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Anatomy of the human body

• ISBN:
• 1587341026
• Authors:
• Henry Gray

The Gray’s Anatomy of the Human Body features 1.247 vibrant engravings, many in color, as well as a subject index with 13.000 entries ranging from the Antrum of Highmore to the Zonule of Zinn. One of the first and still one of the best. An invaluable help for biology,anat. phys. and pre-med. students.

Semistructured Database Design (Web Information Systems Engineering and Internet Technologies Book Series)

• ISBN:
• 0387235671
• Authors:
• Tok W. Ling, Mong L. Lee, Gillian Dobbie

Semistructured Database Design provides an essential reference for anyone interested in the effective management of semsistructured data. Since many new and advanced web applications consume a huge amount of such data, there is a growing need to properly design efficient databases. This volume responds to that need by describing a semantically rich data model for semistructured data, called Object-Relationship-Attribute model for...

Beginning Database Design Solutions (Wrox Programmer to Programmer)

• ISBN:
• 0470385499
• Authors:
• Rod Stephens

This book is intended for IT professionals and students who want to learn how to design, analyze, and understand databases. The material will benefit those who want a better high-level understanding of databases such as proposal managers, architects, project managers, and even customers. The material will also benefit those who will actually design, build, and work with databases such as database designers, database administrators, and...

Beautiful Data: The Stories Behind Elegant Data Solutions

• ISBN:
• 0596157118
• Authors:
• Toby Segaran, Jeff Hammerbacher, Segaran Toby, Hammerbacher Jeff

In this insightful book, you'll learn from the best data practitioners in the field just how wide-ranging -- and beautiful -- working with data can be. Join 39 contributors as they explain how they developed simple and elegant solutions on projects ranging from the Mars lander to a Radiohead video. With Beautiful Data , you will: Explore the opportunities and challenges involved in working with the vast number of datasets made available by the...

ASP.Net Database Programming Weekend Crash Course (With CD-ROM)

• ISBN:
• 0764548301
• Authors:
• Jason Butler, Tony Caudill

Written by expert web developers from Price Waterhouse-Coopers, ASP.NET Database Programming Weekend Crash Course will quickly enable you to create dynamic data-driven web applications using Microsoft's exciting new .NET technologies.Open the book on Friday evening and by Sunday afternoon -- after completing 30 fast, focused lessons -- you will have mastered the skills necessary to begin creating robust, dynamic, data-driven web applications...

Oracle Databases on the Web: Learn to Create Web Pages That Interface with Database Engines

• ISBN:
• 1576100995
• Authors:
• Robert Papaj, Donald Burleson

Covers how to set up database systems to drive commercial Web and intranet sites. Provides the insight of two experienced Oracle database administrators. Presents need-to-know information in an easy-to-read format with clear examples and illustrations. Provides an understanding of the World Wide Web and details on Web security. Details database design, including performance and tuning.

The Shaolin Way: 10 Modern Secrets of Survival from a Shaolin Grandmaster

• ISBN:
• 0060574569
• Authors:
• Steve DeMasco, Alli Joseph

Part inspirational memoir, part no-holds-barred survival guide, THE SHAOLIN WAY is the culminated learning of Steve DeMasco. The Shaolin Fighting Monks were born nearly 2,500 years ago in an ancient Buddhist temple in China. Simple farmers and worshipers who were constantly preyed upon by bandits and underhanded rulers, they developed a martial arts style to protect themselves, as well as a philosophy about life and living that still revered to...

Database Developer's Guide With Visual C++ 4.0 (Sams Developer's Guide)

• ISBN:
• 0672309130
• Authors:
• Peter D. Hipson, Roger Jennings

This title shows developers how to optimize their applications for desktop and client/server databases.

50 Spiritual Classics: Timeless Wisdom from 50 Great Books on Inner Discovery, Enlightenment and Purpose

• ISBN:
• 1857883497
• Authors:
• Tom Butler-Bowdon

Uplifting and inspiring, Tom Butler-Bowdon is back with this much-anticipated third volume in the Nicholas Brealey line of "50 Classics". 50 Spiritual Classics continues the tradition of highlighting—for the first time in one book—the most powerful life-changing ideas found in the very best spiritual works that have stood the test of time. From mega-bestsellers to 1st Century writings, stories of personal journeys to biographies of spiritual...

Plant Seed, Pull Weed: Nurturing the Garden of Your Life

• ISBN:
• 0061349046
• Authors:
• Geri Larkin

Gardens have often been used as metaphors for spiritual nurturing and growth. Zen rock gardens, monastery rose gardens, even your grandmother's vegetable garden all have been described as places of refuge and reflection. Drawing on her experience working at Seattle's premier gardening center, Zen teacher Geri Larkin shows how the act of gardening can help you uncover your inner creativity, enthusiasm, vigilance, and joy. As your garden grows, so...

UML for Database Design

• ISBN:
• 0201721635
• Authors:
• Eric J. Naiburg, Robert A. Maksimchuk

(Pearson Education) Text in UML for database design, using a running case study throughout the text to illustrate key concepts and techniques, with appendices containing the actual UML models from the case study. Discusses everything from moving to the business system model to creating tables from classes. Softcover. DLC: Database design.

MCAD/MCSD/MCSE Training Guide (70-229): SQL Server 2000 Database Design and Implementation

• ISBN:
• 0735711291
• Authors:
• Thomas Moore

The book is organized according to the exam objectives, including:introducing SQL Server 2000, database design, grouping and normalizing data, data access and modification, programming, views, constraints, defaults and triggers, stored procedures and UD functions, indexes, replication, and monitoring.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary

• ISBN:
• 0764542109

The Plain-English Legal Dictionary for Anyone Who Wants to Understand the Often Incomprehensible Terminology Law has a language all its own. Webster's New World Law Dictionary translates it clearly. Written in plain English, it's much easier to understand than typical legal documents. It's up-to-date and comprehensive, with: * Clear, concise, and accurate definitions of more than 4,000 legal terms * Coverage of terms from all areas of law,...

Information Modeling: Specification and Implementation

• ISBN:
• 0134577485
• Authors:
• David Edmond

Embedded Multiprocessors: Scheduling and Synchronization (Signal Processing (Marcel Dekker, Inc.), 3.)

• ISBN:
• 0824793188

Focuses on the incorporation of interprocessor communication costs into multiprocessor scheduling decisions, and the modeling and analysis of multiprocessor system performance. DLC: Embedded computer systems.

Fault-tolerant Control Systems: Design and Practical Applications (Advances in Industrial Control)

• ISBN:
• 1848826524
• Authors:
• Hassan Noura, Didier Theilliol, Jean-Christophe Ponsart, Abbas Chamseddine

Fault-tolerant Control Systems reports the development of fault diagnosis and fault-tolerant control (FTC) methods with their application to real plants. After an introduction to fault diagnosis and FTC, a chapter on actuators and sensors in systems with varying degrees of nonlinearity leads to three chapters in which the design of FTC systems is given thorough coverage for real applications: • a winding machine typifying a subsystem in...

Case Files Microbiology (Lange Case Files)

• ISBN:
• 0071445749
• Authors:
• Eugene C. Toy, Cynthia R. Skinner DeBord, Audrey Wanger, Gilbert Anthony Castro, James D. Kettering, Donald Briscoe

This book offers a review of Microbiology for USMLE. It features real-life clinical cases for the basic sciences and USMLE Step 1. Clinical correlations are increasingly emphasized in the teaching of basic medical science. Students, therefore, need exposure to clinical cases to pass course exams and ace the USMLE Step 1. This book presents 50 real-life clinical cases illustrating essential concepts in microbiology. Each case includes an...

Boatowner's Illustrated Electrical Handbook

• ISBN:
• 0071446443
• Authors:
• Charlie Wing

Keep your boat's electrical systems running and reliable “ Boatowner’s Illustrated Electrical Handbook is perfect for learning how your boat’s electrical system and much of its equipment works, and it will be an invaluable guide when adding equipment as well. This book needs to be in every boater’s library as a ready reference on how to make effective repairs and modifications that comply with ABYC standards.”—Ed Sherman, Senior...

The Ultimate New York Body Plan: Just 2 weeks to a total transformation

• ISBN:
• 0071446494
• Authors:
• David Kirsch

A fast and proven two week program for the ultimate body transformation David Kirsch, personal trainer and a fitness guru of the TV show "Extreme Makeover," has whipped into shape some of the most famous bodies in America. Supermodels Heidi Klum and Linda Evangelista, as well as celebrities such as Liv Tyler, have turned to David Kirsch for his foolproof training regimen when they needed to get to their level of optimum fitness--fast. Now in The...

CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment Nephrology & Hypertension (LANGE CURRENT Series)

• ISBN:
• 0071447873
• Authors:
• Edger Lerma, Jeffrey S. Berns, Allen Nissenson

A complete clinically focused guide to managing the full spectrum of kidney diseases and hypertension A Doody's Core Title! Presented in the consistent, easy-to-follow CURRENT style, CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment Nephrology & Hypertension offers incisive, ready-to-use management protocols and valuable therapeutic guidelines -- from authors who are recognized as the field's foremost authorities. Accessible, concise, and up-to-date, CURRENT...

Smart Antennas for Wireless Communications: With MATLAB (Professional Engineering)

• ISBN:
• 007144789X
• Authors:
• Frank Gross

Smart antennas boost the power of a wireless network, saving energy and money and greatly increasing the range of wireless broadband. Smart Antennas is a rigorous textbook on smart antenna design and deployment.

Advanced Marine Electrics and Electronics Troubleshooting: A Manual for Boatowners and Marine Technicians

• ISBN:
• 0071461868
• Authors:
• Edwin Sherman

SAVE TIME AND MONEY WITH THIS STATE-OF-THE-ART GUIDE TO THE LATEST, MOST ADVANCED DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT AND TECHNIQUES “Ed Sherman is one of America’s great teachers and communicators of marine technology.”--Tim Murphy, Executive Editor, Cruising World Whether you are a marine electronics professional or a boatowner, Advanced Marine Electrics and Electronics Troubleshooting helps you understand the new, more powerful methods of...

The Blue Book of Sailing: The 27 Keys to Sailing Mastery

• ISBN:
• 0071547991
• Authors:
• Adam Cort

Transform basic sailing skills into true mastery No other sport is as complex or as gear- and technique-intensive as sailing. The details and nuances are vast, but beneath the surface are 27 elements, or core areas of knowledge. By understanding these principles you can attain true mastery: tie any knot, shape any sail, take the helm of any boat, no matter how large or unfamiliar.

Microcontroller Projects in C for the 8051 (Newnes)

• ISBN:
• 0750646403
• Authors:
• Dogan Ibrahim

This book is a thoroughly practical way to explore the 8051 and discover C programming through project work. Through graded projects, Dogan Ibrahim introduces the reader to the fundamentals of microelectronics, the 8051 family, programming in C, and the use of a C compiler. The specific device used for examples is the AT89C2051 - a small, economical chip with re-writable memory, readily available from the major component suppliers. A working...

Applied Control Theory for Embedded Systems (Embedded Technology)

• ISBN:
• 0750678399
• Authors:
• Tim Wescott

Many embedded engineers and programmers who need to implement basic process or motion control as part of a product design do not have formal training or experience in control system theory. Although some projects require advanced and very sophisticated control systems expertise, the majority of embedded control problems can be solved without resorting to heavy math and complicated control theory. However, existing texts on the subject are highly...

Demystifying Switched Capacitor Circuits (Demystifying Technology, Vol. 1)

• ISBN:
• 0750679077
• Authors:
• Mingliang (Michael) Liu

This book helps engineers to grasp fundamental theories and design principles by presenting physical and intuitive explanations of switched-capacitor circuits. Numerous circuit examples are discussed and the author emphasizes the most important and fundamental principles involved in implementing state-of-the-art switched-capacitor circuits for analog signal processing and power management applications. Throughout the book, the author presents...

Advanced Microsystems Automotive Applications 2004

• ISBN:
• 3540205861
• Authors:
• Jnrgen Valldorf

Microsystems applications (MST) in automobiles have become commonplace: they enable the introduction of a series of new functions and at the same time the replacement of existing technologies offering improved performance and better value for money. Microsystems are indispensable for fulfilling a complete transition from the mechanically driven automobile system to a mechanically based but ICT-driven system as part of a likewise complex...

Logischer Entwurf digitaler Systeme (German Edition)

• ISBN:
• 3540260269
• Authors:
• Hans Liebig

Mit dieser Neuauflage liegt der Klassiker der Digitaltechnik nun in der vierten Auflage vor. Das Buch behandelt Prinzipien und Methoden für den Entwurf digitaler Systeme. Dabei stehen Betrachtungen auf der Logikschaltungsebene bis zur Registertransferebene im Vordergrund. Spezielle Technologien werden insoweit berücksichtigt, wie sie einen grundlegenden Einfluss auf den Schaltungsentwurf haben. Folgende Themen werden besonders gründlich...

Introducing Molecular Electronics (Lecture Notes in Physics)

• ISBN:
• 3540279946

This volume presents a summary of our current understanding of molecular electronics combined with selected state-of-the-art results at a level accessible to the advanced undergraduate or novice postgraduate. This single book comprises the basic knowledge of both theory and experiment underpinning this rapidly growing field. Concepts and techniques such as density functional theory and charge transport, break junctions and scanning probe...

Advanced Microsystems for Automotive Applications 2006 (VDI-Buch)

• ISBN:
• 3540334092

Looking back 10 years when the International Forum on Advanced Microsystems for Automotive Application (AMAA) started, enormous progress has been made in reducing casualties, emissions and in increasing comfort and performance. Microsystems in many cases provided the key functions for this progress. Although the issues the event concentrated on didn’t change significantly (safety, powertrain, comfort, etc.), considerable shifts of...

Applications of Space-Time Adaptive Processing (IEE Radar, Sonar, Navigation and Avionics)

• ISBN:
• 0852969244
• Authors:
• Richard Klemm

This new text, from the bestselling Principles of Space-Time Adaptive Processing (IEE, 2002), discusses various applications of space time adaptive processing, including applications in OTH-radar, ground target tracking, STAP in real world clutter environments, jammer cancellation, supperresolution, active sonar, seismics and communications. The book provides a unique overview of the broad field of space-time processing and is divided into two...

Boat Mechanical Systems Handbook: How to Design, Install, and Recognize Proper Systems in Boats

• ISBN:
• 0071444564
• Authors:
• Dave Gerr

The First Ever Guide for Optimizing Boat Systems This guide is invaluable for anyone designing or installing mechanical systems on a new boat, retrofitting an existing boat, or evaluating a boat's operating condition. Writing for designers, builders, owners, buyers, mechanics, surveyors, and insurers of sailboats, powerboats, and commercial vessels, Dave Gerr provides design and installation guidance for each major mechanical system plus...

Fiber Optic Data Communication: Technology Advances and Futures

• ISBN:
• 0122078926

This book is an authoritative review of current and future trends in the field of telecommunications. Written by industry experts who are developing leading-edge data communication networks, Fiber Optic Data Communication provides professionals and students alike with a look at emerging technologies and their applications. Four of the chapters have been revised from DeCusatis's best-selling book, Handbook of Fiber Optic Data Communications ; the...

Semiconductor Sensors in Physico-Chemical Studies, Volume 4: Translated from Russian by V.Yu. Vetrov (Handbook of Sensors and Actuators)

• ISBN:
• 0444822615

The scientific basis of the technique of semiconductor chemical sensors is the main focus of this work. The book concentrates on the usage of semiconductor sensors in precision physico-chemical studies. The physical and chemical principles underlying the semiconductor sensor method are explained in detail. The mechanism of the processes occurring under the interaction of gas with semiconductor adsorbent surfaces are also discussed. Scientists...

Embedded Systems and Computer Architecture

• ISBN:
• 0750650648
• Authors:
• Graham R Wilson

The author has taught the design and use of microprocessor systems to undergraduate and technician level students for over 25 years. *A core text for academic modules on microprocessors, embedded systems and computer architecture *A practical design-orientated approach *FREE CD-ROM features a unique microprocessor simulator, and accompanying website contains solutions, FAQs and updates to software

Complete PCB Design Using OrCAD Capture and PCB Editor

• ISBN:
• 0750689714
• Authors:
• Kraig Mitzner

This book provides instruction on how to use the OrCAD design suite to design and manufacture printed circuit boards. The primary goal is to show the reader how to design a PCB using OrCAD Capture and OrCAD Editor. Capture is used to build the schematic diagram of the circuit, and Editor is used to design the circuit board so that it can be manufactured. The book is written for both students and practicing engineers who need in-depth instruction...

Professional SQL Server 2005 Performance Tuning (Programmer to Programmer)

• ISBN:
• 0470176393
• Authors:
• Steven Wort, Christian Bolton, Justin Langford, Michael Cape, Joshua J. Jin, Douglas Hinson, Haidong Ji, Paul A. Mestemaker, Arindam Sen

Written by a team of expert SQL users, this comprehensive resource approaches performance tuning from a new perspective by showing you a methodical scientific approach to diagnose performance problems. The book first walks you through how to discover bottlenecks when something is wrong and you’ll then learn how to identify and remove the problems that are causing poor performance. You’ll discover preventive measures you can take to try to...

Oracle Automatic Storage Management: Under-the-Hood & Practical Deployment Guide (Osborne ORACLE Press Series)

• ISBN:
• 0071496076
• Authors:
• Nitin Vengurlekar, Murali Vallath, Rich Long

Build and manage a scalable storage infrastructure with Oracle Automatic Storage Management Streamline data management and provisioning using Oracle Automatic Storage Management (Oracle ASM) and the detailed information contained in this exclusive Oracle Press resource. Written by a team of database experts, Oracle Automatic Storage Management : Under-the-Hood & Practical Deployment Guide explains how to build and maintain a dynamic, highly...

Professional Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Programming (Wrox Programmer to Programmer)

• ISBN:
• 0470257024
• Authors:
• Robert Vieira

Master the increasingly complex feature set of the latest release of Microsoft SQL Server with the information in Professional Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Programming . Review the new features of SQL Server that will be of interest to you as an experienced developer and move on to more detailed, practical code examples. Learn how to write complex queries, build different types of data structures, improve application speed and performance, manage...

Data Mining with Microsoft SQL Server 2008

• ISBN:
• 0470277742
• Authors:
• Jamie MacLennan, ZhaoHui Tang, Bogdan Crivat

Understand how to use the new features of Microsoft SQL Server 2008 for data mining by using the tools in Data Mining with Microsoft SQL Server 2008 , which will show you how to use the SQL Server Data Mining Toolset with Office 2007 to mine and analyze data. Explore each of the major data mining algorithms, including naive bayes, decision trees, time series, clustering, association rules, and neural networks. Learn more about topics like mining...

Mastering SQL Server 2008

• ISBN:
• 047028904X
• Authors:
• Michael Lee, Gentry Bieker

As Microsoft’s bestselling database manager, SQL Server is highly flexible and customizable, and has excellent support—the 2008 version offers several significant new capabilities. This book offers accurate and expert coverage on the updates to SQL Server 2008 such as its enhanced security; the ability to encrypt an entire database, data files, and log files without the need for application changes; a scalable infrastructure that can manage...

MySQL Pocket Reference (Pocket Reference (O'Reilly))

• ISBN:
• 0596514263
• Authors:
• George Reese

To help you be more efficient in your work, this handy pocket reference gives you instant reminders on how to use important MySQL functions, especially in conjunction with key parts of the LAMP open source infrastructure. This powerful database system is so rich in features that no administrator or programmer can stay familiar with all of them. MySQL Pocket Reference is an ideal on-the-job companion, well organized to help you find and adapt the...

MySQL Database Design and Tuning

• ISBN:
• 0672327651
• Authors:
• Robert D Schneider

The authoritative, hands-on guide to advanced MySQL programming and administration techniques for high performance is here. MySQL Database Design and Tuning is the only guide with coverage of both the basics and advanced topics, including reliability, performance, optimization and tuning for MySQL. This clear, concise and unique source for the most reliable MySQL performance information will show you how to: Deploy the right MySQL product for...

MySQL Administrator's Guide and Language Reference (2nd Edition)

• ISBN:
• 0672328704
• Authors:
• MySQL AB

Written by the creators of MySQL and edited by one of the most highly respected MySQL authors, the MySQL Administrator's Guide and Language Reference is the official guide to installing MySQL, to setting up and administering MySQL databases, and to storing and retrieving data in these databases. This new edition combines into one book the MySQL Language Reference (on CD) with the practical information of the MySQL Administrator's Guide book. ...

SQL Server 2005 Management and Administration

• ISBN:
• 0672329565
• Authors:
• Ross Mistry, Chris Amaris, Alec Minty, Rand Morimoto

Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Management and Administration , based on Service Pack 2, addresses the challenges database administrators regularly encounter on SQL Server 2005 by providing detailed guidance in the areas of management, administration, security, and monitoring. With coverage of the new features and functionality of SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2, this book is designed to be comprehensive, resulting in something for all database...

Inside Microsoft® SQL Server(TM) 2005: Query Tuning and Optimization

• ISBN:
• 0735621969
• Authors:
• Kalen Delaney, Sunil Agarwal, Craig Freedman, Ron Talmage, Adam Machanic

Dive deep into the internals of query tuning and optimization in SQL Server 2005 with this comprehensive reference. Understanding the internals of SQL Server helps database developers and administrators to better create, access, and effectively process information from enterprise data. Written by experts on SQL Server, this volume from the Inside Microsoft SQL Server series of books focuses on query tuning and optimization. You'll take an...

Tips & Traps for Building Decks, Patios, and Porches

• ISBN:
• 0071450424
• Authors:
• R. Dodge Woodson

Whether you’re looking for more usable outdoor space or you want to create more curb appeal to add value to your home, Decks, Patios, and Porches is exactly the resource you need. An easy-to-read guide that can save you thousands of dollars and prevent big, expensive mistakes, this book arms you with everything you need to know about hiring pros as well as designing and planning for a deck, patio or porch. Readers will learn about screening...

Piping Systems & Pipeline: ASME Code Simplified

• ISBN:
• 0071453024
• Authors:
• Phillip Ellenberger

The Piping Systems & Pipeline Code establishes rules of the design, inspection, maintenance and repair of piping systems and pipelines throughout the world. The objective of the rules is to provide a margin for deterioration in service. Advancements in design and material and the evidence of experience are constantly being added by Addenda. Based on a popular course taught by author and conducted by the ASME, this book will center on the on the...

OCP Oracle Database 11g Administration II Exam Guide: Exam 1Z0-053 (Osborne ORACLE Press Series)

• ISBN:
• 0071597093
• Authors:
• Bob Bryla

A Fully Integrated Study System for OCP Exam 1Z0-053 Prepare for the Oracle Certified Professional Oracle Database 11 g : Administration II exam with help from this exclusive Oracle Press guide. In each chapter, you'll find challenging exercises, practice questions, a two-minute drill, and a chapter summary to highlight what you've learned. This authoritative guide will help you pass the test and serve as your essential on-the-job reference. Get...

Database Management Systems

• ISBN:
• 0072322063
• Authors:
• Raghu Ramakrishnan, Johannes Gehrke

Database Systems Concepts with Oracle CD

• ISBN:
• 0072554819
• Authors:
• Abraham Silberschatz, Henry F. Korth, S. Sudarshan

The Fourth edition of Database System Concepts has been extensively revised from the 3rd edition. The new edition provides improved coverage of concepts, extensive coverage of new tools and techniques, and updated coverage of database system internals. This text is intended for a first course in databases at the junior or senior undergraduate, or first-year graduate level. Database System Concepts, 4th ed. offers a complete background in the...

Sams Teach Yourself Delphi 4 in 21 Days

• ISBN:
• 0672312867
• Authors:
• Kent Reisdorph

Sams Teach Yourself Delphi 4 in 21 Days contains 750 pages of all new content. The tutorial information for programmers and developers will include complete coverage of Delphi 4's enhanced features with a client/server emphasis. Topics will include compatible component development, enterprise-wide integration, Internet enabling tools, Intranet development and beginning coverage of Borland's MIDAS architecture. No other tutorial offers this level...

Beginning Regular Expressions (Programmer to Programmer)

• ISBN:
• 0764574892
• Authors:
• Andrew Watt

Supported by all major databases, scripting languages, and programming languages, regular expressions are powerful "wild-card" text-processing tools used by programmers to find, validate, modify, or edit information Covering a wide range of languages and databases-including JavaScript, ASP.NET, and Access-this book will appeal to the many programmers put off by the Perl-Unix focus of existing regular expressions books Packed with easy-to-follow...

Professional SQL Server 2005 XML (Programmer to Programmer)

• ISBN:
• 0764597922
• Authors:
• Scott Klein

Discusses SQL Server 2005 XML from the server and client sides Examines using XSLT to render the XML data that is retrieved from SQL Server, particularly for ASP.NET Addresses SQL Server relationship with schemas, SOAP, XML security, and .NET Makes extensive use of examples to solve problems that programmers face on an everyday basis and features Server 2005 XML best practices

Mathematical Tools for Data Mining: Set Theory, Partial Orders, Combinatorics (Advanced Information and Knowledge Processing)

• ISBN:
• 1848002009
• Authors:
• Dan A. Simovici, Chabane Djeraba

The maturing of the field of data mining has brought about an increased level of mathematical sophistication. Such disciplines like topology, combinatorics, partially ordered sets and their associated algebraic structures (lattices and Boolean algebras), and metric spaces are increasingly applied in data mining research. This book presents these mathematical foundations of data mining integrated with applications to provide the reader with a...

Buying & Selling Jewelry on eBay (Buying & Selling on Ebay)

• ISBN:
• 1592006094
• Authors:
• Stacey King Gordon

In recent years, U.S. jewelry sales on the Internet have grown to nearly $3 billion yearly, a figure attained in part because of the popularity of eBay. "Buying & Selling Jewelry on eBay" walks you through the process of using eBay to both purchase and purvey jewelry-from finding the perfect gem and the right style of jewelry to understanding the rules of advertising and selling jewelry to consumers. This book also aims to help you gain...

Administrator's Guide to SQL Server 2005

• ISBN:
• 0321397975
• Authors:
• Buck Woody

"Buck Woody's new book will help new and experienced users alike in getting productive with SQL Server 2005 quickly. His special attention to security and performance make this an exceptional reference that is sure to remain relevant for some time." --Chip Andrews, CISSP, MCDBA, Director of Research and Development Special Ops Security, Inc. "SQL 2005 is the most exciting upgrade to come out of Redmond in years; this book will help you get up...

Oracle Database 11g DBA Handbook (Osborne ORACLE Press Series)

• ISBN:
• 0071496637
• Authors:
• Bob Bryla, Kevin Loney

The Essential Resource for Oracle DBAs--Fully Updated and Expanded Manage a flexible, highly available Oracle database with help from the expert information contained in this exclusive Oracle Press guide. Fully revised to cover every new feature and utility, Oracle Database 11g DBA Handbook shows how to perform a new installation, upgrade from previous versions, configure hardware and software for maximum efficiency, and employ bulletproof...

Access 2007 Bible

• ISBN:
• 0470046732
• Authors:
• Michael R. Groh, Joseph C. Stockman, Gavin Powell, Cary N. Prague, Michael R. Irwin, Jennifer Reardon

"I recommend this book for anyone who wants a strong foundation in Access." —Jeff Lenamon, CIBC World Markets Updated edition with exciting new Access 2007 features! Harness the power of Access 2007 with the expert guidance in this comprehensive reference. Beginners will appreciate the thorough attention to database fundamentals and terminology. Experienced users can jump right into Access 2007 enhancements like the all-new user interface and...

MySQL Administrator's Bible (Bible (Wiley))

• ISBN:
• 0470416912
• Authors:
• Sheeri K. Cabral, Keith Murphy

With special focus on the next major release of MySQL, this resource provides a solid framework for anyone new to MySQL or transitioning from another database platform, as well as experience MySQL administrators. The high-profile author duo provides essential coverage of the fundamentals of MySQL database management—including MySQL’s unique approach to basic database features and functions—as well as coverage of SQL queries, data and index...

FileMaker Pro 10 Bible

• ISBN:
• 0470429003
• Authors:
• Ray Cologon

FileMaker Pro 10 Bible provides information that grows with you no matter what your level when you start. Topics range from the general (how databases fit into real life and your business needs; comparisons with other database development tools; a broad discussion of integration with existing systems and software) through the building-blocks of FileMaker solutions, and on up to state-of-the-art advice on concepts of optimization,...

Beginning Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Administration

• ISBN:
• 0470440910
• Authors:
• Chris Leiter, Dan Wood, Michael Cierkowski, Albert Boettger

SQL Server 2008 introduces many new features that will change database administration procedures; many DBAs will be forced to migrate to SQL Server 2008. This book teaches you how to develop the skills required to successfully administer a SQL Server 2008 database; no prior experience is required. The material covers system installation and configuration/architecting, implementing and monitoring security controls, configuring and managing...

Access 2003 for Starters: Exactly What You Need to Get Started (Missing Manual)

• ISBN:
• 0596006659
• Authors:
• Kate J Chase, Scott Palmer

Maybe you got Access as part of Microsoft Office and wonder what it can do for you and your household; maybe you're a small business manager and don't have a techie on staff to train the office in Microsoft Access. Regardless, you want to quickly get your feet wet--but not get in over your head--and "Access 2003 for Starters: The Missing Manual" is the book to make it happen. Far more than a skimpy introduction but much less daunting than a...

Integrating Excel and Access

• ISBN:
• 0596009739
• Authors:
• Michael Schmalz

In a corporate setting, the Microsoft Office Suite is an invaluable set of applications. One of Offices' biggest advantages is that its applications can work together to share information, produce reports, and so on. The problem is, there isn't much documentation on their cross-usage. Until now. Introducing "Integrating Excel and Access," the unique reference that shows you how to combine the strengths of Microsoft Excel with those of Microsoft...

Microsoft® SQL Server(TM) 2005 Reporting Services Step by Step (Step by Step (Microsoft))

• ISBN:
• 0735622507
• Authors:
• Stacia Misner, Hitachi Consulting

Your hands-on guide to learning Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services, Microsoft’s customizable reporting solution for business data analysis. Reporting Services is a powerful tool for business intelligence, so an understanding of the essentials—how to architect a report, as well as how to install and program Reporting Services—is key to harnessing the full benefits of SQL Server. This step-by-step tutorial shows you how to get started,...

Expert One-on-One Microsoft Access Application Development

• ISBN:
• 0764559044
• Authors:
• Helen Feddema

If you are developing databases for your own use, the process need not be complicated. But when you build databases for clients, many of whom may not be familiar with Access or comfortable with databases in general, you have a lot more work to do. Expert One-on-One Microsoft Access Application Development makes that process easier. In these pages, you discover how to set up tables and relationships to ensure that the database is properly...

Access VBA Programming For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech))

• ISBN:
• 0764574116
• Authors:
• Alan Simpson

* This friendly, easy-to-use guide shows experienced Access users how to use * VBA (Visual Basic for Applications) to build Access databases and applications, but also covers programming fundamentals for nonprogrammers * Includes practical, ready-to-use VBA code examples that readers can type or copy and paste from the Web into their own database projects * Explains basic VBA skills and concepts for nonprogrammers, such as procedures, variables,...

Microsoft SQL Server 2005 For Dummies

• ISBN:
• 0764577557
• Authors:
• Andrew Watt

Now updated to reflect the much-anticipated "Yukon" release of SQL Server, this friendly guide shows database developers and administrators as well as those who use database application how to get up to speed fast Offers a gentle introduction to relational database design and shows how to build databases, create database applications, and maintain and optimize database performance Covers the major new features of the "Yukon" release-including...

Microsoft Office Access 2007 On Demand

• ISBN:
• 0789736411
• Authors:
• Steve Johnson, Perspection Inc.

Microsoft Office Access 2007   For those who would rather be shown how than told how     See How To Create databases more efficiently using a new results-oriented interface Use tools for building a database that makes information easier to find and use Import data from other programs, HTML, XML files, and other databases Use forms, filters, queries, and reports to capture and analyze data Discover ways to prevent data corruption and...

Beginning PHP and Oracle: From Novice to Professional (Expert's Voice)

• ISBN:
• 1590597702
• Authors:
• W. Jason Gilmore, Bob Bryla

Beginning PHP and Oracle: From Novice to Professional offers comprehensive information on using the PHP scripting language in conjunction with Oracles database platform. PHP is one of the most prominent open source technologies in the area of web development, while Oracle is one of the most widely deployed and used database products. Youll learn to reap the benefits of these core technologies by using them in unison to create dynamic,...

Transformation of Knowledge, Information and Data: Theory and Applications

• ISBN:
• 1591405270

Transformation of Knowledge, Information and Data: Theory and Applications considers transformations within the context of computing science and information science, as they are essential in changing organizations. This book not only considers transformations of structured models, rather, the transformation of instances (i.e. the actual contents of those structures) is addressed as well.

Video Data Management and Information Retrieval

• ISBN:
• 1591405718

Video Data Management and Information Retrieval combines the two important areas of research within computer technology and presents them in comprehensive, easy to understand manner. This book is ideal for graduates and under-graduates, as well as researchers working in either video data management or information retrieval. This book takes an in depth look at many relevant topics within both video data management and information retrieval. In...

Microsoft Access VBA Programming for the Absolute Beginner, Second Edition

• ISBN:
• 1592007236
• Authors:
• Michael Vine

If you are new to programming with Microsoft Access VBA and are looking for a solid introduction, this is the book for you. Developed by computer science professors, books in the for the absolute beginner series teach the principles of programming through simple game creation. Covering Access 2003, "Microsoft Access VBA Programming for the Absolute Beginner" provides you with the skills that you need for more practical Access VBA programming...

Intelligent Databases: Technologies and Applications

• ISBN:
• 1599041200
• Authors:
• Zongmin Ma

With advances and in-depth applications of computer technologies, and the extensive applications of Web technology in various areas, databases have become the repositories of large volumes of data. It is very critical to manage data resources for effective problem solving and decision making. Collecting and presenting the latest research and development results from the leading researchers in the field of intelligent databases, Intelligent...

Challenges of Managing Information Quality in Service Organizations

• ISBN:
• 159904420X
• Authors:
• Latif Al-Hakim

Poor quality of data and information can have a harmful impact on decision-making and therefore on the overall effectiveness of an enterprise. Incorrect and misleading information associated with an enterprises production and service provision jeopardize both customer relationships and customer satisfaction, and ultimately have a negative effect on revenue. Challenges of Managing Information Quality in Service Organizations presents cases and...

Fire Retardant Materials

• ISBN:
• 1855734192
• Authors:
• A.R. Horrocks, D. Price

Comprehensive resource on all aspects of fire retardancy, particularly the flame retarding properties of polymeric materials and their burning behavior. Covers a diverse area of subjects under those main headings, from toxicity and safety hazards of flame retardant materials to test-methods for material flammability.

Microsoft Office Access 2003: The Complete Reference (Osborne Complete Reference Series)

• ISBN:
• 0072229179
• Authors:
• Virginia Andersen

Store, retrieve, and present information accurately and effectively with help from this comprehensive resource. Get the most out of Access, a straightforward but extremely versatile information management tool, including an understanding of basic database concepts as well as intermediate to advanced database design and programming.

Crystal Reports 9 on Oracle

• ISBN:
• 0072230797
• Authors:
• Marie Annette Harper

Explore connectivity options, then delve into optimization methods that can be implemented in the Crystal environment, including the use of SQL Expressions and SQL Commands. Coverage includes an execution plan, optimization of indexes, and reduction of parsing, and Oracle-specific features such as external tables, Heterogeneous Connectivity, and Oracle Flashback. Common difficulties when using Oracle are described, and solutions provided.

A Unified Framework for Video Summarization, Browsing & Retrieval: with Applications to Consumer and Surveillance Video

• ISBN:
• 012369387X
• Authors:
• Ziyou Xiong, Regunathan Radhakrishnan, Ajay Divakaran, Yong Rui, Thomas S. Huang

Large volumes of video content can only be easily accessed by the use of rapid browsing and retrieval techniques. Constructing a video table of contents (ToC) and video highlights to enable end users to sift through all this data and find what they want, when they want are essential. This reference puts forth a unified framework to integrate these functions supporting efficient browsing and retrieval of video content. The authors have developed...

XML Data Management: Native XML and XML-Enabled Database Systems

• ISBN:
• 0201844524
• Authors:
• Akmal B. Chaudhri, Awais Rashid, Roberto Zicari

Provides a discussion of the various XML data management approaches employed in a range of products and applications. Topics covered range from using XML with Oracle9i or SQL Server to embedded XML databases to Tamino. Softcover.

MySQL Certification Study Guide

• ISBN:
• 0672326329
• Authors:
• Paul DuBois, Stefan Hinz, Carsten Pedersen

With more than 4 million active installations, MySQL is the world's most popular open-source database. Known for its speed, high reliability, and ease of use, MySQL is rapidly becoming a low-cost alternative to database systems from Oracle, IBM, and Microsoft. MySQL AB intends to agressively improve the feature set and performance of MySQL, making it more suitable for enterprise-level applications and uses. The MySQL certification tests,...

Microsoft Access 2002 Visual Basic for Applications Step by Step (Step by Step (Microsoft))

• ISBN:
• 0735613583
• Authors:
• Evan Callahan

Teach yourself just what you need to know about developing add-ins for Microsoft Office XP. This title, aimed at beginner developers, is a teach-yourself guide to creating custom software solutions, automating tasks, and taking creative control of Access Version 2002 by exploiting its built-in programming language, Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA). You'll learn to automate databases, write your own functions and procedures,...

Microsoft Access 2002 Bible BK+CD

• ISBN:
• 076453596X
• Authors:
• Cary N. Prague, Michael R. Irwin

If Access can do it, you can do it too! Client lists. Sales figures. Web research. Take charge of your data to better run your business or organization. With expert advice from Cary Prague and Michael Irwin, you'll quickly master Access 2002's top database management capabilities and its hot new Web features. Using step-by-step instructions and practical examples and advice, the authors demonstrate everything you need to know to organize,...

Master VISUALLY Microsoft Access 2000

• ISBN:
• 0764560484
• Authors:
• Curtis Frye

Microsoft Access is a tremendously versatile database program that lets you enter, organize, and sort information smoothly and efficiently. Master Microsoft Access 2000 VISUALLY , with 1,050 screenshots alongside step-by-step instructions, is the only resource you need to become a Microsoft Access 2000 expert. Get a grip on all of Microsoft Access' many features with this versatile title: Create custom forms and reports that make reading...

Professional SQL Server 2005 Integration Services (Programmer to Programmer)

• ISBN:
• 0764584359
• Authors:
• Brian Knight, Allan Mitchell, Darren Green, Douglas Hinson, Kathi Kellenberger, Andy Leonard, Erik Veerman, Jason Gerard, Haidong Ji, Mike Murphy

This book will help you get past the initial learning curve quickly so that you can get started using SSIS to transform data, create a workflow, or maintain your SQL Server. Offering you hands-on guidance, you'll learn a new world of integration possibilities and be able to move away from scripting complex logic to programming tasks using a full-featured language. What you will learn from this book Ways to quickly move and transform data How to...

Professional ADO.NET 2: Programming with SQL Server 2005, Oracle, and MySQL

• ISBN:
• 0764584375
• Authors:
• Wallace B. McClure, Gregory A. Beamer, IV John J. Croft, J. Ambrose Little, Bill Ryan, Phil Winstanley, David Yack, Jeremy Zongker

ADO.NET revolutionized the way data was accessed through SQL Server, Oracle, and MySQL. With Microsoft's release of ADO.NET 2, ADO and the .NET Framework are integrated with SQL Server for the first time-enabling you to program .NET applications directly within the SQL Server database. Packed with sample code and recommended best practices for using ADO.NET 2, this code-intensive book explores the new data types that are available in the 2.0...

Professional SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services

• ISBN:
• 0764584979
• Authors:
• Paul Turley, Todd Bryant, James Counihan, Dave DuVarney

Chemical Testing of Textiles

• ISBN:
• 1855739178

Pro SQL Server 2008 Analytics: Delivering Sales and Marketing Dashboards

• ISBN:
• 1430219289
• Authors:
• Brian Paulen, Jeff Finken

Pro SQL Server 2008 Analytics provides everything you need to know to develop sophisticated and visually appealing sales and marketing dashboards using SQL Server 2008 and to integrate those dashboards with SharePoint, PerformancePoint, and other key Microsoft technologies. The book begins by addressing the many misconceptions that surround the use of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and giving a brief overview of the business intelligence (BI)...

Secrets of the Oracle Database (Expert's Voice in Oracle)

• ISBN:
• 1430219521
• Authors:
• Norbert Debes

Secrets of the Oracle Database is the definitive guide to undocumented and partially documented features of the Oracle database server. Covering useful but little–known features from Oracle9 i Database through Oracle Database 11 g , this book will improve your efficiency as an Oracle database administrator or developer. Norbert Debes shines the light of day on features that help you master more difficult administrative, tuning, and...

Applied Mathematics for Database Professionals (Expert's Voice)

• ISBN:
• 1590597451
• Authors:
• Lex de Haan, Toon Koppelaars

Relational databases hold data, right? They indeed do, but to think of a database as nothing more than a container for data is to miss out on the profound power that underlies relational technology. A far more powerful way of thinking lies in relational technologys foundation in the mathematical disciplines of logic and set theory. Databases contain truths or propositions describing some area of interest such as a business. Those truths are...

Advanced Topics in Information Resources Management, Volume 2 (Advanced Topics in Information Resources Management Series)

• ISBN:
• 1591400627
• Authors:
• Mehdi Khosrow-Pour

Advanced Topics in Information Resources Management features the latest research findings dealing with all aspects of information resources management, managerial and organizational applications, as well as implications of information technology organizations. Volume two aims to be instrumental in the improvement and development of the theory and practice of information resources management while educating organizations on how they can benefit...

Implementing CIFS: The Common Internet File System

• ISBN:
• 013047116X
• Authors:
• Christopher Hertel

This book gathers together and presents-in a readable, accessible form- the arcane knowledge of the Samba Team in understanding the CIFS protocol. The content is based on years of experience asking and answering questions on the Samba Technical and jCIFS Developer's mailing lists, as well as countless hours spent pouring over obscure documentation, packet traces, and source code. The approach is layered with basic concepts first introduced and...

Hands-On Microsoft Access: A Practical Guide to Improving Your Access Skills

• ISBN:
• 0321245458
• Authors:
• Bob Schneider

Access is one of the most widely used pieces of software. Perhaps more so than any other common program, such as Word or Excel, though, many of its users find it more vexing to really understand and use well. This is because you can't use Access successfully without a framework in your head of how a relational database management system works, and almost none of us have that training. While there are many books on Access, most of them are either...

Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Unleashed (2nd Edition)

• ISBN:
• 0672324679
• Authors:
• Ray Rankins, Paul Jensen, Paul Bertucci

Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Unleashed, 2E offers a variety of topics for system and database administrators to help them learn new features of the product and to solve problems they face on a daily basis. It shows them how to build upon their working knowledge of the product and take their experience and knowledge to a higher level. This new edition of Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Unleashed covers the latest updates and service packs to SQL Server...

Expert One-on-One Visual Basic 2005 Database Programming

• ISBN:
• 076457678X
• Authors:
• Roger Jennings

Are you hesitant to migrate to Visual Studio(r) 2005? Maybe you're ready to upgrade to Visual Basic 2005 but feel a bit overwhelmed by ADO.NET 2.0 and the Visual Data Tools of this new release. In this hands-on guide, I'll share with you the best practices, the latest features, and advanced data management techniques with Visual Basic 2005 and SQL Server or SQL Server Express 2005. Plus, I'll incorporate simple to moderately complex project...

Data Warehouses and Olap: Concepts, Architectures and Solutions

• ISBN:
• 1599043653
• Authors:
• Robert Wrembel

Data warehouses and online analytical processing (OLAP) are emerging key technologies for enterprise decision support systems. They provide sophisticated technologies from data integration, data collection and retrieval, query optimization, and data analysis to advanced user interfaces. New research and technological achievements in the area of data warehousing are implemented in commercial database management systems, and organizations are...

Oracle9iR2 Data Warehousing

• ISBN:
• 1555582877
• Authors:
• Lilian Hobbs, Susan Hillson MS in CIS Boston University, Shilpa Lawande

Oracle9iR2 Data Warehousing is a guide to using the Data Warehouse features in the latest versions of Oracle -- Oracle 9i Release 1 and Release 2. Written by people on the Oracle development team that designed and implemented the code, this updated and expanded edition provides an insider's view of how the Oracle 9i Release 2 software is best used for your application. It provides a detailed look at a wide range of topics including: · New...

Computational Statistics (Statistics and Computing)

• ISBN:
• 0387981438
• Authors:
• James E. Gentle

Computational inference has taken its place alongside asymptotic inference and exact techniques in the standard collection of statistical methods. Computational inference is based on an approach to statistical methods that uses modern computational power to simulate distributional properties of estimators and test statistics. This book describes computationally-intensive statistical methods in a unified presentation, emphasizing techniques, such...

The Top Ten Algorithms in Data Mining (Chapman & Hall/Crc Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery)

• ISBN:
• 1420089641

The Best-Known Algorithms Currently Used in the Data Mining Community Contributions from recognized leaders in the field Identifying some of the most influential algorithms that are widely used in the data mining community, The Top Ten Algorithms in Data Mining provides a description of each algorithm, discusses its impact, and reviews current and future research. Thoroughly evaluated by independent reviewers, each chapter focuses on a...

Pro VS 2005 Reporting using SQL Server and Crystal Reports

• ISBN:
• 1590596889
• Authors:
• Kevin Goff, Rod Paddock

Pro VS 2005 Reporting Using SQL Server and Crystal Reports offers a proven methodology for building reporting solutions. The authors focus on SQL Server 2005 and Crystal Reports, but also cover other popular technologies like Oracle and ActiveReports, to give you a thorough grounding in the reporting field. The book presents the requirements for a real-world reporting application in a distributed environment, and covers all the phases of...

Advanced Data Mining Techniques

• ISBN:
• 3540769161
• Authors:
• David L. Olson, Dursun Delen

This book covers the fundamental concepts of data mining, to demonstrate the potential of gathering large sets of data, and analyzing these data sets to gain useful business understanding. The book is organized in three parts. Part I introduces concepts. Part II describes and demonstrates basic data mining algorithms. It also contains chapters on a number of different techniques often used in data mining. Part III focuses on business...

Emeril at the Grill: A Cookbook for All Seasons

• ISBN:
• 0061742740
• Authors:
• Emeril Lagasse

If you know Emeril, you know that he always takes cooking to the next level. And when it comes to grilling, that means that instead of hamburgers he's making Pork and Chorizo Burgers with Green Chile Mayo. Instead of corn on the cob, he's got Grilled Corn with Cheese and Chile. Anyone can grill a chicken, but only Emeril would come up with Northern Italian–Style Chicken Under a Brick (yes—a brick!). And while we all love peach pie, how about...

Text Mining: Classification, Clustering, and Applications (Chapman & Hall/Crc Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery Series)

• ISBN:
• 1420059408

The Definitive Resource on Text Mining Theory and Applications from Foremost Researchers in the Field Giving a broad perspective of the field from numerous vantage points, Text Mining: Classification, Clustering, and Applications focuses on statistical methods for text mining and analysis. It examines methods to automatically cluster and classify text documents and applies these methods in a variety of areas, including adaptive information...

Advances in Data Analysis: Proceedings of the 30th Annual Conference of the Gesellschaft für Klassifikation e.V., Freie Universität Berlin, March 8-10, ... Data Analysis, and Knowledge Organization)

• ISBN:
• 3540709800

The book focuses on exploratory data analysis, learning of latent structures in datasets, and unscrambling of knowledge. It covers a broad range of methods from multivariate statistics, clustering and classification, visualization and scaling as well as from data and time series analysis. It provides new approaches for information retrieval and data mining. Furthermore, the book reports challenging applications in marketing and management...

LIFE SCIENCE DATA MINING (Science, Engineering, and Biology Informatics)

• ISBN:
• 981270065X
• Authors:
• Stephen Wong

This timely book identifies and highlights the latest data mining paradigms to analyze, combine, integrate, model and simulate vast amounts of heterogeneous multi-modal, multi-scale data for emerging real-world applications in life science.

Agent Intelligence Through Data Mining (Multiagent Systems, Artificial Societies, and Simulated Organizations)

• ISBN:
• 0387243526
• Authors:
• Andreas L. Symeonidis, Pericles A. Mitkas

Knowledge, hidden in voluminous data repositories routinely created and maintained by today’s applications, can be extracted by data mining. The next step is to transform this discovered knowledge into the inference mechanisms or simply the behavior of agents and multi-agent systems. Agent Intelligence Through Data Mining addresses this issue, as well as the arguable challenge of generating intelligence from data while transferring it to a...

Joe Celko's SQL Programming Style (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Data Management Systems)

• ISBN:
• 0120887975
• Authors:
• Joe Celko

Are you an SQL programmer that, like many, came to SQL after learning and writing procedural or object-oriented code? Or have switched jobs to where a different brand of SQL is being used, or maybe even been told to learn SQL yourself? If even one answer is yes, then you need this book. A "Manual of Style" for the SQL programmer, this book is a collection of heuristics and rules, tips, and tricks that will help you improve SQL programming style...

Readings in Database Systems, 4th Edition

• ISBN:
• 0262693143

Lessons from database research have been applied in academic fields ranging from bioinformatics to next-generation Internet architecture and in industrial uses including Web-based e-commerce and search engines. The core ideas in the field have become increasingly influential. This text provides both students and professionals with a grounding in database research and a technical context for understanding recent innovations in the field. The...

Professional LINQ (Programmer to Programmer)

• ISBN:
• 0470041811
• Authors:
• Scott Klein

Professional LINQ introduces experienced programmers and database developers to LINQ database queries in their native VB and C# languages. Some of the topics covered include: LINQ Queries LINQ and the Standard Query Operators Programming with XLinq Querying XML with XLinq Mixing XML and other data models DLinq and Queries LINQ over datasets Interoperating with ADO.NET LINQ and ASP.NET

Business Intelligence with Microsoft® Office PerformancePoint Server 2007

• ISBN:
• 0071493700
• Authors:
• Craig Utley

Deliver BI Solutions with Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007 Maximize the powerful BI tools available in PerformancePoint 2007 with help from this practical guide. You will learn how to collect and store data, monitor progress, analyze performance, distribute dynamic reports, and create maintainable projects and forecasts. Business Intelligence with Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007 provides full details on creating...

Oracle Database 11g New Features (Osborne ORACLE Press Series)

• ISBN:
• 0071496610
• Authors:
• Robert G. Freeman

FOREWORD by Tom Kyte Your Must-Have Guide to Everything New in Oracle Database 11 g Realize the full potential of Oracle Database 11 g with help from the experts. Written by Robert G. Freeman, and with insightful commentary throughout from Arup Nanda, this Oracle Press guide offers full details on the architectural changes, database administration upgrades, availability and recovery revisions, security enhancements, and programming innovations....

Oracle Database 11g SQL (Osborne ORACLE Press Series)

• ISBN:
• 0071498508
• Authors:
• Jason Price

Write powerful SQL statements and PL/SQL programs Learn to access Oracle databases through SQL statements and construct PL/SQL programs with guidance from Oracle expert, Jason Price. Published by Oracle Press, Oracle Database 11g SQL explains how to retrieve and modify database information, use SQL Plus and SQL Developer, work with database objects, write PL/SQL programs, and much more. Inside, you'll find in-depth coverage of the very latest...

IBM Cognos 8 Business Intelligence: The Official Guide

• ISBN:
• 0071498524
• Authors:
• Dan Volitich

The Only Authorized Guide to IBM Cognos 8 Business Intelligence Develop, deploy, and maintain a complete BI solution across your enterprise. IBM Cognos 8 Business Intelligence: The Official Guide shows you how to take full advantage of the robust service-oriented architecture and simplified role-based user interfaces. Learn how to create, share, and analyze data-rich reports that lead to increased productivity and better business decisions....

Oracle Database 10g SQL (Osborne ORACLE Press Series)

• ISBN:
• 0072229810
• Authors:
• Jason Price, Jason Price, McGraw-Hill

This volume will take you from novice to master, covering not only how to use SQL but also the Oracle extensions to SQL. The examples feature the sample schemas available with Oracle Database 10 g , and free code will be available for download.

Joe Celko's Thinking in Sets: Auxiliary, Temporal, and Virtual Tables in SQL (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Data Management Systems)

• ISBN:
• 0123741378
• Authors:
• Joe Celko

Perfectly intelligent programmers often struggle when forced to work with SQL. Why? Joe Celko believes the problem lies with their procedural programming mindset, which keeps them from taking full advantage of the power of declarative languages. The result is overly complex and inefficient code, not to mention lost productivity. This book will change the way you think about the problems you solve with SQL programs.. Focusing on three key...

Hitchhiker's Guide to Visual Studio and SQL Server: Best Practice Architectures and Examples, 7th Edition (Microsoft Windows Server System Series)

• ISBN:
• 0321243625
• Authors:
• William R. Vaughn, Peter Blackburn

Since 1994 when he wrote his first “Hitchhiker’s Guide”, William Vaughn has been providing developers all over the world the intimate details of how SQL Server can be accessed and managed from RAD languages like Visual Basic and Visual Basic .NET. With the 7th Edition, Bill has completely rewritten this encyclopedic work from cover to cover–giving readers his insightful views on how applications should be built to maximize both developer...

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...

Data Analysis Using SQL and Excel

• ISBN:
• 0470099518
• Authors:
• Gordon S. Linoff

Useful business analysis requires you to effectively transform data into actionable information. This book helps you use SQL and Excel to extract business information from relational databases and use that data to define business dimensions, store transactions about customers, produce results, and more. Each chapter explains when and why to perform a particular type of business analysis in order to obtain useful results, how to design and...

Oracle 11g For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech))

• ISBN:
• 0470277653
• Authors:
• Chris Zeis, Chris Ruel, Michael Wessler

Are you a seasoned system administrator charged with setting up an Oracle database? Or did you suddenly become a DBA by default? If database administration with Oracle is part of your job, you’ll be glad to have Oracle 11g For Dummies in your cubicle. This nuts-and-bolts guide walks you through the mysteries of Oracle and database administration. You’ll learn how to understand Oracle database architecture, set up and manage an Oracle...

Beginning Oracle Application Express (Wrox Programmer to Programmer)

• ISBN:
• 0470388374
• Authors:
• Rick Greenwald

Oracle Application Express is an easy-to-use application development environment built on the Oracle technology stack. There are two aspects of that previous sentence that you may find jarring—that Oracle, a company widely known for its database technology, has an application development environment, and that Oracle, a company thought of as delivering high-end, enterprise-ready technology, has anything that is easy to use. But, as this book...

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...

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Administration with Windows PowerShell (Wrox Programmer to Programmer)

• ISBN:
• 0470477288
• Authors:
• Ananthakumar Muthusamy, Yan Pan

The definitive guide to automating SQL Server admnistration with Powershell scripts If you're a SQL Server database administrator, this book will make your life easier. Windows PowerShell is an administrative scripting tool that allows you to automate many tasks you're probably currently doing by hand. This nuts-and-bolts guide shows you how to create Windows PowerShell scripts to administer almost every aspect of SQL Server. You'll get a...

Mastering Oracle SQL

• ISBN:
• 0596001290
• Authors:
• Sanjay Mishra, Alan Beaulieu

Few books on the market today go beyond discussing syntax and the barest rudiments of using Oracle SQL. This book changes that, showing you how to creatively leverage the full power of SQL to write queries in an Oracle environment. This book shows you how to: Leverage Oracle's vast library of built-in SQL functionsQuery time-based data, and write joins involving date and time rangesUse Oracle SQL's hierarchical query features to deal with data...

Oracle PL/SQL for DBAs

• ISBN:
• 0596005873
• Authors:
• Arup Nanda, Steven Feuerstein

PL/SQL, Oracle's powerful procedural language, has been the cornerstone of Oracle application development for nearly 15 years. Although primarily a tool for developers, PL/SQL has also become an essential tool for database administration, as DBAs take increasing responsibility for site performance and as the lines between developers and DBAs blur. Until now, there has not been a book focused squarely on the language topics of special concern to...

Oracle Regular Expressions Pocket Reference

• ISBN:
• 0596006012
• Authors:
• Jonathan Gennick, Peter Linsley

Support for regular expressions in SQL and PL/SQL is one of the most exciting features of Oracle Database 10G. Oracle has long supported the ANSI-standard LIKE predicate for rudimentary pattern matching, but regular expressions take pattern matching to a new level. They provide a powerful way to select data that matches a pattern, as well as to manipulate, rearrange, and change that data. This concise pocket guide is part tutorial and part...

Apache, MySQL, and PHP Weekend Crash Course

• ISBN:
• 0764543202
• Authors:
• Steven M. Schafer

Get up to speed on Apache, MySQL, and PHP – in a weekend! The big day is Monday. The day you get to show off what you know about Apache Web server, MySQL database, and PHP scripting. The problem is, you're not really up to speed. Maybe it's been a while since you installed all three of these technologies. Perhaps you've never used Apache, MySQL, and PHP together. Or maybe you just like a challenge. In any event, we've got a solution for you...

Beginning ASP.NET 2.0 Databases Beta Preview

• ISBN:
• 0764570811
• Authors:
• John Kauffman

With help from Microsoft ASP.NET insider Bradley Millington, this book will be the first book available on ASP.NET Databases when the first beta is put into wide distribution in 2004. The book covers both VB.NET and C# coding for ASP.NET databases so readers don't have to decide up front which language they want more and retailers no longer have to manage inventory on separate language versions. By returning to a single lead author (John...

PHP & MySQL Everyday Apps For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech))

• ISBN:
• 0764575872
• Authors:
• Janet Valade

PHP and MySQL Everyday Apps For Dummies is a one-stop reference providing all you need to build dynamic, real-world, ready-to-use apps with the popular PHP (a scripting language) and MySQL (a database system) software. The book is a hands-on, go-to-guide that Walks you through installing the applications files from the CD-ROM and setting up your programming environment Contains all the code needed to create seven applications: User...

Certified Lotus Professional: Application Development Study Guide

• ISBN:
• 0782126685
• Authors:
• Cate McCoy

With more than 20 million installed seats of Lotus Notes worldwide, the demand for certified Notes application developers is booming. This book provides you with all the information you'll need to pass the three exams required for the Application Development track in the Certified Lotus Professional program for Release 5 of Notes and Domino. The content maps directly to Lotus' exam competencies. Challenging review questions, both in the book and...

Gwathmey Siegel: Buildings and Projects 1965-2000 (Universe Architecture Series)

• ISBN:
• 0789304015

The international residential, commercial, and institutional work that positioned this New York firm among the world's architectural elite is featured in this volume, which takes an unprecedented look at Gwathmey Siegel's contributions over the last 35 years. More than 30 projects are documented in photographs, drawings, and descriptions. From Charles Gwathmey's design and construction of Gwathmey Studio and House to the Levitt Center for...

DK Guide to the Human Body (DK Guides)

• ISBN:
• 0789473887

Revealed in fantastic computer-enhanced, three-dimensional pictures, the complex internal world of the human body is explored in DK Guide to the Human Body. In different sections of the book, the ingenious processes involved in moving, breathing, digesting food, producing babies, growing, and fighting off disease are explained in clear, lively text. The elaborate network of nerves that reach to the body's furthest extremities and carry data back...

Australia (Eyewitness Travel Guides)

• ISBN:
• 0789494329
• Authors:
• DK Publishing

Eyewitness Travel Guides are the original illustrated travel guidebooks-and they're still the best. Since 1993, the Eyewitness brand has established itself as one of the industry leaders, with sales of more than 6.5 million copies in the U.S. alone. Featuring more than 70 worldwide destinations, new titles are being added to the best-selling Eyewitness Travel Guides series each year. In 2003, to mark the 10th anniversary of the publication of...

Special Edition Using FileMaker 8

• ISBN:
• 0789735121
• Authors:
• Scott Love, Steve Lane

If you’re looking for the inside scoop on the latest version of FileMaker, you’ve come to the right place. Authors Scott Love and Steve Lane are FileMaker experts who were involved in the development of FileMaker 8, and they bring that knowledge to you in Special Edition Using FileMaker 8 . Frequent tips, case studies, and thorough examples show you how to avoid mistakes and save time in developing databases with FileMaker 8. This is the...

A Survival Guide to Selling a Home

• ISBN:
• 0814472745
• Authors:
• Sid Davis

Homesellers who spend a little time and effort making their homes more marketable will net thousands of dollars more than those who simply put 'For Sale' signs up on the front lawn and call it a day. A Survival Guide for Selling a Home helps readers face the challenges of deciding whether or not to use an agent (and how to find one), estimating a price, and deciding which upgrades are worth making -- and which ones are not -- to add to their...

Backup Exec 9: For Windows Servers

• ISBN:
• 1556220898
• Authors:
• Mike Black, Daniel Castillo

Backup Exec 9: For Window Servers introduces Backup Exec, the best-selling Windows backup software. This book guides the reader through managing backups and disaster recoveries, while keeping its focus on practical information. The authors provide an overview of the world of data protection and familiarize the reader with general backup concepts. Later chapters concentrate on Backup Exec, including installation, restoring, and using Backup Exec...

Oracle Distributed Systems

• ISBN:
• 1565924320
• Authors:
• Charles Dye

Oracle provides many tools for designing, developing, administering, and securing distributed database systems. With these tools, data in multiple databases is accessible just as if it were stored in a single database. This book describes how you can use multiple databases and both Oracle8 and Oracle7 distributed system features to best advantage. Aimed at both DBAs and developers, it covers: Benefits and tradeoffs of distributed database...

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...

SQL Server 2000 Stored Procedures Handbook (Expert's Voice)

• ISBN:
• 1590592875
• Authors:
• Tony Bain, Louis Davidson, Robin Dewson, Chuck Hawkins, Tony Bain, Louise Davidson, Robin Dewson, Chuck Hawkins

Stored procedures are compiled T-SQL statements that reside on the database. They are the cornerstones of successful data manipulation, and data-handling operations of every complexity make use of them. This book is an in-depth guide to a key area of database development. This book tackles real-world problems faced by developers when working with stored procedures, showing you how to solve these problems, avoid the common pitfalls, and produce...

Forecasting Oracle Performance

• ISBN:
• 1590598024
• Authors:
• Craig Shallahamer

What makes seasoned IT professionals run for cover? Answer: Forecasting Oracle performance! Craig Shallahamer is an Oracle performance expert with over 18 years of experience. His book is the first to focus, not on the problem of solving today's problem, but squarely on the problem of forecasting the future performance of an Oracle database. Other Oracle performance books are good for putting out fires; Craig's book helps you avoid all the heat...

FileMaker Pro 6 for the Mac Fast & Easy

• ISBN:
• 1592000703
• Authors:
• Lisa A. Bucki

FileMaker Pro 6 for the Mac Fast & Easy presents the essential skills that beginning and intermediate users need to know to use the FileMaker Pro 6.0 database application effectively. It covers basic database skills, such as planning, defining fields, and creating forms and explores new features, such as using a contextual menu to sort data and batch file importing. It also introduces users to publishing database data in HTML format.

Practical Oracle Security: Your Unauthorized Guide to Relational Database Security

• ISBN:
• 1597491985
• Authors:
• Josh Shaul, Aaron Ingram

This is the only practical, hands-on guide available to database administrators to secure their Oracle databases. This book will help the DBA to assess their current level of risk as well as their existing security posture. It will then provide practical, applicable knowledge to appropriately secure the Oracle database. The book's companion Web site contains dozens of working scripts that DBA's can use to secure and automate their Oracle...

Algorithms and Data Structures: The Basic Toolbox

• ISBN:
• 3540779779
• Authors:
• Kurt Mehlhorn, Peter Sanders

Algorithms are at the heart of every nontrivial computer application, and algorithmics is a modern and active area of computer science. Every computer scientist and every professional programmer should know about the basic algorithmic toolbox: structures that allow efficient organization and retrieval of data, frequently used algorithms, and basic techniques for modeling, understanding and solving algorithmic problems. This book is a concise...

Oracle Database 10g: A Beginner's Guide (Osborne ORACLE Press Series)

• ISBN:
• 0072230789
• Authors:
• Ian Abramson, Michael Abbey

Provides beginning DBAs and developers with a solid foundation in the database administration and programming basics needed to embark on an Oracle career. The focus is on Oracle Database 10g, but you'll get the fundamentals applicable to all Oracle database releases.

Sams Teach Yourself Crystal Reports 9 in 24 Hours

• ISBN:
• 0672320908
• Authors:
• Joe Estes, Kathryn Hunt, Neil FitzGerald, Ryan Marples, Steve Lucas

Sams Teach Yourself Crystal Reports X in 24 Hours will guide the Crystal Reports users through conceptual topics, such as understanding data sources, to creating simple reports using the provided report wizards to custom reporting creation, modification and design techniques. This book will cover the latest version of Crystal Reports. The newest release includes unprecedented technological advances and user interface design improvements - making...

Microsoft® Exchange 2000 Server Resource Kit (IT-Resource Kits)

• ISBN:
• 0735610177
• Authors:
• Microsoft Corporation

Deploy, manage, optimize, and troubleshoot Microsoft® Exchange 2000 Server with the product expertise of those who know it best–the Exchange 2000 Server product team–plus the real-world deployment experience of Microsoft Consulting Services (MCS). This RESOURCE KIT provides everything you need to deploy, install, back up and restore, manage security for, troubleshoot, and optimize Exchange 2000 Server. It includes more than 1,000 pages of...

MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-526): Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Windows-Based Client Development

• ISBN:
• 0735623333
• Authors:
• Matthew A. Stoecker, Steven J. Stein, Tony Northrup

Announcing an all-new MCTS Training Kit designed to help maximize your performance on Exam 70-526, the exam for the new Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: .NET Framework 2.0 Windows Applications certification. This kit packs the tools and features exam candidates want most—including in-depth, self-paced training based on final exam content; rigorous, objective-by-objective review; exam tips from expert, exam-certified authors; and a...

Professional SQL Server Analysis Services 2005 with MDX (Programmer to Programmer)

• ISBN:
• 0764579185
• Authors:
• Sivakumar Harinath, Stephen R. Quinn

Written by the lead developers of Analysis Services at Microsoft, this book begins with an overview showing how Analysis Services and MDX can be used to build data warehouses and multidimensional databases The authors then describe the development processes for building dimensions and cubes from various data sources Demonstrating a variety of techniques in real-world scenarios, the book shows how MDX can be used to query databases to provide...

Beginning PHP5, Apache, and MySQL Web Development (Programmer to Programmer)

• ISBN:
• 0764579665
• Authors:
• Elizabeth Naramore, Jason Gerner, Yann Le Scouarnec, Jeremy Stolz, Michael K. Glass

This update to a Wrox bestseller dives in and guides the reader through the entire process of creating dynamic, data-driven sites using the open source "AMP" model: Apache Web server, the MySQL database system, and the PHP scripting language. The team of expert authors covers PHP scripting, database management, security, integration, and e-commerce functions and comes complete with a useful syntax reference. Showcases three fully functional Web...

American Medical Association Boy's Guide to Becoming a Teen

• ISBN:
• 0787983438
• Authors:
• American Medical Association, Kate Gruenwald Pfeifer

Becoming a teen is an important milestone in every boy’s life. It’s even more important to get answers and advice to the most common health issues boys face from a trusted source. The American Medical Association Boy’s Guide to Becoming a Teen is filled with invaluable advice to get you ready for the changes you will experience during puberty. Learn about these important topics and more: Puberty and what kinds of physical and emotional...

Forensic Anthropology (Inside Forensic Science)

• ISBN:
• 0791091988
• Authors:
• Bradley Adams

Going to Live in Australia, 2nd edition - Your practical guide to living and working in Oz

• ISBN:
• 1845282612
• Authors:
• Mary Neilson, Mathew Collins

"Everything to help you enjoy life in Australia, right from day one!" You want to move to Australia, but you're not sure how to get the right visa, find work and where to live once you've arrived. This up-to-date book tells you everything you'll need to know to settle successfully into your new life 'down under'. It not only covers visas, finding work and where to live, but also deals with health care, education, and such pontentially difficult...

Beginning ASP Databases

• ISBN:
• 1861002726
• Authors:
• John Kauffman, Kevin Spencer, Thearon Willis

Microsoft created Active Server Pages (ASP) to sew together a group of technologies for creating modern web sites, which can intelligently interact with the user at the front end and with servers and datastores at the back end. Among these technologies is ActiveX Data Objects (ADO), which allows easy, powerful and robust control of technologies that access datastores. This book explains the theory and practice of using ADO with ASP by presenting...

Professional XML Databases

• ISBN:
• 1861003587
• Authors:
• Michael Brundage, Patrick Dengler, Jeff Gabriel, Andy Hoskinson, Michael Kay, Thomas Maxwell, Marcelo Ochoa, Johnny Papa, Mohan Vanmane

: In this book, we look at how to integrate XML into your current relational data source strategies. With the increasing amount of data stored in relational databases, and the importance of XML as a format for marking up data - whether it be for storage, display, interchange, or processing - you need to have command of four key skills: understanding how to structure, process, access, and store your data. By introducing guidelines for how to...

The Enterprise Architecture IT Project: The Urbanisation Paradigm

• ISBN:
• 1903996384
• Authors:
• Christophe Longépé

The basis for an Enterprise Architecture IT project comes from the identification of the changes necessary to implement the enterprise or organisation's strategy, and the growing information needs arising from this, which increases the demand for the development of the IT system. The development of an IT system can be carried out using an urbanisation approach i.e. building an IT system using the metaphor of a city. This concept is based on the...

Transactions on Computational Systems Biology V (Lecture Notes in Computer Science / Transactions on Computational Systems Biology) (v. 5)

• ISBN:
• 3540360484

The LNCS journal Transactions on Computational Systems Biology is devoted to inter- and multidisciplinary research in the fields of computer science and life sciences and supports a paradigmatic shift in the techniques from computer and information science to cope with the new challenges arising from the systems oriented point of view of biological phenomena. This, the 5th Transactions on Computational Systems Biology volume, edited by Xiaohua...

Oracle Real Application Clusters

• ISBN:
• 1555582885
• Authors:
• Murali Vallath

Clustered configuration first hit the scene nearly 20 years ago when Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) introduced the VaxCluster. Until now, the topic of Real Application Clusters (RAC) implementation had never been fully explored. For the first time, Murali Vallath dissects RAC mysteries in his book Oracle Real Application Clusters to enlighten and educate readers on the internals of RAC operations, cache fusion, fusion recovery processes and...

Spss Programming And Data Management: A Guide for Spss And Sas Users

• ISBN:
• 156827355X
• Authors:
• Raynald Levesque

Environmental Crime: A Sourcebook

• ISBN:
• 1593320000
• Authors:
• Ronald G. Burns, Michael J. Lynch

Environmental Crime: A Sourcebook provides ideas, tools, and data to investigate environmental offenses. Burns and Lynch urge readers to recognize the availability of a wide array of data regarding environmental offenses and provide bibliographic tools to locate this data. They also provide data sets and examples of data available from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and state agencies charged with enforcing environmental laws....

Professional WebObjects with Java

• ISBN:
• 1861004311
• Authors:
• Thomas Termini, Pierce Wetter, Ben Galbraith, Jim Roepcke, Pero Maric, John Hopkins, Josh Flowers, Daniel Steinberg, Max Muller, Michael DeMann, Bernard Scholz

WebObjects 5 is the powerful new release of Apple's award-winning application server, built from the ground up in Java. This allows WebObjects to run on virtually any server making it easily accessible to millions of Java programmers. WebObjects also integrates with other Java-based solutions such as EJB containers, servlets, ORBs, and web services. The combination of a Java runtime with advanced native tools for Mac OS X and Windows 2000 makes...

Oracle Procure-to-Pay Guide (Osborne ORACLE Press Series)

• ISBN:
• 0071622276
• Authors:
• Melanie Anjele Cameron

Master Oracle E-Business Suite's Oracle Procure-to-Pay Drive better decision making and maximize asset usage with Oracle E-Business Suite's comprehensive end-to-end procurement solution. This Oracle Press guide details, step-by-step, how to streamline and optimize your enterprise acquisition cycle using Oracle Procure-to-Pay. Set up and configure each module, generate contracts and purchase orders (POs), perform automatic invoicing, process...

Oracle General Ledger Guide: Implement a Highly Automated Financial Processing System (Osborne ORACLE Press Series)

• ISBN:
• 0071622292
• Authors:
• Melanie Cameron

Master Oracle E-Business Suite's Oracle General Ledger Maintain a centralized, highly automated processing platform across a fully integrated set of Oracle E-Business Suite applications using Oracle General Ledger. This Oracle Press guide explains how to utilize Oracle General Ledger to distribute timely and accurate financial information enterprise-wide. Learn efficient techniques for creating transactions and budgets, defining custom rules...

Implementing SAP R/3 Sales and Distribution

• ISBN:
• 0072124040
• Authors:
• Glynn C. Williams

One of the world's leading SAP Sales & Distribution consultants delivers the first comprehensive and practical guide to implementing this new module in the R/3 system. Inside this book you'll get complete information on the ins and outs of the software, including basic functions, sales document flow, invoicing, and how the S&D module interfaces with other modules. Sales processes and delivery systems are crucial functions in today's businesses...

Effective Oracle Database 10g Security by Design

• ISBN:
• 0072231300
• Authors:
• David Knox, David Knox, McGraw-Hill

Oracle security expert David Knox explains how to design and develop an integrated, secure Oracle environment. In my experience in the security world, including 32 years at the Central Intelligence Agency, I've not found anyone with more experience in the theory and practice of protecting your data than David Knox. --Dave Carey, former Executive Director of the CIA

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...

Losers: The Road to Everyplace but the White House

• ISBN:
• 0679768092
• Authors:
• Michael Lewis

A wickedly funny and astute chronicle of the 1996 presidential campaign--and how we go about choosing our leaders at the turn of the century. In it Michael Lewis brings to the political scene the same brilliance that distinguished his celebrated best-seller about the financial world, Liar's Poker.Beginning with the primaries, Lewis traveled across America--a concerned citizen who happened to ride in candidates' airplanes (as well as rented cars...

State Rankings 2007: A Statistical View of the 50 United States (State Rankings)

• ISBN:
• 0740117106
• Authors:
• Kathleen O'Leary Morgan

Oracle PL/SQL Language Pocket Reference, Second Edition

• ISBN:
• 0596004729
• Authors:
• Steven Feuerstein, Bill Pribyl, Chip Dawes

The new edition of this must-have pocket guide boils down the most vital information from Oracle PL/SQL Programming , the bestseller that many consider "the Bible" for PL/SQL development. Indispensable for new and seasoned Oracle database developers alike, this pocket guide summarizes features available in Oracle's powerful new product-- Oracle9i --and provides essential information on PL/SQL block structure, fundamental language elements,...

Oracle Application Server 10g Essentials

• ISBN:
• 0596006217
• Authors:
• Robert Stackowiak, Donald Bales, Rick Greenwald

The new Oracle Application Server offers a wide range of functionality, including Java runtime and development tools, portal development tools, business intelligence, single sign-on identify management, and much more. It's so powerful and complex, in fact, that many people who use the product (or are considering using it) are familiar with only a portion of the entire range of its capabilities. The choices can be overwhelming. Few people grasp...

Oracle Security

• ISBN:
• 1565924509
• Authors:
• William Heney, Marlene L. Theriault

Security in a relational database management system is complex, and too few DBAs, system administrators, managers, and developers understand how Oracle implements system and database security. This book gives you the guidance you need to protect your databases. Oracle security has many facets: Establishing an organization's security policy and planProtecting system files and passwordsControlling access to database objects (tables, views, rows,...

Contemporary Poetry and Contemporary Science

• ISBN:
• 0199258120

A unique collaboration between leading poets and scientists, Contemporary Poetry and Contemporary Science demonstrates through its form, and through practice as well as reflection, that poetry and science can meet with productive results. Crossing between disciplines, and between prose and verse, the book shows how modes of scientific knowledge and of poetic making continue to be intertwined. Often drawing on Scottish intellectual traditions,...

SQL Server 2008 Query Performance Tuning Distilled (Expert's Voice in SQL Server)

• ISBN:
• 1430219025
• Authors:
• Grant Fritchey, Sajal Dam

SQL Server 2008 Query Performance Tuning Distilled presents a direct trouble–shooting methodology for identifying poorly performing stored procedures and queries, isolating the causes of that poor performance, and fixing the underlying problems. Each chapter is dedicated to one of the top causes of poorly performing queries and shows methods for identifying and dealing with the problems in that chapter’s domain. Emphasis is always put upon...

SQL Server Security Distilled, Second Edition

• ISBN:
• 1590592190
• Authors:
• Morris Lewis

SQL Server is the dominant relational database in the Windows market and data security is a huge and growing concern for all businesses. Securing SQL Server is one of the most important responsibilities of the SQL Server professional. SQL Server Distilled, Second Edition is a very carefully researched, clearly explained book on securing SQL Server, by an author who knows SQL Server inside and out. If you follow the practical guidelines that are...

Rhyming Reason: The Poetry of Romantic-Era Psychologists (Englightment World)

• ISBN:
• 1851969551
• Authors:
• Michelle Faubert

During the Romantic era, psychology and literature enjoyed a fluid relationship. Faubert focuses on a hitherto little-known group of psychologist-poets who grew out of the liberal literary-medical culture of the Scottish Enlightenment. They used poetry as an accessible form to communicate emerging psychological, cultural and moral ideas - concepts which were echoed by so many canonical Romantic poets that we now think of them as distinct...

PHP & MySQL Web Development All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech))

• ISBN:
• 0470167777
• Authors:
• Janet Valade, Bill Ballad

If you want to build dynamic Web sites that encourage users to interact with them, PHP and MySQL are among the best tools you’ll find. PHP is a scripting language designed specifically for use on the Web, while MySQL is a database management system that works with it perfectly. Best of all, they’re free. It’s hard to beat that combination! PHP & MySQL Web Development All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies is kind of one-stop shopping for...

Learning SQL

• ISBN:
• 0596007272
• Authors:
• Alan Beaulieu

SQL (Structured Query Language) is a standard programming language for generating, manipulating, and retrieving information from a relational database. If you're working with a relational database--whether you're writing applications, performing administrative tasks, or generating reports--you need to know how to interact with your data. Even if you are using a tool that generates SQL for you, such as a reporting tool, there may still be cases...

PHP and MySQL Web Development, Second Edition

• ISBN:
• 067232525X
• Authors:
• Luke Welling, Laura Thomson

PHP and MySQL Web Development teaches the reader to develop dynamic, secure, commercial Web sites. Using the same accessible, popular teaching style of the first edition, this best-selling book has been updated to reflect the rapidly changing landscape of MySQL and PHP.The book teaches the reader to integrate and implement these technologies by following real-world examples and working sample projects, and also covers related technologies needed...

Textbook of Pediatric Asthma: An International Perspective

• ISBN:
• 185317789X
• Authors:
• Charles K Naspitz, Stanley J Szefler, David Tinkelman, John O Warner

Second and third authors are with Univ. of Colorado, Denver. Definitive textbook opens with an overview of lung function and development, moves on to explore basic mechanisms and natural history of the diseases, then addresses diagnosis, management, and prevention issues. Ends with the psychological and socioeconomic impact of the disease.

Find It Online, Fourth Edition: The Complete Guide to Online Research (Find It Online: The Complete Guide to Online Research)

• ISBN:
• 1889150452
• Authors:
• Alan M. Schlein

Sharpen Your Online Research Skills! Find it Online 4th ed. is your field guide that helps you zoom past "meaningless hits" to find what you’re looking for... quickly and easily. This comprehensive reference details more than 2,000 reliable Web resources, and also provides the strategies and mechanics to move you up to the next level in your online research capabilities. With Find it Online as your desktop companion you’ll be able to: •...

Engineering Human Computer Interaction and Interactive Systems: Joint Working Conferences EHCI-DSVIS 2004, Hamburg, Germany, July 11-13, 2004, Revised ... / Programming and Software Engineering)

• ISBN:
• 3540260978

This book constitutes the joint thoroughly refereed post-proceedings of the 9th IFIP International Conference on Engineering for Human Computer Interaction and of the 11th International Workshop on Design, Specification, and Verification of Interactive Systems, EHCI-DSVIS 2004, held in Hamburg, Germany in July 2004. The 25 revised full papers presented have gone through two rounds of reviewing and improvement and were selected from initially 65...

Web Database Applications with PHP & MySQL, 2nd Edition

• ISBN:
• 0596005431
• Authors:
• Hugh E. Williams

There are many reasons for serving up dynamic content from a web site:to offer an online shopping site, create customized information pages for users, or just manage a large volume of content through a database. Anyone with a modest knowledge of HTML and web site management can learn to create dynamic content through the PHP programming language and the MySQL database. This book gives you the background and tools to do the job safely and...

War, State, and Society in Mid-Eighteenth-Century Britain and Ireland

• ISBN:
• 0199253757
• Authors:
• Stephen Conway

This book explores the impact of the wars of 1739-63 on Britain and Ireland. The period was dominated by armed struggle between Britain and the Bourbon powers, particularly France. These wars, especially the Seven Years War of 1756-63, saw a considerable mobilization of manpower, materiel and money. They had important affects on the British and Irish economies, on social divisions and the development of what we might term social policy, on...

Foundation PHP for Dreamweaver 8

• ISBN:
• 1590595696
• Authors:
• David Powers

In this book we look specifically at using Dreamweaver’s built-in server behaviors to build dynamic web sites using PHP and MySQL, the world’s most popular open source server-side language and database server combination, which are both reliable, powerful, and open source (and therefore free to use!) This latest version of Dreamweaver includes even more powerful support for PHP and MySQL. David Powers first takes you through the latest...

Genealogy Online For Dummies (For Dummies (Sports & Hobbies))

• ISBN:
• 0470240571
• Authors:
• Matthew L. Helm, April Leigh Helm

Researching your genealogy online is like being a kid in a candy store. So many neat things catch your eye that it’s difficult to decide which one to try. That’s where Genealogy Online For Dummies, 5th Edition comes in. This completely practical handbook helps you become a smart, discriminating researcher from the moment you start your investigation. Unlike other genealogy books, this easy-to-use guide does more than show you how to access...

50 Fast Dreamweaver MX Techniques

• ISBN:
• 0764538942
• Authors:
• Janine Warner, Yanier Gonzalez, Ivonne Berkowitz

* Includes techniques for building rollovers, embedding Flash movies, creating dynamic tables, adding cool animations, and much more. * Features 50 fast and easy, but powerful, effects that creative professionals and amateurs alike can achieve almost instantly. * Each technique is fully-illustrated with "before" and "after" shots, and carefully described in step-by-step detail. * The CD-ROM includes work files and finished effects from the book.

Adobe Acrobat 6 PDF Bible

• ISBN:
• 0764540475
• Authors:
• Ted Padova

* One of the most authoritative and comprehensive books on Adobe's Acrobat and PDF (Portable Document Format) by the leading Acrobat guru, enhanced and expanded to cover the latest release of Acrobat * Features complete coverage of using Acrobat and PDF for print prepress, the Internet, CD-ROMs, and all the new media * Packed with real-world insights and techniques gained from the author's daily use of Acrobat and PDF under deadline situations *...

Cartilage Repair Strategies

• ISBN:
• 1588296296

Cartilage Repair Strategies is a comprehensive update of the present state of cartilage repair and regeneration. The information in this volume addresses what methods are effective, what methods are safe, and what methods will lead to an alteration in the short history of articular cartilage injury repair. Contributors present examinations of a variety of topics including the structure and function of articular cartilage, the evaluation of...

Content Management Systems (Tools of the Trade)

• ISBN:
• 190415106X
• Authors:
• Dave Addey, James Ellis, Phil Suh, David Thiemecke

Content Management Systems (CMS) automate the process of creating, publishing, and updating web site content. They make maintaining and updating the content of a web site easier, giving the content contributors, not just the web team, the means with which to manage their own content. They are usually made up of a front-end editor for inputting content, a back-end system for storing the content, and a template mechanism to get the content onto...

Introduction to Data Compression, Third Edition (Morgan Kaufmann Series in Multimedia Information and Systems)

• ISBN:
• 012620862X
• Authors:
• Khalid Sayood

Each edition of Introduction to Data Compression has widely been considered the best introduction and reference text on the art and science of data compression, and the third edition continues in this tradition. Data compression techniques and technology are ever-evolving with new applications in image, speech, text, audio, and video. The third edition includes all the cutting edge updates the reader will need during the work day and in class....

Algorithms: A Functional Programming Approach (International Computer Science Series)

• ISBN:
• 0201596040
• Authors:
• Fethi A. Rabhi, Guy Lapalme

The design of algorithms for problem-solving lies at the heart of computer science. Concise yet authoritative, Algorithms: A Functional Programming Approach teaches the skills needed to master this essential subject. The authors challenge more traditional methods of teaching algorithms by using a functional programming context, with Haskell as the implementation language. This leads to smaller, clearer and more elegant programs which enable the...

PHP 5 for Dummies

• ISBN:
• 0764541668
• Authors:
• Janet Valade

Covers the latest major release of PHP, the most popular open source Web scripting language, in the friendly, easy-to-understand For Dummies style PHP is installed on nearly nine million servers, and usage has grown at the rate of 6.5 percent per month for the past two years PHP is easy to learn, well suited for Web development, and can be embedded with HTML, making it a good choice for creating dynamic Web pages for e-commerce sites and other...

Macromedia Studio MX 2004 All-in-One Desk Reference for Dummies

• ISBN:
• 0764544071
• Authors:
• Damon Dean, Andy Cowitt, Ellen Finkelstein, Doug Sahlin, Camille McCue

Macromedia Studio MX 2004 All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies provides a one-stop reference for users looking to harness the power of this Web building suite. The book covers each of the core applications in Studio MX including Dreamweaver, Flash, Freehand, Fireworks, ColdFusion and, newly added to this edition, Contribute. Macromedia Studio MX 2004 All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies also contains coverage on using all the applications...

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.

Fundamental Data Compression

• ISBN:
• 0750663103
• Authors:
• Ida Mengyi Pu

Fundamental Data Compression provides all the information students need to be able to use this essential technology in their future careers. A huge, active research field, and a part of many people's everyday lives, compression technology is an essential part of today's Computer Science and Electronic Engineering courses. With the help of this book, students can gain a thorough understanding of the underlying theory and algorithms, as well as...

XML Bible

• ISBN:
• 0764532367
• Authors:
• Elliotte Rusty Harold

XML is revolutionizing Web-site development by making difficult tasks easier -- and many new tasks possible. Based on the latest W3C standards, this thorough tutorial-plus-reference takes you step by step through everything you need to know to put XML to work, from the fundamentals of the XML language to document construction and simple XML-based solutions for specialized markup problems. Numerous examples, specifications, and addresses for...

Introduction to Information Retrieval

• ISBN:
• 0521865719
• Authors:
• Christopher D. Manning, Prabhakar Raghavan, Hinrich Schütze

Class-tested and coherent, this groundbreaking new textbook teaches web-era information retrieval, including web search and the related areas of text classification and text clustering from basic concepts. Written from a computer science perspective by three leading experts in the field, it gives an up-to-date treatment of all aspects of the design and implementation of systems for gathering, indexing, and searching documents; methods for...

.NET Common Language Runtime Unleashed 2-volume set

• ISBN:
• 0672321246
• Authors:
• Kevin Burton

The .NET Framework provides a runtime environment called the Common Language Runtime, which manages the execution of code and provides services that make the development of robust software easier. The Common Language Runtime (CLR) provides a solid foundation for developers to build various types of applications. Whether a developer is writing an ASP.NET application, a Windows Forms application, a Web Service, a mobile code application, a...

Better Off: Flipping the Switch on Technology

• ISBN:
• 0060570040
• Authors:
• Eric Brende

What happens when a graduate of MIT, the bastion of technological advancement, and his bride move to a community so primitive in its technology that even Amish groups consider it antiquated? Eric Brende conceives a real-life experiment: to see if, in fact, all our cell phones, wide-screen TVs, and SUVs have made life easier and better -- or whether life would be preferable without them. By turns, the query narrows down to a single question: What...

The Simplicity Survival Handbook: 32 Ways To Do Less And Accomplish More

• ISBN:
• 0738209120
• Authors:
• Bill Jensen

In the Simplicity Survival Handbook: 32 Ways To Do Less and Accomplish More , Bill Jensen, author of the best-selling Simplicity , offers step-by-step techniques to running your business more successfully and getting more accomplished in a shorter amount of time. In today's extremely fast-paced world, Jensen's user-friendly-and often hilarious-survival guide is an indispensable guide to workplace survival. In a world of more-better-faster, the...

Distributed Search by Constrained Agents: Algorithms, Performance, Communication (Advanced Information and Knowledge Processing)

• ISBN:
• 1848000391
• Authors:
• Amnon Meisels

Agent technology is evolving as a leading field of research connected to diverse areas such as A.I., E-commerce, robotics and information retrieval. Agents systems use reasoning and constraint-based reasoning that has a wide potential for representing multiple types of problems. A fundamental building block within all these areas is the ability to perform search and an inherent part of all agents must therefore relate to distributed and...

Interfacing with C++: Programming Real-World Applications

• ISBN:
• 3540253785
• Authors:
• Jayantha Katupitiya, Kim Bentley

This book is for people who are interested in learning and exploring electronic interfacing as well as C++ programming in a practicable and enjoyable way. Readers will learn to program a PC to do real-world things – not simply number crunching and graphics. They will also master how to write programs that interact with real-world devices through the use of a specially-developed interface circuit board included with the book. The book,...

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...

Handbook of Web Log Analysis (Handbook of Research On...)

• ISBN:
• 1599049740
• Authors:
• Bernard J. Jansen, Amanda Spink, Isak Taksa

Whether searching, shopping, or socializing, Web users leave behind a great deal of data revealing their information needs, mindset, and approaches used, creating vast opportunities for Web service providers as well as a host of security and privacy concerns for consumers. The Handbook of Research on Web Log Analysis reflects on the multifaceted themes of Web use and presents various approaches to log analysis. This expansive collection reviews...

BPEL Cookbook: Best Practices for SOA-based integration and composite applications development: Ten practical real-world case studies combining business ... management and web services orchestration

• ISBN:
• 1904811337
• Authors:
• Jeremy Bolie, Michael Cardella, Stany Blanvalet, Matjaz Juric, Sean Carey, Praveen Chandran, Yves Coene, Kevin Geminiuc

Ten practical real-world case studies combining business process management and web services orchestration Real-world BPEL recipes for SOA integration and Composite Application development Combining business process management and web services orchestration Techniques and best practices with downloadable code samples from ten real-world case studies In Detail Service Oriented Architecture is generating a buzz across the whole IT industry....

Windows XP Fast & Easy (Fast & Easy (Premier Press))

• ISBN:
• 1931841411
• Authors:
• Diane Koers

Relax. Learning how to use Windows XP is now a breeze. With this book’s step-by-step instructions, you’ll be sure to get the most out of what the popular XP operating system has to offer. Whether you’re starting with desktop basics or jumping ahead to networking, this book is the perfect tool for mastering the many features of Windows XP. Ready to start with the Windows desktop? Go to Chapter 1 Want to work with accessories like Paint?...

A Semantic Web Primer (Cooperative Information Systems)

• ISBN:
• 0262012103
• Authors:
• Grigoris Antoniou, Frank van Harmelen

The development of the Semantic Web, with machine-readable content, has the potential to revolutionize the World Wide Web and its use. A Semantic Web Primer provides an introduction and guide to this emerging field, describing its key ideas, languages, and technologies. Suitable for use as a textbook or for self-study by professionals, it concentrates on undergraduate-level fundamental concepts and techniques that will enable readers to proceed...