Recordable DVD formats explained

Picking your way through ton of information available on recordable DVD formats can be a nightmare. To help you out, we’ve done our best to distill it into this summary.

There are five recordable versions of DVD; DVD-R for General, DVD-R for Authoring, DVD-RAM, DVD-RW, and DVD+RW. None of formats is fully compatible with other although there are drives which will read, and in some cases write to more than one format.

DVD-R for General and DVD-R for Authoring are essentially DVD versions of CD-R. And DVD-RW is a DVD version of CD-RW. All three formats can be read in standard DVD-ROM drives and in most DVD video players. The difference between DVD-R for General and DVD-R for Authoring is that DVD-R for General is a format intended for widespread consumer use and doeasn’t support ‘professional’ features such as piracy protection or duplication in mass duplicators. The Pioneer DVD-RW drive which is most popular PC device for writing to DVD uses DVD for General format. And as as case with CD, DVD-RW is essentially same as DVD-R except that it can be erased and written to again and again.

Implementation of ASP(application services provision)

IMPLEMENTATION OF ASP (APPLICATION SERVICES PROVISION) Beyond old computer application share application become a new way of communication in information technology. ASP (Application Service Provision) has a concept of since it first come in 1990's. Actually like idea came from Bill Davidow. He saw that, "Hi-tech development and changes at a fast rate are moving towards convergence of software, information, technology carriers and computer engineering. As a result information technology shifting from desktop and mainframe environment towards internet based structure" (DAWN NEWSPAPER) It is some times called a software-as-a service, on demand computing, apps-on-tap or utility computing. ASP is different then "Active Server Page" so don't mixed with it. It is a "Active Service Provision" Sometimes ASP deployed by member like host, managers, updates, software based services and solutions and distributed to clients from central location XML and HTML process allow clients to interact with software. Asp also rent out network and server hardware. The first wave of ASP's were mostly application outsourcers, and many continue to fine success today companies like USI, Corio, Appshop , eOnline (now Blue star solutions), Sure bridge, Tele Computing have carved out their niche and are still relevant in today's asp landscape. Many traditional software vendors have dipped their toes into asp pool to varying degrees. Companies like oracle, people soft, sap and Siebel have all tested waters, and found varying success. Siebel's recent acquisition of Upshot and a renewed focus on an asp strategy by oracle and PeopleSoft show that old-timers are taking notice. Now enterpriser started side solution in which software and relevant hardware are functions remain on customer's side. ASP services can be grouped in different portions. According to words of DATA corps, they are commercial enterprise application (customer relation management, enterprise resource planning, e-commerce, data ware housing and programs to support industries and other things), collaborative applications (programs that enables internal operations such as email, groupware document creation management messaging) and for personal use like games, home office applications and other software like that. BRANCHES: Now a days ASP plays a great role like some large firm's such as IBM are using ASP methodology as a specific business model that supports specialized clientele. According www.aspnews.com. ASP's are divided into five categories. · Enterprises ASP's: These ASP's high are business applications. · Local and Regional ASP's: These types of ASP's provide wide variety of application services. · Specialized ASP's: Provide applications for a specific need such as web side services and human resources. · Vertical Market ASP's: These types of ASP's provide supports to a specific industry. · Volume Business ASP's: Supply general small and medium-sized businesses with pre-packaged application services in volume ASP's model is one of economical behind scenes methodology and it's working very successfully in more connected world. Many experts and industrialist see that ASP's becoming a big business and Asp's concept is ideal for countries like PAKISTAN. ASP'S IN PAKISTAN: The concept of ASP's is still new in PAKISTAN. Despite all whirl we are going through corporate PAKISTAN have not yet embraced IT, exceptions a side, so no effect can be seen in ground but there is still hope in development of ASP in PAKISTAN IT industry. What has been achieved by PAKISTAN IT industry and some futuristic concern so far not more than scratch on ground? There are many resources for this I. Resistance to change and lack of trust in technical. II. Web has not been made use of due to lack of standard business cultural of strategic planning and thinking. III. Another big impediment in PAKISTAN is social rather than technology. "The generations at helms of business affairs, mostly family sun, thinking for them in past is good enough. They hesitate to take new incentives into untested area. The strength of this social impulse reins back widespread IT employment in any area" DR EHSAN MALIK (International Market Expert)