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Transactional Memory (Synthesis Lectures on Computer Architecture)

Morgan Kaufmann, 2007

The advent of multicore processors has renewed interest in the idea of incorporating transactions into the programming model used to write parallel programs. This approach, known as transactional memory, offers an alternative, and hopefully better, way to coordinate concurrent threads. The ACI (atomicity, consistency, isolation) properties of...

Effective Prototyping for Software Makers (Interactive Technologies)

Morgan Kaufmann, 2006

Much as we hate to admit it, most prototyping practice lacks a sophisticated understanding of the broad concepts of prototypingand its strategic position within the development process. Often we overwhelm with a high fidelity prototype that designs us into a corner. Or, we can underwhelm with a prototype with too much ambiguity and flexibility to...

MacIntosh Technology in the Common Hardware Reference Platform

Morgan Kaufmann, 1995

This book presents specifications and standards for the Apple Macintosh technology cited in the PowerPC Microprocessor Common Hardware Reference Platform (CHRP) specification.

The CHRP specification is a joint publication of Apple Computer, Inc., International Business Machines Corporation, and Motorola, Inc. It defines a common hardware...

Web Dragons: Inside the Myths of Search Engine Technology

Morgan Kaufmann, 2006

In the eye-blink that has elapsed since the turn of the millennium, the lives of those of us who work with information have been utterly transformed. Pretty well all we need to know is on the web; if not today, then tomorrow. Its where we learn and play, shop and do business, keep up with old friends and meet new ones. What makes it possible for us...

Real-Life MDA: Solving Business Problems with Model Driven Architecture (Interactive Technologies)

Morgan Kaufmann, 2006

"The need for this book—No one has published a similar compendium of MDA case studies, making a transition to new technology is not simply a technical affair, although many of us tend to overlook this point, and the authors are superb writers. These are people who have seen a lot in the industry and have a gift for articulating important...

Voice Interaction Design: Crafting the New Conversational Speech Systems (Interactive Technologies)

Morgan Kaufmann, 2004

"This is not simply a cookbook: Voice Interaction Design teaches craftsmanship through providing a broad and deep understanding of speech as well as exposure to the current state of voice interfaces. Harris's book offers invaluable insights for the thoughtful voice interface designer. " --Clifford Nass, Professor, Stanford University,...

MPEG-4 Beyond Conventional Video Coding: Object Coding, Resilience and Scalability

Morgan Kaufmann, 2006

MPEG-4 (with a formal ISO/IEC designation ISO/IEC 14496) standardization was initiated in 1994 to address the requirements of the rapidly converging telecommunication, computer, and TV/film industries. MPEG-4 had a mandate to standardize algorithms for audiovisual coding in multimedia applications, digital television, interactive graphics, and...

Essential Mathematics for Games and Interactive Applications: A Programmer's Guide

Morgan Kaufmann, 2004

"Even though I've worked with these systems for years, I found new ways of looking at several topics that make them easier to remember and use. For someone new to 3D programming, it is extremely usefulit gives them a solid background in pretty much every area they need to understand." Peter Lipson, Toys for Bob, Inc.

Based on...

Data Mining, Second Edition, Second Edition : Concepts and Techniques (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Data Management Systems)

Morgan Kaufmann, 2006

Here's the resource you need if you want to apply today's most powerful data mining techniques to meet real business challenges. Data Mining: Concepts and Techniques equips you with a sound understanding of data mining principles and teaches you proven methods for knowledge discovery in large corporate databases.

Written expressly for...

IPv6 Advanced Protocols Implementation (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Networking)

Morgan Kaufmann, 2007

"I would purchase the books... since I am Ipv6 connected it would be a nice reference."..."I do think that if you buy one you will buy the other, assuming that the chapters are setup correctly." -Randall Stewart, Cisco Systems

"My immediate reaction was that I thought it would be better in one volume, BUT then I...

Knowledge Representation and Reasoning (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Artificial Intelligence)

Morgan Kaufmann, 2004

A concise and lucid exposition of the major topics in knowledge representation, from two of the leading authorities in the field. -Stuart Russell, UC Berkeley

The information is valuable not only for AI researchers, but also for people working on logical databases, XML, and the semantic web. Read this book, and avoid reinventing the...

Text Entry Systems: Mobility, Accessibility, Universality (Morgan Kaufmann Series in Interactive Technologies)

Morgan Kaufmann, 2007

Text entry has never been so important as it is today. This is in large part due to the phenomenal, relatively recent success of mobile computing, text messaging on mobile phones, and the proliferation of small devices like the Blackberry and Palm Pilot. Compared with the recent past, when text entry was primarily through the standard qwerty...

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