(Advanced Power Management) A programming interface (API) from Intel and Microsoft for battery-powered computers that lets programs communicate power requirements to slow down and speed up components. See ACPI.
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- APM Structure 3D Lite (exe)
- This software is provided as-is, without any express or implied warranty. In no event will the authors be held liable for any damages arising from the use of this software. Permission is granted to anyone to use this software for any purpose, including commercial applications. The Lite-version is identical to...
- Software downloads 2008-04-22
- APM Studio Demo (exe)
- APM Studio Demo is intended to use in the familiarization and educational purposes exclusively. Use of APM Studio Demo in commercial applications is illegally. The Demo-version differs from working version of APM Studio that the majority of calculations is inaccessible. APM Studio Demo represents the tool for preparation of three-dimensional...
- Software downloads 2008-04-22
- APM Graph LT (exe)
- The Lite-version of the editor is identical to the working version of APM Graph except for one: access to databases with standard machine elements and designs is closed in this version. APM Graph Lite represents 2D graphic editor that gives to the designer wide capabilities of design automation in various...
- Software downloads 2008-04-21
- ReSysInfo (exe)
- ReSysInfo is a system information viewer for Windows. The tool has 25 total information modules: BIOS information, CMOS, desktop, DirectX, drives, environment, fonts, keyboard, locale, machine & APM, mainboard, MCI, memory, mouse, multimedia, network, OpenGL, passwords, ports, printers & fax, processes, processor, video system, general information about Windows and a...
- Software downloads 2008-04-17
- System Analyser (zip)
- System Analyser gives comprehensive information about your system: Bios, Network, Dos, CPU/FPU, Cache, Memory, SPD, Video, AGP, Monitor, Drives, partitions, IDE, ATAPI, SATA, CD-Rom, DVD, Blue-ray Disk, RPC2, Lpt, Rs232, Mouse, Keyboard, IEEE 1284, Modem, Fax, ISDN, Sound, ASPI/CAM, SCSI, DMI, PCI, PCI Express, PCMCIA, Plug and Play, APM, ESCD,...
- Software downloads 2007-10-11
- End-to-End Application Performance Management
- The particular challenge of maintaining complex applications is that they cut across separate IT silos. An application will often include a Web tier, application logic, a database, and a storage tier. The successful execution of the application - let's say, transferring money from a checking to savings account - requires...
- White papers 2007-09-22
- The Symantec i³ Add-On AppTier: STN Technical Brief
- Symantec i³ is a comprehensive product that monitors, reports, and improves the performance of web servers, middleware, enterprise applications, databases and even storage arrays. Symantec i³'s Add-on AppTier is a software developer's kit SDK that enables users to create custom application collector agents for the Symantec i³ environment. Symantec i³'s...
- White papers 2007-09-20
- Vista SP1: Behind Microsoft's strategy
- Vista SP1: Behind Microsoft's strategyBusiness as ususal. shrug... nt.In other words, it's a marketing ploy.It's an old psychological ploy for do-it-yourselfers: As long as the project isn't quite finished, you can deflect any criticism with, "It's not done yet".So instead of having to deal with the evidence...
- Discussion threads 2007-07-09
- Failing to cross the great divide
- Failing to cross the great divideThe computer ate my homework - honestIf you noticed the late filing.. zdnet did a wordpress upgrade yesterday, and the automatic midnight filing did not happen last night. I have no idea why, but I believe it's the first time that I've been able to...
- Discussion threads 2007-05-15
- Novin Process Manager 2 (exe)
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- Software downloads 2007-03-12
- Triologic Media Player (exe)
- Triologic Media Player is a media player for all types of media. It has in-built sound fade and bass effects. It has two basic skins- Rainbow and Blue. You can play media side-by-side doing your work by using Go to Tray function. It has play list handlers from which you...
- Software downloads 2006-11-12
- It Takes Advanced Manufacturing Technology to Make a Native Multi-Core Processor
- This white paper shares some of the approaches that position AMD among the leaders in the industry. The paper explores how its patented APM Automated Precision Manufacturing technologies enhance the speed, accuracy, and agility of production facilities (known in the industry as "Fabs"). Then it examines how AMD stays at...
- White papers 2006-10-09
- HP OmniBook 5700 Mobile Enhancements (exe)
- HP OmniBook 5700 Mobile Enhancements for Windows NT 4.0 adds APM 1.2 Advanced Power Management and basic plug and play functionality. Version 1.2 (6/13/97) may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.
- Software downloads 2006-07-25
- HP OmniBook 5500 Mobile Enhancements (exe)
- HP OmniBook 5500 Mobile Enhancements for Windows NT 4.0 adds APM 1.2 Advanced Power Management and basic plug and play functionality. Version 1.2 (2/25/02) may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.
- Software downloads 2006-07-25
- HP OmniBook 800 5/166 Mobile Enhancements (exe)
- HP OmniBook 800 5/166 Mobile Enhancements for Windows NT 4.0 adds APM 1.2 Advanced Power Management and basic plug and play functionality. Version 1.2 (07/30/01) may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.
- Software downloads 2006-07-25
- Intel income pain not as deep as feared
- Intel income pain not as deep as fearedStock-based compensationI'll bet that makes all of the rank and file feel good -- in the midst of axing something like 20% of the workforce, selling off divisions that were supposed to be the company's future, and with a 57% drop in income,...
- Discussion threads 2006-07-19
- Optimize the performance of applications delivered across third-party Cisco networks
- This sample chapter, taken from Optimizing Applications on Cisco Networks, discusses how to incorporate business criteria into the application performance-monitoring APM process of a system with noncentralized control. In a system with noncentralized control, it's important to observe specific conditions metrics at the demarcation points so that...
- Book chapters 2006-01-06
- Active Power Management Lite (zip)
- APM Lite is small and free application, intended for home use. What differs it from other similar applications is ease of use. In matter of seconds you can set the options (time, power state, etc ) and forget about it. It supports several power states that can be triggered with...
- Software downloads 2005-06-07
- Project Portfolio Governance Guidelines (But Are They Complete?)
- The subject of managing corporate portfolios of projects, otherwise known as "Project Portfolio Management" PPM is a hot topic on the circuit these days. Perhaps this is not surprising since more and more companies are using the project management discipline to manage multiple projects with finite resources in a competitive...
- White papers 2005-02-07
- Integrated IT Management Drives Efficiency
- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY--Dashboard-type views permit business managers and executives to see business events, to understand their subsequent impact, and to take corrective action. It is ironic, then, that IT — the enabler of many dashboard views — lacks any comprehensive view across the existing applications, infrastructure, and planned projects that encompass...
- Research reports 2005-02-02
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