(Associate Computing Professional) The award for successful completion of an examination in computers offered by the ICCP. It is geared to newcomers in the computing field. For more information, visit www.iccp.org.
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- Software downloads 2009-11-11
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- Blog posts 2009-09-01
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- Software downloads 2009-02-06
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- Blog posts 2008-11-13
- More on the Vista DVD playback issue
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- Discussion threads 2008-05-15
- Military Messaging Over HF Radio: A Comparison of ACP 127 and STANAG 4406 Annex E
- ACP 127 is the older NATO standard for formal military messaging that is being replaced by STANAG 4406. Both standards are used over HF Radio, and for STANAG 4406, this is specified in Annex E. This paper looks at how both standards work, and shows the benefits of the newer...
- White papers 2008-02-14
- The Architecture of Isode's STANAG 4406 Annex E Solution
- Military Messages often need to be transferred over low bandwidth networks, in particular HF Radio and Satellite Networks. Scenarios requiring this and protocol descriptions are given in the Isode white paper Military Messaging over HF Radio and Satellite using STANAG 4406 Annex E. Isode provides ACP 142 and STANAG 4406...
- White papers 2008-02-14
- Military Messaging Over HF Radio and Satellite Using STANAG 4406 Annex E
- Military Messages often need to be transferred over low bandwidth networks, in particular HF Radio and Satellite Networks. The two military specifications for this type of messaging environment are NATO's STANAG 4406 Annex E and ACP 142 developed by the CCEB (Combined Communications-Electronics Board - AU, CA, NZ, US, UK)....
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- Discussion threads 2007-12-17
- The demonstration project challenge
- The demonstration project challengeThe big difference between a Sun Ray and a Thin ClientI don't understand the distinction Mr. Murphy makes between the Sun Ray and a Thin Client - how does the software on a Thin Client interact with the application?Specifics depend on the thin client osif it's a...
- Discussion threads 2007-12-14
- AMD's Barcelona pitch: Contradictions that reflect today's gearmaker conundrum?
- AMD's Barcelona pitch: Contradictions that reflect today's gearmaker conundrum?New Power Metric: Average CPU Power ACP[url=http://www.betanews.com/article/Barcelona_AMD_Unveils_New_Power_Metric_for_CPUs/1189423401]FYI[/url]"true quad core" designation moot.Intel has a single chip with 4 cores, so it is a quad core. How the 4 cores are connected is an implementation detail. It is functionally equivalent to AMD's...
- Discussion threads 2007-09-10
- Does AMD 'Average CPU Power' metric have legs?
- With AMD's launch of Barcelona comes a new metric: Average CPU Power. While the Average CPU Power ACP metric reflects a need--everyone wants to know how much power servers are gobbling up--it won't gain significant traction until others follow suit. Until then, ACP is marketing for...
- Blog posts 2007-09-10
- ACP - The Truth About Power Consumption Starts Here
- For years, CIOs never had to worry about the cost of power - that financial cost was always buried somewhere in the facilities budget and companies rarely bothered to connect the dots between energy consumption and IT infrastructure. As the world shifted from propriety expensive mainframe technologies to lower cost...
- White papers 2007-09-07
- Failing to cross the great divide
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- Discussion threads 2007-05-15
- Failing to cross the great divide
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- Blog posts 2007-05-15
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- Discussion threads 2007-05-10
- Failing to cross the great divide
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