---------------------------------------------------------------- Below is the June 2002 issue of the Prentice Hall PTR (PHPTR) WEB DEVELOPMENT E-NEWSLETTER. To unsubscribe, or to sign up for additional lists, stop by our mailroom: http://www.phptr.com/mail_lists/index.html ---------------------------------------------------------------- WEB DEVELOPMENT ### PHPTR News TABLE OF CONTENTS: Featured WEB DEVELOPMENT Titles... * NETWORK SECURITY: PRIVATE COMMUNICATION IN A PUBLIC WORLD, Second Edition, by Charlie Kaufman, Radia Perlman, and Mike Speciner * THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO XML TECHNOLOGIES by Ron Turner * DEFINITIVE XML APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT by Lars Marius Garshol * APPLIED STATISTICS FOR SOFTWARE MANAGERS by Katrina D. Maxwell * MULTIMEDIA COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS: TECHNIQUES, STANDARDS, AND NETWORKS by K.R. Rao, Zoran S. Bojkovic, and Dragorad A. Milovanovic * NETSOURCING: RENTING BUSINESS APPLICATIONS AND SERVICES OVER A NETWORK by Thomas Kern, Mary Cecelia Lacity, and Leslie P. Willcocks PHPTR News & Reviews... * What PC? reviews XHTML EXAMPLE BY EXAMPLE * Sys Admin reviews SUN CLUSTER ENVIRONMENT: SUN CLUSTER 2.2 * PCUNIX.com reviews CONFIGURATION AND CAPACITY PLANNING FOR SOLARIS SERVERS * ColdFusion Developer's Journal reviews CORE COLDFUSION 5 * Information Security reviews REAL WORLD LINUX SECURITY: INTRUSION PREVENTION, DETECTION AND RECOVERY * Bertrand Meyer on "The Great Divide" Special Interests... * Browse our complete Web Development library Tradeshows... * Looking to see you soon Author events... * Meet our .NET authors Find a Bookstore... * Locate the best selection of PHPTR titles near you -------------------------------------------------- PHPTR Featured WEB DEVELOPMENT Titles -------------------------------------------------- NETWORK SECURITY: PRIVATE COMMUNICATION IN A PUBLIC WORLD, Second Edition by Charlie Kaufman, Radia Perlman, and Mike Speciner 740 pp., Cloth, $54.99 ISBN: 0-13-046019-2 The classic guide to network and Internet security has been thoroughly updated for today's latest security threats. Now this most distinguished of author teams draws on hard-won experience to explain every facet of information security, from the basics to advanced cryptography and authentication; secure Web and email services; and emerging security standards. Highlights of the book's extensive new coverage include Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), IPsec, SSL, PKI Standards, and Web security. For more info: http://www.phptr.com/ptrbooks/ptr_0130460192.html *** THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO XML TECHNOLOGIES by Ron Turner 405 pp., Paper, $34.99 ISBN: 0-13-065565-1 This book gives nontechnical professionals the business-focused, hype-free XML briefing you've been searching for. Discover what XML is, how it works, what problems it solves, and exactly how to use it for competitive advantage. It includes case studies from finance, manufacturing, publishing, and other key industries; up-to-the-minute XML application coverage; practical walkthroughs of XML markup; and a preview of tomorrow's most exciting XML technologies. For more info: http://www.phptr.com/ptrbooks/ptr_0130655651.html *** DEFINITIVE XML APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT by Lars Marius Garshol 1207 pp., Paper, $49.99 ISBN: 0-13-088902-4 Leading XML developer Lars Marius Garshol covers every essential aspect of XML programming, from basic principles through advanced techniques, utilizing DOM, SAX, XSLT, XPath, schemas, and other key XML standards. He presents scores of code examples based on Python, a cross-platform language that is exceptionally well suited for XML development. He also provides new insights into XML application design and optimization, as well as complete sample applications. For more info: http://www.phptr.com/ptrbooks/ptr_0130889024.html *** APPLIED STATISTICS FOR SOFTWARE MANAGERS by Katrina D. Maxwell 352 pp., Paper, $54.99 ISBN: 0-13-041789-0 This is the first complete guide to using statistical techniques to solve specific software development and maintenance problems. You don't need a mathematical background; Katrina Maxwell presents an easy-to-follow methodology and detailed case studies that show you exactly how to assess productivity, time to market, development costs, maintenance cost drivers, and more. For more info: http://www.phptr.com/ptrbooks/ptr_0130417890.html *** MULTIMEDIA COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS: TECHNIQUES, STANDARDS, AND NETWORKS by K.R. Rao, Zoran S. Bojkovic, and Dragorad A. Milovanovic 573 pp., Cloth, $69 ISBN: 0-13-031398-X This is a comprehensive guide to the theory, principles, and practical techniques associated with implementing next-generation networked multimedia communications systems. It brings together key advances in multimedia architecture; MPEG standards; audio-visual integration; multimedia processing; storage and retrieval; service deployment; network and traffic management; QoS; and much more. For more info: http://www.phptr.com/ptrbooks/ptr_013031398X.html Companion website: http://www.phptr.com/rao *** NETSOURCING: RENTING BUSINESS APPLICATIONS AND SERVICES OVER A NETWORK by Thomas Kern, Mary Cecelia Lacity, and Leslie P. Willcocks 368 pp., Cloth, $34 ISBN: 0-13-092355-9 In this book, leading outsourcing researchers share new findings on the key success factors associated with outsourcing - offering practical advice for every aspect of the decision and every phase of the project lifecycle. Discover how to minimize technical, contractual, operational, and managerial risk; identify the right applications to outsource; manage and secure outsourced infrastructure; and realistically assess the next generation of outsourcers and outsourced services. For more info: http://www.phptr.com/ptrbooks/ptr_0130923559.html ______________________________ PHPTR News and Reviews ______________________________ What PC? reviews XHTML EXAMPLE BY EXAMPLE by Aaron E. Walsh and Dave Raggett "...HTML is the language most commonly used to create Web pages but there are those that also use XML (eXtensible Mark-up Language), which offers a greater degree of control. XHTML is a new concept designed to combine the simplicity of the former with the power of the latter, and this book takes you step by step through how to use it on your site. The instructions are complex but comprehensive and clearly laid out, with examples of the new code available whenever you need them. This is not a book for beginners but for those who need to learn the new Web language it is a helpful guide." - What PC? December 2001, p. 144 For more info on the book: http://www.phptr.com/ptrbooks/ptr_013040005X.html *** Sys Admin reviews SUN CLUSTER ENVIRONMENT: SUN CLUSTER 2.2 by Enrique Vargas, Joseph Bianco, and David Deeths "...Two of the most popular concepts and implementations currently available are high availability and clustering. The design of the Sun Cluster 2.2 provides a setting for a highly available system -- a difficult concept to explain. It is often confused with fault-tolerance, but the costs and implementations differ. Vargas, Bianco, and Deeths explore this framework through two parts: Infrastructure and Implementation. ... This Blueprints book demonstrates the concepts and implementations required to utilize the Sun Cluster 2.2 technology to complete a highly available clustering environment. This series is written for experienced systems administrators utilizing the Solaris environment and those who wish to increase their knowledge of new technologies. It addresses the concepts, uses, and processes in an effective style and describes currently available products, options, and troubleshooting procedures." For the full review: http://www.samag.com/documents/s=1323/sam0110j/0110j.htm For more info on the book: http://www.phptr.com/ptrbooks/ptr_0130418706.html *** PCUNIX.com reviews CONFIGURATION AND CAPACITY PLANNING FOR SOLARIS SERVERS by Brian L. Wong "Although written very specifically for Sun Solaris, this has a wealth of information about planning, tuning and configuring any system, Unix or not. There is a strong concentration and many pages devoted to NFS, and that may not be of great interest to many of us. You should read those parts anyway; there is a lot of general network knowledge mixed in. There is an excellent chapter on Database Server needs, and a chapter on Internet Servers, too. The section on Storage Systems and System Architecture is heavy on Sun specific hardware, but there are lessons to be learned for other platforms as well. This is a book that covers a tremendous amount of ground in 412 pages, but Brian does an excellent job. If you have no interest or knowledge of Sun, you won't get as much out of this as you might want to, but you could still find it interesting and valuable." For the full review: http://pcunix.com/Books/configure.html For more info on the book: http://www.phptr.com/ptrbooks/ptr_0133499529.html *** ColdFusion Developer's Journal reviews CORE COLDFUSION 5 by Eben Hewitt "...Core ColdFusion 5 is a part of Prentice Hall's very successful Core series. Adding ColdFusion to this series shows that it's being considered on a new level, and Eben Hewitt is an excellent author to help bring ColdFusion into the spotlight. The hefty volume, at 969 pages, is an excellent reference and guide for all levels of developers. In my mind what makes this book a standout is its focus on practical code and useful tips. Hewitt is not just a lecturer or instructor, he's a developer like us who has to deal with the same kinds of problems we do. Useful techniques and solid best practices can be derived from the example code listings that are all through the book. Many ColdFusion books make good reference books. With Core ColdFusion 5, the text as well as the code is a good reference source." For the full review: http://www.sys-con.com/coldfusion/articlea.cfm?id=394 For more info on the book: http://www.phptr.com/ptrbooks/ptr_0130660612.html *** Information Security reviews REAL WORLD LINUX SECURITY: INTRUSION PREVENTION, DETECTION AND RECOVERY by Bob Toxen "Not many people know enough about Unix, Linux and security to meld the three topics together in a comprehensive book. Bob Toxen may be the exception. With more than 26 years of Unix and six years of Linux experience, Toxen brings a wealth of knowledge and an easy-to-digest writing style to _Real World Linux Security_, turning what could have been a dusty tome into an enjoyable read. This book isn't just about Linux security; it's for "any Linux and Unix system administrator," as Toxen writes in the introduction. Despite the abundance of technical information, readers will appreciate Toxen's entertaining style as much as the code and detailed examples...." For the full review: http://www.infosecuritymag.com/articles/april01/departments_products2.shtml For more info on the book: http://www.phptr.com/ptrbooks/ptr_0130281875.html *** Bertrand Meyer, author of the best-selling "Object-Oriented Software Construction," has written an outstanding assessment of the state of technical book publishing as part of a book review in IEEE Computer. Here's an excerpt: "...In the computer section of a bookstore today, you'll find shelf after shelf of trade books: hands-on, learn-as-you-go titles meant to give the reader immediate proficiency in the technology du jour. In many bookstores, they're all there is to see. ... In the better stores, you'll find a shelf or two stocked with technical books on more highbrow topics. Even there, however, only a few titles deal with real concepts. The two categories are doomed to their cliches. The highbrow books are accurate, boring, and don't sell. The trade books are targeted to a specific market, have a time-limited value, hope to sell well, and are put together in a rush to catch their audience before someone else does. As a result, their authors don't care that much about the solidity of the concepts or even technical accuracy. Often, they don't bother to tell you that developers used anything else before the appearance of the specific technology they describe, especially if the previous product came from another persuasion: Java Server Pages books won't acknowledge Microsoft's Active Server Pages, for example, while C# books pretend that Java never existed. Once in a while, a book does have the best of both sides: It talks to the practicing programmer, provides immediately applicable material, and is conceptually sound. _Design Patterns_ by Erich Gamma and colleagues (Addison-Wesley, 1995) is an example. But usually we must choose between a book that's useful and unreliable or one that's solid and inapplicable - or in the words of David Parnas, between 'gadgets without methods and theories without applications.'..." We at Prentice Hall PTR have recognized this dichotomy for years. We strive to achieve a balance with all our books - to make them accurate and up to date and at the same time readable and useful. Although we have not always been successful, we are confident that the great majority of our books have found this balance of qualities. We invite you to take a look at all our books and to send us feedback on this issue at PTR_Feedback@prenhall.com For the full article, see Computer, "Assessing a C# Text," March 2002, p. 86-88. For more info on Bertrand Meyer's book: http://www.phptr.com/ptrbooks/ptr_0136291554.html ______________________________ Special Interests ______________________________ Browse our complete library of books on Web Development at http://www.phptr.com/specintr/webdev/web.html -------------------------------------------------- Tradeshows -------------------------------------------------- Stop by our booth at these other upcoming tradeshows to meet our authors and get some great deals on our books: NIWeek Austin Convention Center Austin, TX August 14-16 HP World Los Angeles Convention Center Los Angeles, CA September 23-27 Check our website for info on these and future tradeshows: http://www.phptr.com/whatsnew/trade.html -------------------------------------------------- Author Events -------------------------------------------------- Michael Stiefel, co-author of _Application Development Using C# and .NET_, will be speaking at Softpro Books, in Burlington, MA on Wednesday, June 19th at 6:30 PM ET. Subject: "What is Microsoft .NET and Why Should a Programmer Care?" Abstract: Microsoft .NET revolutionizes software development on the Windows platform. .NET is made up of the Common Language Runtime for basic services, and the extensible .NET Framework class library. Microsoft has revamped its own development platform, and provided the basis for Internet applications such as Web services. No longer are there favored languages for certain tasks. Deployment is simpler (no more "DLL Hell"). Security is built into the platform itself. ASP.NET and Windows applications use the same development metaphor. No longer does ASP.NET development require using scripting languages that are different from the other languages you use. Component development is trivial (no more worrying about all kinds of issues that you had to with COM). Bio: Michael Stiefel is co-author of "Application Development Using C# and .NET," a book designed to explain to experienced developers what you need to know to start building applications with .NET. He will try to show you what, as a developer with 20 years of experience (and user of Microsoft technologies since 1989), excites him as an application builder about .NET. Details on the talk: http://www.softpro.com/events.html#stiefel More info on his book: http://www.phptr.com/ptrbooks/ptr_013093383X.html Directions to Softpro/Burlington: http://www.softpro.com/info.html For more information: books@softpro.com -or- 781-273-2919 *** Bob Oberg, Michael Stiefel, and Ed Soong, authors from The Integrated .NET Series from Object Innovations and Prentice Hall PTR, will be attending ITTC (IT Training Conference) on June 25th in Newport, RI. 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