Computing and Information Technology

Exchange, SQL and IIS are at the core of most Microsoft enterprise servers.

Private cloud computing enables you to consolidate diverse enterprise systems into one that is cloud-based and can be accessed by end-users seamlessly, regardless of their location or changes in overall demand.

Digital video is everywhere!

SQL for Smarties was hailed as the first book devoted explicitly to the advanced techniques needed to transform an experienced SQL programmer into an expert.

The Citrix Certified Administrator (CCA) credential is the first tier of Citrix certification.

Revised and updated with improvements conceived in parallel programming courses, The Art of Multiprocessor Programming is an authoritative guide to multicore programming.

Open Source BI solutions have many advantages over traditional proprietary software, from offering lower initial costs to more flexible support and integration options; but, until now, there has been no comprehensive guide to the complete offerings of the OS BI market.

Written by a former NYPD cyber cop, this is the only book available that discusses the hard questions cyber crime investigators are asking.

Identity authentication and authorization are integral tasks in today's digital world.

Whether you are a dedicated audiophile who wants to gain a more complete understanding of the design issues behind a truly great amp, or a professional electronic designer seeking to learn more about the art of amplifier design, there can be no better place to start than with the 35 classic magazine articles collected together in this book.

Design Research Through Practice: From the Lab, Field, and Showroom focuses on one type of contemporary design research known as constructive design research.

The Second Edition of Computerization and Controversy: Value Conflicts and Social Choices is a collection of 78 articles that examine the social aspects of computerization from a variety of perspectives, many presenting important viewpoints not often discussed in the conventional literature.

The perfect book for multi-tasked IT managers responsible for securing the latest version of SQL Server 2005.

Digital Video and HD: Algorithms and Interfaces provides a one-stop shop for the theory and engineering of digital video systems.

The exponential explosion of images and videos concerns everybody's common life, since this media is now present everywhere and in all human activities.

The free, open-source Processing programming language environment was created at MIT for people who want to develop images, animation, and sound.

The volume "e;Modern Information Processing: From Theory to Applications,"e; edited by Bernadette Bouchon-Meunier, Giulianella Coletti and Ronald Yager, is a collection of carefully selected papers drawn from the program of IPMU'04, which was held in Perugia, Italy.

Physics is really important to game programmers who need to know how to add physical realism to their games.

Introduction to Cyber-Warfare: A Multidisciplinary Approach, written by experts on the front lines, gives you an insider's look into the world of cyber-warfare through the use of recent case studies.

Driven by demand from the entertainment industry for better and more realistic animation, technology continues to evolve and improve.

This is one book of a four-part series, which aims to integrate discussion of modern engineering design principles, advanced design tools, and industrial design practices throughout the design process.

Digital Signal Processing, Second Edition enables electrical engineers and technicians in the fields of biomedical, computer, and electronics engineering to master the essential fundamentals of DSP principles and practice.

All the design and development inspiration and direction an digital engineer needs in one blockbuster book!

Cognitive Systems - Information Processing Meets Brain Science presents an overview of the exciting, truly multidisciplinary research by neuroscientists and systems engineers in the emerging field of cognitive systems, providing a cross-disciplinary examination of this cutting-edge area of scientific research.

Due to an ever-decreasing supply in raw materials and stringent constraints on conventional energy sources, demand for lightweight, efficient and low cost structures has become crucially important in modern engineering design.

API Design for C++ provides a comprehensive discussion of Application Programming Interface (API) development, from initial design through implementation, testing, documentation, release, versioning, maintenance, and deprecation.

Structured Parallel Programming offers the simplest way for developers to learn patterns for high-performance parallel programming.

The fifth edition of Essential MATLAB for Engineers and Scientists provides a concise, balanced overview of MATLAB's functionality that facilitates independent learning, with coverage of both the fundamentals and applications.

Discover the groundbreaking potential of augmented reality in special education with this comprehensive book, which fills a significant research gap and explores the transformative impact of AR/VR on teaching and learning experiences for individuals with disabilities.

Image Processing and Pattern Recognition covers major applications in the field, including optical character recognition, speech classification, medical imaging, paper currency recognition, classification reliability techniques, and sensor technology.

Usability Testing Essentials provides readers with the tools and techniques needed to begin usability testing or to advance their knowledge in this area.

The Basics of Cyber Warfare provides readers with fundamental knowledge of cyber war in both theoretical and practical aspects.

This is the only book that covers all the topics that any budding security manager needs to know!

The only book that instructs IT Managers to adhere to federally mandated certification and accreditation requirements.

Imagine how much easier creating web and mobile applications would be if you had a practical and concise, hands-on guide to visual design.

Computational Fluid Dynamics enables engineers to model and predict fluid flow in powerful, visually impressive ways and is one of the core engineering design tools, essential to the study and future work of many engineers.

The Second Edition is an updated revision to the authors highly successful and widely used introduction to the principles and application of the statistical theory of signal detection.

Modern Embedded Computing: Designing Connected, Pervasive, Media-Rich Systems provides a thorough understanding of the platform architecture of modern embedded computing systems that drive mobile devices.

"e;Stealing the Network: How to Own the Box is a unique book in the fiction department.

Since its first volume in 1960, Advances in Computers has presented detailed coverage of innovations in computer hardware, software, theory, design, and applications.

A firewall is as good as its policies and the security of its VPN connections.

Neural Systems for Robotics represents the most up-to-date developments in the rapidly growing aplication area of neural networks, which is one of the hottest application areas for neural networks technology.

One of the challenges of administering and supporting Microsoft(R) Outlook 2003 is that it stores settings in so many different places - in the Windows registry, as files in the user's profile folders, and in the information store itself.

Comprehensive resource encompassing recent developments, current use cases, and future opportunities for AI in disease detection AI in Disease Detection discusses the integration of artificial intelligence to revolutionize disease detection approaches, with case studies of AI in disease detection as well as insight into the opportunities and challenges of AI in healthcare as a whole.

Implementing Analytics demystifies the concept, technology and application of analytics and breaks its implementation down to repeatable and manageable steps, making it possible for widespread adoption across all functions of an organization.

Artificial Intelligence in Engineering Design is a three volume edited collection of key papers from the field of artificial intelligence and design, aimed at providing a description of the field, and focusing on how ideas and methods from artifical intelligence can help engineers in the design of physical artifacts and processes.

This collection represents the primary reference work for researchers and students in the area of Temporal Reasoning in Artificial Intelligence.

Graphics Gems V is the newest volume in The Graphics Gems Series.

This book is written with the IT professional in mind.

A recent survey stated that 52% of embedded projects are late by 4-5 months.