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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 Steven Feuerstein
In this book, Steven Feuerstein, widely recognized as one of the world's experts on the Oracle PL/SQL language, distills his many years of programming, writing, and teaching about PL/SQL into a set of PL/SQL language "best practices"--rules for writing code that is....
Release Date 2001/04 -
Microsoft® SQL Server™ 2000 Programming by Example
Author Carlos Eduardo Rojas , Fernando G. Guerrero
SQL Server 2000 Programming by Example provides clear and concise examples of basic programming techniques used in SQL Server 2000 primarily using Transact-SQL. Even if you're a complete novice to SQL Server 2000 programming, you will benefit by reading through the....
Release Date 2001/04 -
The 108 Skills of Natural Born Leaders
Author Warren Blank
A refreshingly different look at an old question: Are leaders born or made?Some people appear to be natural born leaders. But are they literally born that way? Or have they been taught, coached, rewarded, and reinforced in ways that enable them to be leaders?Acco....
Release Date 2001/04 -
Developing Bioinformatics Computer Skills
Author Cynthia Gibas , Per Jambeck
Bioinformatics--the application of computational and analytical methods to biological problems--is a rapidly evolving scientific discipline. Genome sequencing projects are producing vast amounts of biological data for many different organisms, and, increasingly, st....
Release Date 2001/04 -
Sams Teach Yourself Transact-SQL in 21 Days, Second Edition
Author Bennett McEwan , David Solomon , Lowell Mauer
Sams Teach Yourself Transact-SQL in 21 Days, 2E will teach programmers how to develop Transact-SQL queries. There will be a focus on providing methods for improving productivity without a reducing performance. Specifically, the reader will:Learn Transact-SQL syntax ....
Release Date 2001/03 -
The Data Model Resource Book, Volume 1
Author Graeme Simsion , Len Silverston
A quick and reliable way to build proven databases for core business functions Industry experts raved about The Data Model Resource Book when it was first published in March 1997 because it provided a simple, cost-effective way to design databases for core business....
Release Date 2001/03 -
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 -
The Invisible Cryptologists: African-Americans, WWII to 1956
Author Jeannette Williams
The story of African-Americans employed by the National Security Agency and its predecessors. It tells of the movement of African-Americans from low-level jobs in segregated work units to their rise to key positions in NSA's structure.
Release Date 2001/01 -
Author Ryan Sousa , Claudia Imhoff , W. H. Inmon
The "father of data warehousing" incorporates the latest technologies into his blueprint for integrated decision support systemsToday's corporate IT and data warehouse managers are required to make a small army of technologies work together to ensure fast and accu....
Release Date 2001/01 -
Designing SQL Server 2000 Databases
Author Syngress
The Microsoft .NET initiative is the future of e-commerce - making it possible for organisations to build a secure, reliable e-commerce infrastructure. This is the first book to outline the capabilities of SQL Server 2000, one of the key components of .NET. SQ....
Release Date 2001/01 -
Designing a Data Warehouse: Supporting Customer Relationship Management
Author Chris Todman
The complete guide to building tomorrow's CRM-focused data warehouses.A complete methodology for building CRM-focused data warehousesPlanning, ROI, conceptual and logical models, physical implementation, project management, and beyondFor database developers, archit....
Release Date 2000/12 -
Author Simson Garfinkel
Fifty years ago, in 1984, George Orwell imagined a future in which privacy was demolished by a totalitarian state that used spies, video surveillance, historical revisionism, and control over the media to maintain its power. Those who worry about personal privacy a....
Release Date 2000/12 -
SAP Hardware Solutions: Servers, Storage, and Networks for mySAP.com
Author Uwe M. Hoffmann , Michael Missbach
Introduction to designing robust, rock-solid SAP hardware infrastructures!Maximize scalability, availability, and valueHardware sizing: review of techniques with examplesAll you need to know for designing hardware solutions for mySAP.com: Maximizing performance, ava....
Release Date 2000/11 -
Author Steven Holzner
The XML explosion hardly needs any introduction-it's everywhere and there just seems to be no end to what can be done with XML. While writing to the W3C standards, and keeping up with the pace for corporate implementation, you, the programmer or web developer, will....
Release Date 2000/11 -
Author Roger Dawson
Are you a power negotiator?Master negotiator Roger Dawson shows you how to make the most of all your negotiations in the new paperback edition of his classic Secrets of Power Negotiating.This Second Edition has been completely revised and updated to reflect the chan....
Release Date 2000/11 -
Mind and Heart of the Negotiator, Second Edition, The
Author Leigh L. Thompson
At last, a negotiation book that provides an integrated, big-picture view of what to do and what to avoid at the bargaining table based on the latest research findings! Combining a strong applied flavor with straightforward and lively writing, The Mind and Heart of ....
Release Date 2000/10 -
Building Oracle XML Applications
Author Steve Muench
This rich and detailed look at the many Oracle tools that support XML development shows Java and PL/SQL developers how to combine the power of XML and XSLT with the speed, functionality, and reliability of the Oracle database. The nearly 800 pages of entertaining t....
Release Date 2000/10 -
Storage Area Networks: Designing and Implementing a Mass Storage System
Author Barry J. Schoenborn , Ralph H. Thornburgh
Evaluating, planning, and migrating to SAN storage architecturesSAN concepts, components, and applications—in depthManagement, backup, disaster recovery, and day-to-day administrationIncludes an overview of Fibre Channel, the SAN enablerThe complete guide to SAN tec....
Release Date 2000/09 -
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 -
Microsoft® SQL Server™ 2000 Analysis Services Step by Step
Author Reed Jacobson , OLAP Train
This title shows how to build applications that take advantage of the powerful data-analysis services in Microsoft® SQL Server® 2000. You’ll discover why these services make it easier to analyze huge amounts of data quickly.
Release Date 2000/09 -
Sams Teach Yourself XML in 24 Hours
Author Charles Ashbacher
Sams Teach Yourself XML in 24 Hours teaches you the fundamental concepts of XML using practical, hands-on examples. Rather than dwelling on dry theory, the book is filled with clear, real-world examples of how the technology can be used today. Coverage includes disp....
Release Date 2000/08 -
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 -
Writing Stored Procedures for Microsoft SQL Server
Author Matthew Shepker
Writing Stored Procedures for Microsoft SQL Server focuses on teaching you not only how to build effective stored procedures, but also how to optimize and streamline them for long term use. Get an understanding of how SQL Server interprets stored procedures verses d....
Release Date 2000/06 -
Oracle PL/SQL Programming: A Developer's Workbook
Author Andrew Odewahn , Steven Feuerstein
However excellent they are, most computer books are inherently passive--readers simply take in text without having any opportunity to react to it. The Oracle PL/SQL Developer's Workbook is a different kind of animal! It's designed to engage you actively, to get ....
Release Date 2000/05 -
Oracle SQL*Plus Pocket Reference
Author Jonathan Gennick
This pocket reference provides quick reference information that will help you use SQL*Plus, Oracle's interactive query tool. It summarizes all of the SQL*Plus syntax, including the syntax for new Oracle8i release 8.1.6 features. SQL*Plus is available at every Orac....
Release Date 2000/04 -
The Insider's Guide to Grantmaking: How Foundations Find, Fund, and Manage Effective Programs
Author Joel J. Orosz
Unlike many formal professions, foundation grantmaking is a calling with no training programs and little definitive literature on the latest and best practices. Written for program officers and of considerable value to grantseekers, this volume is the first and only....
Release Date 2000/04 -
Sams Teach Yourself SQL in 24 Hours, Second Edition
Author Ryan K. Stephens , Ronald R. Plew
Written by college instructors, Sams Teach Yourself SQL in 24 Hours quickly teaches beginning- to intermediate-level SQL users how to create, store, access and manipulate data using a proven step-by-step format that teaches SQL by example. This book contains a thoro....
Release Date 2000/03 -
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 -
Author Harrison Owen
Forms and transforms in people, they become strong, focused, and vibrant-and wonderful things can happen. But when the spirit is down, nothing else seems to make a difference-because not too much happens. Many of us today find ourselves trapped in just such org....
Release Date 2000/01