| Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) Security - Cisco Systems Posted: 23 Feb 2009 06:45 AM CST 
Sure, the CCIE’s got great buzz — in fact, it walked away with the title of “Best High-Level Certification” in our Reader’s Choice Awards earlier this year.
But the CCIE didn’t even come close to making list last year, so few of you were planning to get it. So why all this interest now? Perhaps last year the title was still recovering from the collapse of IT salaries. We all remember the horror stories: The shock of hearing about an unemployed CCIE or — even worse — ones that were making less than $100,000.
Sure that’s tongue-in-cheek, but the sentiment is true: Before, many people were hung up on certification equaling a specific pay scale. Now, with so many more certifications on the market (and so many ways to cheat through them), reputation means more.
“This is the “Himalayas” of certification,” said Neilson. “Now that the job market has tightened, people are wanting to readily demonstrate the level of skills that they have to differentiate themselves.”
“I see CCIE acquisition used more for job security than for attaining a new position,” said Quinn. “As the economy picks up, CCIEs will be in more demand.”
“In my opinion, the CCIE is still the best cert to have,” commented Kohut. “Everyone knows that there are no paper CCIEs out there. And Cisco still commands a healthy market share.”
Bersinic speculated that the increased interest in this title might also be because of its security-related aspects. “Though Cisco’s CCIE only comprises some security elements, it deals with the most critical aspects of security: access to the network. And then there’s the demand for Cisco certifications overall, as we mentioned earlier with the CCNP.
The CCIE was the only title that all five of our contributing editors listed in their personal top 10 lists — three of them put it at the top spot. This, combined with the certification’s excellent reputation and your all-important reader interest score, makes us confident that the CCIE will, indeed, be the hottest certification for 2003.
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| Building the Agile Enterprise: With SOA, BPM and MBM Posted: 23 Feb 2009 01:03 AM CST  Building the Agile Enterprise: With SOA, BPM and MBM In the last ten years IT has brought fundamental changes to the way the world works. Not only has it increased the speed of operations and communications, but it has also undermined basic assumptions of traditional business models and increased the number of variables. Today, the survival of major corporations is challenged by a world-wide marketplace, international operations, outsourcing, global communities, a changing workforce, security threats, business continuity, web visibility, and customer expectations. Enterprises must constantly adapt or they will be unable to compete. Fred Cummins, an EDS Fellow, presents IT as a key enabler of the agile enterprise. He demonstrates how the convergence of key technologies–including SOA, BPM and emerging enterprise and data models–can be harnessed to transform the enterprise. Cummins mines his 25 years experience to provide IT leaders, as well as enterprise architects and management consultants, with the critical information, skills, and insights they need to partner with management and redesign the enterprise for continuous change. No other book puts IT at the center of this transformation, nor integrates these technologies for this purpose. * Shows how to integrate and deploy critical technologies to foster agility. * Details how to design an enterprise architecture that takes full advantage of SOA, BPM, business rules, enterprise information management, business models, and governance * Outlines IT’s critical mission in providing an integration infrastructure and key services, while optimizing technology adoption throughout the enterprise. * Illustrates concepts with examples and cases from large and small commercial enterprises. * Shows how to create systems that recognize and respond to the need for change. * Identifies the unique security issues that arise with SOA and shows how to deploy a framework of technologies and processes that address them. download 
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| The Book of PF: A No-Nonsense Guide to the OpenBSD Firewall Posted: 23 Feb 2009 01:01 AM CST 
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| Programming Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 Posted: 23 Feb 2009 01:00 AM CST  Programming Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 Product Description
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| Windows Embedded CE 6.0 Fundamentals Posted: 23 Feb 2009 12:59 AM CST  Windows Embedded CE 6.0 Fundamentals Product Description
Delve into the fundamental tools and techniques for Windows Embedded CE and get ready to deliver the next innovation in powered devices. Covering the newest version of the technology Windows Embedded CE R2 and led by two embedded-development experts, you ll get both the hands-on instruction and pragmatic reference you need to begin building a range of small footprint, smart, connected, and service-oriented devices. This book examines the architecture, built-in programming tools, drivers, and build process, and shows how to take advantage of the Windows Embedded CE 6.0 Software Development Kit (SDK). Whether new to programming with Windows and Windows Embedded, or already working with the platform, you ll find the best practices and real-world guidance you need to get productive quickly. Key Book Benefits: Delivers the practical, fundamental instruction that developers new to Windows or Windows Embedded CE need to get productive quickly Introduces readers to the operating system s architecture, built-in programming tools, drivers, and development process Features practical coverage of the SDK, enabling developers to dig in and start work right away About the Author
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| Microsoft Visual C# 2008 Express Edition Build a Program Now! Posted: 23 Feb 2009 12:57 AM CST  Microsoft Visual C# 2008 Express Edition Build a Program Now! Product Description
In this lively, eye-opening, hands-on book, all you need is a computer and the desire to learn how to program with Microsoft Visual C# 2008 Express Edition. Featuring a full edition of the software, this fun and highly visual guide walks you through a complete programming project a desktop weather-reporting application from start to finish. You ll get an introduction to the Microsoft Visual Studio® development environment and learn how to put the lightweight, easy-to-use tools in Visual C# Express Edition to work right away creating, compiling, testing, and delivering your first ready-to-use program. You ll get expert tips, coaching, and visual examples at each step of the way, along with pointers to additional learning resources. Key Book Benefits This dynamic, full-color, highly-visual book is designed to help novice programmers build fundamental programming skills for Windows® quickly and easily Provides a quick-start, project-based approach! Provides complete software for Visual C# 2008 Express Edition and all the instructions needed to understand and put those tools to work right away Features a complete desktop application that can be easily modified and reused a great learn-by-doing example About the Author
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| Structural Analysis: In Theory and Practice Posted: 23 Feb 2009 12:56 AM CST  Structural Analysis: In Theory and Practice Product Description
Structural Analysis Rules of Thumb provides a comprehensive review of the classical methods of structural analysis and also the recent advances in computer applications. The prefect guide for the Professional Engineer’s exam, Williams covers principles of structural analysis to advanced concepts. Methods of analysis are presented in a concise and direct manner and the different methods of approach to a problem are illustrated by specific examples. In addition, the book include the clear and concise approach to the subject and the focus on the most direct solution to a problem. Numerous worked examples are provided to consolidate the readers? understanding of the topics. Structural Analysis Rules of Thumb is perfect for anyone who wishes to have handy reference filled with equations, calculations and modeling instructions as well as candidates studying for professional engineering registration examinations. It will also serve as a refresher course and reference manual for practicing engineers. Registered professional engineers and registered structural Numerous worked examples are provided to consolidate the readers? understanding of the topics Comprehensive coverage of the whole field of structural analysis
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| Industrial Ruins: Space, Aesthetics and Materiality Posted: 23 Feb 2009 12:54 AM CST  Industrial Ruins: Space, Aesthetics and Materiality Product Description Standing in contrast to these aesthetically and socially regulated spaces are the neglected sites of industrial ruins, places on the margin which accommodate transgressive and playful activities. Providing a different aesthetic to the over-designed spaces of the city, ruins evoke an aesthetics of disorder, surprise and sensuality, offering ghostly glimpses into the past and a tactile encounter with space and materiality. Tim Edensor highlights the danger of destroying such evocative sites in order to build new developments. It is precisely their fragmentary nature and lack of fixed meaning that render ruins deeply meaningful. They blur boundaries between rural and urban, past and present and are intimately tied to memory, desire and a sense of place. Stunningly illustrated throughout, this book celebrates industrial ruins and reveals what they can tell us about ourselves and our past. download 
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| Handbook of Mobile Communication Studies Posted: 23 Feb 2009 12:52 AM CST  Handbook of Mobile Communication Studies Product Description
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| Handbook of Energy Audit Posted: 23 Feb 2009 12:51 AM CST  Handbook of Energy Audit Product Description
Newly revised and edited, this bestselling handbook is updated with new chapters on energy assessment and computer software. It includes detailed analysis of the latest technologies and software available for optimizing the audit process. It provides all of the information necessary to plan and carry out a thorough and accurate energy audit of any electrical, mechanical and building system for any facility. Clear, easy-to-follow instructions guide readers through accounting procedures, rate of return, and life cycle cost analysis. Loaded with forms, checklists, and handy aids, this book is essential for anyone responsible for overseeing a facility energy audit. download 
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