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Cyber Security and Global Information Assurance: Threat Analysis and Response Solutions

Posted: 19 May 2009 05:06 PM PDT

Cyber Security and Global Information Assurance: Threat Analysis and Response Solutions

Cyber Security and Global Information Assurance: Threat Analysis and Response Solutions

Product Description
The increasing societal dependence on information technology has pushed cyber-security to the forefront as one of the most urgent challenges facing the global community. Cyber-Security and Global Information Assurance: Threat Analysis and Response Solutions provides a valuable resource for academicians and practitioners by addressing the most pressing issues facing cyber-security from both a national and global perspective. This reference source takes a holistic approach to cyber security and information assurance by treating both the technical as well as managerial sides of the field.

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Modular Ontologies: Concepts, Theories and Techniques for Knowledge Modularization

Posted: 19 May 2009 05:05 PM PDT

Modular Ontologies: Concepts, Theories and Techniques for Knowledge Modularization

Modular Ontologies: Concepts, Theories and Techniques for Knowledge Modularization

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This book constitutes a collection of research achievements mature enough to provide a firm and reliable basis on modular ontologies. It gives the reader a detailed analysis of the state of the art of the research area and discusses the recent concepts, theories and techniques for knowledge modularization.

The 13 papers presented in this book were all carefully reviewed before publication. They have been organized in three parts: Part I gives a general introduction to the idea and issues characterizing modularization and offers an in-depth analysis of properties, criteria and knowledge import techniques for modularization. Part II describes four major research proposals for creating modules from an existing ontology either by partitioning an ontology into a collection of modules or by extracting one or more modules from the ontology. Part III reports on collaborative approaches where modules that pre-exist are linked together through mappings to form a virtual large ontology.

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Advances in Computers, Volume 75: Computer performance issues

Posted: 19 May 2009 05:04 PM PDT

Advances in Computers, Volume 75: Computer performance issues

Advances in Computers, Volume 75: Computer performance issues

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This is volume 75 of Advances in Computers. This series, which began publication in 1960, is the oldest continuously published anthology that chronicles the ever- changing information technology field. In these volumes we publish from 5 to 7 chapters, three times per year, that cover the latest changes to the design, development, use and implications of computer technology on society today. In this present volume we present five chapters describing new technology affecting users of such machines. In this volume we continue a theme presented last year in volume 72 - High Performance Computing. In volume 72 we described several research projects being conducted in the United States on the development of a new generation of high performance supercomputers.

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Special Edition Using Microsoft Expression Web 2

Posted: 19 May 2009 05:02 PM PDT

Special Edition Using Microsoft Expression Web 2

Special Edition Using Microsoft Expression Web 2

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The successor to the best-selling book on the first release of Microsoft Expression Web, this book provides comprehensive coverage of Microsoft Expression Web 2. You'll learn the basics of Web design and Expression Web 2 and gain valuable insight into Expression Web 2's advanced features, such as ASP.NET and PHP development. If you're interested in learning how to design standards-compliant Web sites using Expression Web 2, this is the only book you need.

•    Create standards-compliant Web sites with Expression Web 2 that work consistently in all browsers.

•    Become proficient in the use of CSS by learning how to use the powerful CSS tools in Expression Web 2.

•    Learn how to take advantage of ASP.NET and ASP.NET AJAX without writing any code.

•    Learn how to use the new PHP features available in Expression Web 2.

•    Add dynamic, interactive content with Behaviors and Layers.

•    Design your Web site for accessibility using both Section 508 and WCAG compliance.

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Precious Metals Investing For Dummies

Posted: 19 May 2009 05:01 PM PDT

 Precious Metals Investing For Dummies

Precious Metals Investing For Dummies

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In recent years, metals have been among the safest and most lucrative investments around, but they are not entirely risk free. Before you begin investing or trading in metals, you need authoritative information and proven investment strategies. You need Precious Metal Investing For Dummies.

This straightforward guide eases you into the precious metals market with sound advice on trading and owning these profitable investments, including gold, silver, platinum, and uranium, as well as high-demand base metals such as zinc and copper. You'll learn how to research their market performance and choose among an array of proven trading plans and strategies. Plus, you'll get savvy advice on how to choose a broker, buy stocks and futures that involve metals, maximize your investment return, and minimize your risk. Discover how to:

  • Evaluate the different metals
  • Add metals to your portfolio
  • Decide whether you're an investor or a trader
  • Identify your metal-investment goals
  • Weigh the risks and benefits of metals investing
  • Buy physical metals
  • Use technical analysis to evaluate opportunities
  • Make long-term investments in precious metals
  • Diversify your metals investments
  • Analyze base-metals companies
  • Purchase numismatic coins
  • Add metals to your mutual fund or ETF portfolio
  • Understand how politics effects metals prices

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SUSE Linux 10.0 Unleashed

Posted: 19 May 2009 04:59 PM PDT

 SUSE Linux 10.0 Unleashed

SUSE Linux 10.0 Unleashed

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Master the newest version of SUSE Linux with SUSE Linux 10 Unleashed. This comprehensive guide to SUSE Linux includes a DVD with the full version of SUSE Linux 10.0 and provides you with intermediate and advanced information to guide you through the installation, management and maintenance of your SUSE Linux 10.0 system. You will gain expert insight into the most important topics, including:

  • Configuring with YaST2 and SaX2
  • Launching your desktop
  • Productivity tools
  • Using the Internet and creating websites
  • Secure file transfer
  • Managing users and data
  • Keeping your system current
  • Setting up networks and Samba
  • Managing databases

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Teach Yourself VISUALLY Photoshop CS4

Posted: 19 May 2009 04:58 PM PDT

 Teach Yourself VISUALLY Photoshop CS4

Teach Yourself VISUALLY Photoshop CS4

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Are you anxious to get started with the new release of Photoshop?  If you learn best visually, then you'll love the updated and expanded coverage found in this tutorial.

  • Full-color throughout, this book offers newly revised design features that allow for larger screen shots for better navigation and a more detailed look at each tasks' step-by-step instructions
  • Packed with additional pages and expanded coverage of cool new tasks for you to accomplish

  • An approachable teaching style makes Photoshop CS4 accessible for beginners and instructs visual learners of how to put this application to work for them
  • Covers the most important features of Photoshop, including importing photos from a digital camera, retouching and repairing damaged photos, enhancing digital images, adding custom 3D effects, and editing images for posting on the Web
  • Walks you through creating a Web photo gallery, incorporating graphics into desktop publishing programs, using palettes and layers, compositing, applying gradients, and setting type and filters

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XSLT Cookbook, Second Edition (Cookbooks (O’Reilly))

Posted: 19 May 2009 04:57 PM PDT

XSLT Cookbook, Second Edition (Cookbooks (OReilly))

XSLT Cookbook, Second Edition (Cookbooks (O'Reilly))

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Forget those funky robot toys that were all the rage in the ’80s, XSLT (Extensible Stylesheet Transformations) is the ultimate transformer. This powerful language is expert at transforming XML documents into PDF files, HTML documents, JPEG files–virtually anything your heart desires. As useful as XSLT is, though, most people have a difficult time learning its many peculiarities. And now Version 2.0, while elegant and powerful, has only added to the confusion.

XSLT Cookbook, Second Edition wants to set the record straight. It helps you sharpen your programming skills and overall understanding of XSLT through a collection of detailed recipes. Each recipe breaks down a specific problem into manageable chunks, giving you an easy-to-grasp roadmap for integrating XSLT with your data and applications. No other XSLT book around employs this practical problem-solution-discussion format.

In addition to offering code recipes for solving everyday problems with XSLT 1.0, this new edition shows you how to leverage the improvements found in XSLT 2.0, such as how to simplify the string manipulation and date/time conversion processes. The book also covers XPath 2.0, a critical companion standard, as well as topics ranging from basic transformations to complex sorting and linking. It even explores extension functions on a variety of different XSLT processors and shows ways to combine multiple documents using XSLT. Code examples add a real-world dimension to each technique.

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Access Hacks: Tips & Tools for Wrangling Your Data

Posted: 19 May 2009 04:55 PM PDT

Access Hacks: Tips & Tools for Wrangling Your Data

Access Hacks: Tips & Tools for Wrangling Your Data

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As part of the Microsoft Office suite, Access has become the industry’s leading desktop database management program for organizing, accessing, and sharing information. But taking advantage of this product to build increasingly complex Access applications requires something more than your typical how-to book. What it calls for is Access Hacks from O’Reilly. This valuable guide provides direct, hands-on solutions that can help relieve the frustrations felt by users struggling to master the program’s various complexities.

For experienced users, Access Hacks offers a unique collection of proven techniques and tools that enable them to take their database skills and productivity to the next level. For Access beginners, it helps them acquire a firm grasp of the program’s most productive features. A smart collection of insider tips and tricks, Access Hacks covers all of the program’s finer points. Among the multitude of topics addressed, it shows users how to:

  • work with Access in multi-user environments
  • utilize SQL queries
  • work with external data and programs
  • integrate Access with third-party products

Just imagine: a learning process without the angst. Well, Access Hacks delivers it with ease, thanks to these down-and-dirty techniques not collected together anywhere else. Part of O’Reilly’s best-selling Hacks series, Access Hacks is based on author Ken Bluttman’s two decades of real-world experience in database programming and business application building. It’s because of his vast experiences that the book is able to offer such a deep understanding of the program’s expanding possibilities.

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Information Dashboard Design: The Effective Visual Communication of Data

Posted: 19 May 2009 04:54 PM PDT

Information Dashboard Design: The Effective Visual Communication of Data

Information Dashboard Design: The Effective Visual Communication of Data

Product Description
Dashboards have become popular in recent years as uniquely powerful tools for communicating important information at a glance. Although dashboards are potentially powerful, this potential is rarely realized. The greatest display technology in the world won’t solve this if you fail to use effective visual design. And if a dashboard fails to tell you precisely what you need to know in an instant, you’ll never use it, even if it’s filled with cute gauges, meters, and traffic lights. Don’t let your investment in dashboard technology go to waste.

This book will teach you the visual design skills you need to create dashboards that communicate clearly, rapidly, and compellingly. Information Dashboard Design will explain how to:

  • Avoid the thirteen mistakes common to dashboard design
  • Provide viewers with the information they need quickly and clearly
  • Apply what we now know about visual perception to the visual presentation of information
  • Minimize distractions, cliches, and unnecessary embellishments that create confusion
  • Organize business information to support meaning and usability
  • Create an aesthetically pleasing viewing experience
  • Maintain consistency of design to provide accurate interpretation
  • Optimize the power of dashboard technology by pairing it with visual effectiveness

Stephen Few has over 20 years of experience as an IT innovator, consultant, and educator. As Principal of the consultancy Perceptual Edge, Stephen focuses on data visualization for analyzing and communicating quantitative business information. He provides consulting and training services, speaks frequently at conferences, and teaches in the MBA program at the University of California in Berkeley. He is also the author of Show Me the Numbers: Designing Tables and Graphs to Enlighten.

About the Author
Stephen Few has over 20 years of experience as an innovator, consultant, and educator in the fields of business intelligence (a.k.a. data warehousing and decision support) and information design. Through his company, Perceptual Edge, he focuses on the effective analysis and presentation quantitative business information. Stephen is recognized as a world leader in the field of data visualization. He teaches regularly at conferences such as those presented by The Data Warehousing Institute (TDWI) and DCI, and also in the MBA program at the Haas School of Business at U. C. Berkeley. He is also the author of the book “Show Me the Numbers: Designing Tables and Graphs to Enlighten” (Analytics Press).

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