Kettering University

Approximate color perception and the semantic gap complicate contrast detection in digital images. An image classification tool is created to summarize contrast statistics for such images. The tool comprises a compact and manageable solution that generates contrast statistics. If wider image content and multiple color systems are considered, the tool could create more accurate contrast statistics.

Digital imaging is a cost-effective alternative to storing copies of documents throughout the office. It saves office space, money spent on archiving them off-site, time spent searching for documents, and, ideally, helps to improve upon the paper-based process.

Inconsistency in project success has limited profits and customer satisfaction. Software development process break downs have caused inconsistent process outcomes. Defining and adopting a software engineering policy will reduce or eliminate process break downs. Reviews will ensure maturity level 3 is maintained and provide process improvement.

Open source components and some custom code come together to create an instant message solution for Kettering University that avoids these proprietary networks. This same solution places the university on the global, standards-based jabber (XMPP) network, and provides for the security and features needed by an academic institution or an enterprise environment. GNU Free Documentation License

Our software company lacks any product that can be sold in the fast-growing web application market. Developing an entry-level web application similar to the current, aging entry-level software will not only fill the need for a product in a growing market, but also allow us to market an updated entry-level application.

Presented in this thesis is RosePro, a dynamic mass marketing processor. RosePro is a software application developed in Microsoft Access. The purpose of RosePro is to give Roseville Chrysler Jeep control of many marketing aspects. The program connects to a remote database via ODBC. DCMS, a dealership customer management system, has a database from which RosePro connects to. Rosepro then gives the ability to create marketing documents using a variety of customer and vehicle fields. The program replaces an existing manual system reducing the overall time to complete a task substantially. RosePro is completely dependent on DCMS. The use of RosePro has created new uses of the customer database for Roseville Chrysler Jeep

Software application design is shifting from desktop computers to web browsers. As a relatively new way of developing applications, major software companies such as Microsoft and Sun Microsystems as well as the open source community are developing methods to accomplish this task. AB Software Solutions, whose primary business function is to develop custom software applications is faced with the question of what software development package to select and how to implement software solutions in it. This thesis provides relevant research finding on currently available web application development packages and what package best fits AB Software Solutions design needs.

The Genesee County Road Commission has been doing Purchase Requisition in paper and pen format to do the necessary purchases for some time. For the agency, this method of purchasing process is very inefficient in terms of time and cost due to physical paper transfer, and there is always a possibility for a person to make a mistake due to bad handwriting or incomplete information. The old method of purchasing also has problems with redundant data entry during a purchasing process. A new Intranet based GCRC Purchase Requisition System was developed and brought online and is under testing phase. This new Purchase Requisition System is proving to be a beneficial to the agency because access link to forms can now be transferred between employees in an instant with the GCRC email system. Also old purchase forms can be stored in an organized manner in electronic form in the central database and can easily be searched and extracted using system features. The system is performing well and as expected and some of the employee who does purchasing has seen the prototype system and were satisfied. After the Purchase Requisition process is complete, there is a Purchase Order process that comes afterwards and the electronic module for this phase is currently under development by Precision Computer Solutions, Inc. In the future, the developer recommends connecting the GCRC Requisition database and the Purchasing Purchase Order database or at least find a way to transfer data to the Purchase Order database from the Purchase Requisition database.

The creation of target tracking software for use during testing in feild units.

The current data network scheme for Quality Industrial Services, Inc. is insufficient to sustain its current rate of growth. By implementing a virtual private network scheme, the network could be made to be more reliable and could support significantly more growth than is currently feasible. This would require little network downtime and nominal hardware investment, and would give a greater deal of control for the entire network, potentially reducing the cost of network maintenance.

The current means of registration for the PEO GCS e-Business Portal is incapable of handling the intended user base. A new system that will meet proper security procedures and performance capabilities is feasible using the existing Portal database and application servers. If coded web forms were places on these servers, all requested data could be stored, accessed, and updated by only the intended groups.

The thesis is a billing application written in Microsoft DotNet version 1.1 and Microsoft SQL server 2000. It consolidates several applications the Rapid Prototyping department used into one application. The application allows the department to track all of their resources and do month end billing in a timely fashion.

This thesis details the creation and deployment of a configurable software library and an application that makes use of the library. The library breaks the process of transmitting data, for the purpose of centralizing it, into four distinct steps. The data is selected for transport, compressed, encrypted, and transported. The software library allows programmers great flexability in using the current functionality and in adding their own improvements in the future. Each phase of processing is modular and through the use of interfaces and abstract constructors, new modules can be used from old software using the library. This system is used by UPS to centralize the dimensional information of roughly 12 million packages per day spread over 57 sites nationally.

Time for user change management in a rapidly growing network environment has increased to a difficult to manage point. This necessitated the creation of a single account database. The design and implementation of a single sign-on system using Microsoft Active Directory with Kerberos V is covered.