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by | May 18, 2013

A Study on Business Models in OER: Contingency Approach

A Study about Business Models in OER: Contingency Approach

Abstract:~ We will present an analysis of data from a literature review and semi-structured interviews with experts on OER, to identify different aspects of OER business models and to establish how the success of the OER initiatives is measured. The results collected thus far show that two different business models for OER initiatives exist, but no data on their success or failure is published. We propose a framework for measuring success of OER initiatives.

Case Study on Business Models

Introduction:~ Open Educational Resources encompass a wide set of resources – e.g., learning materials, courseware, software tools, educational services and support – that are freely shared within an educational community. There are many ways to do so, in terms of underlying technology, development, maintenance, support, and funding schemes. Downes (2007) provides an overview of these diverse models for funding, technical, content and staffing. But although several case studies and other reports on OER initiatives have been published. Keep reading…

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by | March 19, 2013

A Case Study on Software Maintenance

Case Study about Software Maintenance

Abstract: In an effort to find out more about the tools, procedures, and techniques project personnel use in their work, the Computer-Aided Software Engineering (CASE) Environments Project interviewed personnel in eight software maintenance projects within an agency of the U.S. government. These interviews highlighted problems that we believe are typical of many software maintenance organizations. This report highlights the findings of these interviews, provides our analysis of the findings, and makes recommendations directed at the agency for improvement in the areas of tools, people, and process. We believe that what we observed is very typical of the state of the practice in these areas and as such that this report and its recommendations are applicable to other large or small software maintenance projects.



Case Study on Software Maintenance

Introduction: The Software Engineering Institute (SEI) performed a study, within a government agency, which investigated the application of computer-aided software engineering (CASE) technologies to software development. As part of this study, one task was to examine the development processes and the software tools used within maintenance (life-cycle support) projects. The examination was performed through interviews with appropriate project managers and technical personnel associated with eight projects within this agency. This report highlights the results of these interviews. It presents our findings, recommendations, analysis of findings, suggestions for improvement, and a bibliography for further reading. The projects selected for study were chosen by agency personnel based on volunteers responding to a call for participation.

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by | March 14, 2013

Case Study for Business Models in OER: A Contingency Approach

Case Study about Business Models in Open Educational Resources (OER): a Contingency Approach

Abstract: This Case Study present an analysis of data from a literature review and semi-structured interviews with experts on OER, to identify different aspects of OER business models and to establish how the success of the OER initiatives is measured.The results collected thus far show that two different business models for OER initiatives exist, but no data on their success or failure is published. We propose a framework for me asuring success of OER initiatives.



Case Study on Open Educational Resources

Introduction: Open Educational Resources encompass a wide set of resources – e.g., learning materials, course ware, software tools, educational services and support – that are freely shared within an educational community. There are many ways to do so , in terms of underlying technology, development, maintenance, support, and funding schemes. Downes (2007) provides an overview of these diverse models for funding, technical, content and staffing. But although several case studies and other reports on OER initiatives have been published , it seems that sustainable OER business models have yet to take shape.

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by | March 3, 2013

A Case Study on Jacadis, LLC

Introduction: Jacadis is a security consultancy based in Columbus, Ohio that applies its “practical security” mandate to small-to-medium sized businesses and government agencies throughout the state. Jacadis used to conduct security assessments the traditional way, which entailed periodic vulnerability audits with manual software tools, correlation of vulnerability data, elimination of false positives, and explanations of the data to clients. “The old approach was really time consuming, expensive and not an effective way to demonstrate best practices in vulnerability and threat management,” says Davidson. Jacadis switched to the QualysGuard on demand vulnerability management solution.

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A Case Study on Jacadis, LLC

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by | February 9, 2013

Case Study on Thomson Financial

Over the past 20 years, asset managers at hundreds of firms have relied on Thomson Financial PORTIA to securely and reliably account for and manage portfolios. Although PORTIA’s functionality is second-to-none, Thomson felt that customers and prospects needed a more modern approach to workflow. In two days, Thomson worked closely with architects at the Microsoft Technology Center in Waltham, MA, to design the future of PORTIA workflow, called PORTIA Workspace.



Case Study on Thomson Financial

Situation: Thomson Financial is a US$1.9 billion provider of information and technology solutions to the worldwide financial community. With the widest range of products and services in the industry, Thomson Financial helps clients make better decisions and achieve superior results. Thomson Financial is part of The Thomson Corporation, a global leader in providing integrated information solutions to business and professional customers. Thomson provides value-added information, software tools, and applications to more than 20 million users in the fields of law, tax, accounting, financial services, higher education, reference information, corporate e-learning and assessment, scientific research, and health care. Click here to read more on Thomson Financial



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by | January 31, 2013

A Case Study for Making Software

problem: The Brain Research Imaging Centre (BRIC) had developed various tools to tackle problems faced in common neurological diseases. They wanted to make their software available to researchers outside their organisation.



A Case Study for Making Software

The solution: The Software Sustainability Institute worked with two software tools that were developed by BRIC: DICOM Confidential and BRIC1936. Both software tools are now available as standalone packages on SourceForge, and BRIC have two software programmes on their website, freely available for anyone in the world to use, as well their own staff and students. Click here to read more…

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by | January 31, 2013

A Case Study on Investment Technology Group

ITG CEO Robert Gasser wondered if the financial crisis had permanently affected the firm’s business model. A leader in trade analytics and execution for institutional equity investors, ITG had grown since its establishment in 1987 in step with the dramatic rise in equity trading volumes. During 2009, however, investors curbed their equities trading, depressing ITG’s heavily commission-based revenues, and earnings plunged by 63%.



A Case Study on Investment Technology Group

Resulting in ITG’s first unprofitable quarter since 1988. Gasser was convinced that ITG’s challenges were not simply a function of shrinking trading volumes; 2009′s downturn revealed limits of client willingness to pay for the value ITG delivered, and the infrastructure ITG had constructed to support clients with customized software tools and technical support had grown well beyond sustainable levels. With his management team. Investment Technology Group…



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by | January 19, 2013

Case Study of Jacadis, LLC

We understand security but approach it from a practical perspective,” says Doug Davidson, CEO and Principal Consultant of Jacadis. Jacadis is a security consultancy based in Columbus, Ohio that applies its “practical security” mandate to small-to-medium sized businesses and government agencies throughout the state.



Case Study of Jacadis, LLC


Jacadis used to conduct security assessments the traditional way, which entailed periodic vulnerability audits with manual software tools, correlation of vulnerability data, elimination of false positives, and explanations of the data to clients. “The old approach was really time consuming, expensive and not an effective way to demonstrate best practices in vulnerability and threat management,” says Davidson. View more about Jacadis, LLC


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by | January 18, 2013

A Case Study on Macromedia, Inc

Macromedia, Inc., headquartered in San Francisco, develops and markets cross-platform software tools for digital media creation and publishing. These products are used by organizations to create and deliver interactive applications that use a full range of media from text and graphics to animation, video, and sound.



A Case Study on Macromedia, Inc

Before Macromedia’s sales group migrated from Macintoshes to PCs, it used a Macintosh-based fax product that supported outbound faxing only. However, Alan Loo, Technical Analyst for Macromedia, describes that Mac-based solution as “painfully slow.” In fact, it was so slow that users learned to keep fax broadcasting to minimum in order to prevent their server from hanging Click here to read more…

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by | January 18, 2013

A Case Study in Embedded Systems Design: An Engine Control Unit

Abstract: A number of techniques and software tools for embedded system design have been recently proposed. However, the current practice in the designer community is heavily based on manual techniques and on past experience rather than on a rigorous approach to design. To advance the state of the art it is important to address a number of relevant design problems and solve them to demonstrate the power of the new approaches.



A Case Study in Embedded Systems Design: An Engine Control Unit

However, the design methodology followed in practice is far from being at the sophistication level implied by the approaches listed above. The common resistance offered by designers to innovation is made even stronger in the case of embedded system design because of the safety concerns and of the strict constraints on implementation costs. Embedded Systems

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