ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) is principally an integration of business management practices and modern technology. Information Technology (IT) integrates with a corporate house’s core business processes to streamline and accomplish specific business objectives. Consequently, ERP is an amalgamation of three most important components: Business Management Practices, Information Technology, and Specific Business Objectives. In simpler words, an ERP is a massive software architecture that supports the streaming and distribution of geographically scattered enterprise information across all the functional units of a business house. It provides the business management executives with a Read More

The Statement on Auditing Standards (SAS) No. 70 is one of the recognized auditing standards that was developed to audit organizations. It is so successfully recognized because it demonstrates that the organization went through a very in-depth audit of the different controls of the organization-control objective and control activities to be specific. Because of the way the economy has become so global today, it is increasingly important to customers to know where their data is being hosted or processed so that they know it is safe. When an organization has Read More

In the modern world, the majority of social interaction is in cyberspace. Because of this, thieves, hackers, and demented criminals are hiding behind every corner of the Internet just as they do in real life. These criminals are especially harmful to businesses and individuals who wish to keep certain information secret. Aside from secured networks and firewalls, the only way that these people can protect themselves and their data is by encrypting their files. This article will provide a list of encryption software that can be used to safeguard information. Read More

The iPod Touch is a portable media player that Apple created that has many of the same features as an iPhone. The device allows users to connect to a WiFi network, surf the Internet, send and receive email, and download and watch movies or listen to music. Similar to personal computers, the Apple engineers are constantly making corrections and adding functionality to the iOS that runs the software applications installed on the iPod Touch. When enough upgrades are created, the company releases a software or firmware update for the device. Read More

Monitors that are running screensavers have a tendency to consume the same amount of power as they would if they were running normally. This can be as little as a few watts for small LCD monitors, to as much as several hundred for the much larger plasma displays. The more modern computers have the ability to switch the monitor into a lower power mode and blank the screen altogether. This power saving mode for computer monitors is commonly an integral part of the power management options that is supported in Read More

Screen spanning is a computer system obtaining dual monitors while working correctly. In other words, to have more than one monitor for a single computer. Instead of running several applications on one monitor, multiple monitors can be used for several, individual purposes ( i.e, having one monitor display communication devices while the other monitor display work related programs). Others once speculated that to save time from switching from task to task, a computer would need to be assigned specifically for each duty. However, with the technology of today, one can Read More

Joomla is a popular content management system meant to make building web sites easier and faster. To install Joomla you will need the following basic requirements met: A web host with a database (MySQL), web server (usually Apache), PHP A domain name under which you would install Joomla, unless this is a local install on a local server in which case you can use the local IP address. FTP/SFTP client. Examples are Filezilla on Windows and Linux, Cyberduck on Mac. Installing Joomla Step By Step 1. Download Joomla from Joomla.org, Read More

Uplink refers to a transmission of data in which data flows from a ground-based transmitter to an orbital satellite receiver. Uplink is used to send data to a satellite in Earth’s orbit in order to make changes to the way the satellite functions or simply redirect data to another ground-based receiver. Uplink is used in every application that involves the use of an orbital satellite and is a necessary component of all satellite-based telecommunications systems. Like downlink, uplink depends on the use of C Band, Ku Band, and Ka Band Read More

Are viruses and malware affecting your computer efficiency? Try HijackThis. HijackThis, popularly known in the computing world as HJT, is one of the most effective spyware and malware removal software tool available for detecting and removing harmful viruses, spyware, worms, Trojans and other pests affecting Microsoft Windows. This program was originally developed by Merijn Bellekom, a Dutch programmer and an anti-spyware specialist who had later sold it to Trend Micro. The most common approach employed by notable anti-virus software available in the market such as Norton Antivirus or Ad-Aware to Read More

The Hot Standby Router Prtocol (HSRP) is a networking protocol that supports the non-disruptive failover of Internet Protocol (IP) traffic in special circumstances. HSRP also allows network hosts to look like they are using a single router and keep connected if the first hop router being used fails to respond. The protocol guards against the failure of the first hop router in a network infrastructure when the router’s IP address cannot be found dynamically. The HSRP normally joins several routers together to create a single virtual server that client machines Read More