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Access Denied in the Information Age

Palgrave Macmillan, 2001

It was to be expected that a new millennium should bring with it a flurry of observers claiming that we stand on the threshold of a new society. We have not been disappointed. The media excitement at the fantastic financial speculation on the high-tech and internet stock market is but one instance cited to support this claim. This new society is...

The Handbook of Commodity Investing (Frank J. Fabozzi Series)

John Wiley & Sons, 2008

Filled with a comprehensive collection of information from experts in the commodity investment industry, this detailed guide shows readers how to successfully incorporate commodities into their portfolios. Created with both the professional and individual investor in mind, The Handbook of Commodity Investments covers a wide range of...

Scientific and Technological Thinking

Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2004

At the turn of the 21st century, the most valuable commodity in society is knowledge--particularly new knowledge that may give a culture, company, or laboratory an adaptive advantage. Knowledge about the cognitive processes that lead to discovery and invention can enhance the probability of making valuable new discoveries and inventions. Such...

Oracle PL/SQL Language Pocket Reference

O'Reilly, 2007

The fourth edition of this popular pocket guide provides quick-reference information that will help you use Oracle's PL/SQL language, including the newest Oracle Database 11g features. It's a companion to Steven Feuerstein and Bill Pribyl's bestselling Oracle PL/SQL Programming.

This concise guide boils down the most vital...

Japan's Great Stagnation: Financial and Monetary Policy Lessons for Advanced Economies

MIT Press, 2006

After experiencing spectacular economic growth and industrial development for much of the postwar era, Japan plunged abruptly into recession in the early 1990s and since then has suffered a prolonged period of economic stagnation, from which it is only now emerging. Japan's malaise, marked by recession or weak economic activity, commodity and asset...

Knowledge and Knowledge Systems: Learning from the Wonders of the Mind

IGI Global, 2007

In recent years there has been a growing interest in the nature of knowledge, its structure, and its utilization. With the advent and eventual proliferation of computers and databases, knowledge has become a commodity embedded in our tools and in machines we use for everyday needs. We produce today more information (and knowledge) in one day than...

PHP and Smarty on Large-Scale Web Development

O'Reilly, 2007

With web development now being considered a commodity, projects are getting larger every day.

If you are dealing with large projects on a daily basis, you know that the most difficult task is to deliver products on time and within a budget. However, many factors can influence those variables, including the...

Business Component Factory : A Comprehensive Overview of Component-Based Development for the Enterprise

John Wiley & Sons, 1999

In this book, Peter Herzum and Oliver Sims present a complete component based strategy, the business component approach, that applies and extends component thinking to all aspects of the software life cycle for enterprise systems. The approach includes a conceptual framework that brings components into the world of scalable systems, and outlines...

Reconfigurable Computing: Accelerating Computation with Field-Programmable Gate Arrays

Springer, 2005

This volume is unique: the first comprehensive exposition of the exciting new field of Reconfigurable Computing with FPGAs. By mapping algorithms directly into programmable logic, FPGA accelerators offer and deliver 10X-100X performance increases over microprocessors for a large range of application domains. Reconfigurable computing is found in...

Modeling a Character in 3DS Max

Wordware Publishing, 2001

Provides groundbreaking coverage in using 3D Studio Max for would-be computer game modelers and animators, as well as professionals already experienced with the software. Also features previously undocumented tips and tricks targeted specifically for advanced character creation.

Like most of my peers in the computer game industry,...

OOoSwitch: 501 Things You Want to Know About Switching To OpenOffice.org from Microsoft Office

Hentzenwerke Publishing, 2003

As Microsoft Office users are converting to OpenOffice.org in droves due to a wide difference in price and no onerous licensing or restrictive installation and activation requirements, this timely guide to making this switch helps MS Office users get up to speed quickly. With the goal of preventing Office users from becoming bogged down and...

Software Defined Radio: Enabling Technologies

John Wiley & Sons, 2002

Software defined radio (SDR) is one of the most important topics of research, and indeed development, in the area of mobile and personal communications. SDR is viewed as an enabler of global roaming and as a unique platform for the rapid introduction of new services into existing live networks. It therefore promises mobile communication networks a...

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