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Balancing Agility and Discipline: A Guide for the Perplexed

Addison Wesley, 2003

Agility and discipline: These apparently opposite attributes are, in fact, complementary values in software development. Plan-driven developers must also be agile; nimble developers must also be disciplined. The key to success is finding the right balance between the two, which will vary from project to project according to the circumstances and...

Storage Network Performance Analysis

John Wiley & Sons, 2003

Your in-depth guide to analyzing and fine-tuning storage area network performance

Here, for the first time, is your complete resource for optimizing SAN performance and reliability in your organization. Whether you need to evaluate an existing system or design one from the ground up, this book provides a comprehensive, vendor-neutral collection...

Emerging Technologies in Wireless LANs: Theory, Design, and Deployment (Cambridge Concise Histories)

Cambridge University Press, 2007

"Over the past 20 years, wireless LANS have grown from technical curiosity to a mainstream technology widely installed across residential, enterprise, and even municipal networks. The mobility and convenience of wireless has been augmented by the advanced throughput and range performance available in today's products, extending the reach of...

50 Years of Artificial Intelligence: Essays Dedicated to the 50th Anniversary of Artificial Intelligence (Lecture Notes in Computer Science)

Springer, 2008

This Festschrift volume, published in celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Artificial Intelligence, includes 34 refereed papers written by leading researchers in the field of Artificial Intelligence. The papers were carefully selected from the invited lectures given at the 50th Anniversary Summit of AI, held at the Centro Stefano Franscini, Monte...

Patterns in Network Architecture: A Return to Fundamentals

Prentice Hall, 2008

Groundbreaking Patterns for Building Simpler, More Powerful Networks

In Patterns in Network Architecture, pioneer John Day takes a unique approach to solving the problem of network architecture. Piercing the fog of history, he bridges the gap between our experience from the...

Advanced Software Engineering: Expanding the Frontiers of Software Technology

Springer, 2006

This volume presents proceedings from the 19th IFIP World Computer Congress in Santiago, Chile. The proceedings of the World Computer Congress are a product of the gathering of 2,000 delegates from more than 70 countries to discuss a myriad of topics in the ICT domain. Of particular note, this marks the first time that a World Computer Congress has...

Robust Signal Processing for Wireless Communications (Foundations in Signal Processing, Communications and Networking)

Springer, 2007

Optimization of adaptive signal processing algorithms for wireless communications is based on a model of the underlying propagation channel. In practice, this model is never known perfectly. For example, its parameters have to be estimated and are only known with significant errors.

In this book, a systematic treatment of this practical design...

Visualization for Information Retrieval (The Information Retrieval Series)

Springer, 2007

The amount of digitized information available on the Internet, in digital libraries, and other forms of information systems grows at an exponential rate, while becoming more complex and more dynamic. As a consequence, information organization, information retrieval and the presentation of retrieval results have become more and more difficult....

Quantum Monte Carlo: Origins, Development, Applications

Oxford University Press, 2007

Monte Carlo methods are a class of computational algorithms for simulating the behavior of a wide range of various physical and mathematical systems (with many variables). Their utility has increased with general availability of fast computers, and new applications are continually forthcoming. The basic concepts of Monte Carlo are both simple and...

Technologies for Interactive Digital Storytelling and Entertainment: Second International Conference, TIDSE 2004, Darmstadt, Germany

Springer, 2004

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Second International Conference on Technologies for Interactive Digital Storytelling and Entertainment, TIDSE 2004, held in Darmstadt, Germany in June 2004.

The 30 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected for inclusion in the book; also included are the abstract of...

Professional Wikis (Programmer to Programmer)

Wrox Press, 2007

The success of Wikipedia has proven just how effective wikis can be for collaborative editing on a large scale—larger than anyone originally thought possible. This book shows you how to install, use, manage, and extend a wiki using MediaWiki—the wiki engine used to power Wikipedia.

As each chapter builds on previous...

Designing Network Security (2nd Edition) (Networking Technology)

Cisco Press, 2004

Master the design of secure networks with the updated edition of this best-selling security guide

* Gain a comprehensive view of network security issues and concepts, then master specific implementations based on your network needs
* Learn how to use new and legacy Cisco Systems equipment to secure your networks
* Understand how...

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