Sri Lanka's first AI Water Management System

Water is a precious resource. But there exist only 2-3% of the planet earth's water which is usable for humans and animals. Because water cannot be reproduced,  it is essential to manage water resource. Therefore humans invented numerous ways of managing water,  ranging from manual to automatic.

But the problem in these systems is,  in the case of an emergency like a Fire these present systems can't demand for water neither the reservoir nor from the tanks. Additionally if the city needs more water than supplied from the tanks the city can't request for additional water. Due to this static Water Management Systems are not a good alternative for the water management problem. 

Researching on this problem a group of undergraduates of Informatics Institute of Technology(IIT) came up with a perfect solution which provides ideal solutions for these problems.They came up with a system called  e-WMS or e-Water Management System which is a  dynamic water management system which provides the opportunity to the city to request for water at any given time. 

Chandira Punchihewa, Heshan Cooray, Fahiz Mohomad, Thushari Kariyawasam, Rashika Fazali, Thiruthika Sivasubramanium and Inshake Fernando contributed in developing this great system.

Ms.Kulari Lokuge of IIT was the supervisor of this massive project.

Please visit the E-WMS stall in the Cutting Edge 2010 which will be held on 18th June 2010 at IIT premises to learn more about this AI Water Management System. 

Middle Order Run Drought

The talking point of the recent tours of Sri Lankan Cricket team was the run drought of their middle order. For many years Sri Lanka faced a severe crisis of their middle order batsman failing to score runs. This even resulted on loosing matches and even tournaments.

But yesterday's match showed us the strength we got in our middle order. Well, we didn't have a perfect start. It was really a slow pitch. Sri Lankan guns Dilshan and Jayasuriya struggled to make bat on ball. The top order collapsed due to this and black caps had tightened the screws with excellent fielding and brilliant bowling. Vettori and McCullum slowed the run rate and Sri Lankans were in nowhere when they were 5/69. Then came the great 127 run partnership between Thilan Samaraweera and Anjelo Mathews in a very quick rate. Finally Samaraweera made his maiden ODI century and Mattews scoring a quick 50.

Thilan Samaraweera the Man of the Match
Source: Cricinfo

Fastest Fifty by Anjelo Mathews
Source: Cricinfo

The specialty of this match was that middle order succeeded for the first time in many years. Sri Lankans searched for a good middle order pair. They finally got it at the right time. It will be a good sign ahead of the Champions Trophy.

Congratulations on the victory and hope you will continue the good work !!!!

Sri Lanka Internet May be Slow

Third undersea fiber optic cable running through the Suez to Sri Lanka was cut today(1st August 2009). Due to this the internet users in Sri Lanka, Pakistan and India may experience slow internet connection.

The owner of the cable Flag Telecom told that it may take 12 to 15 days to assess the damage and repair the cable.

-Chandira-

Microsoft Warns IE Users of Security Threat

Microsoft Corporation has warned the users of a serious computer security vulnerability. According to the experts it allows hackers to remotely take control of victims' machines.This affects on the computers of Windows XP or 2003 operating systems which uses Internet Explorer(IE) to browse through web or to check email. This vulnerability is also known as "zero day" and Microsoft is yet to fix this.

When the user clicks a link in the spam email or simply enter a hacked web site, hackers will be able to remotely access the victims' machines.

Microsoft urges the vulnerable users to remove the unwanted software from their computer. To remove this vulnerability please visit the Microsoft Website.

-Chandira-

Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince

Another 9 days left to release the film "Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince". It's one of the greatest trailers ever I have seen. Voldermort and the Death-Eaters are targeting Harry Potter. Will Harry be able to survive from Voldermort and his army?



-Chandira-

Bing

Nowadays there are so many search engines such as Google , Ask.com, Yahoo! Search etc. But it is a big question whether the search engine gives us the result we need. All the search engines provide all the results which consists of that "search string" entered by the user. Sometimes the user have to browse another page to search for the result he wanted.
But don't we have a solution for this?

Today we have a solution , with the latest search engine "Bing" which was invented by Microsoft this year. This was originally launched on June 03, 2009. It is not just a search engine , it can make decisions according to the output. For the dull looking result , the Bing will display the result which is categorized into different sections. So it's easy to find the result.


So why not you try to browse something with Bing?

-Chandira-

Retrospective/Proactive Test for Anti-Virus

Nowadays there are many Anti-Virus programs which are designed to stop spreading of virus programs and Trojans. But many people argue what is the best Anti-Virus software in the world?

Many famous brands like Kaspersky, Symantec , Bitdefender, McAfee has been among the most popular Anti-Viruses used by the customers. But can we list some good Anti-Virus programs?
The Answer is YES!

The AV-Comparatives has given the Anti-Virus programs a certification. This certification comprises of 4 grades, Advanced+, Advanced, Standard and Tested. The best Anti-Viruses are listed as Advanced+ and the Anti-Viruses that has to be developed are listed as Tested.

Check the grade of your Anti-Virus .........

For more details on Retrospective/Proactive Test visit AV Comparatives.

-Chandira-