On behalf of the PROFES Organizing Committee we are proud to present the proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Product-Focused Software Process Improvement (PROFES 2011), held in Torre Canne, Italy. Since 1999 PROFES has grown in the software engineering community and has become a premium conference that brings together...

Think you have the next great iOS app idea? The iOS 5 Application Sketch Book is an essential tool for any aspiring iOS developer. This sketch book makes it easy to centralize and organize your ideas, featuring enlarged iPhone 4S templates to write on. Professionally printed on high-quality paper, it has a total of 150 gridded...

Think you have the next great iPad app idea? The iPad Application Sketch Book is an essential tool for any aspiring iPad developer. This sketch book makes it easy to centralize and organize your ideas, featuring full-sized iPad templates to write on. Professionally printed on high-quality paper, it has a total of 150 gridded...

SATAN (Security Administrator's Tool for Analyzing Networks) is a powerful aid for system administrators. It performs "security audits," scanning host computers for security vulnerabilities caused by erroneous configurations or by known software errors in frequently used programs. SATAN is a particularly interesting piece of...

Society for First World War Studies. It is a selection of papers from a conference held in Innsbruck in late September 2011.

The society began as a small-scale attempt to bring together an international group of postgraduate and postdoctoral students who work on the First World War in 2001. Over the years, the habit developed...

This easy-to-read book demonstrates how a simple geometric idea reveals fascinating connections and results in number theory, the mathematics of polyhedra, combinatorial geometry, and group theory. Using a systematic paper-folding procedure it is possible to construct a regular polygon with any number of sides. This remarkable algorithm has...

To do solid academic research, college students need to look beyond the computer search engine. This short, practical book introduces students to the important components of the information-seeking process. The Elements of Library Research provides a foundation for success in any research assignment, from a freshman paper to a senior...

Every team needs a regular dose of team spirit to function at its best. That's why managers turn to these easy and effective activities for building camaraderie and cohesion. Now in its second edition, "Quick Team-Building Activities for Busy Managers "addresses the problems that drag down group productivity and helps teams:...

In this 2013 winner of the prestigious R.R. Hawkins Award from the Association of American Publishers, as well as the 2013 PROSE Awards for Mathematics and Best in Physical Sciences & Mathematics, also from the AAP, readers will find many of the most significant contributions from the four-volume set of the Collected Works of A. M....

Today's sales managers have to be quicker than ever, being more proactive about hiring the best performers and retaining them, multi-tasking, and managing complex sales processes in order to close more and more deals. This book provides readers with a proven method for managing the sales process as well as the salespeople. Packed with...