ebXML is the new standard for business-to-business (B2B) data exchange and the cornerstone of the next generation of B2B applications. This emerging e-commerce standard leverages the flexibility of XML to build an e-commerce infrastructure. Written...

Adobe Integrated Runtime (AIR) revolutionizes the way Rich Internet Applications (RIAs) are deployed. AIR supports two primary technologies, Flash and HTML/Ajax, in order to make desktop development something that every web developer can do. This book shows you how to set up a...

Do you love comics? Want to become a cartoonist? This practical, hands-on guide is packed with step-by-step instructions and plenty of tips for creating your own cartoons. From inanimate objects to animals to aliens, you can see how to breathe life into your characters...

An open source content management system (CMS) like Drupal can be a great resource for anyone who would like to develop and maintain a website. In the past, in order to make a website, you had to manually assemble all the files and develop a fair amount of technical expertise; however, a CMS can automate and significantly simplify...

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The technical program covered all aspects of pattern recognition and, to name only a few areas, ranged from 3D reconstruction, to object recognition and...

Microsoft Visio Standard and Microsoft Visio Professional 2002 provide a broad range of diagramming solutions that help people visualize and communicate ideas, information, and systems. You don't need to be a professional illustrator or drafter to get professional results with Visio. Whether you need a simple flowchart or a multiple-page,...