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ISSN 1816-613X

Main Ibrahim Hydri Road, Korangi Creek, Karachi-75190 PakistanUAN: (021)111-428-428, Fax No: (92-21) 5091930

E-mail: [email protected] URL: www.biztek.edu.pk Current Trends in Electronic Display TechnologyRaza Jafri, Wajid Hassan, Muhammad Shahzad

Variants of Military Communications

Fauzan Saeed, Abdul Aziz, Noor Zaman, Mansoor.Z. Dawood,Abdul Raouf Khan

Multiple Values Search AlgorithmMuhammad Sharif, Aman Ullah Khan

Fast Four Heuristic Routing Algorithms in Optical Multistage Interconnection SwitchNetworks

Mohamed Othman, Farzaneh Abed

AGHAZ1: An Expert System Based approach for the Translation of Urdu into English.

Uzair Muhammad, Atif Khan, M. Nasir Khan, Kashif Ayyub,Muhammad Sharif

Performance Studies Of Multimedia-Based Networks`A K Ramani

Potentials of Location Based Services for Pakistani Cellular MarketShiraz Latif, Aftab A. Memon, Ghazanfarullah Khan, Muhammad Shahzad

Influence of Process Maturity Level on Software Development Effort of StandardSize Projects

Ghulam Qadir Memon

Enhanced Watershed Image Processing SegmentationAmir Shahzad, Muhammad Sharif, Mudassar Raza, Khalid Hussain

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Volume 2, Number 1

Spring 2008

Shiraz Latif, Aftab A. Memon, Ghazanfarullah Khan, Muhammad Shahzad– 19-24Potentials of Location Based Services for Pakistani Cellular Market

Performance Studies Of Multimedia-Based Networks`A K Ramani– 25-30

Amir Shahzad, Muhammad Sharif, Mudassar Raza, Khalid Hussain– 01-09Enhanced Watershed Image Processing Segmentation

Ghulam Qadir Memon– 10-18Influence of Process Maturity Level on Software Development Effort of Standard Size Projects

Uzair Muhammad, Atif Khan, M. Nasir Khan, Kashif Ayyub, Muhammad Sharif–31-39AGHAZ1: An Expert System Based approach for the Translation of Urdu into English.

Mohamed Othman, Farzaneh Abed– 40-48Fast Four Heuristic Routing Algorithms in Optical Multistage Interconnection Switch Networks

Muhammad Sharif, Aman Ullah Khan– 49-58Multiple Values Search Algorithm

Fauzan Saeed, Abdul Aziz, Noor Zaman, Mansoor.Z. Dawood, Abdul Raouf Khan– 59-67Variants of Military Communications

Raza Jafri, Wajid Hassan, Muhammad Shahzad – 68-75Current Trends in Electronic Display Technology

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PatronDr. Ishrat ul Ebad Khan

Governor of Sindh

Chairman

Chancellor, BIZTEK

Rizwan MemonSecretary, Education Department

Government of Sindh

Justice Agha Rafique Ahmed KhanFederal Secretary Law & Justice Division

Shamim Ahmed ShamsiPresident

Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Air Commodore (R) Prof. Dr. Ijaz MalikHead of Engineering Department, NUST, Islamabad

M. Anwar Dawood

Adnan AbidCEO, Noman Abid & Company Limited

Col (R) Tahir HussainVice-chairman & Rector

Dr. Ishrat HussainDirector, IBA Karachi

A. K. M. SaeedAdvisor, NACL (Holdings and Investment)

Noman Abid Lakhani

President, Global Educational Consultants

Tariq Rashid Baig

Managing EditorNoman Abid Lakhani

ChancellorInstitute of Business and Technology (BIZTEK)

Editor-in-ChiefCol (R) Tahir HussainVice Chairman & Rector

Institute of Business and Technology (BIZTEK)

EditorMansoor-uz-Zafar Dawood

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IMTC 2008IMTC 2008IMTC 2008IMTC 2008International Multi Topic Conference (IMTC 2008) Organized by Institute of Business & Technology

(Biztek). This International Conference IMTC 2008 is an International Forum for researchers to exchangeinformation regarding advancements in the fields stated below. The technical program of IMTC 2008 will

consist of invited talks, paper presentations and panel discussions. Submissions of high quality papersdescribing mature results or on-going work are invited.

Topics for submission include but are not limited to:• Computing and Wireless Communication • Computer Systems and Networks• Signal Processing, Speech and Pattern Recognition• Information Systems and E-commerce• Advanced application of databases• Data mining and knowledge discovery • Data and information quality Control• Data migration and integration • Deep Web • Digital libraries• Emerging Web techniques • Interoperability and heterogeneous systems• Information retrieval • Information security • Software Engineering Issues• Multidimensional databases and OLAP • Multimedia information systems• Parallel and distributed database systems• Software and Hardware Support for Parallel Processing• Autonomous Agents and Multi-agent Systems• Computational Biology and Bioinformatics• Optical Wireless and Communications• Speech Processing and Brain Computer Interface • Control and Automation• Applications of Semantic Computing and its Integration• Semantic web and web ontology• Security, privacy and trust • Sensor networks• Service-oriented computing • Spatial and temporal databases• Stream data processing • Storage management and access methods• Web-based collaboration • Web-based database integration• Web community analysis • Web mining• Web search and meta-search• Web service and information management• Visual Computing and Human Computer Interaction• XML and semi-structured query processing• XML and semi-structured data management

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International Multi Topic Conference

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This vast world has shrunk into a small village. The Global Village! All barriershave been broken down. Worldwide accessibility has become as simple as talkingto your neighbor. Doing business across the world is as simple as logging on yourcomputer. The Internet Technology is not just for games, chatting and occasionalresearch anymore, now it is an essential part of everyday life of every one. A businesscannot flourish without becoming a global enterprise and becoming active part ofthe Global Village. Information and Communication Technology is the vehicleproviding the access to the Global Village.

The technology is changing very rapidly because of the advanced featuresof ICT, Al, Telecommunication, e-commerce, IS, Robotics, Cyber Security, Data Mining,Network Storage Technologies, Software and Hardware Technologies. Now a daysthe technology becomes obsolete in 12 to 18 months, thus it is imperative for us tokeep ourselves updated on the latest developments in ICT or become obsolete andbe left out into oblivion. Today the user and the student of ICT must be willing tolearn constantly to keep abreast with the technology growth.

JICT is an international Journal of Information and Communication Technology,published by BIZTEK on bi-annual basis. We welcome the submission of articlesfrom researchers, academicians and practitioners in the area of ICT. For instructionto submission of manuscripts, please see the title flap. The papers should be ofmoderate length for the sake of greater diversity. Please note that submissionsshould be original contributions and will go through a rigorous evaluation process.

JICT does not charge any fee for submitting, reviewing and/or posting manuscriptsbefore of after acceptance of the article.

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Gulshan Campus:Opposite Samdhani Hospital Allama Shabbir Ahmed Usmani Road. Block2, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Karachi.

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For the sake of said purpose, the (JCIT) is considerably subsidized not only for Pakistanisubscribers but also for the nationals of LDCs (least developed countries). LDCs includeeconomies annually listed by the World Bank in World Development Indicators (WDI).

The Journal of Information & Communication Technology (JCIT) is published semiannualy (Spring and Autumn) under the aiges of Institute of Business and Technology(BIZTEK)_a non-profit academic institute, recognized by Higher EducationCommisions (Govt. of Pakistan) and legislated by Sindh assembly through Act-II of2004. It aims to propagate knowledge and brings forth culture of research.

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or (academically speaking “Value of the Firm”) subject to social responsibility and good governance ofthe corporate sector. They will be responsible to work as an independent agent of all the stakeholders.

On contrary to traditional role of Accountant – Preparation of financial statement by completing accountingcycle and writing the financial history and valuation under the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)- the Fund Manager will be responsible to maximize the wealth of companies by decision making.

Role of Chartered Finance ManagerProfessionals in this category will learn the application of sophisticated techniques to forecast the markets’scenarios, quantification of risk, portfolio management, technical analysis, exploring the market opportunities,developing the linkages between the fair value of the securities, government fiscal and monetary policies,major economic events and the financial statements of the companies. They must have thorough knowledgeand background of the relevant laws and regulations regarding the Non-Banking Finance Companies,Money Market Operation, Securities and Exchange Rules, Assets Management Companies Ordinance

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