Showing papers on "Suite published in 2010"

SPEC MPI2007—an application benchmark suite for parallel systems using MPI

Abstract: The SPEC High-Performance Group has developed the benchmark suite SPEC MPI2007 and its run rules over the last few years. The purpose of the SPEC MPI2007 benchmark and its run rules is to further the cause of fair and objective benchmarking of high-performance computing systems. The rules help to ensure that the published results are meaningful, comparable to other results, and reproducible. MPI2007 includes 13 technical computing applications from the fields of computational fluid dynamics, molecular dynamics, electromagnetism, geophysics, ray tracing, and hydrodynamics. We describe the benchmark suite, and compare it with other benchmark suites. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

The embedded Java benchmark suite JemBench

Abstract: Requirements to embedded systems increase steadily. In parallel, also the performance of the processors used in these systems is improved leading to multithreaded and/or multicore architectures. Depending on the type of the embedded system, using Java is a more and more popular way for software development. In this paper, we present a Java benchmark suite that enables the comparison of different embedded Java platforms while solely assuming the availability of a CLDC API, the minimal configuration defined for the J2ME. The core of the benchmark suite consists of adapted real-world applications. Furthermore, the suite contains benchmarks to explore multi-core/multi-threaded systems. Hence, it is possible to determine the gain of a parallel execution platform compared to sequential execution. Additionally, the penalty of a sequential program running on a parallel platform can be measured. Our benchmarks are structured in micro, kernel, application, parallel, and streaming benchmarks.

US Census Spatial and Demographic Data in R: The UScensus2000 Suite of Packages

Abstract: The US Decennial Census is arguably the most important data set for social science research in the United States. The UScensus2000 suite of packages allows for convenient handling of the 2000 US Census spatial and demographic data. The goal of this article is to showcase the UScensus2000 suite of packages for R , to describe the data contained within these packages, and to demonstrate the helper functions provided for handling this data. The UScensus2000 suite is comprised of spatial and demographic data for the 50 states and Washington DC at four different geographic levels (block, block group, tract, and census designated place). The UScensus2000 suite also contains a number of functions for selecting and aggregating specific geographies or demographic information such as metropolitan statistical areas, counties, etc. These packages rely heavily on the spatial tools developed by bivand08 , i.e., the sp and maptools packages. This article will provide the necessary background for working with this data set, helper functions, and finish with an applied spatial statistics example.

ERCBench: An Open-Source Benchmark Suite for Embedded and Reconfigurable Computing

Abstract: Researchers in embedded and reconfigurable computing are often hindered by a lack of suitable benchmarks with which to accurately evaluate their work. Without a suitable benchmark suite, researchers use either outdated, unrealistic benchmarks or spend valuable time creating their own. In this paper, we present ERCBench—a freely-available, open-source benchmark suite geared towards embedded and reconfigurable computing research. ERCBench benchmarks represent a variety of application areas, including multimedia processing, wireless communications, and cryptography. They consist of synthesizable Verilog models for hardware accelerators and hybrid hardware/software applications that combine software-based control flow with hardware-based computation tasks.

On the Optimization Approach towards Test Suite Minimization

Abstract: Regression testing is a critical activity which occurs during the maintenance stage of the software lifecycle. However, it requires large amounts of test cases to assure the attainment of a certain degree of quality. As a result, test suite sizes may grow significantly. To address this issue, Test Suite Reduction techniques have been proposed. However, suite size reduction may lead to significant loss of fault detection efficacy. To deal with this problem, a greedy algorithm is presented in this paper. This algorithm attempts to select a test case which satisfies the maximum number of testing requirements while having minimum overlap in requirements coverage with other test cases. In order to evaluate the proposed algorithm, experiments have been conducted on the Siemens suite and the Space program. The results demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed algorithm by retaining the fault detection capability of the suites while achieving significant suite size reduction.

Introducing Flowometer : A CyGaMEs Assessment Suite Tool

Abstract: Successful video games are powerful technologies. The Cyberlearning Through Game-based, Metaphor Enhanced Learning Objects (CyGaMEs) project seeks to harness that power and put it to work for teaching and learning. CyGaMEs derives from the belief that effective game-based technologies are powerful learning tools with the potential to facilitate acquisition of targeted conceptual knowledge if and only if they are well designed. Sound research, measurement, and design require strong methods. CyGaMEs methods derived from established instructional, cognitive, and game design theories. CyGaMEs is a cyberlearning project. The 2008 National Science Foundation (NSF) Task Force on Cyberlearning recognizes that “cyberlearning offers new learning and educational approaches and the possibility of redistributing learning experiences over time and space, beyond the classroom and abStract

An Efficient Reduction Method for Test Cases

Abstract: Testing activity is performed to provide confidence that changes do not harm the existing behaviour of the software. Test suites tend to grow in size as software evolves, often making it too costly to execute entire test suites. The test suite reduction techniques significantly reduce the size of the test suites. But an important issue deals with how well these reduced suites can be compared with their corresponding un-reduced suites using other criteria rather than the suite size criterion. Since the purpose of test case execution is to detect faults in the software, one measure of the suite quality is its fault detection capability.

Data analysis and graphing in an introductory physics laboratory: spreadsheet versus statistics suite

Abstract: Two methods of data analysis are compared: spreadsheet software and a statistics software suite. Their use is compared analysing data collected in three selected experiments taken from an introductory physics laboratory, which include a linear dependence, a nonlinear dependence and a histogram. The merits of each method are compared.

Parallel implementation of the NIST Statistical Test Suite

Abstract: Randomness test suites constitute an essential component within the process of assessing random number generators in view of determining their suitability for a specific application. Evaluating the randomness quality of random numbers sequences produced by a given generator is not an easy task considering that no finite set of statistical tests can assure perfect randomness, instead each test attempts to rule out sequences that show deviation from perfect randomness by means of certain statistical properties. This is the reason why several batteries of statistical tests are applied to increase the confidence in the selected generator. Therefore, in the present context of constantly increasing volumes of random data that need to be tested, special importance has to be given to the performance of the statistical test suites. Our work enrolls in this direction and this paper presents the results on improving the well known NIST Statistical Test Suite (STS) by introducing parallelism and a paradigm shift towards byte processing delivering a design that is more suitable for today's multicore architectures. Experimental results show a very significant speedup of up to 103 times compared to the original version.

Legacy component integration by the Fujaba real-time tool suite

Abstract: We present a Tool Suite which supports the (re-)construction of a behavioral model of a legacy component based on a learning approach by exploiting knowledge of known models of the existing component environment. This in turn enables to check whether the legacy component can be integrated correctly into its environment.

Benchmarking and evaluating reconfigurable architectures targeting the mobile domain

Abstract: We present the GroundHog 2009 benchmarking suite that evaluates the power consumption of reconfigurable technology for applications targeting the mobile computing domain. This benchmark suite includes seven designs; one design targets fine-grained FPGA fabrics allowing for quick state-of-the-art evaluation, and six designs are specified at a high level allowing them to target a range of existing and future reconfigurable technologies. Each of the six designs can be stimulated with the help of synthetically generated input stimuli created by an open-source tool included in the downloadable suite. Another tool is included to help verify the correctness of each implemented design. To demonstrate the potential of this benchmark suite, we evaluate the power consumption of two modern industrial FPGAs targeting the mobile domain. Also, we show how an academic FPGA framework, VPR 5.0, that has been updated for power estimates can be used to estimates the power consumption of different FPGA architectures and an open-source CAD flow mapping to these architectures.

Getting Started with Oracle BPM Suite 11gR1 - A Hands-On Tutorial

Abstract: This fully illustrated step-by-step tutorial is based on proven training content that has been highly praised by hundreds of developers in product training courses given as part of the BPM Suite 11g rollout. You will learn how to build a business process application project iteratively with each chapter introducing new technology components and adding a functional increment. Each chapter comes with a working solution for your reference. You can use the solution to start the tutorial at any point or to jump around to the chapters most interesting to you. This clear and detailed tutorial is perfect for both new and experienced business process developers, process architects, and process analysts looking for a pragmatic and hands-on approach to learning Oracle BPM Suite 11g.

Perceived Motivations for Corporate Suite Ownership in the 'Big Four' Leagues

Abstract: Selling luxury suite inventory is a priority for professional sport organizations, yet little is known about the motivations of those who purchase suites. There are 12,400 luxury suites in the NFL, MLB, NBA, and NHL (Association of Luxury Suite Directors, 2009) accounting for over $600 million in gross revenues (Lee & Chun, 2002). In the current recession, selling suites is a challenge as many corporate suite clients are leery of the public perception of owning a suite and are being held more accountable for spending than ever before. This study sought to gain a better understanding of how luxury suite sales professionals perceive their corporate client motivations for purchasing and renewal as well as to explore similarities and differences between the “big four” leagues. Results indicated that there are few differences between leagues and that relationships between the team and the suite client are critical to selling suites and retaining corporate clients.

A flexible tool suite for change-aware test-driven development of web applications

Abstract: Though Web Applications development fits well with Test-Driven Development, there are some problems that hinder its success. In this demo we present a tool suite to improve TDD; the suite supports the representation of web requirements using a domain-specific language and the automatic generation of interaction tests among others.

Which Type of Software Model is First Choice? An AHP-based Comparison of Traditional, Open-Source, and On-Demand Office Suites on the Fulfillment of Evaluation Criteria

Abstract: Until recently, organizations planning to acquire enterprise application software (EAS) have had no choice but to adopt proprietary, on-premises software. With the advent of open-source and on-demand solutions in different EAS markets, new models for developing and distributing software have entered the stage providing IT purchasing managers with more degrees of freedom in EAS selection. While there is a large body of research in EAS selection, existing research has so far neglected to integrate these new options into their investigations. Our empirical study addresses this research gap by comparing how IS purchasing managers evaluate the relative fulfillment of critical selection criteria by traditional, open-source, and on-demand Office suites. Based on an analytic hierarchy process model (AHP) that was empirically tested with a random sample of 254 IS (purchasing) managers, we found, overall, that open-source solutions are neck and neck with traditional Office suites that both outrivaled the on-demand software model. Interestingly, the on-demand solution was first choice based on the fulfillment of implementation criteria, while the open-source solution was the dominant alternative in the fulfillment of package attributes. Finally, IS managers rated functionality and support as most important evaluation criteria in Office suite selection, while cost ranked only fifth.

Relation of Validation Experiments to Applications: A Nonlinear Approach

Abstract: Model validation efforts often use a suite of experiments to provide data to test models for predictive use for a targeted application. A question that naturally arises is “Does the experimental suite provide data to adequately test the target application model?” The goal of this article is to develop methodology to partially address this question by utilizing computational models for the individual test suite experiments and for the target application, coupled with linear and nonlinear optimization techniques. The results show that the nonlinear methodology developed represents a significant improvement in ability to address this question, for the application considered.

Building a Textual Entailment Suite for the Evaluation of Automatic Content Scoring Technologies.

Abstract: Automatic content scoring for free-text responses has started to emerge as an application of Natural Language Processing in its own right, much like question answering or machine translation. The task, in general, is reduced to comparing a student’s answer to a model answer. Although a considerable amount of work has been done, common benchmarks and evaluation measures for this application do not currently exist. It is yet impossible to perform a comparative evaluation or progress tracking of this application across systems ― an application that we view as a textual entailment task. This paper concentrates on introducing an Educational Testing Service-built test suite that makes a step towards establishing such a benchmark. The suite can be used as regression and performance evaluations both intra-c-rater® or inter automatic content scoring technologies. It is important to note that existing textual entailment test suites like PASCAL RTE or FraCas, though beneficial, are not suitable for our purposes since we deal with atypical naturally-occurring student responses that need to be categorized in order to serve as regression test cases.

BioHPC: Computational Biology Application Suite for High Performance Computing

Abstract: RP-10 One of the challenges of High Performance Computing (HPC) in biology is resource accessibility.Computational Biology Applications Suite for High Performance Computing (BioHPC) is addressing this challenge at the user level as well as at the research group or administrator/developer level. BioHPC has been developed at the Computational Biology Service Unit (CBSU) of the Cornell University Life Sciences Core Laboratories Center (CLC) under the Microsoft HPC Institute program. This is an application suite that: (a) allows researchers from biological laboratories to submit their jobs to a parallel cluster through an easy-to-use web interface; (b) facilitates analysis of large data sets on a parallel platform; (c) allows biology research groups to set up Microsoft CCS and/or HPC 2008 based clusters for computational biology applications and allows efficient management via the BioHPC interface. The suite documentation and code are accessible at http://BioHPC.net. The suite can be downloaded and installed locally on any Microsoft based cluster.

A Tool Suite to Prototype Pervasive Computing Applications (Demo)

Abstract: Despite much progress, developing a pervasive computing application remains a challenge because of a lack of conceptual frameworks and supporting tools. This challenge involves coping with heterogeneous entities, overcoming the intricacies of distributed systems technologies, working out an architecture for the application, encoding it in a program, writing specific code to test the application, and finally deploying it. We present DiaSuite, a tool suite covering the development life-cycle of a pervasive computing system. This tool suite comprises a domain-specific design language, a compiler for this language, which produces a Java programming framework, an editor to define simulation scenarios, and a 2D-renderer to simulate pervasive computing applications. We have validated our tool suite on a variety of comprehensive applications in areas including telecommunications, building automation, and health-care.

Oracle SOA Suite 11g Handbook

Abstract: The only book on Oracle's Service-Oriented Architecture suite of applications Written by internationally recognized experts and Oracle ACE Directors for Fusion Middleware, this Oracle Press guide explains how Oracle SOA Suite 11g can be used to successfully implement an enterprise-wide Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA). All of the components of the suite are covered in detail. Oracle SOA Suite 11g Handbook provides a complete introduction for all Oracle developers and administrators, and covers development, administration, and governance. A hands-on case study used throughout the book puts the components of the suite into practice. Examples from the book will be available for download. Table of contents Part I. Introduction Chapter 1:SOA is BAD - Business Agility by Decoupling Chapter 2: Case description Chapter 3: Oracle SOA Suite 11g Part II. Guided Tour/Flying Start to Developing Services Chapter 4: XML and Web Services Fundamentals Chapter 5: First SCA based service (BPEL) Chapter 6: Second Iteration (BPEL) Chapter 7: Mediator Service for straight talk and no-nonsense Chapter 8: Rules rule Chapter 9: Business Events, EDN, EDA, CEP Chapter 10: Case using Workflow and notification for exception handling Part III. Guided Tour/Flying Start to Administration & Governance Chapter 11: Breach of Contract – SLA management/monitoring Chapter 12: For your eyes only Chapter 13: What’s Going On Chapter 14: Dealing with Environmental Change Part IV Using the Services/ Leveraging SOA/Beyond the Basics Chapter 15: BAM, BPM & CEP Chapter 16: Reusing your services: building composite applications Chapter 17: User Experience with Portals and Mashups & Integration with ADF Processing Large Amounts of Data—Alternative Technologies Integration with Business Applications Appendices Appendix A: Migrating from Oracle SOA Suite 10g Appendix B: XML Foundation (XML, XSD, XPath/XSLT) Reference Appendix C: WSDL and SOAP Reference Appendix D: WS-* Reference Appendix E: Configuration Tips Appendix F: Using Other Components

System And Method For Providing Indexing With High Availability In A Network Based Suite of Services

Abstract: A suite of network-based services, such as the services corresponding to Microsoft® SharePoint™, are provided to users with high availability. The suite of network-based services may include browser-based collaboration functions, process management functions, index and search functions, document-management functions, and/or other functions. In particular, the indexing service associated with the suite of network-based services may be provided with high availability.

Towards a tool-based development methodology for sense/compute/control applications

Abstract: This poster presents a design language and a tool suite covering the development life-cycle of a Sense/Compute/Control (SCC) application. This language makes it possible to define the architecture of an application, following an architectural pattern commonly used in SCC applications. Our underlying methodology assigns roles to the stakeholders, providing separation of concerns. Our tool suite includes a compiler that takes design artifacts written in our language as input. The compiler generates customized support for subsequent development stages, namely implementation and test. In doing so, it ensures the conformance between the architecture and the code. Our tool suite also includes a simulator for testing SCC applications, without requiring code modification. Our methodology has been applied to a wide spectrum of areas, such as building automation, advanced telecommunications, and health-care.

ReSearcher Suite: selection and implementation – the hosted option

Abstract: Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide a case study of the selection process used to select the ReSearcher Suite, and its implementation including an outline of why and how the suite was implemented at the Library in the Institute of Technology in Tallaght.Design/methodology/approach – Case study – single site.Findings – The Simon Frasier University (SFU) hosted ReSearcher Suite (with support) provides an open source solution for open URL linking integrated with inter‐library loan submission, federated searching, knowledge base, coverage data, and A‐Z listings for journals and databases. While it does not have the full integration with the library management system that a vendor supplied product would, the functionality is strong enough on the user end to offer a viable alternative.Practical implications – Provides a start point for similar projects.Originality/value – The site studied is an international customer for SFU, while the suite is still in beta. The option to have open source softwar...

Distributed business process management system with local resource utilization

Abstract: Systems and methods consistent with the invention may include providing an instance of business process management suite in a sandbox of a web browser. The instance of the business process management suite may be based on an archive received from a web server. The business process management suite may be controlled using a graphical user interface in a browser. Providing a business process management suite may further include creating an instance of a database management system in the sandbox. The instance of the database management system may further store its data in the local memory of a client device.

Data analysis and graphing in an introductory physics laboratory: spreadsheet versus statistics suite

Abstract: Two methods of data analysis are compared: spreadsheet software and a statistics software suite. Their use is compared analyzing data collected in three selected experiments taken from an introductory physics laboratory, which include a linear dependence, a non-linear dependence, and a histogram. The merits of each method are compared.

Using the Building Blocks: Evolution of a Portal Suite

Abstract: This article is a case study that explores the use of the Building Blocks portal design framework over a series of enterprise portal projects spanning several years. This article describes the business contexts that shaped each portal as it was designed, showing the use and reuse of design and development elements based on the Building Blocks. This article discusses the changes and adaptations that shaped the elements of the Building Blocks design framework over time.

The caBIG‚ Clinical Trials Suite

Abstract: As part of its Cancer Biomedical Informatics Grid (caBIG ® ) program and its overall commitment to drive the reengineering of the clinical research enterprise, the National Cancer Institute has developed the caBIG ® Clinical Trials Suite. The Suite is a free, stable, supported collection of open-source software tools for clinical trials management, developed in response to the expressed need of the biomedical research community and deployable either as one or more standalone components or as an integrated Suite. It is also a reference implementation of the caBIG ® enterprise architecture paradigm of modular, interoperable software components. This chapter gives an overview of the context within which the Suite was envisaged and developed, describes the functionality and availability of the Suite and gives an overview of the enterprise architecture of which the Suite is intended to serve as a reference implementation.

Thermo/IC cross-training suite (gel), thermo/IC cross-training suite (solid)

Abstract: This system provides temporary heating and cooling of the body parts its applied to, one of the main focal points is that the design of these suites can range from physical activity to relaxing and the suites also have medical applications.