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  • The pearl algorithm as a method to extract information out of a database 
    Kruger, JW (1996)
    Big databases have been built up over time. The information in these databases can be converted by the Pearl algorithm [ Pearl 1988 ] from data to information. When a promotional drive is initiated, do we know who the ...
  • Project management in CASE 
    Le Roux, M (1996)
    Thoughts are exchanged on Project Management in practice, specifically regarding projects analysed and systems developed with the Composer by IEF CASE tool. The information engineering methodology (IEM) that is being ...
  • A cultural perspective on IT/End user relationships ( A description of Research in Progress) 
    Leonard, AC (1996)
    An IT/end user relationship is described as intriguing and complex and is based on a physical and abstract dimension. These two dimensions enable one to fully describe the holistic nature of such a relationship and encapsulate ...
  • Software engineering development methodologies applied to computer-aided instruction 
    Kotze, P; De Villiers, R (1996)
    The research reported in this paper aims to integrate software engineering approaches with instructional factors in the requirements, analysis, design and production phases of instructional software development. The ...
  • A framework for executing multiple computational intelligent programs 
    Viktor, HL; Cloete, I (1996)
    Computational intelligent programs are capable of discovering interesting relationships contained in "raw" data. These programs, including artificial neural networks, set covering algorithms and decision trees, have been ...
  • Automated network management using artificial intelligence 
    Watzenboeck, M (1996)
    Automating network management is regarded as a prerequisite for further plant automation. Artificial intelligence techniques, such as case based reasoning, topological reasoning and automated learning enable automated ...
  • A reference model for the process control domain of application 
    Dhevcharran, N; Steenkamp, AL; Ram, V (1996)
    The increasing complexity of large process control systems impedes efforts to construct, co-ordinate and monitor these systems effectively. The object oriented paradigm and associated mechanisms greatly assist in software ...
  • A validation model of the VMTP transport level protocol 
    Roux, HN; De Villiers, PJA (1996)
    The implementation of protocols can be speed up by incorporating formally validated designs in documents that describe new protocols. Unfortunately, this seldom happens in practice. It is proposed that a formally validated ...
  • COBIE: an integrated COBOL environment 
    Pillay, N (1996)
    Development software is one of the courses that first year students studying towards a Diploma in Financial Studies enrol for. This course contains an appreciable amount of RMCOBOL programming. Past experience is indicative ...
  • Feature extraction in neural networks: an application in handwritten character recognition 
    Moodley, D; Ram, V (1996)
    This paper examines and provides an overview of feature extraction techniques that are currently used in neural networks for image recognition. These include moment invariants, Zemike moments, Fourier descriptor techniques, ...
  • Parallelism: an effective genetic programming implementation on low-powered mathematica workstations 
    Suleman, H; Hajek, M (1996)
    Mathematica has proven itself to be a suitable platform on which to develop prototype Genetic Programming applications. However, due to the sheer complexity of genetic programming calculations, non-trivial problems cannot ...
  • A comparison of transaction management schemes in multidatabase systems 
    Renaud, K; Kotze, P (1996)
    In many applications today multiple pre-existing database systems are integrated into a single multiple database system called a multidatabase system. There are various characteristics of these systems which distinguish ...
  • Parallel hierarchical algorithm for identification of large-scale industrial systems 
    Jankovic, B; Bajic, VB (1996)
    Parallel execution is the most powerful method of speeding up numerical analysis. However, numerical complexity increases much faster than the problem size. For this reason the computational effort required for the analysis ...
  • Efficient state-exploration 
    Geldenhuys, J (1996)
    The exploration of states is an important element of many problems. Many problems share properties which allow the formulation of general strategies for state exploration. This article examines these strategies with reference ...
  • The design and usage of a new Southern African Information Systems textbook 
    Erwin, GJ; Blewett, CN (1996)
    Changes in South African society have brought about changes in the background of student audiences and these have stimulated a review of the areas of governance, syllabus, curriculum, teaching methods and research in ...
  • Computer-based applications for engineering education 
    Hansen, AC; Lyne, PWL (1996)
    There is a rapidly growing awareness in the world of the need to modify the educational process at all levels of human development. In South Africa the situation is made worse by a substantial backlog in education. ...
  • Information security management: the second generation 
    Von Solms, R (1996)
    Information security has moved a long way from the early days when physical security, together with a set of backups, fonned the backbone of a company's security controls. Today, infonnation security is all about policies, ...
  • The role of IT in Business Process Reengineering 
    Blewett, CN; Cansfield, J; Gibson, L (1996)
    South African organisations are facing increasing demands stemming from growing competition, fast changing technologies and global trends and pressures. The methods and management structures enabled these organisations to ...
  • Low-cost medical records system: a model 
    Diani, OA; Seipone, T (1996)
    A low-cost microcomputer-based online system has been developed for the basic In-patient Medical Records functions of a General Hospital. Its basic functions are: to access patient data, register and admit a patient, enter ...
  • A technology reference model for client/server software development 
    Nienaber, RC (1996)
    In today's highly competitive global economy, well-structured information resources, representing enterprise-wide information, are essential to the survival of an organization. The user needs an integrated view of the ...

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