The big day is Monday. The day you get to show off what you know about the Unified Modeling Language. The problem is, you’re not really up to speed. Maybe it’s been a while since you worked with UML. Or maybe you just like a challenge. In any event, we’ve got a solution for you...

This third volume from Mark Grand features 38 design patterns for developing real-world Java distributed and enterprise applications. Some of the key concepts covered are reliable transaction processing, distributed objects, reliable message passing,...

Information Technology professionals can use this book to move beyond the excitement of web services and service oriented architecture (SOA) and begin the process of finding actionable ideas to innovate and create business value. In Enterprise SOA: Designing IT for Business Innovation, SAP's...

The constant complainer. The office gossip. The sloppy worker. Sooner or later, every manager has to confront problem employees like these--and it's imperative that the result is a win-win situation. Now there's a breakthrough guide that provides over 201...

This substantive volume, by the editor of the W3C® XSLT 2.0 specification, is the authoritative reference on XPath 2.0. It...

Now installed on more than 20 million Internet domains around the world, PHP is an undisputed leader in web programming languages. Database connectivity, powerful extensions, and rich object-orientation are all reasons for its popularity, but nearly everyone would agree that, above all, PHP is one of the easiest languages to...