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The E-Commerce Question and Answer Book: A Survival Guide for Business Managers, 1st edition
Authors: Anita Rosen
Venue:  (1999)

:The first edition of The E-Commerce Question and Answer Book was an indispensable tool for thousands of businesses, sellingover 25,000 copies. Now, this fully updated new edition covers all the latest developments in e-commerce technology, strategy, and business planning. Featuring 100 questions, the book addresses each one in a unique three-tier format: a quick overview answers the question directly, bullet points provide crystal-clear examples, and "Tell Me More" covers how the subject applies in actual business settings. Business managers, IT professionals, and executives exploring or refining e-commerce models will find no-nonsense answers to questions like: * What are portals and how are they evolving? * What is the difference between e-commerce and e-business? * What are e-learning, P2P, ASPs, and KM? * What is XML, and how does it apply in e-commerce? Both an overview and an easy-access pocket reference, the updated E-Commerce Question and Answer Book is a tool no business professional should be without. Author Biography: Anita Rosen (Mountain View, CA) is an international consultant on e-commerce, project management, and product marketing. The ACM Portal is published by the Association for Computing Machinery. Copyright © 2010 ACM, Inc. Terms of Usage Privacy Policy Code of Ethics Contact Us Useful downloads: Adobe Acrobat QuickTime Windows Media Player Real Player
Magical thinking in data mining: lessons from CoIL challenge 2000
Authors: Charles Elkan
Venue: Proceedings of the seventh ACM SIGKDD international conference on Knowledge discovery and data mining (2001)

CoIL challenge 2000 was a supervised learning contest that attracted 43 entries. The authors of 29 entries later wrote explanations of their work. This paper discusses these reports and reaches three main conclusions. First, naive Bayesian classifiers remain competitive in practice: they were used by both the winning entry and the next best entry. Second, identifying feature interactions correctly is important for maximizing predictive accuracy: this was the difference between the winning classifier and all others. Third and most important, too many researchers and practitioners in data mining do not appreciate properly the issue of statistical significance and the danger of overfitting. Given a dataset such as the one for the CoIL contest, it is pointless to apply a very complicated learning algorithm, or to perform a very time-consuming model search. In either ease, one is likely to overfit the training data and to fool oneself in estimating predictive accuracy and in discovering useful correlations.
A Step-by-Step Guide to C Programming, 1st edition
Authors: Jean Paul Corriveau
Venue:  (1997)

:One of the most complete and comprehensive books written on "C" language, this text requires no prior knowledge of programming, no mathematical skills, and no prior training in problem-solving. A Step-by-Step Guide to C Programming has a workbook-like approach so readers can pace themselves. The following features make this book unique: the approach is informal, and each concept is explained by example; explanations are organized like lecture notes; most examples are code complete; readers learn how to put segments of codes together, not just how to use functions and syntax; advice on good programming practices is included; one- and two-dimensional arrays are presented; and the importance of how to write portable functions is stressed. The ACM Portal is published by the Association for Computing Machinery. Copyright © 2010 ACM, Inc. Terms of Usage Privacy Policy Code of Ethics Contact Us Useful downloads: Adobe Acrobat QuickTime Windows Media Player Real Player
Strategic negotiation in multiagent environments
Authors: Sarit Kraus
Venue:  (2001)

As computers advance from isolated workstations to linked elements in complex communities of systems and people, cooperation and coordination via intelligent agents become increasingly important. Examples of such communities include the Internet, electronic commerce, health institutions, electricity networks, and digital libraries.
Concurrency control for distributed cooperative engineering applications
Authors: João Coelho Garcia, Paulo Ferreira
Venue: Proceedings of the 2002 ACM symposium on Applied computing (2002)

Distributed cooperative engineering applications require consistent and long-term sharing of large volumes of data, which may cause conflicts due to concurrent read/write operations. Therefore designing concurrency control for underlying middleware systems is a difficult issue.Current transactional solutions, even if based on an optimistic approach, do not solve the problem because such applications access shared data for long periods of time performing a large number of read/write operations. Typically, a large set of modifications has to be discarded and this is unacceptable given the amount of work lost.In this paper, we describe the design and implementation of concurrency control mechanisms aimed at both reducing the amount of such conflicts and supporting the consistent long-term sharing of data. The mechanism of visibility depth allows the programmer to specify the consistency of shared data w.r.t. different sets of sites. We also provide other mechanisms: private-copy that allows data to be read/written without being considered as part of a transaction and reordering transaction history to avoid transaction aborts. We evaluate these techniques on a prototypical middleware system called PerDiS and show that: (i) the concurrency control mechanisms are well adapted to support long-lived data sharing in local or wide-area networks, and (ii) performance is acceptable.
Inside Visual J++
Authors: Karanjit S. Siyan
Venue:  (1996)

:Inside Visual J++ is a how-to solution guide for serious software developers wanting the most efficient development tool in existence. This book includes in-depth coverage of this brand new product and teaches readers how to create ActiveX-enabled Java applets and applications.Explains how Java technology is being incorporated in the Windows operating systemUnderstand how ActiveX integrates with Java, and Java with ActiveXCD-ROM includes Visual J++ demo, the most up-to-date ActiveX Software Developers Kit, Internet Explorer 3.0, and Internet Information Server
SSL and TLS Essentials: Securing the Web with CD-ROM
Authors: Stephen A. Thomas
Venue:  (2000)

:SSL and TLS Essentials provides complete documentation of the SSL and TLS protocols, including advanced and proprietary extensions never before published. The book thoroughly covers the protocols in operation, including the contents of their messages, message formats, and the cryptographic calculations used to construct them. The text also includes an introduction to cryptography and an explanation of X.509 public key certificates. Stephen Thomas, author of IPng and the TCP/IP Protocols, presents this complex material in a clear and reader-friendly manner. The book includes more than 80 figures and illustrations to supplement its text, and it describes SSL in the context or real-world, practical applications. Readers will immediately understand not only the academic principles behind the security protocols, but how those principles apply to their own network security challenges.
RF and Microwave Wireless Systems
Authors: Kai Chang
Venue:  (2000)

:A comprehensive introduction to the hardware, parameters, and architectures of RF/microwave wireless systems. As the basis for some of the hottest technologies of the new millennium, radio frequency (RF) and microwave wireless systems rapidly propel us toward a future in which the transmission of voice, video, and data communications will be possible anywhere in the world through the use of simple, handheld devices. This book provides scientists and engineers with clear, thorough, up-to-date explanations of all aspects of RF and microwave wireless systems, including general hardware components, system parameters, and architectures. Renowned authority Kai Chang covers both communication and radar/sensor systems and extends the discussion to other intriguing topics, from global positioning systems (GPS) to smart highways and smart automobiles. With an emphasis on basic operating principles, Dr. Chang reviews waves and transmission lines, examines modulation and demodulation and multiple-access techniques, and helps bridge the gap between RF/microwave engineering and communication system design. Ample practical examples of components and system configurations and nearly 300 illustrations and photographs complete this timely and indispensable resource. About the Author: Kai Chang, PhD, is the E-Systems Endowed Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at Texas A&M University. He has published over 350 papers and eight books and is the Editor of the Wiley Series in Microwave and Optical Engineering and the Editor of the journal Microwave and Optical Technology Letters. Dr. Chang is also a fellow of IEEE. The ACM Portal is published by the Association for Computing Machinery. Copyright © 2010 ACM, Inc. Terms of Usage Privacy Policy Code of Ethics Contact Us Useful downloads: Adobe Acrobat QuickTime Windows Media Player Real Player
Optimizing effective interaction of systems analysis, user services and operations groups within a computer installation
Authors: Helen Porter
Venue: Proceedings of the 17th annual Southeast regional conference (1979)

The purpose of this paper is to assess the relationship between the three divisions of an installation -- Systems Analysis, User Services and Operations -- and to examine ways in which their combined resources can be better utilized in the realization of common goals.Clearly defining the common goals is the first step which must be made. This is done by first examining the evolution of the three separate groups and defining their separate strengths and contributions.After examining the organizational structure of a computer installation, a study is made of the relationships that exist between the separate divisions. What is the relationship between User Services and Systems Analysis, between Operations and User Services and between Systems Analysis and Operations? In what way do these relationships cause the needs of the end users to be lost in the shadow of internal conflict or misunderstanding?This paper attempts to draw some conclusions about communication with a computer installation. Why is communication necessary? How does the physical layout of the center contribute to or hinder effective, open communication? Is there such a thing as too much interaction, too much communication?Finally, this paper examines the conclusions made about internal relationships within a computer installation of this day and age in view of the dynamic nature of computer science. How are the changing needs of the user population going to affect the roles of the three groups this paper is examining? What can be done today to prepare for the needs of tomorrow? The ACM Portal is published by the Association for Computing Machinery. Copyright © 2010 ACM, Inc. Terms of Usage Privacy Policy Code of Ethics Contact Us Useful downloads: Adobe Acrobat QuickTime Windows Media Player Real Player
Backseat gaming: expolaration of mobile properties for fun
Authors: Liselott Brunnberg
Venue: CHI '02 extended abstracts on Human factors in computing systems (2002)

This paper presents a prototype developed as part of the Backseat gaming project. The aim of the project is to explore how to make use of moblie properties for developing compelling and fun game experiences. The prototype is developed for use in a highly mobile situation, that of a car passenger and is realized by the use of mobile devices and the users physical location during speed to merge the virtual content and surrounding road context into an augmented reality game.
Semiconductor process equipment modeling: using emulation to validate a cluster tool simulation model
Authors: H. Todd LeBaron, Ruth Ann Hendrickson
Venue: Proceedings of the 32nd conference on Winter simulation (2000)

Getting the most productivity per square foot of clean room space is a common goal for today's semiconductor fabs. Cluster tool throughput is an important factor in a tool's productivity index. Maximizing and accurately predicting throughput is a high priority in the cluster tool market. This paper presents a flexible and sufficiently accurate cluster tool simulation model. The simulation model can run as an emulator, using the real-world cluster tool scheduler (CTS), or as a stand-alone simulation model using a rule-based scheduler. The process of validating the stand-alone simulation rule-based scheduler against the actual cluster tool scheduler is discussed. A comparison between the two schedulers is detailed. Finally, the results, benefits, and limitations of the simulation model are presented.
Pop-level and access-link-level traffic dynamics in a tier-1 POP
Authors: Supratik Bhattacharyya, Christophe Diot, Jorjeta Jetcheva
Venue: Proceedings of the 1st ACM SIGCOMM Workshop on Internet Measurement (2001)

In this paper, we study traffic demands in an IP bacbkone, identify the routes used by these demands, and evaluate traffic granularity levels that are attractive for improving the poor load balancing that our study reveals. The data used in this study was collected at a major POP in a commercial Tier-1 IP backbone. In the first part of this paper we ask two questions. What is the traffic demand between a pair of POPs in the backbone? How stable is this demand? We develop a methodology that combines packet-level traces from access links in the POP and BGP routing information to build components of POP-to-POP traffic matrices. Our analysis shows that the geographic spread of traffic across egress POPs is far from uniform. In addition, we find that the time of day behaviors for different POPs and different access links also exhibit a high degree of heterogeneity. In the second part of this work, we examine commercial routing practices to assess how these demands are routed through the backbone. We find that traffic between a pair of POPs is engineered to be restricted to a few paths and that this contributes to widely varying link utilization levels. The natural question that follows from these findings is whether or not there is a better way to spread the traffic across backbone paths. We identify traffic aggregates based on destination address prefixes and find that this set of criteria isolates a few aggregates that account for an overwhelmingly large portion of inter-POP traffic. We demonstrate that these aggregates exhibit stability throughout the day on per-hour time scales, and thus form a natural basis for splitting traffic over multiple paths to improve load balancing.
Designing Routing and Switching Architectures for Enterprise Networks
Authors: Howard C. Berkowitz
Venue:  (1999)

:Enterprise Routing and Switching provides a fundamental understanding of how switches and routers operate, enabling the reader to effectively use them to build networks. The book walks the network designer through all aspects of requirements analysis and deployment strategies. It is not intended for people concerned only with small networks with a few computers, but for people who areor want to beresponsible for building large networks. The book strengthens readers' professional abilities and helps them develop skills necessary to advance in their profession. It includes practical examples, configuration guides, case studies, tips, and warnings, and is written in an open and friendly style. The Table of Contents includes: Part I: Requirements; Part II: Selecting Technologies; Part III: Defining Your Architecture; Part IV: Deployment; and Part V: The Future. The ACM Portal is published by the Association for Computing Machinery. Copyright © 2010 ACM, Inc. Terms of Usage Privacy Policy Code of Ethics Contact Us Useful downloads: Adobe Acrobat QuickTime Windows Media Player Real Player
An empirical evaluation of an adaptive web site
Authors: Cristina Gena
Venue: Proceedings of the 7th international conference on Intelligent user interfaces (2002)

This paper describes the evaluation of an adaptive commercial web site offering a set of utilities tailored on the basis of user needs. We compared the site with the non-adaptive variant in order to study how the adaptivity increases the success in retrieving information and reduces the amount of actions needed to solve the tasks. Moreover, we considered the preference towards the two alternative versions and the user satisfaction.
Using Visio
Authors: Que Corporation
Venue:  (1994)

:Visio is a hot new software product for business and technical people who need to communicate their ideas graphically but who don't have the time or talent to use an illustration or CAD program. This book includes many real world examples showing how to best communicate ideas and information visually. Notes and Tips are focused on increasing productivity. The ACM Portal is published by the Association for Computing Machinery. Copyright © 2010 ACM, Inc. Terms of Usage Privacy Policy Code of Ethics Contact Us Useful downloads: Adobe Acrobat QuickTime Windows Media Player Real Player
Formal program verification and computability theory
Authors: Paresh B. Shah, James C. Pleasant
Venue: Proceedings of the 30th annual Southeast regional conference (1992)

Whereas early researchers in computability theory described effective computability in terms of such models as Turing machines, Markov algorithms, and register machines, a recent trend has been to use simple programming languages as computability models. A parallel development to this programming approach to computability theory is the current interest in systematic and scientific development and proof of programs. This paper investigates the feasibility of using formal proofs of programs in computability theory. After describing a framework for formal verification of programs written in a simple theoretical programming language, we discuss the proofs of several typical programs used in computability theory.
Designing the PDA of the future
Authors: Aaron Marcus, Eugene Chen
Venue: interactions (2002)

In this article, Aaron Marcus and Associates (AM+A) describes a project with Samsung Electronics to design user-interface concepts for the future of wireless devices. AM+A conducted extensive research, including contextual observation, then designed a suite of product ideas that Samsung could incorporate into specific products over the next few years. Samsung also acquired knowledge about the user-interface development process. AM+A sought to design usable as well as useful mobile devices that could overcome extreme input and output challenges and become true personal companions.
Sorting sequential files with limited auxiliary storage
Authors: David S. Burris, Kurt Schember
Venue: Proceedings of the 18th annual Southeast regional conference (1980)

This paper considers the problem of sorting files whose size exceeds main memory and for which only limited auxiliary memory resources are available.
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Upgrading and Repairing PCs, 3rd Edition, 3rd edition
Authors: Jennifer Fulton
Venue:  (1998)

:A reference based title written in an approachable first person point of view. This book teaches a reader how to upgrade his PC peripherals to increase productivity on his PC without intimidating or offending him. Straight-forward conversational tone on upgrading hardware and software the decision to upgrade or not. The reader will be introduced into some of this upgrading by task orientation - you want to record your own CD . . This title provides basic information in purchasing and installing the newest technology for multimedia and more. Finally the reader learns how various software applications and operating systems upgrades can help him use or not use his PC more efficiently. This book gives its readers the foundation on what a PC is and how to upgrade it in everyday language without being intimidating or insulting. Complete Idiot s Guide to Upgrading Your PC, 3rd Edition is a task-oriented explanation of PC hardware and software upgradingIndustry analysts predict that home market penetration may well surpass the 50% mark by the end of the year.Plain-English approach that is easy to read and fun for the reader to use when learning about how to upgrade and fix his PC.Increased coverage on how to add peripherals multimedia, new hard disk, more ram, faster modem- including the latest MMX, 56 K modem, CD-R, DVD and more
Microsoft Word 97 - Illustrated Projects, 1st edition
Authors: Carol M. Cram
Venue:  (1997)

:Part of the Illustrated Projects Series, this text offers a quick, visual way to apply Microsoft Word 97 skills. Covers beginning through intermediate skills.
Using virtual reality to validate system models
Authors: Victor L. Winter, Thomas P. Caudell
Venue: High integrity software (2001)

To date most validation techniques are highly biased towards calculations involving symbolic representations of problems. These calculations are either formal (in the case of consistency and completeness checks), or informal in the case of code inspections. We believe that an essential type of "evidence" of the correctness of the formalization process must be provided by (i.e., must originate from) human-based calculation. We further believe that human calculation can be significantly amplified by shifting from symbolic representations to graphical representations. This paper describes our preliminary efforts in realizing such a representational shift.
On a session key compromise problem in [KC95] protocol
Authors: Pengjun Pei, Guohua Cui, Kun Peng
Venue: ACM SIGOPS Operating Systems Review (2000)

Depending on the implementation assumptions we have made, we give an attack to the protocol proposed by Kao and Chow in [KC95] to show that it is not always secure when the session key is compromised. We also proposed a modification to counter this attack.
A comparison of information visualization methods
Authors: Korin Werner
Venue: CHI '02 extended abstracts on Human factors in computing systems (2002)

Large hierarchies of information (such as maps, graphs, amd web pages) that must be fit onto small areas are present everywhere. The size restriction prevents the user from viewing the entire structure at once, which causes the context of the information to be lost. Conversely, if the entire structure is visible all at once, the details are too small to read and specific information is lost to the user. The present research studies different visualization techniques that present detailed specific information from large hierarchies on a single screen, while preserving the information's context within the global structure. Results show that Internet Explorer supported superior user performance in both time and accuracy when compared to three other methods of information visualization.
Setting up and Troubleshooting Windows PCs
Authors: Michael F. Hordeski
Venue:  (1997)

:Setting Up and Troubleshooting Windows PCs will make your life as a Windows user easier and more productive, whether you are using 3.1, Windows 95, or Windows NT. It contains the information you need on Windows applications, multimedia cards, and configuration files so you can detect and fix PC problems quickly. It is also a ready source of useful mailing addresses, phone numbers, BBSs, and CompuServe Forum locations for Microsoft sources where you can obtain additional information.This book teaches you to: * clear up General Protection Faults * check and reset internal parameters * troubleshoot network setups and configurations * optimize your settings to boost PC performance * safeguard your system from security breaches and viruses. About The Author:Senior lecturer, California Polytechnic State University at Pomona and San Luis, self-employed technical writer and computer consultant.