Virtual private networks (VPNs) based on the Internet instead of the traditional leased lines offer organizations of all sizes the promise of a low-cost, secure electronic network. However, using the Internet to carry sensitive information can present serious privacy and security problems. By explaining how VPNs actually...
You can hardly pick up a technical magazine, developer conference brochure, or corporate IT strategy document without seeing a reference to Web services. So what is all the hype about? Simply put, Web services allow developers to create unrestricted applications—applications that span different operating systems,...
The aim of this book is not to be just another "Guide for System Administrators," but rather a workshop manual that describes the tasks that need to be performed to build a complex network using the standard components delivered with the system.
We present the chapters in the same chronological order that the system administrator...
This author describes the three components of the on demand business model so you can understand how your business can benefit and how you can evolve your current computing infrastructure to achieve the flexibility vital to this era.
In October 2002, IBM launched a new corporate-wide strategy called...
Now in its 10th version, Delphi provides users with four programming languages: C++ and Delphi for Win32 for building Windows applications, and C# and Delphi for .NET for building applications that target the .NET platform. Inside Delphi 2006 demonstrates how to use all of these languages. Topics include the foundations of Delphi, VCL...
Over the last few years, Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE) technology has emerged and matured as a standard platform for building enterprise applications. While the platform has matured into a solid offering for developing and deploying enterprise applications, it does offer its challenges. As developers, often we confuse learning the...
Effective, instantly available online help is a requirement for today's interactive applications. Until now, Java application developers have been forced to develop their own help system. That's no longer necessary. With the release of JavaHelp™, there is a complete and standard online help system for the Java™ platform....
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...
Microsoft Silverlight is a programmable web browser plug-in that enables the animation, vector graphics, and audio-video playback features that characterize Rich Internet Applications. Silverlight is a great (and growing) RIA platform and games are the next level to exploit in it. But it doesn't offer 3D capabilities out of the box and integrating...
Bypass the limitations of synchronous design and create low power, higher performance circuits with shorter design times using this practical guide to asynchronous design. The fundamentals of asynchronous design are covered, as is a large variety of design styles, while the emphasis throughout is on practical techniques and real-world...
Welcome to AppleScript Studio Programming for the Absolute Beginner. Apple-Script Studio is a collection of tools that work together to create a powerful application development environment that supports the development of native Mac OS X applications. AppleScript Studio supports the creation of graphical desktop applications using the...
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