Whitepapers
GPS/GPRS/GSM based Mobile Asset Tracking
Calsoft Labs’ Vehicle Tracking System – AssetTrack – uses GPS to help you track your vehicle real-time on digital maps with just a click of the mouse. This solution can be used for tracking High Value Assets as well as for fleet management.
Networked File System Switching / Routing & Secure Net-NFS
Our revolutionary approach makes NFS a truly "networked" file system. With additional features like virtualization, load balancing, added security, our Net-NFS makes attractive storage system proposition for today's' agile enterprises...
Firefox Browser running on top of GTK - DFB
GTK+ has been constantly evolving in the gnome environment, and the latest to be added is GTK+ porting on Direct Frame Buffer (DFB). The GDK library inside GTK+ toolkit has been used for rendering into DFB Windowing system rather than using the general X-Windows....
Light weight Framework for RFID Applications
This white paper elucidates the development of a Framework for RFID applications, which acts as an interface between RFID Controls like tags/readers/controls obtained from different RFID vendors and the RFID based applications like ERP....
Porting Flashlite Player on Symbian Series 60 Devices
based on Symbian OS V7.0
The document details the porting of Flashlite 2.0 Player to Symbian S60 based devices. This document briefly discusses on S60 Software Development Kit (SDK), development environment and details on Flashlite 2.0 porting....
Porting MFC/Win32 applications to MAC OS X
This document discusses on porting Visual Studio MFC/Win32 based applications to Mac OS X. It also gives an introduction to various technics available to develop a rich UI applications in Mac OS X....
Hooking Postscript data from Cups Driver in Mac OS X
The aim of this document is to detail how to hook the print data using CUPS printer driver framework in Mac OS X operating system....
Extending End-to-End QoS to WiFi based WLAN
Provides enhancements to the MAC layer protocol for supporting both prioritized and parameterized traffic between QSTA and QAP. To address end-to-end QoS needs, link level QoS supported by 802.11e standard should be used in conjunction with existing end-to-end QoS mechanisms such as RSVP & SIP/SDP....
Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks (RAID)
Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks (RAID) aids development of an application by reducing considerable development time by providing tools for implementing different software architectures....
Multi Monitor Display and Video mini-port Driver Development
Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks (RAID) aids development of an application by reducing considerable development time by providing tools for implementing different software architectures.
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DST - Impact on Software & Hardware Systems
This document discusses about the new provisions for Daylight Saving Time in the recently introduced energy bill in the US and its impact on software systems which use schedulers and electronic devices like VCR, DVD players, energy meters etc that has got inbuilt calendars.
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RFID: Solutions without a Barrier
This document discusses about RFID technology in general, its different manifestations and uses. It also explores the challenges faced by RFID industry and the plans to mitigate those issues.
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Interface Creation and Deployment at Runtime
Interface creation and deployment at Runtime toolkit aids development of an application by reducing considerable development time by providing tools for implementing different software architectures....
Device Management Functionality - An Analysis
This document takes a critical look at the management interfaces provided by networking equipment- routers, switches and VPN devices. Features provided by current products are examined, and evolving trends in the industry are surveyed....
NAP - A Critical Study
This white paper discusses about Network Access Protection (NAP), a new initiative from Microsoft to reinforce network security. Similar initiatives like Network Admission Control (NAC) from Cisco and how it fares against NAP are explored. NAP is also viewed from an industry perspective & it's pros and cons are discussed....
Firewall Product Testing
Network firewalls are systems that enforce access control policy between an organization's network and the Internet for security purposes. Functionally, firewalls work closely with a router program to examine each network packet and determine whether to forward it toward its destination....
Content Delivery Networks(CDN)
Content Delivery Networking solutions allow enterprises and service providers to optimize the management, distribution, and delivery of static Web content and streaming audio/video content....
Connecting Secured Remote Networks
Providing a remote secure access over the insecure Internet is business imperative for large corporations. The need for connecting remote users to corporate resources securely is not a new problem for IT. Nowadays end users with emerging work styles, new computing and communication devices and ever increasing....
Blocking TCP requests on an Ethernet Network for bandwidth control
The paper discusses techniques to block workstations from accesssing the Internet. And the intention to highlight inherent security flaws in broadcast networks....
Biometric Authentication System
The techniques that can be applied for verifying and confirming a user's identity. This technology used for identification of a user based on a physical characteristic, such as a fingerprint, iris, face, voice or handwriting is called Biometrics....
Basic Streaming Technology and RTSP Protocol
Streaming is the process of playing a file while it is still downloading. Streaming technology, also known as streaming media, lets a user view and hear digitized content - video, sound and animation - as it is being downloaded....
Video Stream LoadGenerator
Video Stream Loadgenerator is a software used to test the capabilities of a video-streaming server. The software can be used to simulate the load from a single machine....
WDM Video Streaming Filter Driver
This paper explains how to write a WDM driver, build & install it. The concepts of streaming are also dealt in detail....
A P2P Audio Conferencing Application Using H.323 VoIP
In this white paper, we provide an overview of the VoIP and H.323 family of protocols and look at their use in the design of Internet teleconferencing applications....
Audio Encoding Using RealProducer G2 SDK
This paper will focus on the processes surrounding the conversion of an audio file into the RealMedia format. It explains the usability of the RealProducer G2 SDK through code snippets to make the understanding of the COM like implementation of the SDK easier....
IPv6 - The Next Generation Internet Protocol
IP version 6 or IPv6 provides 128-bit addressing, compatibility with IPv4 addresses, security and authentication, quality of service, plug-and-play for network device configuration, hierarchically structured routing and an ability to seamlessly integrate with the current IP during the transition stages....
Email Security
Email is form of communication that is insecure. This article explains technologies that can be used to secure enterprise wide email messaging systems....
E-Mail Encryption for Outlook 2000 Using COM Add-in
This article focuses on how to encrypt an Email message sent through Outlook 2000 without much complications. It also explains the usage of COM Add-in, which is an extending feature of Outlook 2000, and the crypto APIs for the encryption / decryption purpose....
Fax Service
This document provides an overview of sending fax using Microsoft Fax Service, and the components we need to support its functionality. It also provides a brief discussion about tracking the status of faxes and dealing with fax logs....
Printing Solution for Palm-Sized Device Using HP-APDK
This document discusses the APDK, Palm Printing functionalities, and the issues in creating a printer driver for the Palm using APDK....
Mobile printing on HP printers with Bluetooth© from Palm OS 5.0
This document aims to provide some basics of using the Bluetooth technoloy for mobile printing, from a Palm handheld....
Mobile device communication on Windows CE using the Remote Application Programming Interface
This paper covers information on application development in Windows CE and explains about a sample Paperless Census project partly done on Windows CE, with both MFC and SDK versions....
SMS (Short Message Service)
This document provides an introduction to basic Short Message Service (SMS) concepts, networks and specifications, and covers SMS tools and services....
Real-time Implementation of NAT and Firewall in VxWorks:
This paper details the concept of Network Address Translators (NAT) and firewalls and how they can be integrated in VxWorks....
CAD techniques on Windows CE - Redlining images
This paper describes a project that simulates the Redlining concept of Dr.DWG, but in HPC under the Windows CE Environment. In the Dr.DWG product, the process of making changes in the CADD file without affecting the actual file itself is called Redlining. Instead of CADD files, this project allows a user to mark changes....
Digital Signatures and PKCS#11 Smart Cards
This article deals with applying digital signatures on documents using cryptographic smart cards and readers....
Programming with Infrared Sockets
This article discusses one of the most innovative technologies - infrared communications - as it applies to the Microsoft Windows world today, and the various programming techniques used to achieve infrared communications....
Pulse Shaping on the Palm Pilot
This paper discusses the use of infrared and serial interface signals from a PDA to communicate with and control other devices....
Porting Java 2D package from J2SE to J2ME CDC
This paper provides a basic understanding of Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition CDC, a technology from Sun Microsystems targeted at Consumer electronics and embedded devices. The paper also discuses the building of the C virtual machine and porting of the Java 2D package from Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition to Java 2 ....
Writing a Guaranteed I/O File System Filter Driver for Windows NT
The Windows NT driver architecture uses an entry point model, in which the I/O Manager calls a particular routine in a driver when it wants the driver to perform a particular function....
Implementing the VISA specification
This document outlines the essentials of implementing the VISA specification for Test & Measurement equipment....
Technologies used in the Test & Measurement Industry - A quick perspective
This whitepaper introduces the GPIB and VXI technologies used in the Test & Measurement industry....
Migration to Microsoft .NET
This article looks at possible reasons that one would choose to migrate, and outlines certain important issues to be considered when such a migration is attempted....
Orcas: Visual Studio 2008
Orcas, the code name for Microsoft Visual Studio 2008is the upgrade to Visual Studio 2005....
OnLine Analytical Processing (OLAP)
Online Analytical processing(OLAP) is an increasingly popular technology that can dramatically improve business analysis. OLAP enables analysts,managers and executives to gain insight into data through fast, consistent, interactive access to a wide variety of possible views of information. OLAP transforms raw data ....
Extending the SSH Authentication Protocol with RSA Secure ID Authentication
SSH (Secure Shell) is a protocol used to remotely login to another computer over a network....
Getting Infrared IrDA and IrSock to work on Windows
Getting infrared communications and IrSock programs to work right the first time under Windows can be a painful task.....
Windows Media Security Issues
In this paper, we discuss the features of Windows Media Rights Manager, and how it can prove beneficial to music companies that want to host their songs online in a secure manner....
Securing access to MS Commerce Server sites
The Microsoft's Certificate Server is a server application for managing the issuance, revocation and renewal of digital certificates....