• Step-by-step guide to assembly language for the 64-bit Itanium processors, with extensive examples
• Details of Explicitly Parallel Instruction Computing (EPIC): Instruction set, addressing, register stack engine, predication, I/O, procedure calls, floating-point operations, and more
• Learn how to comprehend...

What is Microsoft .NET? Because this book is all about Microsoft .NET, it is important to first understand what.NET is. .NET is a technology platform for development and deployment of business applications using a set of technologies—.NET Framework, multiple programming languages, tools (particularly Visual Studio .NET),...

Creating a virtual network allows you to maximize the use of your servers. Virtualization: From the Desktop to the Enterprise is the first book of its kind to demonstrate how to manage all aspects of virtualization across an enterprise. (Other books focus only on singular aspects of virtualization, without delving into the...

ADO.NET is the data access model built into the .NET Framework. It replaces the old (and largely successful) ADO used in almost all Visual Basic and ASP applications built over the last few years. ADO.NET enables an application to communicate with any OLE database source (including Oracle, Sybase, Microsoft Access, and even text files). This...

Capability Maturity Model IntegrationSM (CMMI) has rapidly become a preferred means of improving organizational processes in industry and government. Building on a decade of work with process improvement models, including the Capability Maturity Model® (CMM®) for Software and the Systems Engineering Capability Model, a team of over two...

When an intruder, worm, virus, or automated attack succeeds in targeting a computer system, having specific controls and a response plan in place can greatly lessen losses. Accordingly, businesses are realizing that it is unwise to invest resources in preventing computer-related security incidents without equal consideration of how to detect and...

Juniper Networks(R) Reference Guide is the ideal implementation guide to the Juniper Networks(R) family of Internet routers and the network operating system JUNOS(TM). With concise explanations of internetworking theory and detailed examples, this book teaches readers how to configure,...

XML, Web Services, and the Data Revolution presents a...

Since the introduction of Linix version 1.2 in March 1995, a worldwide community has evolved from programmers who were attracted by the reliability and flexibility of this completely free operating system. Now at version 2.0, Linux is no longer simply the operating system of choice for hackers, but is being successfully employed in commercial...

Developing and maintaining these data-intensive applications is...

• The most in-depth guide to .NET/COM interoperability ever published!
• Covers every .NET/COM interop option, "gotcha," and workaround
• Offers practical strategies for .NET migration and long-term .NET/COM...