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Software Piracy
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6 pages in length. The business of software piracy has reached epidemic proportions. Indeed, the loss of economic support, along with the interruption in the development of additional software, has placed a considerable dent into its industry. If people are given the opportunity to purchase a perfectly good title from someone who offers it to them at a significantly reduced rate, as opposed to buying it full-priced from a licensed dealer, far too many individuals jump at such a chance. That is precisely why the software industry is suffering from economic and developmental difficulties. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: TLCSoftP.rtf

Software Piracy and the Internet
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A 5 page paper discussing the evolution and current conditions in software piracy that the Internet has so greatly enabled in recent years. An industry association actively pursues pirates and with the help of the FBI won a significant conviction of a Virginia man in 2000. Microsoft estimates that it loses $800 million annually in piracy of Windows® softare alone. Stronger copyright and intellectual property rights laws are seen as being beneficial to the industry, particularly as it pursues sale of CD-ROMs on Internet auction sites. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: KSsoftPirate.wps

Software Selection Process
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This 5 page paper looks at the methods that may be utilized in software selection. The processes of elimination ad scoring are discussed and an applied to a fictitious example. The bibliography cites 3 sources.
Filename: TEsselect.rtf

Software Selection/Access 2000
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This 5 page paper considers the way in which software may be chosen. Methodologies to aid with the decision are discussed including the use of elimination and scoring systems. The second part of the paper then considers the Microsoft Access 2000 DBMS. The writer looks at its functionality and compares it to other similar programmes. The bibliography cites 5 sources.
Filename: TEsoftse.wps

Software testing
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A paper which looks at the problems associated with software testing, particularly for small companies, and considers ways in which these might be alleviated in order to provide better quality software and allow greater competitiveness in relation to larger firms. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: JLsoftes.rtf

Software Testing Metrics
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A 9 page paper considering this question: “Are testing and quality assurance the cause of productivity impacts, or are they the effect?” Whether good or bad, positive or negative, there are instances when the answer to this question can be “Both.” Greater productivity attributable to higher quality certainly causes positive productivity effects. Conversely, attention to quality as part of the corporate mission is likely to result in greater quality in production as well. The paper examines quality, efficiency of operation, costs and customer focus. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
Filename: KSitSoftMetric.rtf

Solaris' UFS Filing System
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This 10 page paper provides an overview of this popular system. Several subjects are addressed including positive and negative aspects of the system. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: SA035UFS.wps

Sony's PlayStation And Microsoft's Xbox: Compare/Contrast
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5 pages in length. Japan and the United States have long been rivals within the technology industry, and video game systems are no exception. In order for their respective marketing environments to rise to the occasion of continued technological advancement, new opportunities must be made available to consumers as a means by which to draw interest in the ever-changing formats. PS2 and Xbox represent the most recent attempts to outsell the competitor; by all accounts so far, Sony appears to have the upper hand over Microsoft, a ranking that may very well change over the course of time. The writer compares and contrasts the two gaming systems. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: TLCXbox.rtf

Sources of IT Offshoring and Wage Inequalities
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A 5 page paper discussing potential origins of the mass exodus of programming and other computer-related jobs from the US to overseas locations. The student-provided premise that it is all a result of two decades of trade with newly-industrialized nations is a short-sighted one, but it does have some merit. The paper proposes that perhaps programming was white-collar as a disguise only, that perhaps it should have been considered as the blue-collar job it more closely matches. The paper considers a quote from a 2004 news magazine as its core. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: KSitOffshor.rtf

Southwest Airlines E-Commerce
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A 9 page paper. Following a brief introduction to Southwest Airlines, the writer discusses the company's entrance to Online reservations and ticketing and the growth of this particular option for consumers. Southwest makes Online ticketing especially attractive by offering weekly Online-only specials that include discounted fares on selected routes and often other perks. The writer reports the upgrades made to the system in 2000 and the proportion of total sales from its Web site. A SWOT incorporates factors of the company but focuses on the e-commerce aspect. The essay also discusses the overriding principles upon which strategic management are based. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
Filename: PGswwb.rtf