Technology Systems and Management: First International Conference, ICTSM 2011, Mumbai, India, February 25-27, 2011. Selected Papers (Communications in Computer and Information Science, 145)

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the First International Conference on Technology Systems and Management, ICTSM 2011, held in Mumbai, India, in February 2011. The 47 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 276 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on computer engineering and information technology; electronics and telecommunication; as well as technology management. Front Matter....Pages - Simple Message Passing Framework for Multicore Programming Development and Transformations....Pages 1-9 Critical Variable Partitioning for Reconfiguration of Mobile Devices....Pages 10-17 A Markov Model Based Cache Replacement Policy for Mobile Environment....Pages 18-26 Data Hiding in Gray-Scale Images Using Pixel Value Differencing....Pages 27-33 Halftone Image Data Compression Using Kekre’s Fast Code Book Generation (KFCG) Algorithm for Vector Quantization....Pages 34-42 Designing a Dynamic Job Scheduling Strategy for Computational Grid....Pages 43-48 Network Clustering for Managing Large Scale Networks....Pages 49-54 Sectorization of DCT-DST Plane for Column Wise Transformed Color Images in CBIR....Pages 55-60 Construction of Test Cases from UML Models....Pages 61-68 Genetic Algorithmic Approach for Personnel Timetabling....Pages 69-76 Financial Market Prediction Using Feed Forward Neural Network....Pages 77-84 An Efficient Compression-Encryption Scheme for Batch-Image....Pages 85-90 Improving Performance of XML Web Services....Pages 91-98 Image Retrieval Using Texture Patterns Generated from Walsh-Hadamard Transform Matrix and Image Bitmaps....Pages 99-106 Cache Enabled MVC for Latency Reduction for Data Display on Mobile....Pages 107-114 An Approach to Optimize Fuzzy Time-Interval Sequential Patterns Using Multi-objective Genetic Algorithm....Pages 115-120 Signaling Architectures for Efficient Resource Utilization in NGN End-to-End QoS....Pages 121-127 Application of Software in Mathematical Bioscience for Modelling and Simulation of the Behaviour of Multiple Interactive Microbial Populations....Pages 128-137 Effect of Different Target Decomposition Techniques on Classification Accuracy for Polarimetric SAR Data....Pages 138-145 Audio Steganography Using Differential Phase Encoding....Pages 146-151 Audio Steganography Using Spectrum Manipulation....Pages 152-159 The Study on Data Warehouse Modelling and OLAP for Birth Registration System of the Surat City....Pages 160-167 Fingerprint Matching by Sectorized Complex Walsh Transform of Row and Column Mean Vectors....Pages 168-175 A Decision-Making Methodology for Automated Guided Vehicle Selection Problem Using a Preference Selection Index Method....Pages 176-181 Development of a Decision Support System for Fixture Design....Pages 182-189 Capacity Increase for Information Hiding Using Maximum Edged Pixel Value Differencing....Pages 190-194 A Review of Handoff Optimization Techniques in Data Networks....Pages 195-200 A Review of Congestion Control Mechanisms for Wireless Sensor Networks....Pages 201-206 Image Retrieval Using Texture Features Extracted as Vector Quantization Codebooks Generated Using LBG and Kekre Error Vector Rotation Algorithm....Pages 207-213 Palm Print Identification Using Fractional Coefficients of Sine/Walsh/Slant Transformed Palm Print Images....Pages 214-220 Image Compression Using Halftoning and Huffman Coding....Pages 221-226 Dual Band H-shape Microstrip Antennas....Pages 227-232 Higher Accuracy of Hindi Speech Recognition Due to Online Speaker Adaptation....Pages 233-238 ECG Feature Extraction Using Wavelet Based Derivative Approach....Pages 239-247 Designing and Implementing Navigation and Positioning System for Location Based Emergency Services....Pages 248-253 A New Method for Matching Loop Antenna Impedance with the Source for ISM Band....Pages 254-259 Optimized Carry Look-Ahead BCD Adder Using Reversible Logic....Pages 260-265 System Design and Implementation of FDTD on Circularly Polarized Squared Micro-Strip Patch Antenna....Pages 266-271 Digital Signal Transmission Using a Multilevel NRZ Coding Technique....Pages 272-277 Compact Size Helical Loaded Cavity Backed Antenna by Helical Resonator Filter....Pages 278-282 A Review for Supplier Selection Criteria and Methods....Pages 283-291 Petri Net Model for Knowledge-Based Value Chain....Pages 292-296 A Data-Driven View of the Evolving IT Infrastructure Technologies and Options....Pages 297-304 Impact of Information Technology on Supply Chain Capabilities – A Study of Indian Organizations....Pages 305-311 Describing a Decision Support System for Nuisance Management of Urban Building Sites....Pages 312-320 Perfect Product Launching Strategies in the Context of Survival of Small Scale Consumer Products Industries....Pages 321-326 Impact of Information Sharing in Supply Chain Performance....Pages 327-332 Back Matter....Pages -