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Browsing 2001 National Research and Development Conference by Issue Date

Browsing 2001 National Research and Development Conference by Issue Date

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  • A proposal for dynamic access lists for TCP/IP packet filtering 
    Hazelhurst, S (2001)
    The use of IP filtering to improve system security is well established, and although limited in what it can achieve has proved to be efficient and effective. In the design of a security policy there is always a trade-off ...
  • Towards teaching computer ethics 
    De Ridder, C; Pretorius, L; Barnard, A (2001)
    With the advent of the lnformation Age and global connectivity, the ethical use of Information and Communication Technologies (/CI) has become essential. As the drive towards the establishment of a so-called IT profession ...
  • Effectively exploiting server log information for large scale web sites 
    Wong, B; Marsden, G (2001)
    With the continuing growth of the Internet, an increasing number of organisations are incorporating the Web into their business activities. The appeal of a site to users in terms of both attractiveness and usability ...
  • A pattern architecture: using patterns to define an overall systems architecture 
    Van Zyl, J; Walker, AJ (2001)
    The notion of patterns has been used in many different disciplines, and the software industry is no exception. There are many books written, academic research done and practical examples available of where patterns have ...
  • The effects of avatars on co-presence in a collaborative virtual environment 
    Casanueva, J; Blake, E (2001)
    Presence in Collaborative Virtual Environments (CVEs) can be divided into personal presence and co-presence. Personal presence is having a feeling of "being there" in the CVE oneself. Co-presence is having a feeling that ...
  • Real-time facial animation for virtual characters 
    Burford, DJ; Blake, EH (2001)
    Facial expressions form an important part of human to human communication. In order to exploit the fall potential of computer networks and the Internet for communication and interaction, provision should be made for conveying ...
  • Optimal multi-splitting of numeric ranges for decision tree induction 
    Lutu, PEN (2001)
    Data mining is the process of extracting informative patterns from data stored in a database or data warehouse. Decision tree induction algorithms, from the area of machine learning are well suited for building classification ...
  • Introductory IT at a tertiary level - is ICDL the answer? 
    Dixie, CH; Wesson, JL (2001)
    Research is underway at the University of Port Elizabeth (UPE) to establish a framework for introductory IT courses to match the needs of future graduates of diverse programmes from the Faculties of Arts, Building Sciences, ...
  • JavaCloak - considering the limitations of proxies for facilitating Java runtime specialisation 
    Renaud, K (2001)
    This paper discusses issues pertaining to mechanisms which can be used to change the behaviour of Java classes at runtime. The proxy mechanism will be compared to and contrasted with other standard approaches to this ...
  • A comparison of the interface effect on the use of mobile devices 
    Franken, J; Stander, A; Booley, Z; Isaacs, Z; Rose, R (2001)
    Designers of mobile systems continue to focus on transferring the typical workstation environment as prevalent on the desktop PC to mobile devices. The lack of specific focus on the requirements of the wireless platforms ...
  • Computer security: hacking tendencies, criteria and solutions 
    Botha, M; Von Solms, R (2001)
    Computer crime and more particularly computer hacking has become increasingly active in today's business environment. Proof of this statement is a survey completed by the Computer Security Institute and the FBI which ...
  • Structured mapping of digital learning systems 
    Cloete, E; Miller, MG (2001)
    In this paper we consider the consequences of e-learning design and implementation on the working processes and on the roles to be fulfilled in the usually cyclic process of course development and exploitation. We analyse ...
  • The case for a multiprocessor on a Die: MoaD 
    Machanick, P (2001)
    Increasingly aggressive pipelining achieves diminishing returns. Simultaneous Multi-threading (SMT) attempts to exploit the fact that functional units are frequently idle. This paper argues the case for keeping the processor ...
  • The specification of a multi-level marketing business 
    Van der Poll, JA; Kotze, P (2001)
    A formal specification of a multi-level marketing (MLM} business is presented. Specifying a MLM business boils down to specifying properties of and operations on mathematical forests and trees. The usefulness of the ...
  • Information security development trends 
    Von Solms, E; Eloff, JHP (2001)
    Information is a very valuable resource and must be protected against harmful attacks from inside as well as outside the organization. As a resource, information is the lifeline of many organizations and is therefore vital ...
  • The effect of colour, luminance, contrast, icons, forgiveness and closure on ATM interface efficiency 
    Stander, A; Van Zee, P; Wang, Y-J (2001)
    Automatic teller machines (ATM) are an intermediate stage in the progression of banking technology. This intermediate stage is expected to remain until user perceptions of electronic banking have improved. ATM transaction ...
  • Creating high performance IS teams 
    Smith, DC; Becker, M; Burns-Howell, J; Kyriakides, J (2001)
    The use of teams within organisations is becoming more prevalent as teams have been identified as an efficient work unit of human capital. This research identified 17 team effectiveness characteristics and, using a sample ...
  • Lessons learnt from an action research project running groupwork activities on the Internet: lecturers' experiences 
    Thomas, TA; Brown, S (2001)
    Group activities are important for students in order to develop the skills they will need for working with other people when they get into industry. The Internet offers an exciting environment for students to practise these ...
  • Information Systems strategic planning and IS function performance: an empirical study 
    Cohen, JF (2001)
    The validity of managerial activities such as strategic planning have come under increasing scrutiny in recent years. In particular, the validity of information systems strategic planning (ISSP) within South African ...
  • Issues affecting the adoption of data mining in South Africa 
    Hart, ML; Davies, K; Barker-Goldie, E-J; Theron, A (2001)
    This research describes a study into the adoption of data mining (DM) techniques and tools in industry. They are seen by most companies interviewed as strategically important, with key applications varying per sector, but ...

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