IBM Bluemix is an implementation of IBM’s Open Cloud Architecture designed to enable users to rapidly build, deploy, and manage cloud applications, while tapping a growing ecosystem of available services and runtime frameworks. BlueMix as a new public Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) was first released in February 2014. In this review, an overview of Bluemix is introduced and the product … Continue reading “IBM Bluemix review”
Wireless presentation solutions review
The purpose of this report is to evaluate the current available wireless presentations solutions and to find out a feasible solution which could be implemented in the university. Wireless presentation in the teaching rooms is a business requirement proposed by the CLAD. It enables lecturers to present lecture materials from their mobile tablet or mobile phone to the … Continue reading “Wireless presentation solutions review”
Student Mobile App Competition 2013-2014 Winners Announced
After a few month’s hard work, final participants were selected to demo their prototypes to a group of judging panels from industry and academics on Wednesday 26th March 2014. The judges were exciting and interesting to see so many new ideas and prototypes. And the winners of the Student Mobile App Competition 2013-2014 are: Competition Winner & Winner … Continue reading “Student Mobile App Competition 2013-2014 Winners Announced”
Internet of things: extracting and reading data from sensors
With the rise of the Internet of Things, more objects are becoming embedded with sensors and gaining the ability to communicate though the web. Advances in wireless networking technology and the greater standardisation of communications protocols make it possible to collect data from these sensors in real time from almost everywhere. The aim of this experiment is … Continue reading “Internet of things: extracting and reading data from sensors”
Leap motion review
Leap Motion is a hardware sensor that detects fingers movement and allows users to interact with a computer by waving their fingers and hands with no need for touch or the use of a mouse. It is significantly more accurate and less intrusive than other sensors like MS Kinect. Leap Motion comes with a selection of … Continue reading “Leap motion review”
The Mobile Apps in Research Summit 2013
The Mobile Apps in Research Summit (MARS Summit) held on 4th Dec 2013 in University of Birmingham was the first event to bring together academics, developers and funding bodies in the UK to explore the potential for mobile devices in gathering research data and for delivering the results of data as tools for professionals and as public … Continue reading “The Mobile Apps in Research Summit 2013”
Student Mobile App Competition 2013-2014
The SMAC competition –organised by the IT Innovation Centre- is open to all undergraduate and postgraduate students in the university. Participants are asked to develop a working app or a fully working prototype which must be innovative and of value to the university and the wider community. Build a mobile app useful to other members of the university … Continue reading “Student Mobile App Competition 2013-2014”
A-level clearing in SharePoint experiment report
This experiment is a follow-up of a previous experiment on the BI features in MS SharePoint. The aim was to test the live SharePoint system using real time A-Level Clearing data to present a real time data visualisation on the display dashboards. There were 3 key stages in this experiment: 1. To gain access to A-level … Continue reading “A-level clearing in SharePoint experiment report”
Owncloud review
OwnCloud is an in-house based solution for data synchronisation, file sharing and cloud storage. It provides a simple way to set up a Dropbox-like cloud storage system while protecting and managing sensitive data by storing it on-site. OwnCloud can also be integrated with existing security and rights-management protocols and it can extend its functions through APIs to … Continue reading “Owncloud review”
Desktop alerting system: NetSupport Notify review
Desktop alerting is a new concept where information is sent to an application that displays its contents directly on the user’s desktop. An electronic message is sent over a local networkThe user doesn’t need to take any action in order to receive an alert message. NetSupport Notify (http://www.netsupportnotify.com/) is an emergency communicati ons platform which allows instant delivery … Continue reading “Desktop alerting system: NetSupport Notify review”