The term "multidimensional data" generally refers to data in which a given fact is quantified by a set of measures, obtained by applying one more or less complex aggregative function (from count or sum to average or percent, and so on) to raw data. Such measures are...

Markets are becoming increasingly fragmented as the result of global competition. As more companies vie for niche market positions, they spin out a broader array of product and service offerings. The Web, with its relatively low barriers to entry, has accelerated this competition by orders of magnitude. The wide availability of online...

As the number one personal finance software on the market, Quicken empowers you to take control of your personal finances quickly and effortlessly. Providing you with a thorough update of all the latest features and enhancements to the new...

IN THE 1980S, ADOBE DEVISED a powerful graphics imaging model that over time has formed the basis for the Adobe PostScript technologies. These technologies— a combination of the PostScript language and PostScript language–based graphics and text-formatting applications, drivers, and imaging systems—have forever changed the...

In the design-consulting business, I have been exposed to countless FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) designs, methodologies, and design techniques. Whether my client is on the Fortune 100 list or is just a start-up company, they will inevitably do some things right and many things wrong. After having been exposed to a wide variety of...

This comprehensive guide is packed with practical examples and insights into...

In 2007, Microsoft released the fi rst Community Technology Preview (CTP) of Parallel Extensions for the .NET Framework. The old .NET Framework multithreading programming model was too complex and heavyweight for the forthcoming multicore and manycore CPUs. I had been researching parallel programming, multiprocessor, and multicore since 1997,...

This book is for those who want to use Scrum throughout their enterprise for product development. Right now, you might have pockets within your enterprise that use Scrum, and they are more effective than elsewhere. You are at least partially convinced that using Scrum throughout the enterprise might be a way to make the whole enterprise more...

Start using QuickBooks 2011 right away--the QuickSteps way. Color screenshots and clear instructions make it easy to ramp up on the latest release of the leading small business financial software. Follow along and learn how to customize bookkeeping, process invoices, manage payroll, track...

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Automated instrumentation can be found in a wide variety of settings,...

‘‘If there is an office in the future,’’ wrote Charles Handy in a 1995 Harvard Business Review article2 on virtual work, ‘‘it will be more like a clubhouse: a place for meeting, eating, and greeting, with rooms reserved for activities, not for particular people.’’ Admittedly, most organizations...