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Telephony, the Internet, and the Media: Selected Papers from the 1997 Telecommunications Policy Research Conference
Authors: David Waterman, Jeffrey K. MacKie-Mason
Venue:  (1998)

:Commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Telecommunications Policy Research Conference (TPRC), this volume begins with an historical survey of a quarter-century of TPRC meetings as one measure of change in and research about the telecommunications industry. Following that are 14 additional papers which reflect the ongoing pace of change in technological, economic, and policy issues. Collectively, these papers from the 1997 TPRC assess key issues for scholars, policy-makers, and practitioners.
Long Term Human-Computer Interaction: An Exploratory Perspective; With 36 Figures
Authors: Richard C. Thomas
Venue:  (1998)

:Although machine interfaces have been made much easier for novices to learn, still very little is known about how users progress from novice to expert performance. This volume is based upon the results of one of the largest continuous field studies ever performed in human-computer interaction at Sydney University.
Business @ the Speed of Stupid: Building Smart Companies After the Technology Shakeout
Authors: Dan Burke, Alan Morrison
Venue:  (2001)

:The business landscape today is littered with the remains of thousands of technology ventures. One could easily conclude that many of them are dying because of a lack of funds or a shortage of business opportunities. But what really lies at the root of their demise is a technocentric disregard for strategy and general management principles. In a time when the latest technological breakthroughs offer limitless possibilities for business application, very few executives understand how to successfully use these technologies for tangible business results. Business @ the Speed of Stupid offers a wry look at the corporate practices that have caused many executives to be blindsided in their rush to live on the cutting edge of technology. Burke and Morrison bring to light many of the myths that stymie unwary investors, entrepreneurs, and managers who are seeking to turn a quick profit. They highlight why smart entrepreneurs buy into dim-witted business beliefs and expose the false assumptions about technology that have crippled so many companies. In the pages of Business @ the Speed of Stupid you will encounter technocrats who confuse a new product with a new business and marketing vice-presidents who launch expensive web sites that don't serve their customers. With ultimate know-how, verve, and humor, the authors reveal why brilliant engineers don't always make brilliant business leaders and vice-versa, and how the tendency to innovate should never come at the expense of customers and investors. Following these stories, the authors identify the primary cause of the mistakes and failures and then go on to showcase a framework that will enable you to avoid the blunders they reveal. Bringing forth realism and experience to counteract the lingering technology hype, Business @ the Speed of Stupid will help you think strategically about how to employ technology in your business, positioning you to survive and profit in the next phase of the digital economy.
AS/400 Associate System Operator Certification Guide
Authors: Steve Murray
Venue:  (1999)

:This is the first study guide designed specifically for AS/400 professionals who are preparing for IBM's new Associate System Operator Certification exam. It takes you through the basics of AS/400 operation from concepts to work management. The material covered in the book is designed to assist in successful completion of IBM Associate System Operator certification exam 000-052, as well as to provide excellent operator training. Hands-on lab exercises reinforce the chapter topics and prepare the reader to operate an AS/400 system. Work with the associate system operator certification book and you will be able to: understand basic AS/400 concepts and functions, work with AS/400 commands, libraries, and menus, manage OS/400 objects, control jobs running on the AS/400, understand basic work management function, manage messages, control printer output, manage devices attached to the AS/400, and perform backups, including various save and restore tasks. Whether you need individual or group operator training, or you need to prepare for certification testing yourself, you will find this book to be an excellent resource.
Free Stuff from CompuServe, 11th edition
Authors: Luanne S. O'Loughlin
Venue:  (1995)

:Saves you hundreds of hours of connect time. Features amazing free stuff, bargains, and cheap stuff for your home, business, computer, lifestyle, hobbies, and more. Offers incredible cheap stuff goodies from CompuServe's "Extended Services." Is jam-packed with incredible offers from Microsoft, NASA, Uncle Sam, and hundreds more. Includes hundreds of goodies for space buffs to sports buffs-and every interest in between.
Tight Fault Locality
Authors: Shay Kutten, David Peleg
Venue: SIAM Journal on Computing (2000)

This paper lays a theoretical foundation for scaling fault tolerant tasks to large and diversified networks such as the Internet. In such networks, there are always parts of the network that fail. On the other hand, various subtasks interest only parts of the network, and it is desirable that those parts, if nonfaulty, do not suffer from faults in other parts. Our approach is to refine the previously suggested notion of fault local algorithms (that was best suited for global tasks) for which the complexity of recovering was proportional to the number of faults. We refine this notion by introducing the concept of tight fault locality to deal with problems whose complexity (in the absence of faults) is sublinear in the size of the network. For a problem whose time complexity on an n-node network is T(n) (where possibly T(n)= o(n)), a tightly fault local algorithm recovers a legal global state in O(T(x)) time when the (unknown) number of faults is x.This concept is illustrated by presenting a general transformation for maximal independent set (MIS) algorithms to make them tightly fault local. In particular, our transformation yields an O(log x) randomized mending algorithm and an $\exp(O(\sqrt{\log x}))$ deterministic mending algorithm for MIS. The methods used in the transformation may be of interest by themselves.
Multi-Player Game Programming with CDROM
Authors: Todd Barron
Venue:  (2001)

:Multiplayer Game Programming enables you to write your own completely Internet-ready video games using DirectX and/or sockets. This book reveals techniques and secrets of online gaming technology and teaches you the skills necessary to get involved in the video game industry. This book is perfect for hobbyist programmers who want to learn how to write online video games, software programmers wanting to move to online game programming, and the millions of video game players who want to learn about the technologies used in online video games. Some of the features of the book include: Coverage of both DirectPlay and Sockets DirectX 8 with DirectPlay, Direct3D, DirectInput, and DirectAudio Network design theory and implementation Introduction to Windows programming Multithreading Player management Peer-to-peer development Client-server development MMORPG design and implementation Source for two complete INternet-ready games History of game development Hacking into multiplayer games
Becoming a Desktop Publisher: Creating a New Career that Works for You, 1st edition
Authors: Bill Harris
Venue:  (1999)

:"Becoming a Desktop Publisher" has been designed for those who want to capitalize on their love and knowledge of computers and work in the field of desktop publishing on their own schedules in the comfort of their own homes.
Cisco Secure Internet Security Solutions
Authors: Andrew G. Mason, Mark J. Newcomb
Venue:  (2001)

:At present, no available publication deals with Internet security from a Cisco perspective utilizing the Cisco Secure product family. Cisco Secure Internet Security Solutions covers the basics of Internet security and then concentrates on each member of the Cisco Secure product family, providing a rich explanation with examples of the preferred configurations required for securing Internet connections.Aimed at networking professionals responsible for securing the corporate connection to the Internet, this book starts by explaining the threats posed by the Internet and progresses to a complete working explanation of the Cisco Secure product family. The individual components of the Cisco Secure product family are discussed in detail with advice given on how to configure each individual component to meet system requirements. Cisco Secure PIX Firewall is covered in depth from an architectural point of view to provide a reference of the PIX commands and their use in the real world.
Microsoft Word 2000 Complete Concepts and Techniques, 1st edition
Authors: Gary B. Shelly, Thomas J. Cashman, Misty E. Vermaat
Venue:  (1999)

:Part of the highly successful Shelly Cashman Series, this text offers a clear step-by-step, screen-by-screen approach to learning Microsoft Word 2000. Covers beginning and advanced skills in six projects
Authorized Strategy Guide to Quake II
Authors: Craig Wessel
Venue:  (1997)

:Authorized Guide to Quake II provides players with the maps, walkthroughs and secrets they need to defeat the many beasties stalking the halls of terror in Quake II! In addition, this valuable guide includes strategies to use against the sophisticated artificial intelligence of these enemies, plus multiple solutions to the mind-twisting puzzles. Fans of the first version of the game id expects strong sell-in of over 250,000 units id and Activision, who is distributing the game, are running an extensive print ad campaign in the major game industry magazines Due to Brady s long-term relationship with Activision, this title will enjoy marketing and promotional opportunities with the software usually reserved for exclusively licensed titles Authorized Guide to Quake II will have ALL the maps and secrets for the game, making it moreid expects strong sell-in of over 250,000 unitsid and Activision, who is distributing the game, are running an extensive print ad campaign in the major game industry magazines
WordPerfect 6.1 for Windows (SmartStart), 1st edition
Authors: Que Corporation, Samantha Penrod
Venue:  (1999)

:This clear, Step-by-Step Tutorial Makes Learning WordPerfect Windows Easy! A Smart Start to learning WordPerfect 6.1 for Windows SmartStart provides a hands-on approach to one of the most popular word processing programs available. The design of the text is flexible enough to meet a wide variety of needs. This text can introduce a student to word processing, or it can supplement a student's previous learning. The abundant step-by-step, hands-on tutorials allow the student to learn independently or within a large lab setting.
Essential use cases and responsibility in object-oriented development
Authors: Robert Biddle, James Noble, Ewan Tempero
Venue: Proceedings of the twenty-fifth Australasian conference on Computer science - Volume 4 (2002)

Essential use cases are abstract, lightweight, technology-free dialogues of user intention and system responsibility that effectively capture requirements for user interface design. We describe how essential use cases can also drive object-oriented development directly, without any intervening translation, and allowing user interface development and object-oriented development to proceed in parallel. Working with essential use cases yields some unexpected further benefits: the crucial common vocabulary of responsibilities lets designers trace directly from the essential use cases to the objects in their design.
Meaning and precision of adaptive fuzzy systems with Gaussian-type membership functions
Authors: Ying Li, Jiun-Ming Deng, Meng-Ying Wei
Venue: Fuzzy Sets and Systems (2002)

Fuzzy systems are unique in that they possess both linguistic input/output descriptions (the fuzzy if then rules) and numerical input/output descriptions (the input/output functions they implement). Adaptive fuzzy systems, also known as neural fuzzy systems, learn the functions they implement through training with numerical data. Precision--evaluated by the mean square error--has been the most important performance index. The linguistic meanings of the fuzzy if-then rules appear to be insignificant for adaptive fuzzy systems. We show that the linguistic meanings of system parameters can be used to set better initial values, thus reduce the mean square error. On the other hand, for adaptive fuzzy systems with Gaussian-type membership functions, there exist a trade-off between how meaningful the fuzzy if-then rules are and how precise the implemented function is. The fuzzy if-then rules may fail to provide a coarse description of the input/output function after training even when the mean square error is small. We propose a "mean square distance" that measures the meaning of the fuzzy system in terms of the discrepancy between the fuzzy if-then rules and the implemented numerical function. Performance of adaptive fuzzy systems are evaluated using both the mean square error (precision) and the mean square distance (meaning) in time series prediction experiments with Mackey Glass and Box Jenkins data. The effects of weight adaptation methods and varying Gaussian widths are studied. Adaptive fuzzy systems with Gaussian-type membership functions that perform well in precision (have small mean square error) may not have meaningful fuzzy if-then rules anymore.
Component-Based Network System Engineering, 1st edition
Authors: Mark Norris, Rob Davis, Alan Pengelly
Venue:  (1999)

:Using this new guide to building component-based network systems you are able to combine hardware, software and network elements in a predictable, competent way. Avoid costly mistakes and make the right choice the first time when deciding on and combining today's fast-changing technologies. This book explains interfaces, integration, components and architectures, how they relate, and what combinations and approaches will yield the best results for your organization's needs. You get hands-on guidance to building systems based on real-world experience and solid network engineering theory without getting bogged down in technological complexity. In addition to its comprehensive overview, you learn how to avoid expensive mistakes when you design build or implement a networked system in a sea of competing hardware, software and components. It provides a practical update for network designers, systems integrators, technical architects, telecommunications engineers, systems analysts, and software designers, and business and information planners grappling with the ever-increasing array of network options.
A Comparison of Free BDDs and Transformed BDDs
Authors: Detlef Sieling, Ingo Wegener
Venue: Formal Methods in System Design (2001)

Ordered binary decision diagrams (OBDDs) introduced by Bryant (IEEE Trans. on Computers, Vol. 35, pp. 677&ndash;691, 1986) have found a lot of applications in verification and CAD. Their use is limited if the OBDD size of the considered functions is too large. Therefore, a variety of generalized BDD models has been presented, among them FBDDs (free BDDs) and TBDDs (transformed BDDs). Here the quite tight relations between these models are revealed and their advantages and disadvantages are discussed.
Help desk support: to be or not to be eligible
Authors: Rachel Niedzwiecki, Macauley Peterson
Venue: Proceedings of the 30th annual ACM SIGUCCS conference on User services (2002)

As a help desk becomes an integral player in a University's ability to expand technology to the community, its capability to keep up with the constantly changing and growing support needs becomes an increasingly difficult challenge. A help desk is often called to support systems and resources before the sponsoring group provides formal training to the users. Often a help desk receives calls about a new system before help desk consultants are introduced to the system or resource by the sponsoring group. Certainly, Service Level Agreements (SLAs) were designed to deal with this issue. But how can SLAs best assist a help desk in managing the never-ending need to provide cutting edge technical support.SLAs were designed to allow internal customers to state their service level needs. And, in turn, suppliers would be able to focus their resources into providing services at the required level. However, a help desk can be considered both a supplier and a customer. Therefore, the question becomes how can we design a SLA so it defines both the minimum requirements necessary before a help desk will support a service or resource as well as provides an agreed level of service to be delivered to the customer.This paper is designed to review SLAs and discuss questions including: What are the important elements to include in a SLA? What requirements are necessary for a system or resource to become eligible for support? What characteristics make up a production application? Should training, communication of outages, and 2nd tier support be included in a SLA?
Official Classic Game Strategy Guide: Practical Playing Tips & Tactics, 6th edition
Authors: Randy Buehler
Venue:  (1999)

:A comprehensive guide to the cards of Magic: The Gathering's newest edition, written by Randy Buehler, former Pro-Tour rookie of the year. This guide contains information about each card in the newest edition, as well as tips on play strategy and deck building.
The Large, the Small and the Human Mind
Authors: Roger Penrose
Venue:  (1999)

:Roger Penrose's views on the large-scale physics of the universe, the small-scale world of quantum physics and the physics of the mind are controversial and widely discussed. The Large, the Small and the Human Mind is a fascinating and accessible summary of Roger Penrose's current thinking on those areas of physics in which he feels there are major unresolved problems. It is also a stimulating introduction to the radically new concepts which he believes will be fruitful in understanding the workings of the brain and the nature of the human mind.
CDMA Is-95 for Cellular and PCs: Technology,Applications,and Resource Guide
Authors: Lawrence J. Harte, Daniel McLaughlin, Roman Kikta
Venue:  (2000)

:This practical,readable guide makes CDMA IS-95 (Code Division Multiple Access) accessible to working telecommunications engineers and managers. CDMA is the most advanced of the three digital cellular standards being used worldwide,and is fast becoming a key component of new PCS networks as well. Readers will find everything they need to know about CDMA for wireless implementations,a concise listing of all CDMA radio and network specifications; a directory of major CDMA equipment suppliers; and more.
Fault-Tolerant Meshes with Small Degree
Authors: Li Zhang
Venue: IEEE Transactions on Computers (2002)

In this paper, we study the design of fault-tolerant networks for arrays and meshes by adding redundant nodes and edges. For a target graph G (linear array or mesh in this paper), a graph G^{\prime} is called a k-fault-tolerant graph of G if when we remove any knodes from G^{\prime}, it still contains a subgraph isomorphic to G. The major quality measures for a fault-tolerant graph are the number of spare nodes it uses and the maximum degree it has. The degree is particularly important in practice as it poses constraints on the scalability of the system. In this paper, we aim at designing fault-tolerant graphs with both a small degree and a small number of spare nodes. The fault-tolerant graphs we obtain have degree O(1) for arrays and O(\log^3 k) for meshes. The number of spare nodes used are O(k\log^2 k) and O(k^2/\log k), respectively. Compared to the previous results, the number of spare nodes used in our construction has one fewer linear factor in k.
Revisiting quantification in autoepistemic logic
Authors: Michael Kaminski, Guy Rey
Venue: ACM Transactions on Computational Logic (TOCL) (2002)

In this article, we introduce first-order autoepistemic logic. Our definition is semantical and is based on the intuition similar to that lying behind the definition of first-order default logic. Thus, our definition of first-order autoepistemic logic well complies with that of first-order default logic and circumscription, providing a substantial evidence for its acceptance.
Flux Recovery from Primal Hybrid Finite Element Methods
Authors: So-Hsiang Chou, Do Y. Kwak, Kwang Y. Kim
Venue: SIAM Journal on Numerical Analysis (2002)

A flux recovery technique is introduced and analyzed for the computed solution of the primal hybrid finite element method for second-order elliptic problems. The recovery is carried out over a single element at a time while ensuring the continuity of the flux across the interelement edges and the validity of the discrete conservation law at the element level. Our construction is general enough to cover all degrees of polynomials and grids of triangular or quadrilateral type. We illustrate the principle using the Raviart--Thomas spaces, but other well-known related function spaces such as the Brezzi--Douglas--Marini (BDM) or Brezzi--Douglas--Fortin--Marini (BDFM) space can be used as well. An extension of the technique to the nonlinear case is given. Numerical results are presented to confirm the theoretical results.
Values of Minors of an Infinite Family of D-Optimal Designs and Their Application to the Growth Problem
Authors: C. Koukouvinos, M. Mitrouli, Jennifer Seberry
Venue: SIAM Journal on Matrix Analysis and Applications (2001)

We obtain explicit formulae for the values of the 2v-j minors, j=0,1,2, of D-optimal designs of order 2v = x2 + y2, v odd, where the design is constructed using two circulant or type 1 incidence matrices of 2-{2s2+2s+1;s2,s2;s(s-1)} supplementary difference sets (sds). This allows us to obtain information on the growth problem for families of matrices with moderate growth. Some of our theoretical formulae imply growth greater than 2(2s2+2s+1) but experimentation has not yet supported this result. An open problem remains to establish whether the (1,-1) completely pivoted (CP) incidence matrices of 2-{2s2+2s+1;s2,s2;s(s-1)} sds which yield D-optimal designs can have growth greater than 2v.
Hierarchical scattered data filtering for multilevel interpolation schemes
Authors: Armin Iske
Venue: Mathematical Methods for Curves and Surfaces: Oslo 2000 (2001)

Multilevel scattered data interpolation requires decomposing the given data into a hierarchy of nested subsets. This paper concerns the efficient construction of such hierarchies. To this end, a recursive filter scheme for scattered data is proposed which generates hierarchies of locally optimal nested subsets. The scheme is a composition of greedy thinning, a recursive point removal strategy, and exchange, a local optimization procedure. The utility of the filter scheme for multilevel interpolation using radial basis functions is shown by numerical examples.