blogpost no.3

For those who are not working, research one company in the net who is using computerized database systems. Describe the use and/or nature of these systems and describe too the benefits/disadvantages from these systems. Include your reference.

Micromain Corporation

MicroMain Corporation provides award-winning asset and facility management software and services to organizations worldwide.
Using MicroMain's software as part of its maintenance excellence practice, Mammoth, a leader in manufacturing excellence, has reduced overall maintenance costs by 52%. And that's just the beginning.
An industry leader in custom heating, ventilation and air conditioning equipment (HVAC), Mammoth has embraced many technological changes since opening its doors as the Brown Sheet Iron and Steel Company in 1935.
Innovation in the form of MicroMain's computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) was implemented in 2000, as part of the company's new maintenance excellence program.
"Facility maintenance costs decreased by 52 percent," says Jeff Nevenhoven, Technical Support Manager at Mammoth's headquarters in Chaska, Minnesota. "Overtime is down by 48 percent, and more work is getting done with 42 percent less manpower. Overall our emergency responses have decreased greatly. This is a direct result of an increased focus on corrective and preventive
maintenance work."
Prior to using MicroMain, Mammoth used a manual system for maintaining its facility and equipment, with an emphasis on responding to down equipment. That was quite a challenge considering maintenance is responsible for Mammoth's multi-million-dollar sheet metal equipment, paint booths, welding machinery, overhead cranes and water test tanks in addition to the entire facility, grounds and support systems.
With the CMMS, maintenance technicians and a planner/scheduler are now able to easily schedule preventive maintenance and focus on preventing problems rather than resolving them.

MicroMain XM Enterprise™ enables your enterprise to conserve resources through strategic, comprehensive asset management. This enterprise asset management (EAM) system enables you to optimize your plant or industry assets and generate higher profits, reduce equipment downtime,
It is expensive to maintain CRON on every server. It's a drain to log into machine after machine, sifting through log files and scripts to track tasks. But, did you know there are even more reasons to worry if increase asset availability, and make cost-effective purchases

midterm blog post no.2

Research 1 company & describe how they protect their company from internet risk.
also research for possible risk or dangers & or impacts or internet related crimes to a company.

Smart Card Company

A smart card, chip card, or integrated circuit card (ICC), is defined as any pocket-sized card with embedded integrated circuits which can process information. This implies that it can receive input which is processed - by way of the ICC applications - and delivered as an output. There are two broad categories of ICCs. Memory cards contain only non-volatile memory storage components, and perhaps some specific security logic. Microprocessor cards contain volatile memory and microprocessor components.

The use of this Company automation systems, including computers, fax machines, and all forms of Internet/Intranet access, is for company business and for authorized purposes only. Brief and occasional personal use of the electronic mail system or the Internet is acceptable as long as it is not excessive or inappropriate, occurs during personal time (lunch or other breaks), and does not result in expense to the Company.

The Company prohibits the use or possession in the workplace of any type of camera phone, cell phone camera, digital camera, video camera, or other form of image-recording device without the express permission of the Company and of each person whose image is recorded. Employees with such devices should leave them at home unless expressly permitted by the Company to do otherwise. This provision does not apply to designated Company personnel who must use such devices in connection with their positions of employment.

Another problem of smart cards may be the failure rate. The plastic card in which the chip is embedded is fairly flexible, and the larger the chip, the higher the probability of breaking. Smart cards are often carried in wallets or pockets — a fairly harsh environment for a chip. However, for large banking systems, the failure-management cost can be more than offset by the fraud reduction. A card enclosure might be a good idea.

Using a smart card for mass transit presents a risk for privacy, because such a system enables the mass transit operator (and the authorities) to track the movement of individuals. In Finland, the Data Protection Ombudsman prohibited the transport operator YTV from collecting such information, in spite of YTV's argument that the owner of the card has the right to get a list of journeys paid with the card. Prior to this, such information was used in the investigation of the Myyrmanni bombing.