This book is meant for research scholars, scientists and practitioners involved with
the application of computer-based systems in critical applications. Ensuring
dependability of systems used in critical applications is important due to the
impact of their failures on human life, investment and environment. The individual
aspects of...
Although this book focuses on the problems and potentials for electronic
representations of the fundamental materials of document-based knowledge
in literature, similar conditions obtain for representations of works
in music, philosophy, history, the law, and religion. These fields find in
paper documents the primary materials of...
“Which digital camera should I buy? What is the best holiday for me and
my family? Which is the best investment for supporting the education of my
children? Which movie should I rent? Which web sites will I find interesting?
Which book should I buy for my next vacation? Which degree and university
are the best for my...
This book is for anyone who wants to implement large-scale software reuse through
object-oriented (00) application frameworks. Its purpose is to help the reader understand
one of the hottest technologies related to software reuse-frameworks-and provide
guidelines for making decisions about this technology. Decision makers such as...
Since the World Wide Web became widely available in the
mid 1990s, Web-based applications have developed rapidly.
The Web has come to be used by a range of people for many
different purposes, including online banking, e-commerce,
distance education, social networking, data sharing, collaborating
on team projects, and...
Mention the word audit to IT professionals and you will probably see their eyes glaze over as
they imagine frightening visions of auditors with pointy tails, pitchforks, and checklists run
ning around and pointing out all of the things they have done wrong to their manager. The
purpose of a security audit is not to place blame or pick...
One of the most challenging tasks in today’s business and information technology (IT) environments
is to communicate a solution to an organizational problem in a simple manner that can be easily
understood by business and IT personnel alike. Is it also arduous to explain in simple words how
a remedy to an enterprise concern can be...
When I was asked to update Sams Teach Yourself SAP in 24 Hours, I was completely
thrilled. Seriously! The world of SAP and our world in general have gone through major
upheavals in the last few years, and I was excited to share with SAPlings and veterans
alike just how much had changed. In the same way, I was anxious to realign and...
Animation as both an art form and popular entertainment has existed for
almost a century now. The early attempts were received enthusiastically
more for their novelty than for the quality of their craft. That even holds
true today: animated movies often make it through the studio process not
because of their true entertainment value,...
This book is about interesting and exciting new developments in the area of
information management. These developments are focused on new ways of
structuring, choosing, understanding, and integrating information that is needed to run
a business, service customers, and comply with numerous regulatory requirements.
Welcome to Drupal 7 Bible. Like all books in the Bible series, you can expect to find both hands-on tutorials and real-world practical applications, as well as reference and background information that provide a context for what you are learning. This book is a fairly comprehensive resource on the Drupal open-source content management system....
In several practical circumstances we have to solve a problem whose instance
is not a priori completely known. Situations of this kind occur in computer
systems and networks management, in financial decision making, in robotics etc.
Problems that have to be solved without a complete knowledge of the instance
are called on-line...
