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Access Vpdn Solutions Guide
Authors: Sue Cross, Chiyu Wang, Eric Matkovich
Venue:  (2001)

:Cisco IOS® Documentation Solutions for access VPDN networks Learn from Cisco-tested and Cisco-proven solutions and configuration examples Concise design and application information details how to integrate specific Cisco IOS software feature functionality within an existing network environment Solutions apply to a variety of service provider and enterprise networking professionals Learn to configure two new access VPDN services: NAS-initiated L2TP dial-out and client-initiated PPTP dial-in with MPPE encryption Demonstrates VPDN features in the context of specific network environments Includes valuable command reference and configuration materials An access virtual private dial-up network (VPDN) is a network that provides remote dial access to users over a shared infrastructure. Access VPDNs use Layer 2 tunneling technologies to create virtual point-to-point connections between remote users and a central network. These tunneling technologies use the Internet to provide the same direct connectivity as the expensive Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN). Access VPDN Solutions Guide is a complete, concise, solutions-based book that shows how to deploy VPDNs. The book begins with a technology description that defines VPDNs and summarizes VPDN services, tunneling technologies, and encryption methods. From there, you learn about three distinct solutions for deploying VPDNs. Two of these solutions feature complete design and implementation guides, and the third demonstrates adding IPSec encryption to an existing L2TP network. Two new VPDN features are covered in the appendixes, which also include debug outputand a command summary that describes all the Cisco® Internet Operating System (IOS) commands discussed in the book. Cisco IOS® software is a feature-rich network operating system that runs on almost every platform and device Cisco offers. Cisco customers who use Cisco IOS documentation have requested more robust and more complete configuration examples to help in their day-to-day implementation of Cisco IOS. The Cisco Systems® IOS Documentation department has met that customer demand by creating a new documentation type called an integrated solutions document (ISD). ISDs provide concise design and application information, explaining how to integrate specific feature functionality within an existing network environment. By combining solutions-based ISDs with Cisco IOS configuration and command reference material, Access VPDN Solutions Guide provides you with a complete Cisco VDPN deployment guide. This book is part of the Cisco Press Networking Technologies Series, which offers networking professionals valuable information for constructing efficient networks, understanding new technologies, and building successful careers.
The Internet Upheaval: Raising Questions, Seeking Answers in Communications Policy
Authors: Ingo Vogelsang, Benjamin M. Compaine
Venue:  (2000)

:At the beginning of 2000, the U.S. economy was enjoying the longest period of sustained growth and economic prosperity in its history. According to The Internet Upheaval, part of the explanation for this phenomenon is a consequence of how information technologies, in particular the Internet, are upending fundamental economic and social structures. These research studies explore some of the telecommunications policy ramifications of this upheaval. The first section addresses the complexities of adapting the First Amendment to the Internet, the debate over the taxation of e-commerce, and Internet users' attitudes toward online privacy. The second section looks at how the Internet has changed, or will change, traditional models used by economists, sociologists, and others to explain how the world works. The third section discusses the need for new economic models to deal with the rapidly changing competitive landscape. Finally, the fourth section examines economic and policy aspects of universal service. Contributors Mark S. Ackerman, James C. Brent, Barbara A. Cherry, Benjamin M. Compaine, Lorrie Faith Cranor, Irina Dmitrieva, Robert S. Gazzale, Austan Goolsbee, Shane Greenstein, R. Glenn Hubbard, Jed Kelko, Steven G. Lanning, William Lehr, Douglas Lichtman, Jeffrey K. MacKie-Mason, Paul Milgrom, Bridger Mitchell, Geoffrey Myers, W. Russell Neuman, Shawn R. O'Donnell, Joseph Reagle, Michael Riordan, Juan F. Riveros, Gregory L. Rosston, Padmanabhan Srinagesh, Linda O. Valenty, Bradley S. Wimmer.
PC Hardware: The Complete Reference
Authors: Craig Zacker, John Rourke
Venue:  (2001)

:From motherboards to modems,this heavy-hitting resource has everything you need to know to upgrade,troubleshoot,and maintain your PC. It covers all the major operating systems  DOS,Windows,UNIX,& Linux,and explains networking and Internet connection issues and devices. Special features include a detailed troubleshooting flowchart and a "Build Your Dream Machine" section. Solve Your PC Problems with This Definitive PC Reference!Build,configure,and troubleshoot your PC with help from this comprehensive and easy-to-use reference. Covering everything from hardware basics to resolving advanced configuration issues,this step-by-step guide will walk you through each stage of putting together the PC system that you desireor simply help you improve performance of your current system. You*ll learn how to choose components,increase your computer's memory,and install new drives and peripherals. And,the bonus CD-ROM contains a narrated video that explains how to select and install or remove components,and create the PC system of your dreams. Learn the fundamentals of PC technologyAddress memory issues and solve system conflictsGet details on the motherboard chipset and set up input-output devicesUnderstand the basics of power supply and protectionConnect your PC to a network and access the InternetChoose and install all the latest video and audio subsystemsConnect PC componentskeyboards,CD-ROM,video,disk drives,and more
Efficient rendering of spatial bi-directional reflectance distribution functions
Authors: David K. McAllister, Anselmo Lastra, Wolfgang Heidrich
Venue: Proceedings of the ACM SIGGRAPH/EUROGRAPHICS conference on Graphics hardware (2002)

We propose texture maps that contain at each texel all the parameters of a Lafortune representation BRDF as a compact, but quite general surface appearance representation. We describe a method for rendering such surfaces rapidly on current graphics hardware and demonstrate the method with real, measured surfaces and hand-painted surfaces.We also propose a method of rendering such spatial bi-directional reflectance distribution functions using prefiltered environment maps. Only one set of maps is required for rendering the different BRDFs stored at each texel over the surface.
Specialization in DITA: technology, process, & policy
Authors: Michael Priestley, David A. Schell
Venue: Proceedings of the 20th annual international conference on Computer documentation (2002)

DITA is an architecture for creating topic-oriented, information-typed content that can be reused and single-sourced in a variety of ways. It is also an architecture for creating new information types and describing new information domains, allowing groups to create very specific, targeted document type definitions using a process called specialization, while at the same time reusing common output transforms and design rules.Specialization provides a way to reconcile the needs for centralized control of major architecture and design with the needs for localized control of group-specific and content-specific guidelines and controls. Specialization allows multiple definitions of content and output to coexist, related through a hierarchy of information types and transforms. This hierarchy lets general transforms know how to deal with new, specific content, and it lets specialized transforms reuse logic from the general transforms. As a result, any content can be processed by any transform, as long as both content and transform are specialization-compliant and part of the same hierarchy. You get the benefit of specific solutions, but you also get the benefit of common standards and shared resources.For some groups, specialization requires a radical move away from centralized processes into a world of negotiated possibilities that introduces many new stakeholders to the information management infrastructure. For other groups, specialization introduces centralization, and, while it provides new opportunities for sharing and reusing logic and design, it also requires new policies and procedures to bring disparate design and development activities into a cohesive, coordinated framework.Previous papers ([1],[2],[3],[4]) have described in some detail how the technology of specialization works, and how it can be implemented using off-the-shelf tools that are dependent only on base levels of W3C standards (XML 1.0, XSLT 1.0). This paper provides a brief summary of recent changes to DITA specialization, and describes their effects on processes, but concentrates primarily on policy considerations involved in the deployment of a specialization architecture.
An algorithm for deciding similarities of 3-D objects
Authors: Shinji Mukai, Susumu Furukawa, Mitsuru Kuroda
Venue: Proceedings of the seventh ACM symposium on Solid modeling and applications (2002)

A new algorithm for deciding the similarity of polyhedral objects is presented. The method consists of the following five sub-procedures.<ol>A polyhedron is decomposed into only convex components and represented as a hierarchical tree structure with those convex components, which has already been developed by the authors.From the tree structure, a new data structure called two layer structure, which consists of convex components separated into two layers, i.e., the first layer includes only positive convex components to be added and the second layer represents negative convex components to be subtracted from positive ones, is constructed.The two layer structure of an object is compared with that of another object.Each component of an object is compared with the corresponding convex component of the other object.Similarity of those two polyhedral objects is decided. In addition, similar and dissimilar parts can be recognized, even if two objects are totally not similar.</ol>.The algorithm is implemented in C language and numerical similarities are calculated for various concave polyhedrons, and the correlation coefficient between numerical similarities and our feeling is calculated. The result is over 0.8. This means that the numerical similarities closely match our expectation.
Microsoft Excel 2000: Illustrated Complete, 1st edition
Authors: Elizabeth Eisner Reding, Tara O'Keefe
Venue:  (1999)

:As part of the Illustrated Series, this text offers a quick, visual, step-by-step approach for learning the basic to advanced features of Microsoft Excel 2000.
Numerical Decomposition of the Solution Sets of Polynomial Systems into Irreducible Components
Authors: Andrew J. Sommese, Jan Verschelde, Charles W. Wampler
Venue: SIAM Journal on Numerical Analysis (2000)

In engineering and applied mathematics, polynomial systems arise whose solution sets contain components of different dimensions and multiplicities. In this article we present algorithms, based on homotopy continuation, that compute much of the geometric information contained in the primary decomposition of the solution set. In particular, ignoring multiplicities, our algorithms lay out the decomposition of the set of solutions into irreducible components, by finding, at each dimension, generic points on each component. As by-products, the computation also determines the degree of each component and an upper bound on its multiplicity. The bound is sharp (i.e., equal to one) for reduced components. The algorithms make essential use of generic projection and interpolation, and can, if desired, describe each irreducible component precisely as the common zeroes of a finite number of polynomials.
Microsoft Networking Essentials: Exam Guide
Authors: Dan York, Jill Hayden, Tracy Williams
Venue:  (1999)

:MCSE Networking Essentials Exam Guide, Second Edition, is strictly exam-related in order to help you fully understand Exam 70-058. Diagrams put concepts into a visual form that aids comprehension and memorization, and figures confirm your understanding of procedures. This book facilitates memorization, the most important aspect of exam preparation, through repetition, summary and practice. A self-assessment test/answer key helps you gauge your learning progress. The book also provides addresses for on-line help and supplemental sample tests, testing locations, test-taking tips and strategies, and emotional preparation.
Getting the Most from AutoCAD LT with 3.5 Disk, 1st edition
Authors: Walter Ditch
Venue:  (1997)

:AutoCAD LT, a "lite" version for newcomers to CAD, is a low-cost, high performance professional CAD drafting package from Autodesk. This is an introduction to AutoCAD LT for Windows for both existing users of AutoCAD r12/13 as well as first time users of a computer-aided drawing package. 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
AutoCAD and Its Applications: Basics, 14th edition
Authors: Terence M. Shumaker, David A. Madsen
Venue:  (1997)

:The Windows version of this guide provides users with the most up-to-date and complete coverage of AutoCAD. Hundreds of exercises, end-of-chapter questions, and drawing problems make this book a valuable resource for those first learning AutoCAD as well as those upgrading their knowledge. The book may be used with the advanced book which is also featured in this catalog.
The Computer Engineering Handbook: Electrical Engineering Handbook
Authors: Vojin G. Oklobdzija
Venue:  (2001)

:With its explosive growth and rapid development, the field of computer engineering has long needed a comprehensive, authoritative handbook. With contributions from the field's top experts, The Computer Engineering Handbook outstandingly fills that need. It covers not only the fundamental issues of computer design and engineering, but provides equal coverage to new and emerging areas, including wireless communications, e-trading, traffic, embedded processors and software/hardware co-design. It furnishes a state-of-the-art review of the field, provides projections and a glimpse into the future of each major subject, and offers a comprehensive list of fundamental references.
An infrastructure for teaching skills for group decision making and problem solving in programming projects
Authors: Amer Diwan, William M. Waite, Michele H. Jackson
Venue: Proceedings of the 33rd SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer science education (2002)

In industry, programmers work in groups to design and implement substantial pieces of software. In contrast, most programs that students write in classes are toy programs involving little or no group work. To address this discrepancy, we have developed a software infrastructure that aims to teach group work skills to students in computer science courses and also enables students to tackle larger and more significant projects. We are in the process of deploying this infrastructure in a three course sequence at the University of Colorado: Data Structures---Programming Languages---Compiler Construction.
A dynamic user interface for document assembly
Authors: Miro Lehtonen, Renaud Petit, Oskari Heinonen, Greger Lindén
Venue: Proceedings of the 2002 ACM symposium on Document engineering (2002)

Document assembly has turned out to be a convenient approach to corporate publishing and reuse of large collections of documents. Automated assembly of a document reduces the amount of human effort when creating customized documents consisting of document fragments from a collection.However, most methods used require a number of parameters to be defined prior to the assembly process, and providing these parameters in the correct format is seen to be too demanding for an average user. We have designed and implemented a graphical user interface that provides the user with a simple way to specify the parameters of the assembly process. The interface, which is dynamically generated based on a given document configuration, lets the user create and customize documents such as technical manuals.In our example assembly case, the user can select the product, the manual type, the language of the manual as well as the optional components to be included in the manual.
The drawability problem for minimum weight triangulations
Authors: William Lenhart, Giuseppe Liotta
Venue: Theoretical Computer Science (2002)

A graph is minimum weight drawable if it admits a straight-line drawing that is a minimum weight triangulation of the set of points representing the vertices of the graph. We study the problem of characterizing those graphs that are minimum weight drawable. Our contribution is twofold: We show that there exist infinitely many triangulations that are not minimum weight drawable. Furthermore, we present non-trivial classes of triangulations that are minimum weight drawable, along with corresponding linear time algorithms that take as input any graph from one of these classes and produce as output such a drawing. One consequence of our work is the construction of triangulations that are minimum weight drawable but not Delaunay drawable - that is, not drawable as a Delaunay triangulatio
Iterated Phantom Induction: A Knowledge-Based Approach to Learning Control
Authors: Mark Brodie, Gerald Dejong
Venue: Machine Learning (2001)

We advance a knowledge-based learning method that allows prior domain knowledge to be effectively utilized by machine learning systems. The domain knowledge is incorporated not into the learning algorithm itself but instead affects only the training data. The domain knowledge is used to explain and then transform the actual training examples into a more informative set of imaginary, or &ldquo;phantom&rdquo; examples. These phantom examples are added to the training set&semi; the experienced examples are discarded. A new control policy is induced from the phantom training set. This policy is then exercised, yielding additional training points, and the process repeats.We investigate the performance of this method in a stylized air-hockey domain which demands a difficult nonlinear control policy. Our experiments show that, surprisingly, an accurate policy can be learned even if the domain theory is only imprecise and approximate. We advance an interpretation which indicates that the information available from a plausible qualitative domain theory is sufficient for robust successful learning. This interpretation is used to make a number of predictions which are tested in subsequent experiments. The outcomes confirm the interpretation and the robustness of the approach.
Star Wars Galactic Battlegrounds: Prima's Official Strategy Guide
Authors: Steve L. Kent
Venue:  (2001)

:STar Wars Galactic Battlegrounds features epic real-time strategy set against the backdrop of the entire Star Wars saga and Prima's Official Strategy Guide provides all of the in-depth help needed to win the Galactic Civil War! Learn how to execute your campaign over land, sea, and air and research over 300 different available units. Only Prima offers the strategy needed to control all six key civilizations and learn to manage each individual resource. 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
Product modeling for conceptual design support
Authors: Francis E. H. Tay, Jinxiang Gu
Venue: Computers in Industry (2002)

Traditional product modeling techniques and computer-aided design (CAD) systems are mainly focused on physical product modeling and geometric representation, which makes them insufficient to help in the conceptual design process. This paper describes a function-based product model for conceptual design support. It formally represents and organizes product information in both functional and physical domain in a multilevel and object-oriented manner. In each domain, the information is organized according to the product decomposition structure. Function-form relations are used to map the two domains. This makes it possible to retain design intentions, and allows designers from different backgrounds with various interests to access the design information and to communicate with one another easily. Multilevel product class structures are constructed to model products at different levels of abstraction, which facilitates design decision-making through the whole conceptual design process. A prototype system has also been developed to implement and demonstrate the proposed product model.
Betting It All: The Technology Entrepreneurs, 1st edition
Authors: Michael S. Malone
Venue:  (2001)

:From garages and kitchen tables across America, courageous men and women have built the great technology companies that define modern life. Bill Gates, Larry Ellison, Steve Wozniak -- the names are as familiar as movie stars; their every move captures headlines and their decisions affect the lives of millions. But behind the well-crafted personae these men and women present to the world, what are they really like? What makes them tick? What enabled them to make, often in a few short years, the leap from everyday person to industry titan? What drives them to stay at the top? What keeps them from walking away with their riches to a long and easy life? Betting It All has the revealing answers. Based on the popular PBS series, and containing added material never shown, this book takes a unique, behind-the-scenes look at the lives of sixteen legendary American entrepreneurs. It offers new insights into the hearts and minds of Gates, Ellison, Wozniak, Gordon Moore of Intel, Carol Bartz of Autodesk, Tom Siebel of Siebel Systems, T. J. Rodgers of Cypress Semiconductor, and others. In intimate interviews, Michael S. Malone, Editor at Large of Forbes ASAP magazine and long-time Silicon Valley chronicler, strips away the myth and exposes the human side of business, digging deep to find the individual beneath the entrepreneur. You'll hear, in their own words, how these brave people weathered their personal tragedies and savored their triumphs ... why they take such daring risks ... and how their deep levels of commitment drove them to reach such lofty goals. Provocative, personal, and, above all, inspirational, Betting It All reveals surprising and compelling details about each industry giant with every turn of the page.