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President's job is full of constant crises
WASHINGTON -- Iraq. North Korea. Terrorism. Tax cuts. The stock market. The shuttle. The president? Busy! If, as F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote, "the test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the...
Tags: Bush, Government, job, Johnson, president, White House
Research articles 2003-02-09
HR Guide to the Internet:Personnel Selection: Methods: Cognitive Ability Measures
Cognitive Abilities Tests are Paper and pencil or individualized assessment measures of an individual's general mental ability or intelligence. These tests may be categorized as general intelligence tests, aptitude Tests, mechanical, clerical and spatial aptitude. The article gives the advantage and disadvantages of ability test. It also gives the tips...
Tags: Human Resources, Aptitude, HR Guide, Cognitive Abilities Tests
White papers 1999-01-01
Teradyne's J750 Chosen By Marvell As Wafer Sort Test Platform
BOSTON -- Teradyne, Inc. (NYSE:TER) announced MarvellR has purchased multiple J750 test systems for wafer sort testing of their broad spectrum of VLSI devices. Marvell's selection was based on the J750's market leading test economics, when compared to competitive test systems, and ability to test the embedded memory during wafer...
Tags: Marvell, Teradyne Inc., wafer
Research articles 2004-07-14
Ending the arms race: the University of California and the SAT - special report
When the SAT test was introduced in 1901, it was intended for egalitarian purposes. Initially an achievement test that measured mastery of college preparatory subjects, it was designed to allow students who did not attend elite prep schools to demonstrate their suitability for college, thus broadening the pool of potential...
Tags: FINANCE, Quality, Strategy, University of California
Research articles 2001-04-01
Parasoft C++Test Extends Ability to Resolve Critical Software Errors in C/C++ Code; Parasoft C++Test 6.5 Released
MONROVIA, Calif. -- Parasoft Corporation, leading provider of automated error prevention solutions, announced today the general release of Parasoft C++Test 6.5, an automated unit testing and coding standard analysis tool suite designed to help software engineers prevent the occurrence of software errors as they develop. C++Test 6.5 extends the product's...
Tags: software
Research articles 2005-08-09
Ixia Integrates New Plug-In Architecture to Speed Test Automation; IxScriptMate 5.10 Delivers Increased Flexibility to Create Customized Test Environments
CALABASAS, Calif. -- Ixia (Nasdaq:XXIA), a leading, global provider of IP network testing solutions, announced today significant enhancements to IxScriptMate, its primary automated network test application. The IxScriptMate 5.10 release adds the ability for customers to incorporate fully customized, turnkey test procedures that operate automatically without test operator intervention. IxScriptMate...
Tags: environment, plug-in, test automation
Research articles 2005-09-08
Aeroflex submits HSPDA test case for review.
Aeroflex announced it has submitted its high-speed downlink packet access HSPDA conformance test case for approval to the 3GPP RAN5 Working Group. The conformance test case checks the ability of ... Aeroflex announced it has submitted its high-speed downlink packet access HSPDA conformance test...
Tags: Aeroflex Inc.
Research articles 2005-08-01
MailFrontier Phishing IQ Test Expands to the U.K.
MailFrontier™, a leader in email security, today announced the expansion of the popular MailFrontier Phishing IQ Test™ with its U.K. Edition. As respondents continue to test their ability to identify fraudulent email, the most recent U.S. test data revealed that 96 percent of respondents inaccurately identify at least one of...
Tags: e-mail
Research articles 2005-03-30
BAE Systems Completes First Test of Autonomous Landing System
EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- BAE Systems completed the first test of an autonomous landing system intended for large mobility and transport aircraft. The test demonstrated the system's ability to enhance pilot vision in a simulated zero-visibility landing scenario.
Tags: BAE Systems Plc.
Research articles 2007-12-11
CATALYTICA AND GENERAL ELECTRIC REPORT RESULTS OF CATALYTIC COMBUSTOR TEST AT GE; Major Milestone Achieved in Commercial-Scale Test
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE-- May 18, 1995-- Catalytica, Inc. (Nasdaq:CTAL), today reported the results of a recent successful test of their catalytic combustion technology for gas turbines. The test, conducted in a commercial-scale test stand at General Electric's Power Generation Laboratories in Schenectady, New York, demonstrated the ability of...
Tags: General Electric Co.
Research articles 1995-05-18
Computer Adaptive Testing
In a typical test, a group of items are administered to examinees and the number of items each examinee gets right is used to estimate ability. The more items one gets correct, the greater one's ability is assumed to be. However, since everyone takes every item, all examinees are administered...
Tags: Item, Computer, Kenexa, Productivity
White papers 2004-11-01
TRADE NEWS: Agilent Technologies Test Solution Selected by Universal Scientific Industrial to Fulfill Mobile WiMAX Test Needs
SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A) today announced that Universal Scientific Industrial Co. Ltd. USI will use Agilent's WiMAXtm manufacturing networking test set for its Mobile WiMAX test needs. The company chose Agilent because of its ability to deliver fast measurement time for USI's Mobile WiMAX module test...
Tags: Agilent Technologies Inc., manufacturing, mobile, WiMAX
Research articles 2008-04-15
TDC lone network in TCI's Denver test. (Cable Educational Network Inc. is the only cable network to test for pay-per-view capability in Tele-Communications Inc.'s experiment in Denver)
TDC Lone Network in TCI's Denver Test So far only one cable network - The Discovery Channel - is slated to test its ability to sell programming on a pay-per-view basis as part of the video-on-demand experiment being launched in suburban Denver...
Tags: cable, cable network, network, TCI
Research articles 1991-12-23
Cognitive Reflection and Decision Making
People with higher cognitive ability (or 'IQ') differ from those with lower cognitive ability in a variety of important and unimportant ways. On average, they live longer, earn more, have larger working memories, faster reaction times and are more susceptible to visual illusions. Despite the diversity of phenomena related to...
Tags: Ability, Massachusetts Institute Of Technology, Decision-making, Tools & Techniques, Management
White papers 2005-11-10
Omniture Introduces New Visual Interface for Test&Target
Omniture, Inc. (NASDAQ: OMTR), a leading provider of online business optimization software , today announced a new version of Omniture Test&Target that provides marketers with the ability to more visually design, test and execute marketing campaigns directly on their Web sites. Marketers can now save time...
Tags: Omniture Inc.
Research articles 2008-05-20
Agilent Acquisition Will Speed Delivery of IP, Test Solutions - News Briefs
Agilent Technologies Inc. plans to acquire Digital Technology Inc. and its sister company Dynamic Digital Technology Private Ltd., the Palo Alto, Calif.-based test company said last week. Digital Technology, based in Bedford, Mass., and Dynamic, based in Calcutta, India, operate as a single network protocol test company with 34 employees....
Tags: acquisition, Agilent Technologies Inc., IP
Research articles 2000-08-14
Integrate Analysis Software With Databases Using a Test Data Management System
Options to integrate analysis software with TDM systems range from simple "Cut and paste" procedures to fully automated analysis and report generation by directly accessing the TDM database. Each of the options increases one's productivity by giving the person the ability to efficiently analyze enormous amounts of test data in...
Tags: Analysis, VI Technology, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management
White papers 2005-08-19
Forbes.com Selects Atherotech's VAP Cholesterol Test as One of 'Ten Ways to Live Longer'
What: Stop smoking, get a pet, and get a VAPTM Cholesterol Test. According to Forbes.com, the VAP Vertical Auto Profile Cholesterol Test is one of "Ten Ways to Live Longer." The VAP...
Tags: Forbes
Research articles 2005-03-14
HP CDMA Communications Test Sets First in Industry to Provide CDMA Authentication
ORLANDO, Fla.--BUSINESS WIRE--Sept. 23, 1998--Hewlett-Packard Company today introduces enhancements to the HP 8924C and HP 8924E mobile station test sets, including the capability to test CDMA authentication. Additionally, new capabilities give CDMA manufacturers and network operators the ability to test CDMA, CDMA short-message service and access-probe power measurement, and to...
Tags: CDMA, Hewlett-Packard Co., industry
Research articles 1998-09-23
Parasoft C++Test Extends Automated Unit Testing to the Embedded Systems Environment; Parasoft C++Test 6.7 Released
MONROVIA, Calif. -- Parasoft Corporation, leading provider of Automated Error Prevention solutions for software development, announced today the general release of Parasoft C++Test 6.7, an automated unit testing and code analysis tool suite designed to help software engineers prevent the occurrence of software errors as they develop. C++Test 6.7 extends...
Tags: software
Research articles 2006-04-04
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