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Santiago P.

Can robots stop Gulf of Mexico oil spill? | Crave - CNET - 1 views

  • robotic submarines in an effort to contain the spill
  • BP quoted National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration experts
  • They are monitoring the leak, which was discovered Saturday, as well as trying to activate the blowout preventer, a
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  • stop the oil flow.
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    The IT system in this case is the remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) created by the oilfield engineering company Oceaneering. These robots monitored the leak deep down in the Transocean Deepwater Horizon, where humans could not reach to check out the oil spill. The major stakeholders are BP (the company responsible for the oil spill), experts from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, who control and protect the environment in the Gulf of Mexico, Oceaneering, which created the ROVs, and the people living in the coast who were impacted by the massive oil spill in the gulf. The area of impact is that of science and the environment. The area of science applies to the robotics and artificial intelligence aspect, and the environment side deals with the environmental concern. The social and ethical issue is that of people and machines, and policies and standards. Experts in the field of environment must issue and enforce the policies that they stipulate, so as to protect the environment.
Santiago P.

Dani's House of Pizza Home - 0 views

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    This website shares similarities with Carmen's business. Dani's House of Pizza is a small neighborhood business that wishes to optimize commerce by minimizing loss and maximizing profit. Just like Carmen wants to do, Dani's Pizzeria has established a website that is not that attractive to customers. It is trying to attract a wider customer base, but it needs to get organized. As it is now, the website gives the audience some basic information on the menu, the prices, the location, history, reviews, contact information, and special events. I believe it could use a database to keep track of business goods, stock, customer information, and to keep a useful inventory that would help maximize profit in the business. Even better would be for the business to begin to sell through e-commerce - or sell pizzas online by having customers order it online, just like Dominos currently does. This would definitely boost sales and increase revenue.
Santiago P.

Why IT Jobs Are Never Coming Back - Computerworld - 0 views

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    I chose this article because I found that it especially related to the field that we are currently studying in. It is that of ITGS, Information Technology. IT jobs are more and more frequently being offshored to nations like India. There is an obvious issue relating to Business and Employment, or in this case, a rising unemployment. The main stakeholders are the IT workers, who, with the hopes of entering a strong workforce, are having their jobs offshored by multinational companies like IBM and HP (these companies are also primary stakeholders). The primary social and ethical issue involved is that of equality of access. This is due to the fact that access is becoming more widespread - access to technology, computers, databases, servers - all throughout the world. There is no longer "the need to be local", as the article states. People's jobs can be moved to a cheaper place, where it won't be so expensive for the company to keep its workers. Offshoring is not only creating higher levels of unemployment, but helps worsen the U.S. economy while it strengthens foreign economies.
Santiago P.

RFID: Protection, privacy and prevention - sourcefire, security, rsa, RFID, intermec - ARN - 1 views

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    RFID is a very valuable and new technology, that promises to bring many advantages to the business world, which is the main area of impact being addressed. RFID is the IT being discussed. It permits people to gain access to goods, data on products, and important financial data. There is, however, the concern over the issue of security and privacy, which go hand in hand. Stakeholders in the issue are normal people, who increasingly are surrounded by RFID tags, especially in their credit cards. Tags can also be used to track a person's movement, which some claim is an invasion of privacy. Defenders claim that most RFID tags are incapable of being read or trasmit data from up to 50 cm. However, this does depend on the tag's antenna and the encryption it may or may not use to protect its data. There is the continual concern however, that RFID tags will handle more sensitive data as its capabilities improve. The fact that RFID tags store information on databases is also a concern for privacy advocates. An RFID tag uploads onto the database information on financial transactions, buying, selling, etc. The location, time, and other information is stored on a log in the database. The RFID is essentially tracking users' movement. The security concern, which is more consequential to users, is what is done when the database that contains all the sensitive information is hacked or damaged, and security is breached. Such concerns and these issues' impacts are obviously paramount when dealing with RFID tags and the issues of privacy and security.
Santiago P.

New Military Robot Walks Like Flesh-and-Blood Person | ChattahBox News Blog - 2 views

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    More military uses for robots...
Santiago P.

Biomimetics - National Geographic Magazine - 1 views

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    The gallery really helps visualize how scientists use biomimetics and take biochemical and physical processes to create synthetic methods.
Santiago P.

BBC News - Ice proves an unlucky break for hospital - 2 views

  • At Aberdeen Royal Infirmary's accident and emergency department, this has caused major problems.
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      The hospital directors are also stakeholders. They benefit from telemedicine, since not as many patients have to flood the hospital but instead can be treated or diagnosed thoguh telemedicine.
  • She was seen by a local doctor who then decided to link up by video with specialists at the A&E department in Aberdeen.
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      Health is the Area of Impact that this article deals with. It deals with health services and telemedicine.
  • The number of people arriving there with bones that are broken, fractured or dislocated has risen dramatically - and it has stretched resources to the limit.
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      These patients are the stakeholders, who benefit from telemedicine and don't have to travel all the way to the local hospital.
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      Many people are getting hurt because of the weather conditions. All these people must travel to the nearest hospital, which is 40 kilometers away, to receive medical attention.
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  • After assessing the injury they decided Mrs Watt needed to travel the 40 miles into the city to have the break properly reset and plastered. Mr Ferguson explained that the use of telemedicine had proved crucial.
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      The IT System involved is telemedicine. It is being used to help people who cannot easily access medical attention and must therefore rely on technology.
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      The social and ethical issue is equality of access. Telemedicine helps people access medical help rather than having to travel a long distance to see a doctor. This saves time, money, and energy.
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