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Issue
48 - June 2006
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Feature
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Standardization
of Chinese Language Environment
There
are many coding standards today that define how an alphabet or a
character of a language is represented in a computer. These standards
typically define uniquely the corresponding numerical value that
represents each alphabet or character (including some special symbols
that come or work with a language) of a language as well as the
number of bytes necessary to represent all possible numerical values
assumed by the entire set of characters or alphabets...
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Activity Clips
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Upgrading
AIMS: You can make a difference
AIMS
(Administrative Information Management
System) was first launched in 1998/99. At that time,
there were functions available only to students. As time goes on,
more and more AIMS functions have been developed. Up to now, there
are hundreds of them with application systems varying from student,
human resources, financial to alumni. Other projects include donation,
student residence, event, etc...
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Guidelines for Managing University Domain Names
The
Policy on the Registration and Use of University Domain Names was
approved by the Management Board at the 152nd meeting held on 28
November 2005, and below was the decision made...
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Patch Management Tool: Goodbye SUS, Hello WSUS
We
have used Microsoft's Software Update Services (SUS) for desktop
patch
management since 2003. According to statistics, the number of desktop
computers with missing patches has been under control, making our
campus network more secure...
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New Arrangement of Email Service to Former Staff
Currently
there is a limited courtesy email service scheme for long-serving
staff (i.e. staff serving 10 years or more) who are leaving the
University. The email addresses under this scheme assume the same
format as those for alumni (i.e. EID@alumni.cityu.edu.hk, which
might give rise to confusion and inconvenience)...
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Technology Corner
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High
Resolution Video on the Web
With
the advancement of broadband internet services, high quality video
on the web becomes possible. Watching movie trailers over the net
is now a common activity among movie lovers and many webmasters
have begun to enrich their web sites by incorporating video presentations...
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