Over the years as power costs have soared and data center space has become scarce and expensive to acquire, enterprises and small businesses have been looking for ways to decrease their data center footprints as well as reduce the overall costs of operating an IT infrastructure. As the number of different applications being deployed in...

A major thrust of computer science is the design, analysis, implementation, and scicntific evaluation of algorithms to solve critical problems. In addition, new challenges are being offered to computer scientists in the field of computational science and engineering, which includes challenging problems in computational biology,...

In my first book on geometric algebra in 2007 the preface described how I had been completely surprised by the existence of geometric algebra, especially after having recently completed a book on vector analysis where it was not even mentioned! So why am I writing a second book on the same subject?Well it’s not because I have...

I've long envied Martin's ability to write. Text and code flow from his fingers at a rate that I can't even begin...

These words may contradict each other, but they express the roller coaster of sentiments felt by real-time strategy games players like me. I remember spending countless hours playing brilliant games such as EA/Maxis’s SimCity and SimCity 2000,...

For today’s photographer, a clean, professional-looking website is a must. But for most, the thought of having a site that displays your work like a pro seems either too expensive or too hard to create. How can you develop an eye-catching website that looks professional, updates quickly, and even helps you make some money in the process...

Want to save time, money, and frustration on plumbing repair and replacement? Do it yourself! Plumbing Do-It-Yourself For Dummies turns even the most daunting household plumbing project into a simple, step-by-step process that delivers professional-quality results at a fraction of what you'd have to pay a plumber—and you...

To succeed in today's challenging business environment, companies need software developers who can implement integrated enterprise-wide applications and satisfy the demands of customers whose needs continue to evolve. Not only can you become that enterprise developer, but you can also be certified by IBM in the greatest technology...

As night settled on April 20, 2010, a series of explosions rocked Deepwater Horizon, the immense semisubmersible drilling platform leased by British Petroleum, located 40 miles off the Louisiana coast. The ensuing inferno claimed 11 lives, and it would rage uncontained for two days, until its wreckage sank to a final resting place nearly a...

Using Force.com, you can build enterprise applications with world-class value, scalability, and reliability--and do it in days or weeks, not months...

The RSA conference was initiated in 1991 and is a major international event for cryptography and information security researchers as well as the industry related to these disciplines. It is an annual event that attracts hundreds of vendors and thousands of participants from industry and academia. Since 2001, the RSA conference has included...

FLOPS is a forum for research on all issues concerning declarative programming, including functional programming and...