques and ideas from employees”. Employees of a company need to work hand in hand in order to have a healthy working relationship with each other. Having this kind of relationship among colleague’s means that they could analyze and design better systems, not only the employees could have the benefit but also the company that they are serving. Also with a good working relationship from among employees will result to new collaboration efforts that lead to new and better innovations. Though some arguments may rise up which is not impossible in discussions this would just mean that the employees are working and creating new ideas. So the main question is why did the University tapped in-house resources? Is it because of financial aspect? Are they not satisfied with the old system that they were using for perhaps several years? Or is it because they want to utilize the skills and potentials of their in-house programmers? In my opinion, the University tapped in-house resources could be because of various reasons. One of which could be the cost, another is effectiveness of the new system. Also the much easier in monitoring and immediate response for any trouble that maybe encountered during the implementation. And the last could be that they want to make use of the skills of their instructors.So it is proper for the university to tap in-house resources for creation of a new system.
In our previous subject, we have also been asked for some kind of the same question, which is better hiring an in-house programmer or buying or renting certain software. Of course in every decision that we would make their, would be some trade-offs has to be considered. First, having an in-house programmer would mean that you would have to pay his monthly wage though he is not doing his major job while if you would just buy or rent you don’t have to pay monthly wages for your programmer. Next, if you would buy or rent you would only have a small number of privileges that you could do to the program, while if you would make your own, you have all the privileges that you could have most especially updating the program without paying a large amount for the updates and without any legal responsibility. So during this time of crisis, cost of any undertaking should be highly considered. The cost of tapping in-house programmers is much lower compared to renting software. Although in-house programmers are to be paid starting on the inception of the system it would mean that immediate take-off of the project begins. Also if you owned the product you could install it as to how many computers you have to install it, though in renting or buying the software you could also do that but now with higher rate.
The next reason could be because of effectiveness. The old system has been made quite a long time ago so as we would expect lots of maintenance and upgrades has to be done to reach of what the University needs. So instead of upgrading and maintaining the University perhaps decided to tap the in-house programmers. Also having let them do the task means a lot of time in enhancing and improving the new system since they were always present to monitor during the implementation. Any questions and problems could easily be answered.
The big question that lies ahead is how each and everyone respond to economic restructuring. Will everybody still points each fingers to one another because of failures that they are experiencing?
Maybe as of the moment, no exact answer could be arrived at. However, if everyone will help one another and to accept failures and appreciate success of any endeavor, then we can say this is a happy place to live.
In closing, Paul Hawken says “for an informative economy to succeed, we must inform each other about what we do and how we work”. He added, “There may be complex interrelationship between individuals as entities in an economy, but there is no real dependence because economic growth provides an abundance of new wealth”.
Now, was it a good decision that the university had tapped in-house resources? The answer is yes. It was a good decision, not only the government or university had benefited for that decision but also the one who analyzed and designed the enrollment system.
One of the effects during economic crisis is the high cost of capital that may also affect the daily lives of the people as prices of prime and other commodities soar high. So, if one is to engage into a noble undertaking, what’s in mind is how much can be saved or gained from his investments.
Accordingly, all economic systems, regardless of ideology need capital and sees to it that the said investment grew. Recent studies show that human capital has a lot of contributions in order for the economy to grow. It is on this aspect that the university is tapping the human capital in its endeavor to achieve unison of new system. Eventually act as a model from among state universities in the country particularly in the field of utilizing in-house resources.
The university tapped in-house resources because of various reasons. One that is highly considered is the financial aspect. It is a fact that finding for the operations and maintenance of the university is relied through the general appropriations coming from the central government. Because of such limited resources and budget constraints it is but proper for the university to tap in-house resources may come from within the ranks of the competent instructors and students alike in the university.
According to Paul Hawken in his book “The Next Economy”, “to make a company more intelligent, to bring a workforce together, to create and design products, to eliminate waste, and to constantly receive innovative techniques and ideas from employees”. Employees of a company need to work hand in hand in order to have a healthy working relationship with each other. Having this kind of relationship among colleague’s means that they could analyze and design better systems, not only the employees could have the benefit but also the company that they are serving. Also with a good working relationship from among employees will result to new collaboration efforts that lead to new and better innovations. Though some arguments may rise up which is not impossible in discussions this would just mean that the employees are working and creating new ideas. So the main question is why did the University tapped in-house resources? Is it because of financial aspect? Are they not satisfied with the old system that they were using for perhaps several years? Or is it because they want to utilize the skills and potentials of their in-house programmers? In my opinion, the University tapped in-house resources could be because of various reasons. One of which could be the cost, another is effectiveness of the new system. Also the much easier in monitoring and immediate response for any trouble that maybe encountered during the implementation. And the last could be that they want to make use of the skills of their instructors.So it is proper for the university to tap in-house resources for creation of a new system.
In our previous subject, we have also been asked for some kind of the same question, which is better hiring an in-house programmer or buying or renting certain software. Of course in every decision that we would make their, would be some trade-offs has to be considered. First, having an in-house programmer would mean that you would have to pay his monthly wage though he is not doing his major job while if you would just buy or rent you don’t have to pay monthly wages for your programmer. Next, if you would buy or rent you would only have a small number of privileges that you could do to the program, while if you would make your own, you have all the privileges that you could have most especially updating the program without paying a large amount for the updates and without any legal responsibility. So during this time of crisis, cost of any undertaking should be highly considered. The cost of tapping in-house programmers is much lower compared to renting software. Although in-house programmers are to be paid starting on the inception of the system it would mean that immediate take-off of the project begins. Also if you owned the product you could install it as to how many computers you have to install it, though in renting or buying the software you could also do that but now with higher rate.
The next reason could be because of effectiveness. The old system has been made quite a long time ago so as we would expect lots of maintenance and upgrades has to be done to reach of what the University needs. So instead of upgrading and maintaining the University perhaps decided to tap the in-house programmers. Also having let them do the task means a lot of time in enhancing and improving the new system since they were always present to monitor during the implementation. Any questions and problems could easily be answered.
The big question that lies ahead is how each and everyone respond to economic restructuring. Will everybody still points each fingers to one another because of failures that they are experiencing?
Maybe as of the moment, no exact answer could be arrived at. However, if everyone will help one another and to accept failures and appreciate success of any endeavor, then we can say this is a happy place to live.
In closing, Paul Hawken says “for an informative economy to succeed, we must inform each other about what we do and how we work”. He added, “There may be complex interrelationship between individuals as entities in an economy, but there is no real dependence because economic growth provides an abundance of new wealth”.
Now, was it a good decision that the university had tapped in-house resources? The answer is yes. It was a good decision, not only the government or university had benefited for that decision but also the one who analyzed and designed the enrollment system.
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