Dell has updated its Alienware m17x gaming laptop with a stereoscopic full 3D display. The new M17x is Alienware’s first 3D-capable gaming laptop, offering a realistic, lifelike, mobile gaming experience in a 17-inch full HD 120Hz 3D display. This laptop is powered by a second-generation Intel quad-core processor with an Intel Turbo Boost 2.0 and the Hyper-threading technology, a powerful graphics card, a scalable memory and an expandable storage. The new Alienware M17x with a 3D display will be launched on January 10th, 2011 for $1,499 upwards. Watch the video after the jump.
Samsung 9 Series 13.3-inch Thin Laptop
How to generate, develop or edit a QuickPaint Report or Formula in Oracle HRMS
In this article you will learn how to define a QuickPaint Report in Oracle HRMS. The article also speaks about how to edit QuickPaint Formula.
Defining a QuickPaint Report
1. Define a QuickPaint report that displays contact information for an employee.
For example, your report could display the following database items:
PER_EMP_NUMBER
PER_FULL_NAME
PER_KNOWN_AS
PER_WORK_PHONE
PER_ADR_PHONE_1
PER_MAIL_DESTINATION
PER_SEND_EXPENSES
CON_FULL_NAME
CON_WORK_PHONE
CON_ADR_PHONE_1
2. Query the generated formula in the Formula window.
3. Find the Line displaying the PER_KNOWN_AS database item.
4. Edit the formula so that this line is displayed only for employees who have a preferred name on record.
Solution - Writing Generating and Editing a QuickPaint Report
Defining a QuickPaint Report
1. Navigate to the Define QuickPaint Report window using your local Super HRMS Manager responsibility.
• (N) Processes and Reports > Define a QuickPaint Report
2. Enter the name XX_Employee_Contact_Details (where xx is your group identifier) and, optionally, a description for your report.
3. Enter a report header and labels for your data in the Report Definition area.
4. Select the Show Items button and run queries to find the database items you want to include in the report. Copy each item and paste it into the Report Definition area.
5. When you have the field labels and database items in the appropriate positions, save your work. This generates a formula.
Report Definition
Your report definition should be similar to the following:
Employee Contact Details
--------------------------------
Employee Number: &PER_EMP_NUMBER
Employee Name: &PER_FULL_NAME
Preferred Name: &PER_KNOWN_AS
Home Phone: &PER_WORK_PHONE
Work Phone: &PER_ADR_PHONE_1
Address for Mail: &PER_MAIL_DESTINATION
Address for Expenses: &PER_SEND_EXPENSES
Emergency Contact
------------------------
Name: &CON_FULL_NAME
Home Phone: &CON_ADR_PHONE_1
Work Phone: &CON_WORK_PHONE
Editing a QuickPaint Formula
6. Navigate to the Formula window using your local Super HRMS Manager responsibility.
(N) Total Compensation > Basic > Write Formulas
7. Query: XX_EMPLOYEE_CONTACT_DETAILS, where xx is your group identifier.
8. Select the Edit button.
9. Find the Line displaying the PER_KNOWN_AS database item. Move this line within an IF statement, as follows:
IF NOT PER_KNOWN_AS WAS DEFAULTED
THEN
LINE06='Preferred Name: ' + PER_KNOWN_AS
ELSE
LINE06=' '
Note: The line number may be different in your formula.
10. Save your work.
Note: If someone resaves the QuickPaint definition, your edits will be overwritten. So copy your formula to a formula of another name, such as XX_EMP_CONTACT_DETAILS_BACKUP.
Note: If you are saving to your orginal name a dialog box appears. Select Correction.
Formula -Your formula should be similar to the following:
DEFAULT FOR CON_FULL_NAME is ' '
DEFAULT FOR CON_WORK_PHONE is ' '
DEFAULT FOR PER_KNOWN_AS is ' '
DEFAULT FOR PER_FULL_NAME is ' '
DEFAULT FOR PER_EMP_NUMBER is ' '
DEFAULT FOR PER_WORK_PHONE is ' '
DEFAULT FOR PER_MAIL_DESTINATION is ' '
DEFAULT FOR PER_SEND_EXPENSES is ' '
DEFAULT FOR PER_ADR_PHONE_1 is ' '
DEFAULT FOR CON_ADR_PHONE_1 is ' '
LINE01=' '
LINE02='Employee Contact Details'
LINE03='--------------------------------'
LINE04='Employee Number: ' + PER_EMP_NUMBER
LINE05='Employee Name: ' + PER_FULL_NAME
IF NOT PER_KNOWN_AS WAS DEFAULTED
THEN
LINE06='Preferred Name: ' + PER_KNOWN_AS
ELSE
LINE06=' 'LINE07=' '
LINE08='Home Phone: ' + PER_WORK_PHONE
LINE09='Work Phone: ' + PER_ADR_PHONE_1
LINE10=' '
LINE11='Address for Mail: ' + PER_MAIL_DESTINATION
LINE12='Address for Expenses: ' + PER_SEND_EXPENSES
LINE13=' '
LINE14='Emergency Contact'
LINE15='------------------------'
LINE16='Name: ' + CON_FULL_NAME
LINE17='Home Phone: ' + CON_ADR_PHONE_1
LINE18='Work Phone: ' + CON_WORK_PHONE
LINE19=' '
LINE20=' '
RETURN LINE01, LINE02, LINE03, LINE04, LINE05, LINE06, LINE07, LINE08, LINE09, LINE10, LINE11, LINE12, LINE13, LINE14, LINE15, LINE16, LINE17, LINE18, LINE19, LINE20
Cadillac Returns To Racing With CTS-V Coupe
Two teams set to compete in SCCA World Challenge GT Series
• Racecar based on award-winning CTS-V Series line
• Program designed to validate, enhance Cadillac performance
• Andy Pilgrim, Johnny O'Connell signed as Cadillac drivers
DETROIT – Cadillac announced today it will return to racing in 2011 with a race-prepared version of its CTS-V Coupe competing in the Sports Car Club of America World Challenge, North America's top production-based racecar series.
The move returns Cadillac to a series where it competed from 2004 to 2007. Competing in the GT Class with the CTS-V Sport Sedan, Cadillac captured the Manufacturer's Championship in 2005 and 2007 and the Driver's Championship in 2005.
Cadillac will field two teams in the upcoming SCCA World Challenge GT Class with a racecar based on the CTS-V Coupe. The CTS-V line, which also includes the CTS-V Sedan and CTS-V Wagon, was recently named to Car and Driver magazine's 10 Best list for 2011.
'Returning to racing in the SCCA World Challenge is a great way to demonstrate the performance and capability of the CTS-V Coupe,' said Don Butler, vice president for Cadillac marketing. 'The racecars in this series are production based, which allows us to validate our performance against the best of our competitors on the track, and not just the showroom.'
Cadillac is working with Pratt & Miller, a New Hudson, Mich., engineering firm which specializes in motorsports, to develop the CTS-V Coupe racecar. While some of the production CTS-V components will be modified due to the unique demands of racing or to meet the SCCA series' technical rules, every effort is taken to maintain as much production content as possible.
'The SCCA World Challenge lends itself well to a natural transfer of knowledge,' said Jim Campbell, GM vice president for Performance Vehicles and Motorsports. 'The series will become a key test-bed for Cadillac. We anticipate using what we learn on the racetrack to ensure the V-Series stays on the cutting-edge of performance.'
The first event in the SCCA World Challenge is March 25-27 in St. Petersburg, Fla. Johnny O'Connell, a three-time GT1 champion in the America Le Mans Series, and Andy Pilgrim, who won the 2005 SCCA World Challenge GT class in a Cadillac, will be behind the wheel of the CTS-V racecars.
Introduced for the 2003 model year, the CTS-V has quickly earned a reputation among luxury sports car buyers. For the 2011 model year, Cadillac added the CTS-V Coupe and the CTS-V Sport Wagon to the CTS-V Sport Sedan, creating an impressive family of performance vehicles. The CTS-Vs feature Brembo brakes, a supercharged 6.2L V8 delivering 556 horsepower and a Magnetic Ride Control suspension system that can read and react to the road 1,000 times a second.
Started in 1944, the SCCA organizes and supports racing at all levels from amateur to professional. The World Challenge series is designed to provide teams, manufacturers and aftermarket suppliers a competitive production-based race series in which to prove their products. The races follow a 50-minute maximum time limit, with the number of laps and total distance determined by track configuration, lap times and race conditions.
Hybrid Efficiency Meets Lincoln Luxury in the 2011 Lincoln MKZ Hybrid
Lincoln has always been synonymous with luxury. In fact, the 2011 Lincoln MKZ Hybrid has more standard luxury. Features include the SYNC® voice-activated communications and entertainment system, walnut swirl or olive ash wood trim and Bridge of Weir leather-trimmed seating. This leather employs a chromium-free tanning process and can be recycled at the end of its life. And the wood trim comes from forests that are managed to strict environmental, social and economic standards.
The 2011 Lincoln MKZ features the standard dual-LCD SmartGauge™ with EcoGuide that provides feedback on fuel efficiency and your driving performance. It has a full-color display with leaves that appear or fade in real time based on short-term driving efficiency. As your driving becomes more efficient over the long term, flower blossoms appear in the display.
Dell XPS 17 laptop, XPS 8300 desktop join growing Intel Sandy Bridge brigade
Yesterday, I posted about Alienware systems that were being fitted with Intel’s new Sandy Bridge processors, but Dell didn’t forget about its mainstream products as well. It’s introduced a refreshed version of its XPS 17 laptop as well as offering the new Dell XPS 8300 desktop.
The XPS 8300 will feature Core i5 and i7 quad-core Sandy Bridge CPUs at a starting price of $749 when the desktop becomes available on January 10. Apparently, it will be available at retailers other than Dell.com, as Micro Center is already listing a version on its Web site. For $1,149.99, this configuration has a Core i7-2600 processor, 8GB of RAM, 1.5TB hard drive, and an AMD Radeon HD 5770 graphics card.
The XPS 17 gets new Core i3, i5, and i7 mobile processor options as well as brand-new Nvidia GeForce GT 500M series graphics cards. There’s also a 3D configuration available that upgrades your screen to a 1,920×1,080 3D display and comes with the Nvidia GeForce GT 555M graphics card, though you’ll need to buy Nvidia’s 3D glasses separately. You also get an integrated subwoofer, Skype HD certified webcam, and chiclet-style keyboard. You’ll have to wait a little longer to grab this model: The new XPS 17 will be available on February 1 at a starting price of $1,449.
The XPS 8300 will feature Core i5 and i7 quad-core Sandy Bridge CPUs at a starting price of $749 when the desktop becomes available on January 10. Apparently, it will be available at retailers other than Dell.com, as Micro Center is already listing a version on its Web site. For $1,149.99, this configuration has a Core i7-2600 processor, 8GB of RAM, 1.5TB hard drive, and an AMD Radeon HD 5770 graphics card.
The XPS 17 gets new Core i3, i5, and i7 mobile processor options as well as brand-new Nvidia GeForce GT 500M series graphics cards. There’s also a 3D configuration available that upgrades your screen to a 1,920×1,080 3D display and comes with the Nvidia GeForce GT 555M graphics card, though you’ll need to buy Nvidia’s 3D glasses separately. You also get an integrated subwoofer, Skype HD certified webcam, and chiclet-style keyboard. You’ll have to wait a little longer to grab this model: The new XPS 17 will be available on February 1 at a starting price of $1,449.
Verizon iPhone Imminent: Could it be White?
It is widely speculated that a Verizon iPhone will be a very good thing for both the carrier and for Apple. Verizon’s customer base is large and an iPhone launch is likely to generate quite a few sales for both companies as soon as the iPhone hits the shelves. Verizon has a bit of clout even where Apple is concerned, and while this is simply an educated guess on my part I wouldn’t be surprised if the announcement next week includes a white iPhone.
The white iPhone 4 has long been a point of contention with customers, namely the lack of the option. Several reasons for Apple’s lack of producing a much-desired white model of the phone have been given by Apple since the iPhone 4’s launch, including the unlikely excuse that a white version is too hard to make. My take on the whole situation is that a more likely reason there is no white iPhone in AT&T’s inventory is because Verizon has an exclusive with Apple for one.
Verizon is late to the iPhone party and while getting a CDMA version to sell will be a good thing, the carrier surely wants some sort of exclusive to hold over AT&T. What better exclusive than a white iPhone 4 that is available no where else?
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