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Location Theory: A Unified Approach

• ISBN:
• 3540243216
• Authors:
• Stefan Nickel, Justo Puerto

Although modern location theory is now more than 90 years old, the focus of researchers in this area has been mainly problem oriented. However, a common theory, which keeps the essential characteristics of classical location models, is still missing. This monograph addresses this issue. A flexible location problem called the Ordered Median Problem (OMP) is introduced. For all three main subareas of location theory (continuous, network and...

Wireless Network Security (Signals and Communication Technology)

• ISBN:
• 0387280405

Wireless networks technologies have been dramatically improved by the popularity of third generation (3G) wireless networks, wireless LANs, Bluetooth, and sensor networks. However, security is a major concern for wide deployments of such wireless networks. The contributions to this volume identify various vulnerabilities in the physical layer, the MAC layer, the IP layer, the transport layer, and the application layer, and discuss ways to...

Handbook of Database Security: Applications and Trends

• ISBN:
• 0387485325
• Authors:
• Michael Gertz

The Handbook of Database Security: Applications & Trends, an edited volume by renowned researchers within data security, provides an up-to-date overview of data security models, techniques, and architectures in a variety of data management applications and settings. This edited volume represents the most comprehensive work on numerous data security aspects published in the last ten years. The Handbook of Database Security: Applications & Trends...

Capoeira: The History of Afro-Brazilian Martial Art (Sport in the Global Society)

• ISBN:
• 0714680869
• Authors:
• Matthi Assunção

Originally the preserve of Afro-Brazilian slaves, the marginalized and the underclasses in Brazilian society, capoeira is now a mainstream sport, taught in Brazilian schools and practised by a range of social classes around the world. Some advocates now seek Olympic recognition for Capoeira. This apparent change in the meaning and purpose of Capeoira has led to conflicts between traditionalists, who view capoeira as their heritage descended from...

EC2ND 2005: Proceedings of the First European Conference on Computer Network Defence

• ISBN:
• 1846283116

This book contains the First European Conference on Computer Network Defence to take place in December 2005 at the School of Computing, University of Glamorgan, in the UK. The theme of the conference is the protection of computer networks. The conference has drawn participants from national and international organisations. The following are a list of topics amongst those discussed: Computer Network Operations, Computer Network Attack, Network...

IPv6 in Practice: A Unixer's Guide to the Next Generation Internet

• ISBN:
• 3540245243
• Authors:
• Benedikt Stockebrand

Handling IPv6 for the first time is a challenging task even for the experienced system administrator. New concepts and mechanisms make it necessary to rethink well-established methods of the IPv4 protocol. This book is a practical guide to IPv6 addressing Unix and network administrators with experience in TCP/IP(v4) but not necessarily any IPv6 knowledge. It focuses on reliable and efficient operation of IPv6 implementations available today...

Information Security and Cryptology ICISC 2006: 9th International Conference, Busan, Korea, November 30 - December 1, 2006, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science / Security and Cryptology)

• ISBN:
• 3540491120

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Information Security and Cryptology, ICISC 2006, held in Busan, Korea in November/December 2006. The 26 revised full papers presented together with two invited talks have gone through two rounds of reviewing and improvement and were selected from 129 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on hash functions, block and stream ciphers, efficient...

Advances in Computer, Information, and Systems Sciences, and Engineering: Proceedings of IETA 2005, TeNe 2005 and EIAE 2005

• ISBN:
• 140205260X

The conference proceedings of International Conference on Industrial Electronics, Technology & Automation (IETA 05), International Conference on Telecommunications and Networking (TeNe 05) and International Conference on Engineering Education, Instructional Technology, Assessment, and E-learning (EIAE 05) include a set of rigorously reviewed world-class manuscripts addressing and detailing state-of-the-art research projects in the areas of:...

Sustainable Internet: Third Asian Internet Engineering Conference, AINTEC 2007, Phuket, Thailand, November 27-29, 2007, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer ... Networks and Telecommunications)

• ISBN:
• 3540768084

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Third Asian Internet Engineering Conference, AINTEC 2007, held in Phuket, Thailand in November 2007. The 14 revised full papers presented together with 7 invited papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 66 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on wireless networks, mobility management, packet transmission, applications and services, network monitoring, and routing.

Advances in Information and Computer Security: Third International Workshop on Security, IWSEC 2008, Kagawa, Japan, November 25-27, 2008. Proceedings (Lecture ... Computer Science / Security and Cryptology)

• ISBN:
• 3540895973

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Third International Workshop on Security, IWSEC 2008, held in Kagawa, Japan, in November 2008. The 18 revised full papers presented together with 1 invited talk were carefully reviewed and selected from 94 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on cryptography, signature and signcryption, software security, privacy protection and contents protection, authentication and...

Natural Computing: 2nd International Workshop on Natural Computing Nagoya, Japan, December 2007, Proceedings (Proceedings in Information and Communications Technology)

• ISBN:
• 4431889809

Most natural and artificial systems transform information in a predictable or programmable way; such transformation can be interpreted as harnessing nature for computing. Recently we have witnessed a burst of research in unconventional computing, resulting in the development of experimental prototypes of natural computers, plasmodium computers, reaction-diffusion processors, and DNA computers as well as theoretical paradigms of natural...

Secure Data Management in Decentralized Systems (Advances in Information Security)

• ISBN:
• 0387276947

The research scope of database security has expanded greatly, due to the rapid development of the global inter-networked infrastructure. Databases are no longer stand-alone systems that are only accessible to internal users of organizations. Instead, allowing selective access from different security domains has become a must for many business practices. New data services are emerging everyday, which also brings new challenges to protect data...

Distributed and Parallel Systems: From Cluster to Grid Computing

• ISBN:
• 0387698574

Distributed and Parallel Systems: From Cluster to Grid Computing is an edited volume based on DAPSYS 2006, the 6th Austrian-Hungarian Workshop on Distributed and Parallel Systems, which is dedicated to all aspects of distributed and parallel computing. The workshop was held in conjunction with the 2nd Austrian Grid Symposium in Innsbruck, Austria in September 2006. Distributed and Parallel Systems: From Cluster to Grid Computing is designed...

Network Processors : Architectures, Protocols and Platforms (Telecom Engineering)

• ISBN:
• 0071409866
• Authors:
• Panos Lekkas

Network processing units (NPUs) will be the occasion of sweeping changes in the network hardware industry over the next few years. This new breed of microchip impacts chip designers like Intel, equipment vendors like Cisco, application developers like IBM and Morotola, and an army of software engineers who spent the last decade working on protocols and network management solutions. A thoroughly practical dissection of the early NPU market, this...

Maximizing .NET Performance (Expert's Voice)

• ISBN:
• 1590591410
• Authors:
• Nick Wienholt

Foreword by .NET Remoting guru Ingo Rammer BACK IN 1999, the ACM published a study1 that presented a comparison of 40 independent implementations of a computationally intensive problem, created by different programmers in either Java&emdash;the then-current managed runtime environment&emdash;or C/C++. It concluded with the finding that interpersonal differences between the developers "are much larger than the average difference between Java and...

The Earls of Mercia: Lordship and Power in Late Anglo-Saxon England (Oxford Historical Monographs)

• ISBN:
• 0199230986
• Authors:
• Stephen Baxter

This book constitutes a major reappraisal of the late Anglo-Saxon state on the eve of its demise. Its principal focus is the family of Ealdorman Leofwine, which obtained power in Mercia and retained it throughout an extraordinary period of political upheaval between 994 and 1071. In doing so it explores a paradox: that earls were extraordinarily wealthy and powerful yet distinctly insecure. The book contains the first extended treatment of...

Epic: Britain's Heroic Muse 1790-1910

• ISBN:
• 0199232989
• Authors:
• Herbert F. Tucker

This book is the first to provide a connected history of epic poetry in Britain between the French Revolution and the First World War. Although epic is widely held to have been shouldered aside by the novel, if not invalidated in advance by modernity, in fact the genre was practiced without interruption across the long nineteenth century by nearly every prominent Romantic and Victorian poet, and shoals of ambitious poetasters into the bargain....

Network Processor Design, Volume 2: Issues and Practices, Volume 2 (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Computer Architecture and Design)

• ISBN:
• 0121981576

Responding to ever-escalating requirements for performance, flexibility, and economy, the networking industry has opted to build products around network processors. To help meet the formidable challenges of this emerging field, the editors of this volume created the first Workshop on Network Processors, a forum for scientists and engineers to discuss latest research in the architecture, design, programming, and use of these devices. This series...

OpenSocial Network Programming (Wrox Programmer to Programmer)

• ISBN:
• 0470442220
• Authors:
• Lynne Grewe

OpenSocial is a set of common application programming interfaces for Web-based social network applications. As the first book on OpenSocial, this valuable resource discusses the unique area of social networking and the needs and different attributes of social network applications. Youll get step-by-step instructions for creating OpenSocial applications for multiple platforms and explore application development and deployment using integration...

Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Unleashed

• ISBN:
• 0672329727
• Authors:
• Lars Powers, Mike Snell

Microsoft® Visual Studio 2008 Unleashed is an end-to-end, deep dive into the Visual Studio development environment. It’s meant to provide you guidance on how you can squeeze the ultimate productivity out of the many features built into the .NET development tools. Understanding how to use your tools will make you a better developer. This book was written with that premise as its focus.   The authors have folded in real-world development...

SAT I (Cliffs Quick Review)

• ISBN:
• 0764585363
• Authors:
• Jerry Bobrow Ph.D.

You know your SAT I score can determinewhich college or university you attend,so why take a chance when preparing for the exam? Written by leading experts in the field of test preparation, Cliffs Quick Review SAT I helps you create an effective study plan so you can meet your test-taking goals. The book explains the exam and outlines the types of questions you encounter; it also walks you through a complete review of the essential skills needed...

SAT I/PSAT (Cliffs Test Prep)

• ISBN:
• 0764586114
• Authors:
• Jerry Bobrow

This updated guide covers the new SAT I format, including online registration, grid-in math questions, and critical reading with paired passages.

The Mayan Mission: Another Mission. Another Country. Another Action-Packed Adventure. 1,000 New SAT Vocabulary Words

• ISBN:
• 0764598201
• Authors:
• Karen B. Chapman

Will Alexa and Jose solve the Mayan mystery? Will you conquer the SAT? With 1,000 SAT vocabulary words, this book holds the answers! In this suspenseful sequel to The Marino Mission, teens Alexa and Jose reunite at the ruins of an ancient Mayan temple where they unearth intriguing clues about this ancient civilization. When they uncover a sinister scheme to sell priceless Mayan artifacts to the highest bidder, Alexa and Jose get caught up in the...

Hacking Exposed Windows: Microsoft Windows Security Secrets and Solutions, Third Edition

• ISBN:
• 007149426X
• Authors:
• Joel Scambray

The latest Windows security attack and defense strategies "Securing Windows begins with reading this book." --James Costello (CISSP) IT Security Specialist, Honeywell Meet the challenges of Windows security with the exclusive Hacking Exposed "attack-countermeasure" approach. Learn how real-world malicious hackers conduct reconnaissance of targets and then exploit common misconfigurations and software flaws on both clients and servers. See...

Gray Hat Hacking, Second Edition: The Ethical Hacker's Handbook

• ISBN:
• 0071495681
• Authors:
• Shon Harris, Allen Harper, Chris Eagle, Jonathan Ness

"A fantastic book for anyone looking to learn the tools and techniques needed to break in and stay in." --Bruce Potter, Founder, The Shmoo Group "Very highly recommended whether you are a seasoned professional or just starting out in the security business." --Simple Nomad, Hacker

Engaging Privacy and Information Technology in a Digital Age

• ISBN:
• 0309103924
• Authors:
• Committee on Privacy in the Information Age, National Research Council

Privacy is a growing concern in the United States and around the world. The spread of the Internet and the seemingly boundaryless options for collecting, saving, sharing, and comparing information trigger consumer worries. Online practices of business and government agencies may present new ways to compromise privacy, and e-commerce and technologies that make a wide range of personal information available to anyone with a Web browser only begin...

Troubleshooting Linux(R) Firewalls

• ISBN:
• 0321227239
• Authors:
• Michael Shinn, Scott Shinn

While Linux firewalls are inexpensive and quite reliable, they lack the supportcomponent of their commerical counterparts. As a result, most users of Linuxfirewalls have to resort to mailing lists to solve their problems. Our authorshave scoured firewall mailing lists and have compiled a list of the most oftenencountered problems in Linux firewalling. This book takes a Chilton's manualdiagnostic approach to solving these problems.The book begins...

The Web Application Hacker's Handbook: Discovering and Exploiting Security Flaws

• ISBN:
• 0470170778
• Authors:
• Dafydd Stuttard, Marcus Pinto

This book is a practical guide to discovering and exploiting security flaws in web applications. The authors explain each category of vulnerability using real-world examples, screen shots and code extracts. The book is extremely practical in focus, and describes in detail the steps involved in detecting and exploiting each kind of security weakness found within a variety of applications such as online banking, e-commerce and other web...

The Best of 2600: A Hacker Odyssey

• ISBN:
• 0470294191
• Authors:
• Emmanuel Goldstein

Since 1984, the quarterly magazine 2600 has provided fascinating articles for readers who are curious about technology. Find the best of the magazine’s writing in Best of 2600: A Hacker Odyssey , a collection of the strongest, most interesting, and often most controversial articles covering 24 years of changes in technology, all from a hacker’s perspective. Included are stories about the creation of the infamous tone dialer “red box”...

Cracking Drupal: A Drop in the Bucket

• ISBN:
• 0470429038
• Authors:
• Greg Knaddison

The first book to reveal the vulnerabilities and security issues that exist in the sites that have been built with Drupaland how to prevent them from continuing Drupal is an open source framework and content management system that allows users to create and organize content, customize presentation, automate tasks, and manage site visitors and contributors. Authored by a Drupal expert, this is the first book to reveal the vulnerabilities and...

Hack Attacks Denied: Complete Guide to Network LockDown

• ISBN:
• 0471416258
• Authors:
• John Chirillo

Once you've seen firsthand in Hack Attacks Revealed all the tools and techniques that hackers use to exploit network security loopholes, you're ready to learn specific methods for protecting all parts of the network against security breaches. Corporate hack master Chirillo shows readers how to develop a security policy that has high alert capability for incoming attacks and a turnkey prevention system to keep them out. Network professionals will...

Practical Unix & Internet Security, 3rd Edition

• ISBN:
• 0596003234
• Authors:
• Simson Garfinkel, Gene Spafford PH.D., Alan Schwartz PH.D.

When Practical Unix Security was first published more than a decade ago, it became an instant classic. Crammed with information about host security, it saved many a Unix system administrator from disaster. The second edition added much-needed Internet security coverage and doubled the size of the original volume. The third edition is a comprehensive update of this very popular book - a companion for the Unix/Linux system administrator who needs...

Computer Security Basics

• ISBN:
• 0596006691
• Authors:
• Rick Lehtinen, Deborah Russell, G T Gangemi, Lehtinen Rick, Gangemi G.T.

This is the must-have book for a must-know field. Today, general security knowledge is mandatory, and, if you who need to understand the fundamentals, Computer Security Basics 2nd Edition is the book to consult. The new edition builds on the well-established principles developed in the original edition and thoroughly updates that core knowledge. For anyone involved with computer security, including security administrators, system administrators,...

Snort Cookbook

• ISBN:
• 0596007914
• Authors:
• Angela D Orebaugh, Simon Biles, Jacob Babbin

If you are a network administrator, you're under a lot of pressure to ensure that mission-critical systems are completely safe from malicious code, buffer overflows, stealth port scans, SMB probes, OS fingerprinting attempts, CGI attacks, and other network intruders. Designing a reliable way to detect intruders before they get in is an essential--but often overwhelming--challenge. Snort, the defacto open source standard of intrusion detection...

SSH, the Secure Shell: The Definitive Guide

• ISBN:
• 0596008953
• Authors:
• Daniel J. Barrett, Richard E. Silverman, Robert G. Byrnes

Are you serious about network security? Then check out SSH, the Secure Shell, which provides key-based authentication and transparent encryption for your network connections. It's reliable, robust, and reasonably easy to use, and both free and commercial implementations are widely available for most operating systems. While it doesn't solve every privacy and security problem, SSH eliminates several of them very effectively. Everything you want...

.NET Framework Security

• ISBN:
• 067232184X
• Authors:
• Brian A. LaMacchia, Sebastian Lange, Matthew Lyons, Rudi Martin, Kevin T. Price

The definite security reference and guide to the new programming platform from Microsoft. Written by people who have designed and implemented the security features and infrastructure in the .NET Framework that ASP.NET, C#, VB or Managed C++ applications run on. Softcover.

Microsoft ISA Server 2006 Unleashed

• ISBN:
• 0672329190
• Authors:
• Michael Noel

ISA Server 2006 is a robust application layer firewall that provides organizations with the ability to secure critical business infrastructure from the exploits and threats of the modern computing world. ISA’s ability to act as an edge firewall, a Virtual Private Networking solution, a reverse proxy server, or a content caching device give it unprecedented flexibility and position it as a valuable security tool for many types of organizations....

Deploying Virtual Private Networks with Microsoft® Windows Server(TM) 2003 (Technical Reference)

• ISBN:
• 0735615764
• Authors:
• Joseph Davies, Elliot Lewis

This is the essential reference for any IT professional deploying virtual private networks (VPNs) using Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP. The book thoroughly details how to implement remote access and site-to-site VPN connections and their related authentication technologies for a Windows environment. You’ll learn how to deploy VPN solutions that use the latest Internet-standard VPN protocols and security technologies including...

Building Secure Microsoft ASP.NET Applications (Pro-Developer)

• ISBN:
• 0735618909
• Authors:
• Microsoft Corporation

This guide presents a practical, scenario-driven approach to designing and building security-enhanced ASP.NET applications for Microsoft® Windows® 2000 and version 1.1 of the Microsoft .NET Framework.

Hacking Firefox: More Than 150 Hacks, Mods, and Customizations (ExtremeTech)

• ISBN:
• 0764596500
• Authors:
• Mel Reyes

They dreamed of a better browser . . . and before you could say "explore no more," Firefox was born. But already you want more. Tighter security, greater functionality. A custom installation for Linux. Maybe even that unique extension you've always dreamed of creating. Well, if you want to tweak the Fox, here are over 400 pages of ways to do it. From hacking profile settings to cracking links and cleaning out the cookie jar, this is the stuff...

Hacking Wireless Networks For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech))

• ISBN:
• 0764597302
• Authors:
• Kevin Beaver, Peter T. Davis

Become a cyber-hero - know the common wireless weaknesses "Reading a book like this one is a worthy endeavor toward becoming an experienced wireless security professional." --Devin Akin - CTO, The Certified Wireless Network Professional (CWNP) Program Wireless networks are so convenient - not only for you, but also for those nefarious types who'd like to invade them. The only way to know if your system can be penetrated is to simulate an attack....

Practical Hacking Techniques and Countermeasures

• ISBN:
• 0849370574
• Authors:
• Mark D. Spivey

Examining computer security from the hacker's perspective, Practical Hacking Techniques and Countermeasures employs virtual computers to illustrate how an attack is executed, including the script, compilation, and results. It provides detailed screen shots in each lab for the reader to follow along in a step-by-step process in order to duplicate and understand how the attack works. It enables experimenting with hacking techniques without fear of...

php|architect's Guide to PHP Security|

• ISBN:
• 0973862106
• Authors:
• Ilia Alshanetsky

Security is a hot topic these days, with new exploits and patches released on a daily basis for all sorts of operating systems and applications. Recently, the security bubble has expanded to touch the PHP world, and several well-known applications have been the target of a great number of attacks. Despite all the negative publicity, however, PHP is and remains a very stable--and very secure--programming environment. php|architect's Guide to PHP...

Windows Server 2003 Security Infrastructures: Core Security Features (HP Technologies)

• ISBN:
• 1555582834
• Authors:
• Jan De Clercq

Windows Server 2003 Security Infrastructures is a must for anyone that wants to know the nuts and bolts of Windows Server 2003 security and wants to leverage the operating system's security infrastructure components to build a more secure I.T. infrastructure. The primary goal of this book is to provide insights into the security features and technologies of the Windows Server 2003 operating system. It also highlights the security principles an...

Implementing Electronic Card Payment Systems (Artech House Computer Security Series)

• ISBN:
• 1580533051
• Authors:
• Cristian Radu

As magnetic stripe cards are being replaced by chip cards that offer consumers and businesses greater protection against fraud, a new standard for this technology is being introduced by Europay, MasterCard, and Visa (EMV). This cutting-edge, new book provides you with a comprehensive overview of the EMV chip solution and explains how this technology provides a chip migration path, where interoperability plays a central role in the business...

Security Technologies for the World Wide Web, Second Edition

• ISBN:
• 1580533485
• Authors:
• Rolf Oppliger

This newly revised edition of the Artech House bestseller brings you the most, up-to-date, comprehensive analysis of the current trends in WWW security available, with brand new chapters on authentication and authorization infrastructures, server-side security, and risk management. You also find coverage of entirely new topics such as Microsoft.NET Passport. From HTTP security, firewalls and proxy servers, cryptographic security protocols,...

MPLS VPN Security

• ISBN:
• 1587051834
• Authors:
• Michael H. Behringer, Monique J. Morrow

A practical guide to hardening MPLS networks  Define "zones of trust" for your MPLS VPN environment Understand fundamental security principles and how MPLS VPNs work Build an MPLS VPN threat model that defines attack points, such as VPN separation, VPN spoofing, DoS against the network’s backbone, misconfigurations, sniffing, and inside attack forms Identify VPN security requirements, including robustness against attacks, hiding of the core...

Securing Your Business with Cisco ASA and PIX Firewalls

• ISBN:
• 1587052148
• Authors:
• Greg Abelar

Protect critical data and maintain uptime with Cisco ASDM and Cisco Security Agent  Understand how attacks can impact your business and the different ways attacks can occur Learn about the defense-in-depth model for deploying firewall and host protection Examine navigation methods and features of Cisco ASDM Set up Cisco ASA, PIX Firewall, and ASDM hardware and software Use the Cisco ASDM startup wizard to safely connect your network to the...

SSL Remote Access VPNs (Network Security)

• ISBN:
• 1587052423
• Authors:
• Qiang Huang, Jazib Frahim

SSL Remote Access VPNs   An introduction to designing and configuring SSL virtual private networks   Jazib Frahim, CCIE® No. 5459 Qiang Huang, CCIE No. 4937   Cisco® SSL VPN solutions (formerly known as Cisco WebVPN solutions) give you a flexible and secure way to extend networking resources to virtually any remote user with access to the Internet and a web browser. Remote access based on SSL VPN delivers secure access to network resources...

Web And Information Securit

• ISBN:
• 1591405890

Web and Information Security consists of a collection of chapters written by leading experts in the field that describe state-of-the-art topics pertaining to Web and information systems security. In particular, security for the semantic Web, privacy, security policy management and emerging topics such as secure semantic grids and secure multimedia systems are also discussed. As well as covering basic concepts of Web and information system...

Hacking: The Art of Exploitation

• ISBN:
• 1593270070
• Authors:
• Jon Erickson

Emphasizing a true understanding of the techniques as opposed to just breaking the rules, the author helps readers determine which areas are prone to attack and why. Unlike other so-called hacking guides, this book does not gloss over technical details, and includes detailed sections on stack-based overflows, heap based overflows, format string exploits, return-into-libc, shellcode, and cryptographic attacks on 802.11b.

Silence on the Wire: A Field Guide to Passive Reconnaissance and Indirect Attacks

• ISBN:
• 1593270461
• Authors:
• Michal Zalewski

Author Michal Zalewski has long been known and respected in the hacking and security communities for his intelligence, curiosity and creativity, and this book is truly unlike anything else out there. In Silence on the Wire: A Field Guide to Passive Reconnaissance and Indirect Attacks, Zalewski shares his expertise and experience to explain how computers and networks work, how information is processed and delivered, and what security threats lurk...

How to Cheat at Securing Linux

• ISBN:
• 1597492078
• Authors:
• James Stanger

Are you one of the millions of SysAdmins running a Linux server who can't find a current book on Linux security? Well..this is the book for you. How to Cheat at Securing Linux Servers is designed to help you deploy a Linux system on the Internet in a variety of security roles. This book provides practical instructions and pointers concerning the open source security tools that we use every day. This book shows you how to use your Linux skills to...

The Best Damn Firewall Book Period, Second Edition

• ISBN:
• 1597492183
• Authors:
• Thomas W Shinder

The Second Edition of the Best Damn Firewall Book Period is completely revised and updated to include all of the most recent releases from Microsoft, Cisco, Juniper Network, SonicWALL, and Check Point. Compiled from the best of the Syngress firewall library and authored by product experts such as Dr. Tom Shinder on ISA Server, this volume is an indispensable addition to a serious networking professionals toolkit. Coverage includes migrating to...

Stealing the Network: The Complete Series Collector's Edition, Final Chapter, and DVD

• ISBN:
• 159749299X
• Authors:
• Johnny Long, Ryan Russell, Timothy Mullen

"Stealing the Network: How to Own the Box is a unique book in the fiction department. It combines stories that are fictional, with technology that is real. While none of the stories have happened, there is no reason why they could not. You could argue it provides a road map for criminal hackers, but I say it does something else: it provides a glimpse into the creative minds of some of today's best hackers, and even the best hackers will tell you...

Security Controls for Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 IT Compliance: Authorization, Authentication, and Access

• ISBN:
• 0764598384
• Authors:
• Dennis C. Brewer

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires public companies to implement internal controls over financial reporting, operations, and assets-all of which depend heavily on installing or improving information security technology Offers an in-depth look at why a network must be set up with certain authentication computer science protocols (rules for computers to talk to one another) that guarantee security Addresses the critical concepts and skills necessary...

Web Services Security

• ISBN:
• 0072224711
• Authors:
• Mark O'Neill

Explains how to implement secure Web services and includes coverage of trust, confidentiality, cryptography, authentication, authorization, and Kerberos. You'll also find details on Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML), XML Key Management Specification (XKMS), XML Encryption, Hypertext Transfer Protocol-Reliability (HTTP-R) and more.

The Phonology and Morphology of Arabic (The Phonology of the World's Languages)

• ISBN:
• 0199257590
• Authors:
• Janet C. E. Watson

This is an account of the phonology and morphology of modern spoken Arabic, the first to be published in any language and based largely on the author's research. Dr Watson's approach is theoretically innovative and aware, but accessible to Arabic language specialists outside linguistics. Broad in coverage, this is an important and pioneering book.

PC Magazine Fighting Spyware, Viruses, and Malware

• ISBN:
• 0764577697
• Authors:
• Ed Tittel

Think there's no malicious software on your computer? PC Magazine thinks you should think again. Scans by ISPs have revealed as many as twenty-eight spyware programs running on the average home computer--like yours. That's a lot of people prying into what's on your PC, and a DSL or cable connection is a virtual welcome mat. But by following Ed Tittel's advice, you can learn how invasions occur, spot an infestation, repair damage that's already...

Safety-Critical Systems: Problems, Process and Practice: Proceedings of the Seventeenth Safety-Critical Systems Symposium Brighton, UK, 3 - 5 February 2009

• ISBN:
• 1848823487

"Safety-Critical Systems: Problems, Process and Practice" contains the papers presented at the seventeenth annual Safety-critical Systems Symposium, held at Brighton, UK, in February 2009. The Symposium is for engineers, managers and academics in the field of system safety, across all industry sectors, so the papers making up this volume offer a wide-ranging coverage of current safety topics, and a blend of academic research and industrial...

Intrusion Detection effektiv!: Modellierung und Analyse von Angriffsmustern (X.systems.press) (German Edition)

• ISBN:
• 3540482512
• Authors:
• Michael Meier

Zum Schutz von IT-Systemen vor Angriffen werden vermehrt Intrusion-Detection-Systeme eingesetzt, die eine Missbrauchserkennung realisieren, indem beobachtete Systemereignisse mit bekannten Angriffsmustern verglichen werden. Der praktische Einsatz dieser Systeme ist häufig von Fehlalarmen und nicht entdeckten Angriffen geprägt, deren Ursache in unzureichenden Angriffsmustern liegt. Der Autor stellt Ansätze zur Steigerung der Wirksamkeit von...

Complete Book of Remote Access: Connectivity and Security (Best Practices Series (Boca Raton, Fla.).)

• ISBN:
• 0849312531

As technology advances, the demand and necessity for seamless connectivity and stable access to servers and networks is increasing exponentially. Unfortunately the few books out there on remote access focus on Cisco certification preparation, one aspect of network connectivity or security. This text covers both-the enabling technology and how to make remote access secure. The definitive resource for network administrators and IT professionals...

Official (ISC)2 Guide to the CISSP Exam

• ISBN:
• 084931707X
• Authors:
• Susan Hansche CISSP, John Berti CISSP, Chris Hare

Candidates for the CISSP exam can now go directly to the source for study materials that are indispensable in achieving certification. The Official (ISC)2 Guide to the CISSP Exam is derived from the actual CBK review course created and administered by the non-profit security consortium (ISC)2. In addition to being an invaluable study guide, this book is detailed enough to serve as an authoritative information security resource. Both of the...

Securing HP NonStop Servers in an Open Systems World: TCP/IP, OSS and SQL

• ISBN:
• 155558344X
• Authors:
• XYPRO Technology Corp

Recent corporate events have exposed the frequency and consequences of poor system security implementations and inadequate protection of private information. In a world of increasingly complex computing environments, myriad compliance regulations and the soaring costs of security breaches, it is economically essential for companies to become proactive in implementing effective system and data security measures. This volume is a comprehensive...

Check Point Next Generation Security Administration

• ISBN:
• 1928994741
• Authors:
• Allen V. Keele, Daniel Kligerman, Drew Simonis, Corey Pincock

Check Point NGX R65 is the next major release of Check Point's flagship firewall software product. Check Point's NGX is the underlying security software platform for all of the company's enterprise firewall, VPN, and management solutions. It enables enterprises of all sizes to reduce the cost and complexity of security management and ensure that their security systems can be easily extended to adapt to new and emerging threats. This title is a...

Security in Distributed and Networking Systems (Computer and Netwrok Security)

• ISBN:
• 9812708073

Security issues in distributed systems and network systems are extremely important. This edited book provides a comprehensive treatment on security issues in these systems, ranging from attacks to all kinds of solutions from prevention to detection approaches. The book includes security studies in a range of systems including peer-to-peer networks, distributed systems, Internet, wireless networks, Internet service, e-commerce, mobile and...

Core Security Patterns: Best Practices and Strategies for J2EE(TM), Web Services, and Identity Management

• ISBN:
• 0131463071
• Authors:
• Christopher Steel, Ramesh Nagappan, Ray Lai

Praise for Core Security Patterns Java provides the application developer with essential security mechanisms and support in avoiding critical security bugs common in other languages. A language, however, can only go so far. The developer must understand the security requirements of the application and how to use the features Java provides in order to meet those requirements. Core Security Patterns addresses both aspects of security and will be a...

VPNs Illustrated: Tunnels, VPNs, and IPsec

• ISBN:
• 032124544X
• Authors:
• Jon C. Snader

Virtual private networks (VPNs) based on the Internet instead of the traditional leased lines offer organizations of all sizes the promise of a low-cost, secure electronic network. However, using the Internet to carry sensitive information can present serious privacy and security problems. By explaining how VPNs actually work, networking expert Jon Snader shows software engineers and network administrators how to use tunneling, authentication,...

Ajax Security

• ISBN:
• 0321491939
• Authors:
• Billy Hoffman, Bryan Sullivan

The Hands-On, Practical Guide to Preventing Ajax-Related Security Vulnerabilities   More and more Web sites are being rewritten as Ajax applications; even traditional desktop software is rapidly moving to the Web via Ajax. But, all too often, this transition is being made with reckless disregard for security. If Ajax applications aren’t designed and coded properly, they can be susceptible to far more dangerous security vulnerabilities than...

Computer Network Security

• ISBN:
• 0387204733
• Authors:
• Joseph M. Kizza

A comprehensive survey of computer network security concepts, methods, and practices. This authoritative volume provides an optimal description of the principles and applications of computer network security in particular, and cyberspace security in general. The book is thematically divided into three segments: Part I describes the operation and security conditions surrounding computer networks; Part II builds from there and exposes readers to...

Trust, Complexity and Control: Confidence in a Convergent World

• ISBN:
• 0470061308
• Authors:
• Piotr Cofta

An increasing reliance on the Internet and mobile communication has deprived us of our usual means of assessing another party’s trustworthiness. This is increasingly forcing us to rely on control.  Yet the notion of trust and trustworthiness is essential to the continued development of a technology-enabled society. Trust, Complexity and Control offers readers a single, consistent explanation of how the sociological concept of ‘trust’ can...

The CEH Prep Guide: The Comprehensive Guide to Certified Ethical Hacking

• ISBN:
• 0470135921
• Authors:
• Ronald L. Krutz, Russell Dean Vines

The Certified Ethical Hacker program began in 2003 and ensures that IT professionals apply security principles in the context of their daily job scope Presents critical information on footprinting, scanning, enumeration, system hacking, trojans and backdoors, sniffers, denial of service, social engineering, session hijacking, hacking Web servers, and more Discusses key areas such as Web application vulnerabilities, Web-based password cracking...

Wireless Internet Security: Architecture and Protocols

• ISBN:
• 0521887836
• Authors:
• James Kempf

In describing tools for internet security, this title focuses on understanding the system architecture of existing security and on developing architectural changes for new security services. Topics include security threats in wireless networks, security services for countering those threats, and the process of defining functional architecture for network systems. Kempf also discusses examples of wireless Internet security systems such as...

Network Security: A Practical Guide (Computer Weekly Professional)

• ISBN:
• 0750650338
• Authors:
• Owen Poole

Network Security: a practical guide provides a comprehensive review of network security issues, with relevance to corporate networks, from both an administrative and user perspective. It is particularly suited to IS executives, administrators and managers who wish to review their own network security procedures or for those who simply want to learn more about the network security issues that face their organization. The book covers a broad range...

Network Security Principles and Practices (CCIE Professional Development)

• ISBN:
• 1587050250
• Authors:
• Saadat Malik

Expert solutions for securing network infrastructures and VPNs Build security into the network by defining zones, implementing secure routing protocol designs, and building safe LAN switching environmentsUnderstand the inner workings of the Cisco PIX Firewall and analyze in-depth Cisco PIX Firewall and Cisco IOS Firewall features and conceptsUnderstand what VPNs are and how they are implemented with protocols such as GRE, L2TP, and IPSecGain a...

Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2004 Administrator's Pocket Consultant (Pro-Administrator's Pocket Consultant)

• ISBN:
• 0735621888
• Authors:
• Bud Ratliff, Jason Ballard

Here’s the utterly practical, pocket-sized reference for IT professionals who need to deliver security-enhanced Internet connectivity, fast Web access, and lower costs to their organizations. This unique guide provides essential details for using Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2004 to help protect and accelerate your e-business—whether it’s migrating from Proxy Server; employing the extensible, multilayer...

Linux Networking Clearly Explained

• ISBN:
• 0125331711
• Authors:
• Bryan Pfaffenberger, Michael Jang

Passionately democratic in its advocacy of networking for the masses, this is the first book on Linux networking written especially for the novice user. Because the free, open-source Linux operating system is winning so many converts today, the number of Linux-based networks will grow exponentially over the next few years. Taking up where Linux Clearly Explained left off, Linux Networking Clearly Explained walks the reader through the creation...

High Speed Signal Propagation: Advanced Black Magic

• ISBN:
• 013084408X
• Authors:
• Howard Johnson

Raves for Dr. Johnson's previous classic, High-Speed Digital Design! "...one of the finest efforts to come along in the field of applied high-speed digital design because of its focus on providing tools for the whole design team bringing a high-speed product to life. For all the PCB designers and circuit designers out there, buy it; read it; keep it." -- Dan Baumgartner, Printed Circuit Design Faster and farther: State-of-the-art signal...

Reliable Distributed Systems: Technologies, Web Services, and Applications

• ISBN:
• 0387215093
• Authors:
• Kenneth P. Birman

An understanding of the techniques used to make distributed computing systems and networks reliable, fault-tolerant and secure will be crucial to those who design and deploy the next generation of mission-critical applications and Web Services. Reliable Distributed Systems reviews and describes the key concepts, principles and applications of modern distributed computing systems and architectures. This self-contained book consists of five...

Principles of Spread-Spectrum Communication Systems

• ISBN:
• 0387227822
• Authors:
• Don Torrieri

Originally adopted in military networks as a means of ensuring secure communication when confronted with the threats of jamming and interception, spread-spectrum systems are now the core of commercial applications such as mobile cellular and satellite communication. This book provides a concise but lucid explanation and derivation of the fundamentals of spread-spectrum communication systems. The level of presentation is suitable for graduate...

Component Models and Systems for Grid Applications.(Coregrid)

• ISBN:
• 0387233512

Component Models and Systems for Grid Applications is the essential reference for the most current research on Grid technologies. This first volume of the CoreGRID series addresses such vital issues as the architecture of the Grid, the way software will influence the development of the Grid, and the practical applications of Grid technologies for individuals and businesses alike. Part I of the book, Application-Oriented Designs, focuses on...

CCNA: Cisco Certified Network Associate Study Guide: Exam 640-802

• ISBN:
• 0470110082
• Authors:
• Todd Lammle

Completely Revised for the New 2007 Version of the CCNA Exam (#640-802) Cisco networking authority Todd Lammle has completely updated this new edition to cover all of the exam objectives for the latest version of the CCNA exam. Todd’s straightforward style provides lively examples, easy-to-understand analogies, and real-world scenarios that will not only help you prepare for the exam, but also give you a solid foundation as a Cisco networking...

Mastering System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R2

• ISBN:
• 047017367X
• Authors:
• Chris Mosby, Ron D. Crumbaker, Christopher W. Urban

Mastering System Center Configuration Manager 2007 provides intermediate and advanced coverage of all aspects of the product, including planning and installation, upgrading Systems Management Server 2003, deploying software and operating systems, security, monitoring and troubleshooting, and automating and customizing SCCM 2007 with scripts. The authors take a hands-on approach by providing many real-world scenarios to show readers how to use...

Microsoft Exchange Server 2007: A Beginner's Guide

• ISBN:
• 0071486399
• Authors:
• Nick Cavalancia

Support a Seamless Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Messaging Environment Get started using Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 quickly with help from this easy-to-follow resource. Using screenshots and step-by-step instructions, Microsoft Exchange Server 2007: A Beginner's Guide shows you how to set up Exchange Server, migrate from earlier releases, manage recipients, and administer storage. You'll learn how to integrate with Outlook, support mobile...

Delivering Carrier Ethernet: Extending Ethernet Beyond the LAN

• ISBN:
• 0071487476
• Authors:
• Abdul Kasim, Prasanna Adhikari, Nan Chen, Norman Finn, Nasir Ghani, Marek Hajduczenia, Paul Havala, Giles Heron, Michael Howard, Luca Martini, Bob Metcalfe, Mannix O'Connor, Matt Squire, William Szeto, Greg White

Understand and evaluate the delivery of Carrier Ethernet using different technologies Carrier Ethernet is rapidly becoming the de facto platform for offering the next generation of high-bandwidth multimedia applications. Delivering Carrier Ethernet: Extending Ethernet Beyond the LAN provides, for the very first time, an in-depth assessment of the various network solutions that can be used to deliver Carrier Ethernet services. The book is based...

Information Assurance: Dependability and Security in Networked Systems (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Networking)

• ISBN:
• 0123735661
• Authors:
• Yi Qian, David Tipper, Prashant Krishnamurthy, James Joshi

In today's fast paced, infocentric environment, professionals increasingly rely on networked information technology to do business. Unfortunately, with the advent of such technology came new and complex problems that continue to threaten the availability, integrity, and confidentiality of our electronic information. It is therefore absolutely imperative to take measures to protect and defend information systems by ensuring their security and...

Internet Multimedia Communications Using SIP: A Modern Approach Including Java® Practice (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Networking)

• ISBN:
• 0123743001
• Authors:
• Rogelio Martinez Perea

Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) was conceived in 1996 as a signaling protocol for inviting users to multimedia conferences. With this development, the next big Internet revolution silently started. That was the revolution which would end up converting the Internet into a total communication system which would allow people to talk to each other, see each other, work collaboratively or send messages in real time. Internet telephony and, in...

Data Binding with Windows Forms 2.0: Programming Smart Client Data Applications with .NET

• ISBN:
• 032126892X
• Authors:
• Brian Noyes

"Brian Noyes' writing style easily captures your attention as he elaborates on all aspects of data binding in his book. He has a refreshingly clear and crisp delivery as he starts each chapter with a simple tour of each topic, and then leads you into practical concerns for sound practices and extensibility opportunities. Most importantly, as Brian explains approaches to data-binding architecture, patterns of usage, the value of data sets,...

Handbook of Network and System Administration

• ISBN:
• 0444521984

System administration is about the design, running and maintenance of human-computer systems. Examples of human-computer systems include business enterprises, service institutions and any extensive machinery that is operated by, or interacts with human beings. System administration is often thought of as the technological side of a system: the architecture, construction and optimization of the collaborating parts, but it also occasionally...

Programming Multi-Agent Systems in AgentSpeak using Jason (Wiley Series in Agent Technology)

• ISBN:
• 0470029005
• Authors:
• Rafael H. Bordini, Jomi Fred Hübner, Michael Wooldridge

Jason is an Open Source interpreter for an extended version of AgentSpeak – a logic-based agent-oriented programming language – written in Java™. It enables users to build complex multi-agent systems that are capable of operating in environments previously considered too unpredictable for computers to handle. Jason is easily customisable and is suitable for the implementation of reactive planning systems according to the...

CCNA: Cisco Certified Network Associate: Fast Pass

• ISBN:
• 0470185716
• Authors:
• Todd Lammle

Organized by exam objectives, this is a focused, concise review guide that works hand-in-hand with any learning tool, including the Sybex CCNA: Cisco Certified Network Associate Study Guide, 6th and Deluxe editions. The book will consist of four high-level chapters, each mapping to the four main Domains of the exam skill-set. The book will drill down into the specifics of the exam, covering the following: *Designing Cisco internetworks...

Active Directory For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech))

• ISBN:
• 0470287209
• Authors:
• Steve Clines, Marcia Loughry

Whether you’re new to Active Directory (AD) or a savvy system administrator looking to brush up on your skills, Active Directory for Dummies, 2nd Edition will steer you in the right direction! Since its original release, Microsoft’s implementation of the lightweight directory access protocol (LDAP) for the Windows Server line of networking software has become one of the most popular directory service products in the world. If you are...

Cisco Network Professional's Advanced Internetworking Guide

• ISBN:
• 0470383607
• Authors:
• Patrick J. Conlan

Ideal for any IT professional who uses Cisco technologies on a daily basis, or anyone who is preparing for their Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) certification. The topics covered will be more in depth than other introductory-level books of similar topics, and will span from layer 2 technologies such as switching, STP, etherchannel, and trunking, all the way to application layer security topics such as firewall inspection and...

Networking Self-Teaching Guide: OSI, TCP/IP, LAN's, MAN's, WAN's, Implementation, Management, and Maintenance (Wiley Self Teaching Guides)

• ISBN:
• 0470402385
• Authors:
• James Edwards, Richard Bramante

IT professionals who want to move into the networking side in a corporate or enterprise setting will find the detailed content they need to get up to speed on the very latest networking technologies; plus, current networking professionals will find this a valuable and up-to-date resource. This hands-on guide is designed so that you can select, design, and implement an actual network using the tutorials and steps in the book. Coverage includes an...

CompTIA Network+ Study Guide: Exam N10-004

• ISBN:
• 0470427477
• Authors:
• Todd Lammle

Bestselling author Todd Lammle thoroughly covers this first revision of the CompTIA Network+ exam since 2005. Using his one-of-a-kind conversational style, Todd gives you clear and concise information on crucial networking topics through practical examples and insights drawn from his real-world experience. This Study Guide thoroughly covers all exam objectives for the CompTIA Network+ exam (N10-004), including key topics such as network...

Advanced Wireless Networks: Cognitive, Cooperative & Opportunistic 4G Technology

• ISBN:
• 047074250X
• Authors:
• Savo Glisic, Beatriz Lorenzo

With 40% new material the new edition of Advanced Wireless Networks provides a comprehensive representation of the key issues in 4G wireless networks. Focussing on cognitive, cooperative and opportunistic paradigms to provide further increase in network efficiency, the book explores and addresses issues in wireless internet, mobile cellular and WLAN, as well as sensor, ad hoc, bio-inspired, active and cognitive networks. It examines the problem...

Managing Service Level Quality: Across Wireless and Fixed Networks

• ISBN:
• 0470848480
• Authors:
• Peter Massam

QoS (Quality of Service) and Network Management are old topics. However, the fusion of IP style multimedia and wireless networks (3G) means that network managers who might previously have dealt with one or the other, must now manage and provide service guarantees for the both. This is where Managing Service Level Quality across Wireless and Fixed Networks steps in... It begins by examining the mechanisms that already existed in fixed IP data...

Quality of Service Control in High-Speed Networks

• ISBN:
• 0471003972
• Authors:
• H. Jonathan Chao, Xiaolei Guo

The explosion of traffic over data communications networks has resulted in a growing demand for Quality of Service (QoS) techniques to ensure network reliability, particularly in regard to e-commerce applications. Written by two experts in the field, this book covers the implementation of QoS techniques from an engineering point of view. Readers will find practical, up-to-date coverage of all key QoS technologies, real-world engineering examples...

Static and Dynamic Neural Networks: From Fundamentals to Advanced Theory

• ISBN:
• 0471219487
• Authors:
• Madan M. Gupta, Liang Jin, Noriyasu Homma

Provides comprehensive treatment of the theory of both static and dynamic neural networks. * Theoretical concepts are illustrated by reference to practical examples Includes end-of-chapter exercises and end-of-chapter exercises.

Communicating and Mobile Systems: the Pi-Calculus

• ISBN:
• 0521658691
• Authors:
• Robin Milner

Communication is a fundamental and integral part of computing, whether between different computers on a network, or between components within a single computer. In this book Robin Milner introduces a new way of modelling communication that reflects its position. He treats computers and their programs as themselves built from communicating parts, rather than adding communication as an extra level of activity. Everything is introduced by means of...

XSLT Cookbook

• ISBN:
• 0596003722
• Authors:
• Sal Mangano

Critical for converting XML documents, and extremely versatile, the XSLT language nevertheless has complexities that can be daunting. The XSLT Cookbook is a collection of hundreds of solutions to problems that Extensible Stylesheet Language Transformations (XSLT) developers regularly face. The recipes range from simple string-manipulation and mathematical processing to more complex topics like extending XSLT, testing and debugging XSLT...

Linux Network Administrator's Guide

• ISBN:
• 0596005482
• Authors:
• Terry Dawson, Gregor N Purdy, Tony Bautts

The "Linux Network Administrator's Guide," Third Edition dispenses all the practical advice you need to join a network. Along with some hardware considerations, this highly acclaimed guide takes an in-depth look at all of the essential networking software that comes with the operating system--including basic infrastructure (TCP/IP, wireless networking, firewalling) and the most popular services on Linux systems. But as the follow-up to a...

Visual C# 2005: A Developer's Notebook

• ISBN:
• 059600799X
• Authors:
• Jesse Liberty

In the three years since Microsoft made C# available, there have been lots of tweaks to the language. That's because C# is not only essential for making .NET work, it's a big way for Microsoft to attract millions of Java, C and C++ developers to the platform. And C# has definitely made some inroads. Because of its popularity among developers, the language received standardization from ECMA International, making it possible to port C#...

Junos Enterprise Switching

• ISBN:
• 059615397X
• Authors:
• Harry Reynolds, Doug Marschke, Reynolds Harry, Marschke Doug

JUNOS Enterprise Switching is the only detailed technical book on Juniper Networks' new Ethernet-switching EX product platform. With this book, you'll learn all about the hardware and ASIC design prowess of the EX platform, as well as the JUNOS Software that powers it. Not only is this extremely practical book a useful, hands-on manual to the EX platform, it also makes an excellent study guide for certification exams in the JNTCP enterprise...

Essential SharePoint 2007: A Practical Guide for Users, Administrators and Developers

• ISBN:
• 0596514077
• Authors:
• Jeff Webb, Webb Jeff

If you're considering the vastly improved 2007 version of SharePoint, this concise, practical and friendly guide will teach you how to get the most from the latest version of Microsoft's information-sharing and collaboration platform. Essential SharePoint 2007 demonstrates how your business can use SharePoint to control documents, structure workflow, and share information over the Web using standard tools business users already know -- Microsoft...

ASP.NET 3.5 Unleashed

• ISBN:
• 0672330113
• Authors:
• Stephen Walther

ASP.NET 3.5 Unleashed is the most comprehensive book available on the Microsoft ASP.NET 3.5 Framework, covering all aspects of the ASP.NET 3.5 Framework--no matter how advanced.   This edition covers all the new features of ASP.NET 3.5. It explains Microsoft LINQ to SQL in detail. It includes a chapter on the two new data access controls introduced with the ASP.NET 3.5 Framework: ListView and DataPager. With its coverage of ASP.NET AJAX, this...

Mobilize Yourself! The Microsoft Guide to Mobile Technology

• ISBN:
• 0735615020
• Authors:
• Robert L. Bogue

Be everywhere-and take your office with you-with the help of MOBILIZE YOURSELF! THE MICROSOFT GUIDE TO MOBILE TECHNOLOGY. Discover how to choose the right products and services-such as the Pocket PC, the Microsoft Outlook messaging and collaboration client, Microsoft Mobile Information Server, the MSNnetwork of Internet services, and more-to stay as productive on the road as you'd be at your desk. The book focuses on the key activities of mobile...

Microsoft® Systems Management Server 2003 Administrator's Companion (Administrators Companion)

• ISBN:
• 0735618887
• Authors:
• Steven D. Kaczmarek

Deliver mission-critical software and updates—and help maximize your organization’s productivity—with the essential administrator’s reference to planning, deploying, and maintaining Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003.

Faster Smarter Network+ Certification

• ISBN:
• 0735619328
• Authors:
• Melissa Craft

Take the next step in your career by earning CompTIA Network+ Certification the faster, smarter way. This high-energy guide helps maximize your study time with concise content, expert guidance, and hundreds of practice questions on CD.

Migrating from Microsoft® Windows NT® Server 4.0 to Windows Server(TM) 2003 (Pro-One-Offs)

• ISBN:
• 0735619409
• Authors:
• Microsoft Corporation

The essential technical guidance that system administrators need to upgrade to the Windows .NET Server 2003 operating system, direct from those who know the technology best—the Microsoft Windows Server product team.

Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Administrator's Companion (Administrators Companion)

• ISBN:
• 0735619794
• Authors:
• Walter J. Glenn, Bill English

This comprehensive, daily-operations guide provides the hands-on information you need to install, configure, and manage Microsoft Exchange Server 2003.

Microsoft® Windows® Small Business Server 2003 Administrator's Companion (Pro-Administrator's Companion)

• ISBN:
• 0735620202
• Authors:
• Charlie Russel, Sharon Crawford, Jason Gerend

This comprehensive administrator’s reference delivers the details you need to successfully deploy, manage, and support Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003. The authors, experts in Microsoft operating systems and server technologies, provide easy-to-follow procedures, practical workarounds, and key troubleshooting tactics for everyday, on-the-job results. Delve into system features and capabilities—and get hands-on insights for...

Practical Modern SCADA Protocols: DNP3, 60870.5 and Related Systems (IDC Technology)

• ISBN:
• 0750657995
• Authors:
• Gordon Clarke CP Eng BEng MBA, Deon Reynders Pr Eng BSc (ElecEng) (Hons) MBA

SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) systems are at the heart of the modern industrial enterprise ranging from mining plants, water and electrical utility installations to oil and gas plants. In a market that is crowded with high-level monographs and reference guides, more practical information for professional engineers is required. This book covers the essentials of SCADA communication systems focussing on DNP3, the IEC 60870.5...

Implementing 802.11, 802.16, and 802.20 Wireless Networks: Planning, Troubleshooting, and Operations (Communications Engineering)

• ISBN:
• 0750678089
• Authors:
• Ron Olexa

This is not another book about installing a home or "hobby" Wi-Fi system. Instead, this book shows you how to plan, design, install, and operate WLAN systems in businesses, institutions, and public settings such as libraries and hotels. In other words, this book is packed with serious information for serious professionals responsible for implementing robust, high performance WLANs covering areas as small as a coffee shop or as large as entire...

Computer Networking Illuminated (Jones and Bartlett Illuminated)

• ISBN:
• 0763726761
• Authors:
• Diane Barrett

Computer Networking Illuminated provides a practical, hands-on introduction to the fundamental concepts, technologies, and applications of networks. Combining many years of professional and academic expertise, the authors have written an easy-to-understand text covering the basics of data communication, network topologies, protocols, security, routing and switching, naming and addressing, troubleshooting, and much more. Key concepts are...

ASP.NET Bible

• ISBN:
• 0764548166
• Authors:
• Mridula Parihar, Essam Ahmed, Jim Chandler, Bill Hatfield, Rick Lassan, Peter MacIntyre, Dave Wanta

"Comprising far more than an updated reference for Web application development, the ASP.NET Bible provides crucial guidance on leveraging the significant advances ASP.NET represents for the Web developer."-Michael Lane Thomas, .NET Series Editor 100% Comprehensive Authoritative What you need * Harness the power of ASP.NET for next-generation Web applications * Build, deploy, and run distributed applications targeting any device * Master ASP.NET...

Wireless Network Hacks & Mods For Dummies

• ISBN:
• 0764595830
• Authors:
• Danny Briere, Pat Hurley

Fun projects and valuable content join forces to enable readers to turn their wireless home network into a high-performance wireless infrastructure capable of entertainment networking and even home automation Step-by-step instructions help readers find, buy, and install the latest and greatest wireless equipment The authors are home tech gurus and offer detailed discussion on the next-generation wireless gear that will move the wireless LAN...

MCSE 70-293 Training Guide: Planning and Maintaining a Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure

• ISBN:
• 0789730138
• Authors:
• Will Schmied, Robert Shimonski

The 70-293 exam is a core exam for the MCSE Windows 2003 certification, and tests professionals on their ability to plan and maintain a Windows 2003 network infrastructure. As of January 2003 there were over 200,000 Microsoft Certified Professionals. Not only will the majority of these be looking to upgrade to their 2003 MCSE, but the exam is expected to grow with new users. This Training Guide offers in-depth coverage of exam topics and offers...

Network+ Exam Cram 2 (Exam Cram N10-003) (2nd Edition)

• ISBN:
• 0789732548
• Authors:
• Mike Harwood, Drew Bird, Ed Tittel

A new edition of this title is available, ISBN-10: 0789737965 ISBN-13: 9780789737960   Attention Network + Candidates: Stop spending valuable study time sorting through confusing study aids. Network + Exam Cram 2 is the second edition of a best-selling Network + study guide that gives you unique insight into exam concepts. Packed with test-taking strategies, time-saving tips and Exam Notes, only the information that you need to know for the...

Network+ Exam Prep 2 (Exam Prep N10-003) (N10-003 Bk. 2)

• ISBN:
• 0789732556
• Authors:
• Mike Harwood

Attention Network+ Candidates: Stop spending valuable study time sorting through confusing study aids. Network + Exam Prep 2 is the ultimate self-study guide for the Network + exam. Featuring exercises, self-assessments, study strategies, exam tips and notes, this comprehensive guide will help you understand the concepts behind the exam objectives and score better on the test.  Network + Exam Prep 2 is the smarter, more efficient way to get...

Dynamics On and Of Complex Networks: Applications to Biology, Computer Science, and the Social Sciences (Modeling and Simulation in Science, Engineering and Technology)

• ISBN:
• 0817647503

This self-contained book systematically explores the statistical dynamics on and of complex networks having relevance across a large number of scientific disciplines. Almost any large-scale system, either naturally occurring or man-made, can be viewed as a complex network of interacting entities dynamically evolving over time. Therefore, the theories related to complex networks are increasingly being used by researchers for their usefulness in...

Little Green Data Book 2004

• ISBN:
• 0821357344
• Authors:
• World Bank

In its 3rd annual edition, The Little Green Data Book 2004 is a pocket-sized ready reference on key environmental data for over 200 countries. Key indicators are organized under the headings of agriculture, forestry, biodiversity, energy, emission and pollution, and water and sanitation. Profiles of each country include 48 key development indicators like: Population, Urban Population, Rural Population Density; GNI, GDP, Gross National Savings;...

Secure Internet Practices: Best Practices for Securing Systems in the Internet and e-Business Age

• ISBN:
• 0849312396
• Authors:
• Patrick McBride, Jody Patilla, Craig Robinson, Peter Thermos, Edward P. Moser

Touches all the bases you need to build a secure enterprise. Drawing on the experience of the world-class METASeS consulting team in building and advising on security programs, this guide shows you how to create a workable security program to protect your organization's internet risk. Softcover.

The ABCs of LDAP: How to Install, Run, and Administer LDAP Services

• ISBN:
• 0849313465
• Authors:
• Reinhard E. Voglmaier

Until now, it has been difficult to find the right source of information on LDAP and directory server implementations: books on the subject are overly product-specific, and a search on the Web results in information overload. The ABCs of LDAP: How to Install, Run, and Administer LDAP Services strikes the right balance, providing a synopsis of LDAP fundamentals without getting wrapped up in one particular implementation.This book is for network...

Value-Added Services for Next Generation Networks (Informa Telecoms & Media)

• ISBN:
• 0849373182
• Authors:
• Thierry Van de Velde

In the NGN world, no truer words are spoken than the future is now. And the competition in the information networking arena will only intensify in the next 5-10 years. Choosing the correct NGN-VAS strategy now will set your company apart. Value Added Services for Next Generation Networks examines the quest for the real added value in modern communication systems. The author covers more than just the technology itself, but also examines how it is...

An Introduction to GCC

• ISBN:
• 0954161793
• Authors:
• Brian J. Gough, Richard M. Stallman

This manual provides a complete tutorial introduction to the GNU C and C++ compilers, gcc and g++. Many books teach the C and C++ languages, this book teaches you how to use the compiler itself. All the common problems and error messages encountered by new users of GCC are carefully explained, with numerous easy-to-follow "Hello World" examples. Topics covered include: compiling C and C++ programs using header files and libraries, warning...

Introduction To Data Networks, Pdn, Lan, Man, Wan, And Wireless Data, Technologies And Systems

• ISBN:
• 0974278734
• Authors:
• Lawrence Harte

Long Term Evolution: 3GPP LTE Radio and Cellular Technology (Internet and Communications)

• ISBN:
• 1420072102
• Authors:
• Borko Furht, Syed A. Ahson

With coverage ranging from basic concepts to research grade material including future directions, this handbook is a complete reference for technical information about all aspects of 3GPP LTE. The book details low chip rate, high-speed downlink/uplink packet access (HSxPA)/TDSCDMA EV 1x, LTE TDD, and 3G TDD. It introduces new technologies and covers methodologies to study the performance of frequency allocation schemes. It also discusses the...

Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 (HP Technologies)

• ISBN:
• 1555582788
• Authors:
• Tony Redmond

Providing thorough coverage of implementation, migration and management issues for Exchange 2000 and 2003, this book also describes the best practices of one of the largest Exchange consulting groups outside Microsoft. This revised edition features key updates based on two years of consulting practices from Exchange 2000 service packs and the new Exchange 2003 (code name Titanium) release. It also offers expanded coverage of performance and...

Monitoring and Managing Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 (HP Technologies)

• ISBN:
• 1555583024
• Authors:
• Mike Daugherty

This authoritative book teaches IT professionals responsible for Exchange messaging systems how to efficiently manage the program's many and complex system capabilities and features. Once you've designed and implemented a messaging system, the bulk of the day-to-day work involves monitoring to ensure an optimum traffic flow, accomplished by continuously reviewing and fine-tuning dozens of system specifications and components. Monitoring and...

Microsoft Exchange Server 2007: Tony Redmond's Guide to Successful Implementation (HP Technologies)

• ISBN:
• 1555583474
• Authors:
• Tony Redmond

Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 marks the biggest advancement in the history of the Exchange Product group. The completely re-engineered server system will change the face of how IT administrators approach Exchange. Tony Redmond, one of the world's most acclaimed Exchange experts, offers insider insight from the very basics of the newly transformed architecture to understanding the nuances of the new and improved Microsoft Management Console...

Web Caching (O'Reilly Internet Series)

• ISBN:
• 156592536X
• Authors:
• Duane Wessels

A properly designed web cache reduces network traffic and improves access times to popular web sites--a boon to network administrators and web users alike. Web Caching hands you all the technical information you need to design, deploy, and operate a web caching service. It spells out in practical detail how to design an effective cache solution, configure both web servers and web browsers to use a cache, set up a collection of caches that can...

Feng Shui for the Classroom: 101 Easy-to-Use Ideas

• ISBN:
• 1569761744
• Authors:
• Renee Heiss

For educators, working and teaching in a harmonious classroom environment not only makes sense, it can improve the quality and meaningfulness of their instruction. Feng Shui for the Classroom translates ancient Chinese interior decoration concepts to the school, providing teachers with strategies and suggestions for improving harmony and positive energy in their classrooms. The text gives suggestions for arranging the ideal classroom in such a...

The Best Paper Airplanes You'll Ever Fly (Klutz Guides)

• ISBN:
• 1570541787

The Best Paper Airplanes You''ll Ever Fly has been tested by high-school aviators to ensure that they are the best. It contains folding instructions and flying infor mation. '

The Complete E-Commerce Book:Design, Build & Maintain a Successful Web-based Business

• ISBN:
• 157820061X
• Authors:
• Janice Reynolds, Roya Mofazali

Make your e-commerce vision a success with this comprehensive, step-by-step handbook. Whether your company is a startup or well-established, you'll learn how to plan, implement and operate a successful e-commerce site - from selecting the right software through fulfilling orders. The expert author starts by helping you plan the customer experience and design an effective, easy access interface. You then progress to cutting-edge programming...

Designing Network Security

• ISBN:
• 1578700434
• Authors:
• Merike Kaeo

A practical guide to creating a secure network infrastructure Understand basic cryptography and security technologiesIdentify the threats and common attacks to a network infrastructureLearn how to create a security policyFind out how to recover from a security breach Study specific implementation scenarios for securing your network environment Designing Network Security is a practical guide designed to help you understand the fundamentals of...

Designing Cisco Networks

• ISBN:
• 1578701058
• Authors:
• Cisco Systems Inc.

Cisco authorized self-study book for CCDA foundation learning Prepare for CCDA certification while mastering the network design processLearn to characterize existing networks and determine new customer requirementsDevelop appropriate network topologies for various environmentsDesign device naming schemes and IP and IPX addressing schemesUnderstand how to select the best routing and bridging protocols and provision software features and hardware...

LANs to WANs: The Complete Management Guide

• ISBN:
• 1580535720
• Authors:
• Nathan J. Muller

Empowered by today’s high-performance computers interconnected over LANs and WANs, companies are faced with the daunting task of bringing workability to the diversity and complexity of today’s data communications landscape. This new, comprehensive resource addresses key network management challenges, showing you how to: tie together incompatible LANs, meld legacy systems and LANs, extend the reach of LANs with wireless links, protect...

Cisco Unity Fundamentals

• ISBN:
• 1587050986
• Authors:
• Brian Morgan, Moises Gonzalez

Master the deployment and administration of Cisco Unity solutions using this definitive guide Understand how Cisco Unity supports both IP telephony and traditional telephony systemsMaster the support of Cisco Unity features for CallManager, Contact Center, and Personal AssistantReview case studies for design recommendations and troubleshooting suggestionsLearn about the common pitfalls of existing systems integration and how to avoid downtime...

Build the Best Data Center Facility for Your Business

• ISBN:
• 1587051826
• Authors:
• Douglas Alger

A comprehensive guide to designing and operating reliable server environments   Keep your data center cool, clean, scalable, and secure Learn the five principles of effective data center design Avoid the natural and man-made hazards that can jeopardize a data center site Learn how to lay out key infrastructure objects within the data center for greatest efficiency, from buffer zones to server rows Apply proven installation methods by studying...

Optimal Routing Design

• ISBN:
• 1587051877
• Authors:
• Russ White, Alvaro Retana, Don Slice

Techniques for optimizing large-scale IP routing operation and managing network growth  Understand the goals of scalable network design, including tradeoffs between network scaling, convergence speed, and resiliency Learn basic techniques applicable to any network design, including hierarchy, addressing, summarization, and information hiding Examine the deployment and operation of EIGRP, OSPF, and IS-IS protocols on large-scale networks...

Cisco Express Forwarding

• ISBN:
• 1587052369
• Authors:
• Nakia Stringfield, Russ White, Stacia McKee

Cisco Express Forwarding   Understanding and troubleshooting CEF in Cisco routers and switches   Nakia Stringfield, CCIE® No. 13451 Russ White, CCIE No. 2635 Stacia McKee   How does a router switch a packet? What is the difference between routing a packet, switching a frame, and packet switching? What is the Cisco® Express Forwarding (CEF) feature referred to in Cisco documentation and commonly found in Cisco IOS® commands? CEF is a...

Application Acceleration and WAN Optimization Fundamentals

• ISBN:
• 1587053160
• Authors:
• Ted Grevers, Joel Christner

IT organizations face pressure to increase productivity, improve application performance, support global collaboration, improve data protection, and minimize costs. In today’s WAN-centered environments, traditional LAN-oriented infrastructure approaches are insufficient to meet these goals. Application Acceleration and WAN Optimization Fundamentals introduces a better solution: integrating today’s new generation of accelerator solutions to...

IT Essentials: PC Hardware and Software Labs and Study Guide (3rd Edition)

• ISBN:
• 1587131986
• Authors:
• Patrick Regan

IT Essentials PC Hardware and Software Labs and Study Guide , Third Edition   Patrick Regan   The IT Essentials: PC Hardware and Software version 4 course in the Cisco® Networking Academy® is designed to prepare you to take and pass the CompTIA A+ exams based on the 2006 objectives. You must pass both the A+ Essentials and one of the technician exams to earn the A+ certification. Chapters 1 through 10 cover the foundational knowledge that...

CCNA Flash Cards and Exam Practice Pack (CCNA Self-Study, exam #640-801) (2nd Edition)

• ISBN:
• 1587200791
• Authors:
• Eric Rivard, Jim Doherty

More than 1100 flash cards, practice questions, and quick reference sheets for the CCNA 640-801, INTRO 640-821, and ICND 640-811 exams CCNA test time is rapidly approaching. You've learned the concepts, you have the experience to put them to use, and now you want to practice, practice, practice until exam time. CCNA Flash Cards and Exam Practice Pack gives you three methods of proven late-stage CCNA exam preparation in one package. Test Engine...

CCNP BSCI Exam Certification Guide (CCNP Self-Study, 642-801) (3rd Edition)

• ISBN:
• 1587200856
• Authors:
• Clare Gough

Prepare for the CCNP 642-801 BSCI exam with the only Cisco Systems authorized self-study preparation book. Master advanced routing techniques and practicesPrepare for the new exam with the 200-plus question testing engine on CD-ROM that includes simulation-based questionsLearn CCNP, CCDP, and CCIP routing topics with proven learning tools from the Exam Certification Guide series With updated technology and testing content, CCNP BSCI Exam...

LAN Switching First-Step

• ISBN:
• 1587201003
• Authors:
• Matthew J Castelli

Your first step into the world of LAN switching No LAN switching experience required Includes clear and easily understood explanations Makes learning easy Your first step to LAN switching begins here! Learn local-area network (LAN) key concepts and terminology Identify key issues involved with designing and managing a switched LAN Answer the question: do I need a hub, a bridge, or a switch? Welcome to the world of LAN switching! Network switches...

Wireless Networks First-Step

• ISBN:
• 1587201119
• Authors:
• Jim Geier

Your First-Step into the World of Wireless Networks No experience required! Gain an understanding of wireless networking basics with this reader friendly guide The first book anyone should read about wireless networks with step-by-step instruction Learn from an author experienced in and known for writing to a generalist wireless audience with a clear, simple-to-understand style As a basic introduction to wireless networking, Wireless Networks...

CCNP BSCI Official Exam Certification Guide (4th Edition)

• ISBN:
• 158720147X
• Authors:
• Brent Stewart

CCNP BSCI Official Exam Certification Guide Fourth Edition   Master all 642-901 exam topics with the official study guide Assess your knowledge with chapter-opening quizzes Review key concepts with foundation summaries Practice with hundreds of exam questions on the CD-ROM   Brent D. Stewart Clare Gough, CCIE® No. 2893   CCNP BSCI Official Exam Certification Guide , Fourth Edition, is a best of breed Cisco® exam study guide that focuses...

.NET System Management Services

• ISBN:
• 1590590589
• Authors:
• Alexander Golomshtok

This detailed guide overviews the enterprise system management facilities, which are available as part of the Framework Class Library (FCL) of the .NET Framework. While Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI)&emdash;a centerpiece of Microsoft's enterprise management technology&emdash;is a fairly well-researched topic, .NET system management documentation has, so far, been scarce. Therefore, this book aims to provide you with the comprehensive,...

Applied .NET Attributes

• ISBN:
• 1590591364
• Authors:
• Tom Barnaby, Jason Bock

Attributes are used to modify the runtime behavior of code in the .NET Framework. Applied .NET Attributes explores the application of .NET attributes and how developers can write custom attributes that provide the maximum level of code reuse and flexibility. Attributed programming is a feature of .NET that is still relatively unexplored and unknown. Because attributes are used to modify the runtime behavior of code in the .NET Framework, their...

Automating UNIX and Linux Administration (The Expert's Voice)

• ISBN:
• 1590592123
• Authors:
• Kirk Bauer

The recommended audience is shown as "Intermediate-Advanced" and I would agree with that 100%…Administrators of larger networks will find this (book) relevant to their work. Wouldn't you like to automate the tedious daily tasks of system administration? Automating UNIX and Linux Administration will show you how, by exploring existing tools and offering real-world examples. Although some of the book is Linux-specific, most of the information...

Pro Windows Small Business Server 2003

• ISBN:
• 1590597036
• Authors:
• Tony Campbell

Microsofts Windows Small Business Server has taken the market by storm, offering a compelling solution for business with 50 or fewer employees. Pro Windows Small Business Server 2003 is a complete guide for you intermediate-to-advanced administrators who have deployed SBS, gotten it working for your organizations, and want to take the product and its features to the next level. This book is your solid reference to SBS 2003, and youll gain great...

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Skype for PCs

• ISBN:
• 159257551X
• Authors:
• Andrew Sheppard

The who, whats, where, and how-to of the "softphone" revolution in computers. With more than 70 million users worldwide, Skype has become one of the most popular computer software programs ever designed—one that allows users to make calls on their PCs over the Internet. This book shows what you need, how to download and install the "softphone" program, and how to make the most of Skype’s offerings—both free and paid. • Shows how to...

Nagios: System and Network Monitoring

• ISBN:
• 1593270704
• Authors:
• Wolfgang Barth

Nagios: System and Network Monitoring shows how to configure and use Nagios, an open source system and network monitoring tool. Nagios makes it possible to continuously monitor network services (SMTP, POP3, HTTP, NNTP, PING, etc.), host resources (processor load, disk and memory usage, running processes, log files, etc.), and environmental factors (such as temperature). When Nagios detects a problem, it communicates the information to the sys...

How to Cheat at Administering Office Communications Server 2007

• ISBN:
• 1597492124

Microsoft Office Communications Server (OCS) 2007 is Microsoft's latest version of Live Communications Server 2005. The product provides management for all synchronous communications that takes place in real time. This includes instant messaging (IM), Voice over IP (VoIP), and audio conferencing and videoconferencing. It will work with your company's existing telecommunications systems without major hardware upgrades. This means your business...

The Real MCTS/MCITP Exam 70-640 Prep Kit: Independent and Complete Self-Paced Solutions

• ISBN:
• 1597492353
• Authors:
• Anthony Piltzecker, Naomi Alpern, Tariq Azad, Laura Hunter, John Karnay, Jeffrery Martin, Gene Whitley

This exam is designed to validate Windows Server 2008 Active Directory skills. This exam will fulfill the Windows Server 2008 Technology Specialist requirements of Exam 70-640. The Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) on Windows Server 2008 credential is intended for information technology (IT) professionals who work in the complex computing environment of medium to large companies. The MCTS candidate should have at least one year of...

Context-Aware Mobile and Ubiquitous Computing for Enhanced Usability: Adaptive Technologies and Applications (Premier Reference Source)

• ISBN:
• 1605662909
• Authors:
• Dragan Stojanovic

Advances in mobile computing, wireless communications, mobile positioning, and sensor technologies have given rise to a new class of context-aware mobile and ubiquitous applications. Context-Aware Mobile and Ubiquitous Computing for Enhanced Usability: Adaptive Technologies and Applications provides thorough insights and significant research developments on mobile technologies and services. This significant reference book explains how users of...

Mobile Peer-to-Peer Computing for Next Generation Distributed Environments: Advancing Conceptual and Algorithmic Applications (Premier Reference Source)

• ISBN:
• 1605667153

Peer-to-peer computing has gained significant attention from both industry and research communities in the past decade as the number of users worldwide continues to grow along with demand for mobile computing. Mobile Peer-to-Peer Computing for Next Generation Distributed Environments: Advancing Conceptual and Algorithmic Applications focuses on current research and innovation in mobile and wireless technologies that address challenges from both...

Packet Filtering: Catching the Cool Packets

• ISBN:
• 1893939383
• Authors:
• Laura A. Chappell

Rick Gallaher's MPLS Training Guide: Building Multi Protocol Label Switching Networks

• ISBN:
• 1932266003
• Authors:
• Syngress, Rick Gallaher

This book introduces readers to mpls concepts, installation, migration, operation, inspection, and troubleshooting. It discusses specific router and switch platforms and includes such topics as frame-mode mpls, cell-mode mpls, label distribution protocol, tag distribution protocol, label distribution protocol migration, mpls configuration, traffic engineering, mpls vpns, mpls vpn deployment models, mpls vpn routing protocol support,...

MCSE Designing a Windows Server 2003 Active Directory & Network Infrastructure: Exam 70-297 Study Guide and DVD Training System

• ISBN:
• 1932266542
• Authors:
• Neil Ruston, Laura E. Hunter

MCSE Designing a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory and Network Infrastructure (Exam 70-297) Study Guide and DVD Training System is a one-of-a-kind integration of text, DVD-quality instructor led training, and Web-based exam simulation and remediation. This system gives readers 100% coverage of the official Microsoft exam objectives plus test preparation software for the edge needed to pass the exam on your first try. * DVD Provides...

Object-Oriented Technology.ECOOP 2006 Workshop Reader: ECOOP 2006 Workshops, Nantes, France, July 3-7, 2006, Final Reports (Lecture Notes in Computer Science / Programming and Software Engineering)

• ISBN:
• 3540717722

This book contains the final reports of 19 workshops held during the 20th European Conference on Object-Oriented Programming, ECOOP 2006, held in Nantes, France in July 2006. The 19 reports cover the entire range of object technology and related topics. Their contents was provided by the respective workshops organizers and picked out in a twofold selection process. Thus the reports present a coherent and highly representative snapshot of the...

CompTIA Network+ Certification Study Guide, Fourth Edition (Certification Press)

• ISBN:
• 0071615385
• Authors:
• Glen Clarke

The best fully integrated study system available With hundreds of practice questions and hands-on exercises, CompTIA Network+ Certification Study Guide, Fourth Edition covers what you need to know-and shows you how to prepare-for this challenging exam. 100% complete coverage of all official objectives for the CompTIA Network+ examCertCam video training by the author guides you through difficult topics and exercisesInside the Exam sections...

Hacker's Challenge : Test Your Incident Response Skills Using 20 Scenarios

• ISBN:
• 0072193840

Find out if you have what it takes to keep the bad guys out of your network. This real-world resource contains 20+ hacking challenges for you to solve. Plus, you'll get in-depth solutions for each, all written by experienced security consultants.

Network Processor Design, Volume 3: Issues and Practices, Volume 3 (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Computer Architecture and Design)

• ISBN:
• 0120884763

The past few years have seen significant change in the landscape of high-end network processing. In response to the formidable challenges facing this emerging field, the editors of this series set out to survey the latest research and practices in the design, programming, and use of network processors. Through chapters on hardware, software, performance and modeling, Volume 3 illustrates the potential for new NP applications, helping to lay a...

Network Analysis, Architecture, and Design, Third Edition (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Networking)

• ISBN:
• 0123704804
• Authors:
• James D. McCabe

Traditionally, networking has had little or no basis in analysis or architectural development, with designers relying on technologies they are most familiar with or being influenced by vendors or consultants. However, the landscape of networking has changed so that network services have now become one of the most important factors to the success of many third generation networks. It has become an important feature of the designer?s job to define...

The Illustrated Network: How TCP/IP Works in a Modern Network (The Morgan Kaufmann Seris in Metworking)

• ISBN:
• 0123745411
• Authors:
• Walter Goralski

In 1994, W. Richard Stevens and Addison-Wesley published a networking classic: TCP/IP Illustrated. The model for that book was a brilliant, unfettered approach to networking concepts that has proven itself over time to be popular with readers of beginning to intermediate networking knowledge. The Illustrated Network takes this time-honored approach and modernizes it by creating not only a much larger and more complicated network, but also by...

Fuzzy Logic and Expert Systems Applications, Volume 6 (Neural Network Systems Techniques and Applications)

• ISBN:
• 0124438660
• Authors:
• Cornelius T. Leondes

This volume covers the integration of fuzzy logic and expert systems. A vital resource in the field, it includes techniques for applying fuzzy systems to neural networks for modeling and control, systematic design procedures for realizing fuzzy neural systems, techniques for the design of rule-based expert systems using the massively parallel processing capabilities of neural networks, the transformation of neural systems into rule-based expert...

e-Business & e-Commerce for Managers

• ISBN:
• 0130323640
• Authors:
• Harvey M. Deitel, Paul J. Deitel, Kate Steinbuhler

A text outlining every aspect of e-commerce, for professional managers. Introduces e-business, e-commerce, the Internet, and the World Wide Web, covering such topics as online monetary transactions, Internet security, e-customer relationship management, online industries, online banking and investment, and online career services. DLC: Electronic commerce.

Distributed Systems: Principles and Paradigms

• ISBN:
• 0130888931
• Authors:
• Andrew S. Tanenbaum, Maarten van Steen

Presents a complete introduction to distributed principles and paradigms. Author identifies the seven key principles of distributed systems, and presents extensive examples of each. For all developers, software engineers, and architects who need an in-depth understanding of distributed systems.

Networking (2nd Edition)

• ISBN:
• 0131358383
• Authors:
• Jeffrey S. Beasley

Networking Second Edition   Jeffrey S. Beasley   This text provides a comprehensive look at computer networking from the point of view of the network administrator. It guides readers from an entry-level knowledge in computer networks to advanced concepts in Ethernet networks; router configuration; TCP/IP networks; local-, campus-, and wide-area network configuration; network security; optical networks; voice over IP; and industrial networks....

TTL Cookbook

• ISBN:
• 0672210355
• Authors:
• Donald E. Lancaster

A clear and complete look at TTL. No technician's library is complete without this book that introduces TTL, telling what it is and how it works. Illustrates how TTL is used in many practical applications; provides typical circuits and working applications; and discusses TTL strategies.

BEA WebLogic Server 8.1 Unleashed

• ISBN:
• 0672324873
• Authors:
• Mark Artiges, Gurpreet Singh Bhasin, Bernard Ciconte, Malcolm Garland, Saranathan Govindarajan, James Huang, Subramanian Kovilmadam, Kunal Mittal, Paul J. Perrone, Tom Schwenk, Steve Steffen

BEA WebLogic Server Unleashed is the definitive reference work for the WebLogic developer, offering an in-depth look at the capabilities provided by WebLogic Server and illustrating the best development practices. The book covers WebLogic's role in every aspect of a J2EE application: from working with Servlets, JavaServer Pages and Enterprise JavaBeans, to managing distributed systems including transactions with JTA, directory services with...

ASP.NET Data Web Controls Kick Start

• ISBN:
• 0672325012
• Authors:
• Scott Mitchell

Utilizing the more advanced features of the Data Web Controls has many developers stumped. These controls are fairly simple to use when it comes to simple data display. However, they can do much more than merely present data. For example, the DataGrid Web Control allows for sorting, paging, and editing of data. In addition, these controls allow for templating of data, which can be used to provide more complex views. The DataGrid, DataList, and...

Network Programming for Microsoft Windows (Microsoft Professional Series)

• ISBN:
• 0735605602
• Authors:
• Anthony Jones, Jim Ohlund

To support the expansive community of developers distributing their Windows-based solutions over networks, this book provides critical-and, until now, distinctly underdocumented-information on Microsoft's networking APIs. Produced by windows netwroking insiders, this guide provides definitive reference to the network programming interfaces available on the Windows 98, Windows NT(r)/2000, and Windows CE platforms. Developers get clear, detailed,...

MCSA/MCSE Managing a Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Network Environment Readiness Review; Exam 70-218 (MCSE Readiness Review)

• ISBN:
• 0735616361
• Authors:
• Microsoft Corporation

MCSA exam 70-218 measures the ability to manage a Microsoft Windows 2000-based network environment. Designed to help certification candidates prepare for this exam, READINESS REVIEW electronic exam simulation delivers practice tests covering actual MCSA exam objectives. It also allows testing and re-testing with different question sets each time. After completing practice sessions, users can consult the companion text for explanations for all...

Deploying Secure 802.11 Wireless Networks with Microsoft® Windows®

• ISBN:
• 0735619395
• Authors:
• Joseph Davies

Learn how to deploy security-enhanced 802.11b wireless networks across the Windows platform with information direct from the Microsoft experts who know Windows-based wireless networking best.

Working with Microsoft Dynamics(TM) CRM 3.0

• ISBN:
• 0735622590
• Authors:
• Mike Snyder, Jim Steger

Get a practical, hands-on introduction to the fundamentals of adapting Microsoft CRM 3.0 to meet your specific business needs. With topics that include developing new functionality, designing implementations, and integrating Microsoft CRM with other business applications#151;including Microsoft Office Outlook- and Microsoft SharePoint- Products and Technologies#151;this is the only book written for both developers and those who implement...

Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Resource Kit

• ISBN:
• 0735625158
• Authors:
• Stan Riemer, Conan Kezema, Mike Mulcare, Byron Wright

Get the definitive, in-depth resource for designing, deploying, and maintaining Windows Server 2008 Active Directory in an enterprise environment. Written by experts on directory services and the Active Directory team at Microsoft, this technical resource is packed with concrete, real-world design and implementation guidance. You ll get in-depth guidance on installation, Active Directory components, replication, security, administration, and...

Architect's Guide to Feng Shui: Exploding the Myth

• ISBN:
• 0750656069
• Authors:
• Cate Bramble

Cate Bramble has devoted her career to highlighting the differences between 'feng shui-lite' as a fashionable pursuit in contrast to the original intentions of the Chinese masters. Here she presents the authentic principles in a technical, no-nonsense pocket book specifically for architects. As clients become more demanding and the competition for projects heats up, the architect is well advised to have many strings to their bow. This practical...

Practical TCP/IP and Ethernet Networking for Industry (Practical Professional Books)

• ISBN:
• 0750658061
• Authors:
• Deon Reynders Pr Eng BSc (ElecEng) (Hons) MBA, Edwin Wright MIPENZ BSc (Hons) BSc (Elec Eng)

TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) is the suite of communications protocols used to connect hosts on the Internet. TCP/IP uses several protocols, the two main ones being TCP and IP. TCP/IP is built into the UNIX operating system and is used by the Internet, making it the de facto standard for transmitting data over networks. The TCP/IP suite of protocols has become a dominant technology due to its widespread use and...

Crafts/Kids Wild Outer Space (Crafts for Kids Who Are Wild)

• ISBN:
• 0761300546
• Authors:
• Kathy Ross

Provides instructions for twenty projects, creating such things as a planet mobile, constellation tack board, space helmet, moon buggy, pop-up alien puppet, and rocket pin.

Crafts To Make In Spring (Crafts for All Seasons)

• ISBN:
• 0761303162
• Authors:
• Kathy Ross

Presents twenty-nine easy-to-make craft projects with springtime themes, including cotton swab pussy willows, a robin redbreast door hanging, and an Easter bunny egg holder.

Crafts To Make In The Winter (Ross, Kathy, Crafts for All Seasons.)

• ISBN:
• 0761303197
• Authors:
• Kathy Ross

Presents instructions for creating twenty-nine craft projects with a winter or holiday theme, including a confetti noise maker, Christmas candy ornament, baggy snowman, lace snowflake, bird valentine, and more.

More Of The Best Holiday Crafts Ever!

• ISBN:
• 0761323457
• Authors:
• Kathy Ross

All-Girl Crafts

• ISBN:
• 0761323910
• Authors:
• Kathy Ross

THIS EDITION IS INTENDED FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY.

All New Crafts for Thanksgiving (All-New Holiday Crafts for Kids)

• ISBN:
• 0761323945
• Authors:
• Kathy Ross

Girlfriends' Get-together Craft Book (Girl Crafts)

• ISBN:
• 0761334084
• Authors:
• Kathy Ross

CCNA for Dummies

• ISBN:
• 0764506900
• Authors:
• Ron Gilster

What was that whizzing sound? It was you, passing the CCNA certification exam. After you've covered all of Cisco Systems' exam objectives in CCNA For Dummies, such tasks as following network protocols, routing, and maintaining network security will be new tools to add to your skill set. First, expect to become familiar with the language of the exam with the expert guidance of your certified authors. Then, find your way around the workings of the...

BEA WebLogic Server 8 for Dummies

• ISBN:
• 0764524720
• Authors:
• Jeff Heaton, Melody Layne

* Provides an introduction to J2EE using the WebLogic platform, which claims the largest market share-about forty percent-of the Java application server market * Features the most comprehensive coverage of the component types of WebLogic in the friendly For Dummies style * Covers static resources, JSPs, taglibs and servlets, EJBs, and WebLogic's Web service development and deployment capabilities and tools * Teaches readers the basic...

VoIP For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech))

• ISBN:
• 0764588435
• Authors:
• Timothy V. Kelly

Put your phone system on your computer network and see the savings See how to get started with VoIP, how it works, and why it saves you money VoIP is techspeak for "voice over Internet protocol," but it could spell "saving big bucks" for your business! Here's where to get the scoop in plain English. Find out how VoIP can save you money, how voice communication travels online, and how to choose the best way to integrate your phone system with...

Linux Apache Web Server Administration (Linux Library)

• ISBN:
• 0782127347
• Authors:
• Charles Aulds

A complete, advanced guide to the Apache Web server, teaching all the standard and advanced techniques needed to administer Apache on a Linux box. Also shows how to extend apache with Perl and other scripting tools, how to easily troubleshoot problems, and how to meet security challenges head-on. Softcover.

Creating Interactive Web Sites with PHP and Web Services

• ISBN:
• 0782142796
• Authors:
• Eric Rosebrock, Sybex

PHP is a popular open-source web scripting language used on more than 70% of web servers. This project-based book walks you through each step of building a complete interactive web site using PHP along with MySQL Web Services. Written for HTML developers poised to advance to the next level, and for PHP programmers seeking fresh ideas and time-saving techniques, this book stresses problem solving with PHP and proper research methods. Topics...

Networking Foundations: Technology Fundamentals for IT Success

• ISBN:
• 0782143717
• Authors:
• Patrick Ciccarelli, Christina Faulkner

Any aspiring IT professional can benefit from a firm understanding of the technologies on which LANs, WANs, and other networks are built. Networking Foundations assumes no prior knowledge of networking and provides a solid introduction to the major topics involved, explaining the fundamentals of networking in simple terms with tangible examples. If you are new to the field of network administration, you will enjoy this book's straightforward...

XML by Example (By Example)

• ISBN:
• 0789722429
• Authors:
• Benoit Marchal

XML by Example teaches Web developers to make the most of XML with short, self-contained examples every step of the way. The book presumes knowledge of HTML, the Web, Web scripting, and covers such topics as: Document Type Definitions, Namespaces, Parser Debugging, XSL (Extensible Stylesheet Language), and DOM and SAX APIs. At the end, developers will review the concepts taught in the book by building a full, real-world e-commerce application.

Load Balancing in Parallel Computers: Theory and Practice (The Springer International Series in Engineering and Computer Science)

• ISBN:
• 079239819X
• Authors:
• Cheng-Zhong Xu, Francis C.M. Lau

Load Balancing in Parallel Computers: Theory and Practice is about the essential software technique of load balancing in distributed memory message-passing parallel computers, also called multicomputers. Each processor has its own address space and has to communicate with other processors by message passing. In general, a direct, point-to-point interconnection network is used for the communications. Many commercial parallel computers are of this...

Millimeter Waves in Communication Systems (Innovative Technology Series)

• ISBN:
• 1903996171

The creation of new components, devices, and systems the millimetre-wave range due to increasing demand for faster systems in the telecommunications area is discussed in this technological analysis.

Turbo Codes: Error-Correcting Codes of Widening Application (Innovative Technology Series)

• ISBN:
• 1903996260

Three leading areas of information about turbo codes, a new type of correction code, are examined: the construction of concatenated codes and their properties, the problems of decoding, and the extension of turbo codes to other applications.

Engineering Self-Organising Systems

• ISBN:
• 3540212019

As information handling systems get more and more complex, it becomes increasingly difficult to manage them using traditional approaches based on centralized and pre-defined control mechanisms. Over recent years, there has been a significant increase in taking inspiration from biology, the physical world, chemistry, and social systems to more efficiently manage such systems - generally based on the concept of self-organisation; this gave rise to...

Kompendium Medieninformatik: Mediennetze (X.media.press) (German Edition)

• ISBN:
• 3540302247
• Authors:
• Roland Schmitz, Roland Kiefer, Johannes Maucher, Jan Schulze, Thomas Suchy

Der vorliegende Band beschäftigt sich mit Mediennetzen. Vorgestellt werden die Techniken, die beim Transport von Informationen durch unterschiedliche Netze zum Einsatz kommen. Schwerpunkte bilden also die "Verpackung" der Information z.B. durch Kompressionsverfahren und der Transport digitalisierter Information. Die nächste Frage, die sich beim Transport von Information stellt, ist die nach der Mediensicherheit. Verfahren wie Digitale...

Vehicular Networks: From Theory to Practice (Chapman & Hall/Crc Computer and Information Science Series)

• ISBN:
• 1420085883

In spite of their importance and potential societal impact, there is currently no comprehensive source of information about vehicular ad hoc networks (VANETs). Cohesively integrating the state of the art in this emerging field, Vehicular Networks: From Theory to Practice elucidates many issues involved in vehicular networking, including traffic engineering, human factors studies, and novel computer science research. Divided into six broad...

Physical Security for IT

• ISBN:
• 155558327X
• Authors:
• Michael Erbschloe

The physical security of IT, network, and telecommunications assets is equally as important as cyber security. We justifiably fear the hacker, the virus writer and the cyber terrorist. But the disgruntled employee, the thief, the vandal, the corporate foe, and yes, the terrorist can easily cripple an organization by doing physical damage to IT assets. In many cases such damage can be far more difficult to recover from than a hack attack or...

UMTS and Mobile Computing

• ISBN:
• 1580532640
• Authors:
• Alexander Joseph Huber, Josef Franz Huber

This unique book bridges the gap between ubiquitous computing (UBICOMP) and third generation mobile communication. A first-of-its-kind, this resource helps you decide which are the most promising technologies to use for specific mobile communication applications. Scenarios indicate how new applications will be developed and how to implement them. It points out each technology’s distinguishing characteristics, advantages and disadvantages, to...

BlackBerry Enterprise Server for Microsoft¿ Exchange: Installation and Administration

• ISBN:
• 1847192467
• Authors:
• Dan Renfroe, Mitesh Desai

Installation and Administration Understand BlackBerry Enterprise Server architectureInstall and configure a BlackBerry Enterprise ServerImplement administrative policies for BlackBerry devicesSecure and plan for disaster recovery of your server This book describes the installation, configuration, and administration of BlackBerry Enterprise Server for Microsoft Exchange, with background information on the BlackBerry architecture, security, and...

Liferay Portal Enterprise Intranets: A practical guide to building a complete corporate intranet with Liferay

• ISBN:
• 1847192726
• Authors:
• Jonas X. Yuan

In Detail Liferay Portal is the world's leading open-source portal platform built on Java and Web 2.0 technologies. Corporations use it to provide a unified web interface to data and tools scattered across many sources. Liferay Portal uses the latest in Java, J2EE, and Web 2.0 technologies to deliver solutions for enterprises across both public and private sectors. Liferay Portal's flexibility allows it to be deployed in a number of different...

Configuring Windows 2000 WITHOUT Active Directory

• ISBN:
• 1928994547
• Authors:
• Syngress, Carol Bailey, Thomas Shinder MD

Eliminate the hassles of Active Directory - install Windows 2000 without it! Windows 2000 is undoubtedly a great product. In one year after its release, Microsoft have sold have sold 10 million licenses. System administrators are praising its impressive abilities to coordinate Internet, intranet, extranets, and management applications creating a complete technical infrastructure. However, there has been a noticeable amount of organizations that...

My Book of Addition

• ISBN:
• 1933241012

This book will help children learn to add 3, 4, 5 and bigger single-digit numbers in a step-by-step manner, thereby solidifying their calculation skills. Building basic addition skills is vital to later understanding the decimal system, which is the foundation of higher-level arithmetic concepts and skills taught at school. The purpose of this book is to prepare children for school-level math.

My Book Of Easy Crafts

• ISBN:
• 1933241039
• Authors:
• Kumon Workbooks

This workbook was designed especially for children who will make three-dimensional objects for the first time. Simple contours and large tabs for pasting make it easy for children to successfully complete the assignments. As they turn two-dimensional parts in the three-dimensional toys, children experience the satisfaction of creating things and grow more confident in what they can do with their hands.

My Book of Mazes: Animals (Kumon Workbooks)

• ISBN:
• 193324125X

My Book of Easy Telling Time: Learning about Hours and Half-Hours

• ISBN:
• 1933241268

Using Kumon’s step-by-step approach, this workbook introduces children to the concept of telling time by concentrating on the hours first, and then incrementally introducing children to half- and quarter-hours. Learning to tell time this way will also help children improve their general understanding of numbers.

My Book of Amazing Crafts (Kumon Workbooks)

• ISBN:
• 1933241306

My Book of Mazes: Things That Go! (Kumon Workbooks)

• ISBN:
• 1933241314

IT-Security and Privacy: Design and Use of Privacy-Enhancing Security Mechanisms (Lecture Notes in Computer Science)

• ISBN:
• 3540421424
• Authors:
• Simone Fischer-Hübner

Taking into account technical aspects from IT security, this book presents in detail a formal task-based privacy model which can be used to technically enforce legal privacy requirements. Softcover.

Higher-Order Components for Grid Programming: Making Grids More Usable

• ISBN:
• 3642008402
• Authors:
• Jan Dünnweber, Sergei Gorlatch

A major challenge in grid computing remains the application software development for this new kind of infrastructure. Grid application programmers have to take into account several complicated aspects: distribution of data and computations, parallel computations on different sites and processors, heterogeneity of the involved computers, load balancing, etc. Grid programmers thus demand novel programming methodologies that abstract over such...

My Book Of Numbers 1-30 (Kumon Workbooks)

• ISBN:
• 4774307033
• Authors:
• Kumon

Kumon workbooks are based on the "Kumon Method", an educational philosophy that aims at unlocking the full learning potential of each individual child. The Kumon Method introduces learning concepts in an incremental, step-by-step approach, allowing children to master new skills easily and without anxiety or frustration. As a result, children gain confidence in their abilities and are motivated to learn on their own.

My First Book Of Tracing (Kumon Workbooks)

• ISBN:
• 4774307076

This is the first Kumon Workbook in our series. Within, children have the opportunity to practice basic pencil-control skills. All the exercises include colorful, pleasing pictures that children will enjoy drawing. Children start by tracing straight vertical lines, and gradually move to drawing more challenging curved, zigzag, and diagonal lines. Through these exercises children will acquire the ability to use a pencil easily.

My First Book Of Cutting (Kumon Workbooks)

• ISBN:
• 4774307084
• Authors:
• Shinobu Akaishi

2005 Finalist for the Association of Educational Publishers’ Distinguished Achievement Award, this workbook gives children the opportunity to practice using scissors accurately. Many children have difficulty cutting exactly on the lines, so this workbook has children begin cutting on thick lines before moving gradually to thinner ones. Children will eventually be comfortable cutting straight lines, curves, and circles, and the practice will...

Amazing Mazes (Kumon's Practice Books)

• ISBN:
• 4774307106

This book builds on foundational pencil-control skills by tracing lines through increasingly challenging mazes. The exercises have many three-dimensional illustrations, such as towns, streets, and parks, which engage children’s curiosity. This amusing practice will also help children acquire the ability to concentrate, a crucial study skill for the emerging student.

My Book Of Number Games 1-150 (Kumon Workbooks)

• ISBN:
• 4774307602

This book builds on the skills developed by My Book of Number Games 1-70. In addition to reinforcing number recognition and number sequencing skills, My Book of Number Games 1 - 150 will help children understand the concept of a "digit," which will prepare them for higher-level multi-digit calculations. Mastering the concepts introduced in Kumon's two Number Games books will help children succeed when they progress to arithmetic and more...

My Book Of Rhyming Words (Kumon Workbooks)

• ISBN:
• 4774307610

This book is for children who can read and write the twenty-six letters of the alphabet. Words that are familiar to children, such as hat, bat, rat and cat are grouped by the vowel and consonant combination of the last two letters. Through games and exercises that encourage children to trace letters and read aloud, children will learn how to read and write simple words.

My Book Of Rhyming Words And Phrases (Kumon Workbooks)

• ISBN:
• 4774307629

Using games and exercises similar to those in My Book of Rhyming Words, this book helps children learn more advanced rhyming words and phrases. While learning to write and read situational phrases connected by conjunctions, such as "fox in box" and "cat in hat," children will begin to develop more advanced verbal skills.

Intrusion Detection and Prevention

• ISBN:
• 0072229543
• Authors:
• Carl Endorf, Gene Schultz, Jim Mellander

Authors Carl Endorf, Eugene Schultz, and Jim Mellander deliver the hands-on implementation techniques that IT professionals need. Learn to implement the top intrusion detection products into real-world networked environments and covers the most popular intrusion detection tools including Internet Security Systems' Black ICE & RealSecure, Cisco Systems' Secure IDS, Computer Associates' eTrust, Entercept, and the open source Snort tool.

VMware VI3 Implementation and Administration

• ISBN:
• 0137007035
• Authors:
• Eric Siebert

“With this book, Eric has created a roadmap through the intricacies of VMware Infrastructure 3. From initial requirements gathering to advanced configuration topics, the logical progression of the chapters allows readers to jump in at whatever point makes the most sense in their own environment. Beginners and veterans alike will find themselves using it as both a guide and a reference.” --Mark Chandler, Infrastructure Engineer Principal,...

Distributed Systems: Concepts and Design (3rd Edition)

• ISBN:
• 0201619180
• Authors:
• G Coulouris, Jean Dollimore, Tim Kindberg

This new edition represents a significant update of the best-selling book, incorporating and anticipating the major developments in distributed systems technology. All chapters have been thoroughly revised and updated, including emphasis on the Internet, intranets, and middleware. New material includes coverage of large-scale applications, fault modeling and fault tolerance, models of system execution, object-orientation, and distributed...

Telecommunications Essentials: The Complete Global Source for Communications Fundamentals, Data Networking and the Internet, and Next-Generation Networks

• ISBN:
• 0201760320
• Authors:
• Lillian Goleniewski

Complete global reference on telecommunications technologies, applications, and networks. Designed to allow a non-technical professional, as well as technical professional wishing to expand their range of knowledge, to develop an understanding of the language and concepts comprising telecommunications. Softcover.

Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach Featuring the Internet

• ISBN:
• 0201976994
• Authors:
• James F. Kurose, Keith W. Ross, James Kurose, Keith Ross

The most up-to-date introduction to the field of computer networking, this book's top-down approach starts at the application layer and works down the protocol stack. It also uses the Internet as the main example of networks. This all creates a book relevant to those interested in networking today. By starting at the application-layer and working down the protocol stack, this book provides a relevant introduction of important concepts. Based on...

Open Source .NET Development: Programming with NAnt, NUnit, NDoc, and More

• ISBN:
• 0321228103
• Authors:
• Brian Nantz

One of the changes Microsoft brought with .NET was to submit C# and theCommon Language Runtime for standardization. As a result, for the first time,people have been able to develop open source tools that can be used withMicrosoft's tools. These open source tools are important because they givedevelopers increased efficiency and flexibility. This is the first book to showhow to use these new tools, including NAnt, NDoc, NUnit, Draco.net,Log4Net,...

The Practice of System and Network Administration, Second Edition

• ISBN:
• 0321492668
• Authors:
• Thomas A. Limoncelli, Christina J. Hogan, Strata R. Chalup

The first edition of The Practice of System and Network Administration introduced a generation of system and network administrators to a modern IT methodology. Whether you use Linux, Unix, or Windows, this newly revised edition describes the essential practices previously handed down only from mentor to protégé. This wonderfully lucid, often funny cornucopia of information introduces beginners to advanced frameworks valuable for their entire...

Ambient Intelligence: A Novel Paradigm

• ISBN:
• 0387229906

Ambient Intelligence (AmI) is an integrating technology for supporting a pervasive and transparent infrastructure for implementing smart environments. Such technology is used to enable environments for detecting events and behaviors of people and for responding in a contextually relevant fashion. AmI proposes a multi-disciplinary approach for enhancing human machine interaction. Ambient Intelligence: A Novel Paradigm is a compilation of edited...

Methods and Procedures for the Verification and Validation of Artificial Neural Networks

• ISBN:
• 0387282882

Neural networks are members of a class of software that have the potential to enable intelligent computational systems capable of simulating characteristics of biological thinking and learning. Currently no standards exist to verify and validate neural network-based systems. NASA Independent Verification and Validation Facility has contracted the Institute for Scientific Research, Inc. to perform research on this topic and develop a...

Implementing Service Quality in IP Networks

• ISBN:
• 047084793X
• Authors:
• Vilho Räisänen

While more and more data is shifted from circuit-switched to packet-switched networks, the users of these networks expect a smooth, continuously unproblematic service (unrelated to the amount of data transported). Therefore, the reliability of a network as well as the satisfaction of its users relies largely on Quality of Service (QoS). Service quality through resource management in IP networks will ensure that sufficient resources are available...

Building Service Provider Networks

• ISBN:
• 0471099228
• Authors:
• Howard C. Berkowitz

To be competitive, service providers cannot customize every installation but must simultaneously offer services that meet a wide range of perceived customer needs. This guide shows commercial service providers and equipment vendors how to build competitive service offerings for enterprise-specific needs. * Provides vital technical and business guidance to the service provider marketplace * Explains how to satisfy the customer's specific needs in...

Load Balancing Servers, Firewalls, and Caches

• ISBN:
• 0471415502
• Authors:
• Chandra Kopparapu

From an industry insider--a close look at high-performance, end-to-end switching solutions Load balancers are fast becoming an indispensable solution for handling the huge traffic demands of the Web. Their ability to solve a multitude of network and server bottlenecks in the Internet age ranges from dramatic improvements in server farm scalability to removing the firewall as a network bottleneck. This book provides a detailed, up-to-date,...

Squid: The Definitive Guide

• ISBN:
• 0596001622
• Authors:
• Duane Wessels

Squid is the most popular Web caching software in use today, and it works on a variety of platforms including Linux, FreeBSD, and Windows. Squid improves network performance by reducing the amount of bandwidth used when surfing the Web. It makes web pages load faster and can even reduce the load on your web server. By caching and reusing popular web content, Squid allows you to get by with smaller network connections. It also protects the host...

Introduction to Storage Area Networks

• ISBN:
• 0738495565
• Authors:
• Jon Tate, Fabiano Lucchese, Richard Moore

Network programming in .NET: C# & Visual Basic .NET

• ISBN:
• 1555583156
• Authors:
• Fiach Reid

The purpose of this book is to provide tools to design and implement network-orientated applications in .NET. It is also a guide for software designers to choose the best and most efficient way to implement mission critical solutions. The book addresses real-world issues facing professional developers, such as using third-party components as opposed in-house development. It differentiates itself from existing .NET publications because it is...

C# Network Programming

• ISBN:
• 0782141765
• Authors:
• Richard Blum

C# is Microsoft's hot new language for the .NET platform. This book covers everything C# programmers need to know to create network applications, a task traditionally done in C++. It explores the basics of network programming, including IP and TCP protocols, and moves on to targeted C# instruction, including using the C# network programming classes in the .NET framework. Topics covered include low-level network programming (such as sockets and...

Inter-Organizational Information Systems in the Internet Age

• ISBN:
• 1591403189

This book introduces the inter-organizational information system for managing inter-organizational activities of virtual organizations, extended enterprises, and trans-enterprise systems. This book begins with the introduction to IOIS which provide readers with a bird's-eye view with extensive bibliographies including definitions, concepts, incentives for IOIS development, managerial and technological issues, etc. This is a collection of more...

Microsoft IIS 7 Implementation and Administration (Mastering)

• ISBN:
• 0470178930
• Authors:
• John Paul Mueller

Microsoft's IIS 7 is a radical departure from previous versions, and it promises administrators a new level of control over their Web servers. This book guides you beyond the networking technology and concepts you already know and teaches you the crucial new features of IIS 7 that will help you succeed with this dramatically different Web server.   From navigating the new interface to configuring IIS 7 for maximum security and more, this book...

Microsoft® Office SharePoint® Server 2007: A Beginner's Guide

• ISBN:
• 0071493271
• Authors:
• Ron Gilster

Set up and administer a SharePoint Server 2007 environment Get started on Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 quickly and easily with help from this step-by-step guide. Using clear instructions, Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007: A Beginner's Guide shows you how to set up and configure SharePoint Server, collect and store data, build lists and libraries, and enable enterprise search capabilities. You'll learn how to create portals and...

IBM Workplace Services Express For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech))

• ISBN:
• 0471791318
• Authors:
• Stephen R. Londergan

Use WSE to work together, even when you're not! Discover the ideal way for small and medium businesses to work together IBM Workplace Services Express is an easy-to-use collaborative portal application that facilitates communication and teamwork with built-in team spaces, document management, and instant messaging -- all in a single portal. This handy guide helps you get started, navigate the workspace, get organized, use the built-in...

Windows Powershell Cookbook

• ISBN:
• 0596528493
• Authors:
• Lee Holmes

This Cookbook by Windows PowerShell team developer Lee Holmes provides hundreds of tested scripts that you can use right away to get Microsoft's new tool working for you. More than 150 recipes, combined with a concise task-based introduction to the Windows PowerShell scripting language and environment, make it the perfect look-up guide when you encounter a thorny problem, or need a quick solution. The ideal companion to any tutorial or...

SharePoint 2007: The Definitive Guide

• ISBN:
• 0596529589
• Authors:
• James Pyles, Christopher M Buechler, Bob Fox, Murray Gordon, Michael Lotter, Jason Medero, Pyles James, Prussak Piotr, Regan Christopher, Buechler Christopher, Fox Bob, Gordon Murray, Lotter Michael, Medero Jason, Mehta Nilesh

For any organization that wants to use Windows SharePoint Services to share and collaborate on Microsoft Office documents, this book shows administrators of all levels how to get up and running with this powerful and popular set of collaboration tools. Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services technology in Office 2007 is an integrated set of services designed to connect people, information, processes, and systems both within and beyond the...

German Literature: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)

• ISBN:
• 0199206597
• Authors:
• Nicholas Boyle

German literature in all genres and from all historical periods has exerted an enormous influence on the history of western thought. From Martin Luther, Frederick Schiller, and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe to Karl Marx, Sigmund Freud, Thomas Mann, Bertolt Brecht, and Gunter Grass, Germany has produced an impressive number of great writers and great works. In German Literature: A Very Short Introduction, Nicholas Boyle illuminates the particular...

Microsoft SharePoint 2003 Unleashed (2nd Edition) (Unleashed)

• ISBN:
• 0672328038
• Authors:
• Colin Spence, Michael Noel

As businesses attempt to maximize every employee hour, knowledge management and collaboration tools like SharePoint 2003 have become more popular. Now businesses turn their attention to maximize this tool. Microsoft SharePoint 2003 Unleashed, Second Edition can show you how to do this. Revised based on reader feedback, this new edition delves into the power of SharePoint 2003 by going deep inside topics that include: Migrating to SharePoint 2003...

Microsoft SharePoint 2007 Development Unleashed

• ISBN:
• 0672329034
• Authors:
• Kevin Hoffman, Robert Foster

This is the most comprehensive, practical guide to building enterpriseclass applications with SharePoint 2007, ASP.NET 2.0, Visual C# 2005, and the Microsoft Office 2007 system. Microsoft SharePoint 2007 Development Unleashed is designed for every working .NET developer: both those with SharePoint experience and those new to SharePoint. The authors thoroughly introduce SharePoint 2007 as a development platform and offer in-depth, example-rich...

Sams Teach Yourself SharePoint 2007 in 24 Hours: Using Windows SharePoint Services 3.0

• ISBN:
• 0672330008
• Authors:
• Mike Walsh

In just 24 sessions of one hour or less, you will be up and running with Windows SharePoint Services 3.0. Using a straightforward, step-by-step approach, each lesson builds upon a real-world foundation forged in both technology and business matters, allowing you to learn the essentials of SharePoint 2007 and Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 from the ground up.   Step-by-step instructions carefully walk you through the most common questions,...

The Wi-Fi Experience: Everyone's Guide to 802.11b Wireless Networking

• ISBN:
• 0789726629
• Authors:
• Harold Davis, Richard Mansfield

This book is a complete "experience" for Wi-Fi users, offering how-to instructions and software discounts, full versions on the CD, and recommendations for Wi-Fi projects. The author takes the reader beyond just wireless networking to explore Wi-Fi capabilities in real-world applications such as Wi-Fi with PDAs, VOIP, and building your own Wi-Fi phone.

Wireless Sensor Networks: Architectures and Protocols

• ISBN:
• 0849318238
• Authors:
• Edgar H. Callaway Jr.

Because they provide practical machine-to-machine communication at a very low cost, the popularity of wireless sensor networks is expected to skyrocket in the next few years, duplicating the recent explosion of wireless LANs. Wireless Sensor Networks: Architectures and Protocols describes how to build these networks, from the layers of the communication protocol through the design of network nodes. This overview summarizes the multiple...

Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 Database Implementation Training Kit

• ISBN:
• 1572318260

This training teaches IS professionals and SQL developers how to implement database solutions using the latest version of the Microsoft SQL Server relational database management system. Students will gain an understanding of the product's architecture and, through the accompanying labs, attain hands-on experience with the procedures to plan, configure, and implement database solutions. Upon course completion, students will be able to describe...

Deploying Voice over Wireless LANs

• ISBN:
• 1587052318
• Authors:
• Jim Geier

Deploying Voice over Wireless LANs   The definitive guide to planning, architecting, deploying, supporting, and creating Voice over Wireless LAN solutions     Recent advances make it possible to deliver high-quality voice and video communications over a wireless LAN (WLAN), replacing costly wired telephone and video surveillance systems and dramatically reducing support costs. However, today’s new voice over WLAN (VoWLAN) technologies...

Plato's Utopia Recast: His Later Ethics and Politics

• ISBN:
• 0199251436
• Authors:
• Christopher Bobonich

Plato's Utopia Recast is an illuminating reappraisal of Plato's later works, which reveals radical changes in his ethical and political theory. Christopher Bobonich examines later dialogues, with a special emphasis upon the Laws, and argues that in these late works, Plato both rethinks and revises the basic ethical and poltical positions that he held in his better-known earlier works, such as the Republic. This book will change our understanding...

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