Here is the first book-length introduction to one of the fastest growing local area network (LAN) standards on the market today. Winner of the 1991 Society for Technocal Communications Award of Excellence, FDDI: An Introduction To Fiber Distributed Data Interface is clear, concise, and timely. It covers all aspects of this new high-speed, high-bandwidth standard, from the protocol specification to the use and management of FDDI in large enterprise networks. The book is well illustrated and inclu...
This book gives anyone interested in mobile campaigns, both client-side and production-side, the knowledge to approach a mobile project with a cohesive strategy. The book presents a holistic view of the mobile ecosystem design/technology/marketing/business/build, with enough information to get one started with a project of this nature.
Computer processing and internet communication has changed the way we learn, work, play and associate with each other. In the case of China, the introduction of the computer and mass availability of the internet has boosted economic growth, sped up social progress, transformed the political landscape and changed the lifestyle of the Chinese people in profound ways. This book discusses the influence that advances in computers and increased use and dependence on the internet has had on China, with...
Die Nachrichtenverarbeitungstechnik ist schon seit Iangerem kein "Anhangsel" der Nachrichteniibertragungstechnik mehr, so daB es ganz normal ist, daB in einem Werk iiber Nachrichtentechnik das Thema Nachrichtenverarbeitung von einem anderen Autor behandelt wird als das Thema Nachrichteniibertragung. Ich bedanke mich bei den Herausgebern fiir die Ehre, zu diesem renommierten Werk bei- tragen zu diirfen. Da es sich urn ein einfiihrendes Werk handelt, konnte selbstverstand- lich keiner der praktisc...
This reference set provides an overview of ATM for the communications engineer. Topics include: an overview of ATM and the issues involved when working from other networks; the electrical engineering side, covering the signalling standards which make up ATM; and a communications focus, detailing the interneting of ATM with other existing communications networks.
This book will clarify and distill key information about select wireless topics. The book offers simple methodology, complete with forms and checklists, to guide readers through the process of selecting and assembling the right wireless solution for their needs. The book will support topics with case studies, examples, illustrations, a glossary of terminology and an extensive list of software and consulting vendors.
This book begins by making a case for EDI and explaining that EDI is a business, not a technical issue, and so needs senior management involvement. The text explains that the reader will be provided with sufficient technical knowledge to lead EDI decision making. The second part of the book fulfills this promise by equipping the reader with a simple, clear understanding of all the issues and jargon that surround EDI policy formulation.
Secure Messaging with Microsoft Exchange Server 2003
by Paul Robichaux
From risk assessment to implementation and auditing procedures, get critical guidance to help enhance the security of your messaging infrastructure. Written by a network security expert who works closely with the Microsoft Exchange Server team, this guide delivers essential information and advice to help protect your clients, servers, and communications channels. Discover how to use the security features available in the Exchange and Microsoft Windows environments to harden the underlying system...
Broadband Cable Access Networks (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Networking)
by David Large and James Farmer
Fully updated, revised, and expanded, this second edition of Modern Cable Television Technology addresses the significant changes undergone by cable since 1999--including, most notably, its continued transformation from a system for delivery of television to a scalable-bandwidth platform for a broad range of communication services. It provides in-depth coverage of high speed data transmission, home networking, IP-based voice, optical dense wavelength division multiplexing, new video compression...
Capturing more than half of the global smartphone market, Google's Android mobile platform offers a vibrant and growing marketplace for developers. In this book, Android programming expert Chris Haseman shows you how to use the powerful set of Android tools to begin writing the next generation of Android applications. Chris provides a complete introduction to developing for Google's mobile OS, offering tons of insights and hard-earned advice. After a tour of how to install and configure the Andr...
The Bell System Market for Transmission Products
In this work, Mac users discover hundreds of things they can do online, like getting the latest-breaking news and weather information, researching using online encyclopaedias and periodical databases, banking and shopping by modem, buying and selling stocks, making travel reservations, playing games, and more. Readers learn not only how to "make the connection", but also how to find what they are looking for fast and inexpensively, how to remain a welcome online visitor, and how to interpret all...
*The definitive, up-to-the-minute guide to digital publishing *Color management, digital workflow, multimedia, Web publishing, and more *Practical and easy to understand, with hundreds of illustrations *Includes 16-page color section *By one of the world's foremost authorities on digital publishing Second in a 2-volume set The definitive digital publishing resource, by the world's foremost authority! Volume II: Color management, digital workflow, multimedia/new media, and Web publishing 16-page...
Downsizing Information Systems (Professional reference)
by Steven L. Guengerich
The Essential Guide to the Business of U.S. Mobile Wireless Communications
by John P. Burnham
This book delivers an up-to-the-minute, non-technical, business-focused assessment of the U.S. wireless industry. Written by a leading strategist, it explains underlying technologies with exceptional clarity and simplicity, and offers unmatched insight for wireless purchasers, marketers, sales professionals, investors, and other non-technical professionals. The Essential Guide to the Business of U.S. Mobile Wireless Communications gives non-technical professionals comprehensive guidance for wire...
With a rich set of over 1,000 new APIs, iPhone SDK for iPhone OS 3 provides an amazing range of technologies to enhance the functionality of iPhone and iPod touch applications. This book takes an introductory look at Objective-C and Cocoa before moving on to the tools you'll use to create iPhone applications. Starting with common and tasks and UI elements, the book covers using tabs and tables, files and networking, the multi-touch display, and the built-in GPS hardware. This book will appeal t...
The authoritative guide to Bluetooth! From two contributors to the Bluetooth specification! For users, the new Bluetooth wireless standard will cut through the complexity of wireless communications, enabling devices to communicate seamlessly. Bluetooth Revealed offers the first insiders view of the Bluetooth standards: crucial information and insight professionals need to start implementing Bluetooth solutions - now. Written by leaders of the Bluetooth community, it presents the entire specifica...
Das Buch behandelt die in modernen Hochleistungsprozessoren zum Einsatz kommenden Techniken. Nach einer einfuhrenden Beschreibung von Programmiermodellen werden zunachst skalare Prozessoren, die Mikroprogrammierung und die Fliessbandverarbeitung diskutiert. Die in operationsparallel arbeitenden Prozessoren angewandten Prinzipien kommen zur Sprache. Dabei werden die Multimedia-Einheiten (SIMD-Einheiten), Feldrechner, Vektorrechner, Signalprozessoren, VLIW-Prozessoren und Prozessoren mit kontroll...
This title teaches users how to get the most out of iDVD so they can concentrate more on creating amazing DVD's and less on the software. With screen snapshots the reader is guided through each step of the DVD creation process. This book explains iDVD basics, but also includes many tips and tricks to get the most out of iDVD as well as the other iLife applications, Fianl Cut and QucikTime.
Practical design and performance solutions for every ad hoc wireless network Ad Hoc Wireless Networks comprise mobile devices that use wireless transmission for communication. They can be set up anywhere and any time because they eliminate the complexities of infrastructure setup and central administration-and they have enormous commercial and military potential. Now, there's a book that addresses every major issue related to their design and performance. Ad Hoc Wireless Networks: Architectures...