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Compliance Management Software: How To Choose the Best?
Now the software is developed with rapid speed. Almost every program, including specialized ones, has several analogs. How to choose the software for your business in conditions where the supply is somewhat ahead of demand?

What to Pay Attention to?

This is not an easy task for the manager, especially when it comes to compliance management software. One of such offers on the IT market is form.com/compliance-solutions where you can choose apps for your company. For choosing such an application for your business, first of all, you need to proceed from the specifics of the organization’s activities, and also pay attention to the following parameters.
- User interface: This is the first thing that the user pays attention to when working with the program. For this reason, it should be flexible and convenient. The presence of masters and templates will also be a plus.
- Data management: This point becomes especially important in our era when information became more valuable than money. Data management should provide advanced capabilities for accessing and transferring information, grouping, merging, administering and adapting data. In the case of compliance management software, these data represent an array of legislative and regulatory acts on the basis of which companies perform their activities to inspect other organizations.
- Grouping of information: Such a systematization is necessary for quick and convenient access to the necessary documents for employees of the company. Many software products allow you to combine data on different attributes. This function is supported by a variety of fields (text, numeric data, fields for recording dates, etc.) Data in these fields can be sorted, filtered and grouped. The ability to combine data is the most valuable for increasing the speed of working with data and compiling reports.
- Methods of planning: This item may include creating a workspace, description of time, schedules and working processes, resource allocation and cost indicators schedules, time schedules. As an added benefit, compliance management software typically also includes a possibility of risk management. As a rule, it includes:
  - Definition of risk areas
  - Calculation of risk indicators
  - Calculation of opportunities for risk mitigation
  - Planning a critical chain of risk
  - Change of control actions
- Ensuring teamwork: The software used in a large company should necessarily have this function.
Conclusion

As a future user, you must consider all the advantages and disadvantages in the future and assess their compliance with your requirements. The novelty of the technologies used, the usability and the utility should also be balanced when choosing a software product. There is another caveat – sometimes novelties may seem more impressive than thoughtful. It should be also taken into account.
November 21, 2017
The World lost a Linux philanthropist: Ian Murdock

A very tragic news has been surfaced, revealing the loss of yet another gem in the computer industry. Dennis Ritchie, the founder of ‘C’ and Unix Operating system, and Ian Murdock, founder of Debian Linux and creator of apt-get, has always been stated as two faces of the same coin. The tragic loss of these great individuals in the programming world is bewailed and the reason for extended sadness in Linux community.

The Docker Blog first put this news on the internet, which was then picked up by many communities worldwide as a shocking information. The death of Ian is questionable, as it appears to be a suicide. Ian claimed that he was involved in some police case and has been beaten by police while in custody. He later tweeted on Monday night that he would commit suicide. The followers of Ian Murdock on twitter assumed that his account was hacked, and no one actually believed that he would commit such action.

On Monday at 2:13 PM Eastern Time, Murdock apparently posted:

I’m committing suicide tonight…do not intervene as I have many stories to tell and do not want them to die with me #debian #runnerkrysty67

Ian’s twitter account has since been deleted. Public records indicate Murdock was arrested on December 27, and released on bail by the San Francisco County Sheriff’s Department, but no details were available on the charges. The cause of the death is still unclear.

Ian Murdock is responsible for forging one of the first Linux distros, a successor of Unix. Ian’s work has included many other parts of the free and open source community, including his role as CTO of the Linux Foundation, a lead of Project Indiana at +Sun, and a recent addition to the Docker team – among many other positions and achievements.

As you all know I use Ubuntu, an open source Linux distros based on Debian, on all my computers; however, Debian (2.2 “woody” to be exact) was my first experience on Linux which made me switch from Windows XP and allowed me to dwell into this amazing world. It isn’t a surprise that I have some sentimental values for the Debian community. I followed Ian’s work very closely and have been a huge admirer.

R.I.P. Ian.

December 31, 2015
A mega-structure in space built by aliens – Really!?

The vast expanse of space holds infinite mysteries and finding life in the outer space is a fascination many are obsessed with. To find live in space, scientists adopt several measures but most of it at the moment is observation. Stories of aliens’ visit are probably the biggest modern mythologies and despite all the so-called “eyewitness” accounts, a concrete evidence of alien life is yet to be found.

Astronomers, professional or amateur observe space for signals and evidence of life and one such evidence has now said to have been found around the star KIC 8462852. KIC 8462852 is a 12-magnitude star situated at a distance of over 1,400 light years from earth. While hunting for exoplanets (planets outside our solar system and revolving around other stars), astronomers monitor the dip in the light of the stars when planets come in between the stars and the observer.

While monitoring KIC 8462852, the observed dips were erratic and irregular. Usually when exoplanets cross the stars, the dip in the light of such stars is very low – around 0.5 percent. But in the case of KIC 8462852, the reduction in the light of the star was as high as 20 percent. This is a phenomenon that has never been detected ever before and hence it led to various speculations ranging from a cluster of comets to something being wrong with the star itself.

However, none of the theories could satisfactorily explain the drastic dip in the light of the star. It resulted in another theory that there is a possibility that the star is being orbited by a mega-structure built by aliens to harness the energy of the star. Since aliens are every science fiction lover’s favourite topic, it did not take long before the news went viral over the internet and even SETI (Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence) got involved in detecting any radio signals originating from the vicinity of the star.

Speculations are rife that the mega-structure, referred to as Dyson Sphere in the realm of science fiction is a probable answer to this mystery. However, the existence of an evidence does not mean that such a structure definitely exist and more research is needed to find the reasons for this unusual behaviour of the star.

And now another equally strong theory might unravel the mystery of the star. According to a new item published in the Dailymail.co.uk, the dip in the luminosity of the star could be due to an oblate or a lopsided structure of the star. Along with it, there are two planets orbiting the star and one of them revolves around it at a speed much faster than the other.

Science, works on evidence and observations and unless there is irrefutable proof that a Dyson Sphere actually orbits the star, it will be naïve to consider the possibility of the existence of an advanced alien civilisation near that region of space. While other theories are also being considered, SETI has also monitoring for the signs of any radio signals proving that they are being transmitted by aliens. Only with observation and evidence the mystery can be solved.

October 27, 2015
Japan To Get Driverless Taxis Next Year

Driverless cars are turning out to be one of the most important sensation of this generation. In this race Japan has taken a good lead with driverless taxis expected to hit the roads next years.

This driverless taxis will start providing rides to customers from the area of Kanagawa which is near Tokyo and will carry passengers to a two-mile ride across the town. These taxis are expected to carry as many as 50 passengers in its trial phase.

As this is the trail phase of these taxis they will accompany driver who will make sure that if anything goes haywire within the system of these taxis then it can be taken care of. It’s the biggest leap in the area of applied automotive and it is expected that this trend of driverless cars will be followed by the other parts of the world soon.

If the government officials are to be believed then such kind of driverless taxis are expected to cover while Japan by the year 2020. This driverless taxis can be very effective as and there are numerous benefits that come into mind like taking elderly to shopping trips or making sure that there are means of transport in those places where there is are no busses or trains. This innovation can also be very effective in the light of the fact that it will negate any kind of human lapses. It will certainly reduce any chances of the false fairing and cheating that usually is carried out in this business.

This thought of driverless taxis has attracted most of the top taxi firms around the world. The US giant Uber has also opened its Advanced Technology Research Centre in Pittsburgh which is solely concentrating on building the technology of driverless taxis. They have also signed an agreement with the Arizona-based lab which is testing driverless cars.

Though with the introduction of this technology many drivers around the world will be feeling the heat but it’s a technology which is certain to make big inroads in the market.

Source: JapanTimes

October 5, 2015
Growing medical applications of 3D printing – a patient’s ribs printed

We have been following medical applications of 3D printing technology and just a few days ago we reported how researchers are working on regenerating fully functional nerves by using this technology. Another breakthrough in this field is the generation of a titanium rib and sternum structure using the 3D printing technology.

A 54 years old Spanish patient suffering from cancer had a tumour in his chest due to chest wall sarcoma. To treat the patient, a part of the patient’s ribcage and sternum had to be removed. In such cases patients are generally implanted with titanium structure. However, due to the differences in the shape and size of the skeleton of every individual, such structures generally don’t fit properly and cause several complications.

Replicating an exactly same structure as the patient’s skeletal design and construct is highly complicated and even with the best of efforts it does not serve the purpose efficiently. To address this complication with the structural design, the surgeons of the patients at the Salamanca University Hospital in Spain worked with an Australian technology company named Anatomics to develop a titanium structure customised on the basis of the requirement of the patient. The developed structure was made of flat titanium plates and were printed to a high level of accuracy. The structure is highly similar to the original ribcage and sternum structures of the patient and has a very high level of accuracy in its design and size making it almost exactly similar to the patient’s skeletal structure.

The details of the procedure was reported by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) which did the actual printing of the structure. Based on the original shape of the ribs, Anatomics analysed the CT scans of the patients and developed a model of the chest of the patient that included ribs, sternum and the tumour. Based on the model, the surgeons decided where the ribs would be cut. The model was sent to the 3D printing lab – “Lab 22” of CSIRO.

Lab 22 consists of a high power 3D printer worth US$1.3 million uses an electron beam gun capable of 3000 watts of power to forge and convert metal powder into 3D structures. Titanium melts at a temperature of 1650 Celsius and the electron beam melted it to form a 3D ribcage that was an exact match of the patient’s chest.

The procedure was successful and the patient was discharged after 12 days’ observation. It is already over 2 weeks since the patient was discharged and is now recovering well.

September 26, 2015
Nerves regenerated using 3D printing technology

3D printing technology has been improving exponentially and it was just a couple of months ago we wrote about its medical applications. In a recent report published in the journal “Advanced Functional Materials”, it has been reported that a research team led by Michael McAlpine a mechanical engineering professor of University of Minnesota has developed 3D printed nerves which can be customised and regenerated on requirement basis.

What makes this nerve generation process special is that these regenerated nerves are capable of motor as well as sensory functions. The nerves have been printed using silicon and a 3D printed guide. Apart from Michael McAlpine from University of Minnesota who led the team; the research team comprised of members from several universities including Princeton University, Virginia Tech, John Hopkins University and University of Maryland.

The research team generated silicon nerves for rates and used the process that is similar to reverse engineering. They severed nerves from rats and further created a guide to regenerate nerves and grafted it to the ends from which these were severed. The regeneration of nerves using this technology is quite complicated and requires a very high level of customisation to ensure that the generated nerve matches the inherent properties of the nerve it is supposed to replace. These properties include the shape, size, anatomy and geometrical structure of the original nerve. It is also very critical that the regenerated nerve must match the edges of the existing nerves to which it will be attached.

After an intense observation of the rats for 10 to 12 weeks, the researchers concluded that the implanted nerves have been functioning efficiently. The 3D printed nerves have tremendous applications. Not only these nerves act as the conduit between natural nerves by allowing blood to flow through them, these nerves also include several of the functions of natural nerves such as sensory functions and motor functions.

Despite the advances in the technology, the 3D printing of nerves still remain a complex procedure. The research lead McApline stated that the nerves regenerated by his team is indeed a breakthrough and although scientists have in the past generated nerves using 3D printing methods, these nerves had very simple linear structures. The nerve generated by McAlpine’s team is a more complex “Y” shaped sciatic nerve that is capable of complex biological functions.

Though the researchers have been successful in animal trials, human trials might take time. However, if this technology can successfully been implemented, it will not be long before we might see 3D printers in hospital for generating artificial organs including nerves. The long term efficiency of these nerves is still to be monitored but it is indeed a giant leap for those suffering from neural disorders and presents a ray of hope for such patients.

September 21, 2015