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Foundations of Information Securityby Jule Hintzbergen; Kees Hintzbergen; André Smulders
Van Haren Publishing 2010; US$ 30.00This practical title clearly explains the approaches that most organizations can consider and implement which helps turn Information Security management into an approachable, effective and well-understood tool. It covers: The quality requirements an organization may have for information; The risks associated with these quality requirements; The countermeasures that are necessary to mitigate these risks; Ensuring business continuity in the event of a disaster; When and whether to report incidents outside the organization more...
Inside Microsoft® SharePoint® 2010by Ted Pattison; Andrew Connell; Scot Hillier; David Mann
Microsoft Press 2011; US$ 47.99Build custom SharePoint 2010 solutions with deep architectural insights from the experts. Get a detailed look inside SharePoint 2010—and master the intricacies of developing intranets, extranets, and Web-based applications. Guided by an author team with in-depth knowledge of SharePoint architecture, you'll gain task-oriented guidance and extensive code samples to help you build robust business solutions. Discover how to: Master fundamental development techniques for SharePoint Foundation Deploy your SharePoint application as a sandboxed solution for more stable and security-enhanced code Create page templates, master pages, Web Parts, custom controls, and event handlers Develop custom field types, site columns, content... more...
Enterprise Application Integrationby William A. Ruh; Francis X. Maginnis; William J. Brown
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2002; US$ 29.99Learn to utilize today's hottest EAI technologies to ensure interoperability across your organization What exactly is enterprise application integration (EAI)? What makes this $300 million market so hot that it's expected to grow to $6.5 billion in the next two years? How do you apply it in the real world? Whether you're an IT professional or systems architect, business manager or software developer, if you're looking into EAI as a solution for unifying applications and systems across the enterprise, then the answers are in this book.You'll find a complete and unbiased survey of the different technologies, architectures, and approaches available for EAI implementations, including pros and cons, clear explanations of all concepts, and first-rate... more...
The IT Manager's Survival Guideby Rob Aalders; Peter Hind
John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 2003; US$ 85.00Accessible, refreshingly candid, but above all helpful, this pragmatic guide addresses a real need by dealing with the problems that face the new IT manager. By providing a number of practical recommendations and approaches including how to make the transition from technical professional to manager and dealing with people, to giving advice and guidance on organization structure, architecture and planning approaches, this book covers a whole raft of issues essential to managing an IT unit. If you have chosen to move from the safe haven of technology to the unpredictable world of management, this book could make the difference between success and failure. "The IT Manager's Survival Guide is well named. Aimed at the techie becoming an IT Manager... more...
Towards the Semantic Webby John Davies; Dieter Fensel; Frank van Harmelen
John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 2003; US$ 120.00With the current changes driven by the expansion of the World Wide Web, this book uses a different approach from other books on the market: it applies ontologies to electronically available information to improve the quality of knowledge management in large and distributed organizations. Ontologies are formal theories supporting knowledge sharing and reuse. They can be used to explicitly represent semantics of semi-structured information. These enable sophisticated automatic support for acquiring, maintaining and accessing information. Methodology and tools are developed for intelligent access to large volumes of semi-structured and textual information sources in intra- and extra-, and internet-based environments to employ the full power of... more...
The Design and Implementation of Geographic Information Systemsby John E. Harmon; Steven J. Anderson
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2003; US$ 115.00Presents strategies for application development, interface design, and enabling Web-based access. * Includes numerous case studies and examples from the private and public sectors. * Provides information on integrating legacy MIS systems and planning for future developments in database design. more...
Categorical Data Analysisby Alan Agresti
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2003; US$ 161.00Amstat News asked three review editors to rate their top five favorite books in the September 2003 issue. Categorical Data Analysis was among those chosen. A valuable new edition of a standard reference "A 'must-have' book for anyone expecting to do research and/or applications in categorical data analysis." – Statistics in Medicine on Categorical Data Analysis , First Edition The use of statistical methods for categorical data has increased dramatically, particularly for applications in the biomedical and social sciences. Responding to new developments in the field as well as to the needs of a new generation of professionals and students, this new edition of the classic Categorical Data Analysis offers a comprehensive introduction... more...
Cooperative Process Managementby Y. Waern
CRC Press 1998; US$ 99.95Covering analysis, field studies, micro-world studies, training and the creation of computer artefacts under the Co-operative Process Management umbrella. This book should be of interest to those engaged in research or building applications in a more...
Mastering the SAP Business Information Warehouseby Kevin McDonald; Andreas Wilmsmeier; David C. Dixon; W. H. Inmon
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2002; US$ 75.00"This book is insightful and thought-provoking for even the most seasoned SAP BW individual." —Richard M. Dunning, Chair, American SAP Users Group Written by the leading experts in the field, this comprehensive guide shows you how to implement the SAP Business Information Warehouse (BW) and create useful applications for business analysis of company-wide data. You'll quickly learn how to design, build, analyze, and administer the data and information in the SAP BW component. The authors present the material in a way that reflects the process an organization goes through during a software implementation. They begin with an introduction to the fundamentals of data warehousing and business intelligence, helping you determine if SAP BW is... more...
Financial Business Intelligenceby Nils H. Rasmussen; Paul S. Goldy; Per O. Solli
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2002; US$ 49.95Turn storehouses of data into a strategic tool Business intelligence has recently become a word used by almost every CFO, controller, and analyst. After having spent the last decade implementing Enterprise Resource Planning software and other mission critical solutions, companies now have large databases with transactional data sitting in their computer rooms. Now, finally, the technology has reached a point where it is possible- in almost real time-to quickly and easily analyze the financial data in the corporate databases, to be able to make more intelligent business decisions. This book will help financial managers understand the trends, technology, software selection, and implementation of financial business intelligence (financial BI)... more...









