Prentice Hall PTR Computer Science Newsletter: December 2003 ^************************************************************^ Greetings, Prentice Hall PTR Computer Science subscriber! As a subscriber to one of PH PTR's Computer Science newsletters, you are receiving this general Computer Science newsletter with special offers for all our computing subscribers. But shortly, you will again receive targeted e-mails that strictly address the topics that you declared to be of interest when registering. Below you'll find news on the latest Computer Science releases from Prentice Hall PTR, as well as some special OFFERS and additional DISCOUNTS for newsletter subscribers only! ^************************************************************^ ====== NEW RELEASES FROM PRENTICE HALL PTR ====== ==> PCs Made Easy: The Official Guide to HP Pavilions and Compaq Presarios Get PC-productive fast -- and have more fun, too! Expert Nancy Stevenson writes a complete, easy introduction to your new computer, Windows(R) XP, Internet tools, digital media, security, trouble- shooting, and your amazing new software collection. This is the only PC guide authorized by Hewlett Packard, the manufacturer of your new computer. http://www.phptr.com/link.asp?link=41 ==> Online! The Book "[John C. Dvorak's] expertise and influence among makers and consumers of software and hardware are legendary, as is the dry, sardonic humor he brings to everything he writes about. If you want to know why you should go online and what to do once you get there, you can trust Dvorak's advice like you would trust your mother's-- if Mom were intimately knowledgeable about computing, and if she could make you laugh while pointing out computing's foibles." --Ron White, author of How Computers Work, 10th Anniversary Edition http://www.phptr.com/link.asp?link=32 ==> Software by Numbers: Low-Risk, High-Return Development Software development is about creating value, yet all too often, software fails to deliver the business value customers need. This book helps you change that by linking software development directly to value creation. Learn how to identify which features add value and which don't -- and refocus your entire development process on delivering reduced risk, better cash flow, and higher ROI. http://www.phptr.com/link.asp?link=42 ==> Enterprise J2ME: Developing Mobile Java Applications Develop mobile apps on the J2ME platform for enterprise-class performance, reliability, and value. Michael Juntao Yuan introduces innovations that make J2ME even more powerful, from new J2ME profiles and wireless messaging APIs to mobile databases and web services tools, and presents more than a dozen complete sample applications -- including the app that earned him the grand prize in Nextel, Sun, and Motorola?s nationwide wireless developer contest. http://www.phptr.com/link.asp?link=43 ==> The Holy Grail of Network Storage Management Noted IT veteran and author Jon William Toigo provides a vendor- neutral, comprehensive guide to networked storage management. It gives consumers straight information on the business value of current products and technologies, and describes how to make informed purchases that will help realize current and strategic goals. http://www.phptr.com/link.asp?link=44 ==> WebDAV: Next-Generation Collaborative Web Authoring Attention, application designers, software engineers, and information managers: this book is the complete guide to Web-based Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV), the IETF standard for Web authoring and wide area collaboration. Experienced implementer Lisa Dusseault covers WebDAV from bits on the wire up to custom application implementation, demonstrating with extensive examples and traces from real clients and servers. http://www.phptr.com/link.asp?link=45 ==> A Practical Guide to Enterprise Architecture Six leading experts present indispensable technical, process, and business insight into every aspect of enterprise architecture. Learn to build effective system, software, and service-oriented architectures; leverage powerful agile modeling techniques; extend the Unified Process to the full software lifecycle; architect presentation tiers and user experience; and drive the technical direction of the entire enterprise. http://www.phptr.com/link.asp?link=46 ==> Migrating to the Solaris Operating System: The Discipline of UNIX- to-UNIX Migrations Transition your IT environment's people, processes, and technologies to the Solaris[tm] Operating System with a complete understanding of the benefits, costs, and requirements of a migration project. While this book focuses on UNIX server migrations, the methodology and best practices presented apply for most migrations to the Solaris environment, from the smallest data conversion to the largest legacy migration. http://www.phptr.com/link.asp?link=47 ==> Death March, Second Edition The #1 guide to surviving "doomed" projects, fully updated and expanded with powerful new techniques! Technology guru Ed Yourdon sheds new light on the reasons why companies spawn Death March projects whose schedules, estimations, budgets, and resources are so constrained or skewed that participants can hardly survive, much less succeed -- and helps you identify and survive them. http://www.phptr.com/link.asp?link=48 ==> Malware: Fighting Malicious Code, by Ed Skoudis with Lenny Zeltser Learn everything you need to know about malware, including how to defeat it! "This book is entertaining and informative, while justifiably scaring you. Luckily it also tells you how to protect yourself, but makes you realize it's going to be a permanent spy-vs.-spy struggle." ?-Radia Perlman, Distinguished Engineer, Sun Microsystems. Download a sample chapter now: http://www.phptr.com/link.asp?link=29 ==> Transact-SQL Desk Reference: For Microsoft SQL Server Deac Lancaster's Transact-SQL Desk Reference answers the question, "How exactly do I write a statement to do a particular job?" by providing the full syntax of each command along with examples showing it in action, and explains where it diverges from the ANSI SQL standard. It is well-indexed and cross-referenced, making it as easy to find what you're looking for -- even if you don't know the command's name. http://www.phptr.com/link.asp?link=49 ==> Developing Enterprise Web Services: An Architect's Guide Web services represent a powerful new way to reduce cost and drive top-line growth throughout the enterprise. This book takes a no- nonsense view of architecting and constructing enterprise-class Web services and applications. The authors expertly assess the current state of the Web services platform, offering best practices and new architectural patterns for leveraging the advantages of Web services -- and mitigating the risks. http://www.phptr.com/link.asp?link=50 ==> Integrated Solutions with DB2 Leading IBM solution architects, Rob Cutlip and John Medicke show you how to use DB2 to create flexible infrastructures that simplify the construction of any enterprise-class business solution. Learn how to seamlessly integrate DB2, Web servers, development tools, messaging infrastructure, and other crucial technologies. Then build, step by step, five specific solutions chosen to address the core challenges facing today's enterprise. http://www.phptr.com/link.asp?link=51 ==> Rapid Application Development with Mozilla Rapid Application Development with Mozilla, part of the Bruce Perens Open Source Series, is a concise guide for any programmer who wants to learn the versatility and compatibility of Mozilla, an open source toolset with over a thousand objects and components. http://www.phptr.com/link.asp?link=52 ==> XML Handbook, Fifth Edition, by Charles F. Goldfarb and Paul Prescod "This book is an excellent starting point where you can learn and experiment with XML. As the inventor of SGML, Dr. Charles F. Goldfarb is one of the most respected authorities on structured information" -- from the Foreword by Jean Paoli, Microsoft XML architect and co-editor of the W3C XML specification. This comprehensive revision covers Web services, rich clients, XML on the desktop, forms, publishing, voice, wireless, XML security, and much more. Includes 2 CD-ROMs with 200 no-time-limit FREE XML resources! http://www.phptr.com/link.asp?link=53 ==> Programming Oracle Triggers and Stored Procedures, 3rd Edition Systems and database expert Kevin Owens explores PL/SQL, Oracle's answer to the Structured Query Language (SQL), and teaches you to build robust and complex databases for your business. Using easy-to-follow instructions and examples, he presents techniques to take advantage of triggers and stored procedures, which allow your databases to incorporate business rules that are easy to manage and modify as the business evolves. http://www.phptr.com/link.asp?link=54 ==> Software Architect Bootcamp, 2nd Edition Raphael Malveau and Tom Mowbray share up-to-the-minute insights and practical solutions for the key challenges of building enterprise software systems with objects, components, and Internet technologies. You'll master today's best technical and business practices for the entire project lifecycle as you discover how to avoid crucial pitfalls and costly errors. http://www.phptr.com/link.asp?link=55 ==> Network Systems Design using Network Processors by Douglas E. Comer This unique network system design book shows how to build the bridges, switches, routers, firewalls, etc. that are the building blocks of today's Internet. The book, broken into four major sections?quick review of basics, packet processing, traditional protocol processing systems, network processors, and an example network processor?covers the concepts, principles, hardware and software architectures that underlie the design and implementation of network systems. http://www.phptr.com/link.asp?link=57 ==> New Releases from Prentice Hall PTR See all of the titles just published by Prentice Hall PTR: http://www.phptr.com/link.asp?link=56 ==> On Deck from Prentice Hall PTR See all of the titles Coming Soon from Prentice Hall PTR: http://www.phptr.com/link.asp?link=33 ===== SPECIAL OFFERS FROM PRENTICE HALL PTR ===== ==> Join Now to Learn and Save! Join phptr.com and sign up for topical newsletters containing news on the latest releases, as well as special offers for subscribers only. 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