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Author Peter Wheatley , Jim Mazzullo
SAP R/3 for Everyone is the nontechnical user's guide to working with SAP R/3, the leading business enterprise software product in the world. Written and road-tested by experienced SAP R/3 users and trainers, this book saves typical SAP R/3 users time and trouble b....
Release Date 2005/07 -
The Guru's Guide to Transact-SQL
Author Ken Henderson
Since its introduction over a decade ago, the Microsoft SQL Server query language, Transact-SQL, has become increasingly popular and more powerful. The current version sports such advanced features as OLE Automation support, cross-platform querying facilities, and f....
Release Date 2000/02 -
XML and SQL: Developing Web Applications
Author Daniel K. Appelquist
"Dan's book provides something that the formal standards and development manuals sorely lack: a context that helps developers understand how to use XML in their own projects." --Tim Kientzle, Independent Software Consultant XML and SQL: Developing Web Applications....
Release Date 2001/12 -
Author Neil Bradley
A concise, comprehensive and accessible guide to the scope, strengths and limitations of the XSL (eXtensible Stylesheet Language) family of stylesheet standards for XML, this book explains the practical ways in which XSL can be utilized for formatting and manipulati....
Release Date 2000/09 -
Database Design for Mere Mortals
Author Michael J. Hernandez
Sound design can save you hours of development time before you write a single line of code. Based on the author's years of experience teaching this material, Database Design for Mere Mortals is a straightforward, platform-independent tutorial on the basic principle....
Release Date 1996/12 -
Practical SQL Handbook, The: Using SQL Variants, Fourth Edition
Author Sandra L. Emerson , Marcy Darnovsky , Judith S. Bowman
This latest edition of the best-selling implementation guide to the Structured Query Language teaches SQL fundamentals while providing practical solutions for critical business applications. The Practical SQL Handbook, Fourth Edition now includes expanded platform S....
Release Date 2001/06 -
Author P.E. Henry Fu , Ph.D. Biao Fu
SAP BW has recently come to the fore as a valuable tool for developing data warehouses that accurately and effectively support critical business decision making. It facilitates easy-to-use and high-performance extraction, transfer, transformation, and loading of dat....
Release Date 2002/07 -
Author John Lam , Aaron Skonnard , Don Box
The Extensible Markup Language (XML) has been anointed as the universal duct tape for all software integration problems despite XML's relatively humble origins in the world of document management systems. Essential XML presents a software engineering-focused view o....
Release Date 2000/07 -
Metrics and Models in Software Quality Engineering, Second Edition
Author Stephen H. Kan
"This is the single best book on software quality engineering and metrics that I've encountered." --Capers Jones, from the ForewordMetrics and Models in Software Quality Engineering, Second Edition, is the definitive book on this essential topic of software develop....
Release Date 2002/09 -
Database Design for Mere Mortals™: A Hands-On Guide to Relational Database Design, Second Edition
Author Michael J. Hernandez
“This book takes the somewhat daunting process of database design and breaks it into completely manageable and understandable components. Mike’s approach whilst simple is completely professional, and I can recommend this book to any novice database designer.” –S....
Release Date 2003/03 -
Secure XML: The New Syntax for Signatures and Encryption
Author Kitty Niles , Donald E. Eastlake
Extensible Markup Language (XML) is the environment of choice for creating many of today's technologically sophisticated and security-sensitive Web applications. With Secure XML, developers now have the hands-on guide they need to combine a strong foundation in XML....
Release Date 2002/07 -
Process Quality Assurance for UML-Based Projects
Author Bhuvan Unhelkar
Software quality, by its very nature, is elusive. Add to that the issue of ever-changing user requirements and the vagaries of software project management and "quality" can easily become a mere word on a distant horizon. This highly acclaimed book demonstrates how t....
Release Date 2002/10 -
XML Companion, The, Third Edition
Author Neil Bradley
Building on the success of the first and second editions of The XML Companion, Neil Bradley has up-dated this accessible, in-depth reference to cover many of the new supporting standards that have emerged since XML was released in 1998. Apart from the core chapters ....
Release Date 2001/12 -
Author Trudy Pelzer , Peter Gulutzan
SQL Performance Tuning is a handbook of practical solutions for busy database professionals charged with managing an organization's critically important data. Covering today's most popular and widely installed database environments, this book is an indispensable r....
Release Date 2002/09 -
XML Data Management: Native XML and XML-Enabled Database Systems
Author Roberto Zicari , Awais Rashid , Akmal B. Chaudhri
"This is an excellent book that combines a practical and analytical look at the subject."—Leo Korman, Principal Software Engineer, KANA SoftwareAs organizations begin to employ XML within their information-management and exchange strategies, data management issues p....
Release Date 2003/03 -
Author Chris Fehily
Database management. It may sound daunting, but it doesn't have to be, even if you've never programmed before. SQL: Visual QuickStart Guide isn't an exhaustive guide to SQL written for aspiring programming experts. It's simply an invaluable resource for those wh....
Release Date 2002/07 -
Effective XML: 50 Specific Ways to Improve Your XML
Author Elliotte Rusty Harold
Praise for Effective XML“This is an excellent collection of XML best practices: essential reading for any developer using XML. This book will help you avoid common pitfalls and ensure your XML applications remain practical and interoperable for as long as possible.”....
Release Date 2003/09 -
Using XML with Legacy Business Applications
Author Michael C. Rawlins
"This volume offers relentlessly pragmatic solutions to help your business applications get the most out of XML, with a breezy style that makes the going easy. Mike has lived this stuff; he has a strong command of the solutions and the philosophy that underlies them....
Release Date 2003/08 -
XQuery: The XML Query Language
Author Michael Brundage
“An excellent, early look at the emerging XML Query standard. The chapters on surprises and gotchas alone are worth the price of admission!” —Ashok Malhotra, Architect, Microsoft“XQuery is the most important XML standard to emerge in recent years, and is a ....
Release Date 2004/02 -
FileMaker Pro 6 for Windows and MacIntosh: Visual QuickStart Guide
Author Nolan Hester
If you recently upgraded to FileMaker Pro 6 to take advantage of its new digital image management features or its full XML support, you'll also want to upgrade to FileMaker Pro 6 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide. Revised to include all of the new ....
Release Date 2002/12 -
XQuery from the Experts: A Guide to the W3C XML Query Language
Author Philip Wadler , Jim Tivy , Jérôme Siméon , Michael Rys , Jonathan Robie , Michael Kay
"The individual perspectives on the concepts behind the XQuery language offered byXQuery from the Expertswill be of great value to those who are seeking to understand the implications, opportunities, and challenges of XQuery as they design future information systems....
Release Date 2003/08 -
Hands-On Microsoft Access: A Practical Guide to Improving Your Access Skills
Author Bob Schneider
Praise for Hands-On Microsoft Access“Bob has distilled the essence of database design and Access development into a highly valuable and easily understandable resource that I wish was available when I first started out.” —Graham R. Seach, Microsoft Access MVP “If you....
Release Date 2005/08 -
Author Bernard Golden
“Open source requires a fundamentally different operating model in order for IT organizations to succeed. Succeeding with Open Source is the first how-to book about selecting open source software based on a product’s characteristics such as quality, support, and lo....
Release Date 2004/08 -
Author Rick F. van der Lans
The Classic SQL Tutorial: Fully Updated for Today’s Standards and Today’s Top DatabasesFor twenty years, van der Lans’ Introduction to SQL has been the definitive SQL tutorial for database professionals everywhere, regardless of experience or platform. Now van der L....
Release Date 2006/09 -
Visual QuickProject Guide: Creating a Database In FileMaker Pro
Author Steve Schwartz
The problem: Your boss has demanded a database, and you don't know how to create one. It doesn't matter that it's just a simple one (for tracking invoices, inventory, and contacts), or that flexible, powerful software (FileMaker Pro 7) has already been purchased.....
Release Date 2005/01 -
FileMaker Pro 8 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual Quickstart Guide
Author Nolan Hester
Need to learn FileMaker Pro fast? Try a Visual QuickStart Guide! If you've recently upgraded to FileMaker Pro 8, teach yourself this powerful database software the quick and easy way! Using pictures rather than lengthy explanations, this Visual QuickStart Guide tak....
Release Date 2006/06 -
Author Sean Hull , Andy Duncan
Oracle & Open Source is the first book to tie together the commercial world of Oracle and the free-wheeling world of open source software. As this book reveals, these two worlds are not as far apart as they may seem. Today, there are many excellent and freely av....
Release Date 2001/04 -
Author Erik T. Ray
The arrival of support for XML--the Extensible Markup Language--in browsers and authoring tools has followed a long period of intense hype. Major databases, authoring tools (including Microsoft's Office 2000), and browsers are committed to XML support. Many conten....
Release Date 2001/01 -
Author Paul Litwin , Ken Getz , Andy Baron
Access Cookbook contains a comprehensive collection of problems, solutions,and practical examples for the Access power user or programmer who is running up against some of the apparent limits of the Access user interface or of Access application development. The div....
Release Date 2002/02