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Author Lionel Ni , Sudhakar Yalamanchili , Jose Duato
The performance of most digital systems today is limited by their communication or interconnection, not by their logic or memory. As designers strive to make more efficient use of scarce interconnection bandwidth, interconnection networks are emerging as a nearly un....
Release Date 2002/08 -
Leadership in Action: Face to Face - Presence of Mind - A Conversation with Tony Buzan
Author Editor Stephen Rush
Tony Buzan is a leading authority on the brain and techniques of thinking and learning. More than forty years ago he developed Mind Maps®, a powerful graphical and visualization tool designed to unlock the brain's potential.
Release Date 2002/08 -
Optical Methods for Data Processing in Heat and Fluid Flow
Author James Buick , John Cosgrove , Clive Greated
Optical methods are now used routinely for the measurement of velocity, concentration, temperature, and other parameters in wide-ranging areas of industrial research and design such as IC engines, turbines, and combustors.Recent advances such as the use of high-reso....
Release Date 2002/08 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
Author John Simpson
Referring to specific information inside an XML document is a little like finding a needle in a haystack: how do you differentiate the information you need from everything else? XPath and XPointer are two closely related languages that play a key role in XML proces....
Release Date 2002/07 -
Cocoon: Building XML Applications
Author Carsten Ziegeler , Matthew Langham
Cocoon: Building XML Applications is the guide to the Apache Cocoon project. The book contains the much needed documentation on the Cocoon project, but it does not limit itself to just being a developer¿s handbook. The book motivates the use of XML and XML software ....
Release Date 2002/07 -
Special Edition Using XML, Second Edition
Author - et al. David Gulbransen
Special Edition Using XML, Second Edition gives developers a formal introduction to XML technology, starting with in-depth coverage of basic syntax and fundamental "pieces" of XML, including DTDs, Schemas, and Namespaces. The authors then cover various applications ....
Release Date 2002/07 -
Jim Blinn's Corner: Notation, Notation, Notation
Author Jim Blinn
The third entry in the Jim Blinn's Corner series, this is, like the others, a handy compilation of selected installments of his influential column. But here, for the first time, you get the "Director's Cut" of the articles: revised, expanded, and enhanced ve....
Release Date 2002/07 -
Author Eric van der Vlist
If you need to create or use formal descriptions of XML vocabularies, the W3C's XML Schema offers a powerful set of tools for defining acceptable document structures and content. An alternative to DTDs as the way to describe and validate data in an XML environment....
Release Date 2002/06 -
Author Kaj Arno , David Axmark , Michael Widenius
MySQL is the most popular SQL database in the open source community and is used almost universally by web sites running on open source systems. As powerful and flexible as it is lightweight and efficient, MySQL packs a large feature set into a very small and fast en....
Release Date 2002/06 -
Author David Casstevens , Gary Mack
Praise for Mind Gym"Believing in yourself is paramount to success for any athlete. Gary's lessons and David's writing provide examples of the importance of the mental game." --Ben Crenshaw, two-time Masters champion and former Ryder Cup captain"Mind Gym hits a ho....
Release Date 2002/06 -
Author Judith Katz , Frederick Miller
Constant, continuing, and cataclysmic change is causing a major crisis within business organizations today. Faced with constantly advancing technology, unpredictable market shifts, intense global competition, and an increasingly independent "free agent" workfor....
Release Date 2002/06 -
Seeking the Calm in the Storm: Managing Chaos in Your Business Life
Author Dr. Judith M. Bardwick
In a 24/7 world that veers ever closer to chaos, how can we find goals that matter, achieve them, and feel fulfilled? In Seeking the Calm in the Storm, Dr. Judith Bardwick offers a clear path from turmoil to peace, from chaos to balance. She offers a practical, step....
Release Date 2002/05 -
Author Edward Wakin , James W Cortada
Betting on America places the events of 9-11 in deep historical context, offering a thoughtful, realistic, and ultimately optimistic vision of AmericaÕs new future. The authors examine the long-term impact of 9-11 at every level, from our most private personal relat....
Release Date 2002/04 -
Author Alan Beaulieu , Sanjay Mishra
If you write programs to run against an Oracle database, you spend a lot of time and mental energy writing queries to return the data your programs need. Knowledge of SQL, and particularly of Oracle's implementation of SQL, is the key to writing good queries in a ....
Release Date 2002/04 -
Author Jason McIntosh , Erik T. Ray
XML is a text-based markup language that has taken the programming world by storm. More powerful than HTML yet less demanding than SGML, XML has proven itself to be flexible and resilient. XML is the perfect tool for formatting documents with even the smallest bit....
Release Date 2002/04 -
Managing & Using MySQL, 2nd Edition
Author Hugh E. Williams , Randy Yarger , George Reese , Tim King
MySQL is a popular and robust open source database product that supports key subsets of SQL on both Linux and Unix systems. MySQL is free for nonprofit use and costs a small amount for commercial use. Unlike commercial databases, MySQL is affordable and easy to ....
Release Date 2002/04 -
Author Charles C. Manz
The fear of failure is enough to stop many people in their tracks and lead them to give up without even trying. But bestselling author Charles Manz shows that failure is an essential component of personal and professional success. Using real-life examples and s....
Release Date 2002/04 -
Web Database Applications with PHP, and MySQL
Author David Lane , Hugh E. Williams
What do eBay, Amazon.com and CNN.com have in common? They're all applications that integrate large databases with the Web. The popularity (and power) of these applications stems from their accessibility and usability: thousands of users can access the same data at....
Release Date 2002/03 -
Apache Administrator's Handbook
Author Allan Liska , Daniel Lõpez Ridruejo , Rich Bowen
The Apache Web server runs more than 55 percent of the sites on the Internet, making it the number one Web server, and more widely used than all other Web server combined. Apache 2.0 is the first majore release of Apache since its inception, and represents a complet....
Release Date 2002/03 -
Absolute Beginner’s Guide to Databases
Author John V. Petersen
Absolute Beginner's Guide to Databases brings the elements of a database together using easy to understand language, perfect for the true beginner. It not only gives specific hands on practice, but also provides an overview of designing, maintaining and using a dat....
Release Date 2002/03 -
Author Jonathan Gennick , Ales Spetic
This unique cookbook contains a wealth of solutions to problems that SQL programmers face all the time. The recipes inside range from how to perform simple tasks, like importing external data, to ways of handling issues that are more complicated, like set algebra. ....
Release Date 2002/03 -
Author Richard Wagner
Restructuring information in an XML document so that it works in other formats used to be a time-consuming ordeal involving lots of blood, sweat, and tears. Now XSLT (Extensible Stylesheet Language Transformations) makes the process nearly instantaneous. Just provid....
Release Date 2002/03 -
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 -
Privacy Defended: Protecting Yourself Online
Author Chris Weber , William Chan , Gary Bahadur
Privacy Defended: Protecting Yourself Online is a comprehensive book that melds detailed, how-to information on PC hardware and operating system security within the context of protecting one's privacy in a digital world. It is designed for individuals who are serio....
Release Date 2002/02 -
Oracle SQL Tuning Pocket Reference
Author Mark Gurry
One of the most important challenges faced by Oracle database administrators and Oracle developers is the need to tune SQL statements so that they execute efficiently. Poorly tuned SQL statements are one of the leading causes of substandard database performance ....
Release Date 2002/01 -
Access Database Design & Programming, 3rd Edition
Author Steven Roman
Access Database Design & Programming takes you behind the details of the Access interface, focusing on the general knowledge necessary for Access power users or developers to create effective database applications. When using software products with graphical in....
Release Date 2002/01 -
Sams Teach Yourself XSLT in 21 Days
Author Michiel van Otegem
The book covers XSLT and Xpath (as a part of XSLT), as these topics have everything to do with processing XML. It will also cover XML from an XSLT processing and design point of view. Other XML technologies will not be discussed as superset of XSLT, most notably XSL....
Release Date 2002/01