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Signaling System #7, 3rd edition
Authors: Travis Russell
Venue:  (2000)

From the Book:We have entered a new millennium. With it come many new technological advances that simplify our lives and make possible communications everywhere we go at any time. The Internet is growing at phenomenal rates, and the industry is embracing its growth. The Internet has made it possible for new companies to deploy worldwide telecommunications networks without the capital investment of their competitors. With this new trend, we are seeing changes take place in SS7. Many companies have already realized significant savings in their infrastructures by using TCP/IP networks for their core backbone. Delivering crucial data and signaling information over existing TCP/IP networks is allowing these companies to enter new markets quickly and inexpensively. Some companies are basing their entire network infrastructure on TCP/IP. Both voice and data will traverse the world using both the public Internet and private intranets. Already some companies are using the Internet to deliver voice services to various parts of the world. Although these companies do not represent the majority, they do exist and are growing in number. Few companies today have not at least considered using TCP/IP in their networks, whether for the delivery of voice and data or for SS7 transport. We will discuss the current state of standards being defined for these new TCP/IP telecommunications networks, and how they affect SS7. You will find a lot of information regarding the transport of SS7 traffic over TCP/IP networks spread throughout this book. Wherever possible, I have included explanations of the various standards and the organizations responsible for their creation. Of course, traditional SS7 is stillgrowing, so you will find many new updates to ISUP, TCAP, and MTP The primary focus continues t o be on ANSI networks, but I have added more international implementation information throughout. A new section has been added at the end of this book. The last edition included a chapter on Local Number Portability (LNP). This chapter has been renamed and expanded to include several applications, not just LNP The intent of this chapter is to provide an explanation as to how these applications work, and how SS7 plays a role.
Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft Excel 2000 in 24 Hours, 1st edition
Authors: Trudi Reisner
Venue:  (1999)

:Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft Excel 2000 in 24 Hours presents the best tools, shortcuts and ways to accomplish the most common tasks in Excel while avoiding the little used features. You may work at your own pace through the book in the one-hour lessons on the most widely used features of Excel.
Foundations of C++ and Object-Oriented Programming
Authors: Namir C. Shammas
Venue:  (1995)

:Foundations of C++ and Object-Oriented Programming is the complete C++ tutorial and reference you need to master the C++ language and gain an in-depth understanding of object-oriented programming. With programming guru Namir Clement Shammas to guide you, you'll learn to build high-performance C++ applications for any operating system, including Windows 95. You'll also find out how to exploit the new Standard Template Library to optimize your development efforts. Plus, the bonus CD-ROM accompanying Foundations of C++ and Object-Oriented Programming features a fully-searchable hypertext version of the book, the complete Hewlett-Packard STL, and valuable source code.
Electronic Whistle-Stops: The Impact of the Internet on American Politics
Authors: Gary W. Selnow
Venue:  (1998)

:Fifty years ago, the political whistle-stop tour was thus named because trains blew their whistles twice when making unscheduled stops in backwater towns. Like its distant cousin, the electronic whistle-stop brings the candidate's message directly to the people, but with one outstanding difference: the new whistle-stop offers politicians an accuracy, efficiency, and success at voter persuasion unimaginable to earlier whistle-stoppers such as Harry Truman. Selnow illustrates how the Internet and earlier electronic technologies have been used politically and what the side-effects, intended and otherwise, have been. 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
XOO7: applying OO7 benchmark to XML query processing tool
Authors: Ying Guang Li, Stéphane Bressan, Gillian Dobbie, Zoé Lacroix, Mong Li Lee, Ullas Nambiar, Bimlesh Wadhwa
Venue: Proceedings of the tenth international conference on Information and knowledge management (2001)

If XML is to play the critical role of the lingua franca for Internet data interchange that many predict, it is necessary to start designing and adopting benchmarks allowing the comparative performance analysis of the tools being developed and proposed. The effectiveness of existing XML query languages has been studied by many, with a focus on the comparison of linguistic features, implicitly reflecting the fact that most XML tools exist only on paper. In this paper, with a focus on efficiency and concreteness, we propose a pragmatic first step toward the systematic benchmarking of XML query processing platforms with an initial focus on the data (versus document) point of view. We propose XOO7, an XML version of the OO7 benchmark. We discuss the applicability of XOO7, its strengths, limitations and the extensions we are considering. We illustrate its use by presenting and discussing the performance comparison against XOO7 of three different query processing platforms for XML.
Technologies of the Gendered Body: Reading Cyborg Women
Authors: Anne Marie Balsamo
Venue:  (1995)

:This book takes the process of 'reading the body' in the fields at the forefront of culture-- the vast spaces mapped by science and technology-- to show that the body in high tech is as gendered as ever.
Creating the Virtual Classroom: Distance Learning with the Internet, 1st edition
Authors: Lynnette R. Porter
Venue:  (1997)

:Creating the Virtual Classroom gets right down to the real issues of the design and management of distance learning programs - giving practical advice on putting together effective courses and programs. You'll find out how to propose, plan, and fund a distance learning program for any level from kindergarten through college. You'll learn all of the techniques you'll need to evaluate and advertise your program. There's in-depth coverage of all the latest technologies, including the Internet and the Web, as well as an illuminating chapter on reconceptualizing education and training through distance learning. Special appendices offer up-to-date information about newsgroups and mailing lists, instructional Web sites, online resources for grants and proposals, and much more.
STG: a tool for generating symbolic test programs and oracles from operational specifications
Authors: Duncan Clarke, Thierry Jéron, Vlad Rusu, Elena Zinovieva
Venue: Proceedings of the 8th European software engineering conference held jointly with 9th ACM SIGSOFT international symposium on Foundations of software engineering (2001)

We report on a tool we have developed that automates the derivation of tests from specifications. The tool implements conformance testing techniques to derive symbolic tests that incorporate their own oracles from formal operational specifications. It was applied for testing a simple version of the CEPS (Common Electronic Purse Specification).
Management of Information Technology, 2nd edition
Authors: Carroll W. Frenzel
Venue:  (1995)

:This text focuses on the management and enterprise-wide issues of information technology from the managerial perspective.
Material handling: simulation based comparison of semiconductor AMHS alternatives: Continuous Flow vs. Overhead Monorail
Authors: Igor Paprotny, Juin-Yan Shiau, Yo Huh, Gerald T. Mackulak
Venue: Proceedings of the 32nd conference on Winter simulation (2000)

Automation is an essential component in today's semiconductor manufacturing As factories migrate to 300 mm technology, automated handling becomes increasingly important for variety of ergonomic, safety, and yield considerations. Traditional semiconductor AMHS systems, such as the Overhead Monorail Vehicles (OMV) or Overhead Hoist, can be overly expensive. Cost projections for a 300mm inter/intrabay AMHS installation are in the range of $50M - $100M. As an alternative, a lower cost alternative AMHS, called Continuos Flow Transport has been proposed. The CFT system is similar to what has historically been identified as a conveyor based movement system. The CFT system provides cost savings at reduced flexibility and longer delivery time. This study compares the CFT to Overhead Monorail transport, determining a cumulative delivery time distribution. As expected, the CFT system requires a longer average delivery time interval than OMV, but may provide total savings through reduced transport variability.
MicroStation Exercise Book 5.X, 1st edition
Authors: Thomas Synnott
Venue:  (1994)

:This new edition of the highly praised MicroStation Exercise Book is updated to MicroStation 95. Twenty-nine lessons--and a bonus exercise disk--guide the beginner to intermediate user to expertise. Includes two sample fold out drawings for additional mechanical and architectural exercises. Extensively illustrated.
The Closed World: Computers and the Politics of Discourse in Cold War America
Authors: Paul N. Edwards
Venue:  (1997)

:The Closed World offers a radical alternative to the canonical histories of computers and cognitive science. Arguing that we can make sense of computers as tools only when we simultaneously grasp their roles as metaphors and political icons, Paul Edwards shows how Cold War social and cultural contexts shaped emerging computer technology - and were transformed, in turn, by information machines. The Closed World explores three apparently disparate histories - the history of American global power, the history of computing machines, and the history of subjectivity in science and culture - through the lens of the American political imagination. In the process, it reveals intimate links among the military projects of the Cold War, the evolution of digital computers, and the origins of cybernetics, cognitive psychology, and artificial intelligence.
Administering Windows 2000
Authors: Ronnie P. Milione
Venue:  (2000)

:Here is the best hands-on resource available for all administrators looking to maximize system performance. Administering Windows 2000 provides real-world approaches for achieving optimal Windows 2000 performance,and covers daily on-the-jobs tasks in full detail. You'll get step-by-step instructions for implementing and maintaining Windows 2000 as well as extensive troubleshooting information.
Adaptive proportional delay differentiated services: characterization and performance evaluation
Authors: Matthew K. H. Leung, John C. S. Lui, David K. Y. Yau
Venue: IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking (TON) (2001)

We examine a proportional-delay model for Internet differentiated services. Under this model, an ISP can control the waiting-time "spacings" between different classes of traffic. Specifically, the ISP tries to ensure that the average waiting time of class i traffic relative to that of class i - 1 traffic is kept at a constant specified ratio. If the waiting-time ratio of class i - 1 to class i is greater than one, the ISP can legitimately charge users of class i traffic a higher tariff rate (compared to the rate for class i - 1 traffic), since class i users consistently enjoy better performance than class i - 1 users. To realize such proportional-delay differentiated services, we use the time-dependent priority scheduling algorithm. We formally characterize the feasible regions in which given delay ratios can be achieved. Moreover, a set of control parameters for obtaining the desired delay ratios can be determined by an efficient iterative algorithm. We also use an adaptive control algorithm to maintain the correctness of these parameters in response to changing system load. Experiments are carried out to illustrate the short-term, medium-term and long-term relative waiting-time performances for different service classes under Poisson, Pareto, MMPP and mixed traffic workloads. We also carry out experiments to evaluate the achieved end-to-end accumulative waiting times for different classes of traffic which traverse multiple hops under our service model.
Y2K: An Action Plan to Protect Your Family, Your Assets and Your Community on January, 1, 2000, 1st edition
Authors: Victor W. Porlier
Venue:  (1998)

:It New Year's Day 2000 what has happened! Your lights won't work and your phone is dead You're out of milk and so is the store The ATM is down and you have no cash Your financial records are completely wiped out Buses, trains, and your car aren't runningWhat do you do now? From the world-renowned Y2K (Year 2000) expert Victor W. Porlier, here are the strategies and checklists for surviving a global technological glitch that may disrupt everything from power grids to financial networks to supermarket deliveries. 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
Usability in practice: formative usability evaluations - evolution and revolution
Authors: Janice (Ginny) Redish, Randolph G. Bias, Robert Bailey, Rolf Molich, Joe Dumas, Jared M. Spool
Venue: CHI '02 extended abstracts on Human factors in computing systems (2002)

Formative evaluation is a collection of "find-and-fix" usability engineering methods, focused on identifying usability problems before a product is completed. In this forum, four experienced usability professionals will address different aspects of formative evaluations:which methods are most effective,how to maximize the chances of effecting change and implementing the usability recommendations,the importance of the usability professional's relationship with the product developer, andthe importance of developing a science of user interface design, to minimize the need for iterative evaluations.
Analytic Feedback System Design: An Interpolation Approach, 1st edition
Authors: Peter Dorato
Venue:  (1999)

:This supplement presents the use of a technique derived from research conducted over the last 20 years. This technique, called interpolation theory in analytic design, is still not found in major introductory textbooks. Most introductory-level books teach trial and error design methods, not analytic design. Using this new technique, a mathematical existence theorem, and a solution algorithm, are posited and then used to solve a problem. Interpolation theory, which requires a minimal amount of mathematics, is the technique used to solve analytical design problems. The analytical design techniques presented in this book reflect modern approaches to problem-solving developed over the past 20 years (especially in the area of frequency domain), and are thoroughly up-to-date, as compared to the trial-and-error approach, which is now more than 30 years old.
Turing's connectionism: an investigation of neural network architectures
Authors: Christof Teuscher
Venue: Discrete Mathematics And Theoretical Computer Science Series (2001)

Turing's Connectionism provides a detailed and in-depth analysis of Turing's almost forgotten ideas on connectionist machines. In a little known paper entitled "Intelligent Machinery", Turing already investigated connectionist models as early as 1948. Unfortunately, his work was dismissed by his employer as a "schoolboy essay" and went unpublished until 1968, 14 years after his death. In this book, Christof Teuscher analyzes all aspects of Turing's "unorganized machines". Turing himself also proposed a sort of genetic algorithm to train the networks. This idea has been resumed by the author and genetic algorithms are used to build and train Turing's unorganized machines. Teuscher's work starts from Turing's initial ideas, but importantly goes beyond them. Many new kinds of machines and new aspects are considered, e.g., hardware implementation, analysis of the complex dynamics of the networks, hypercomputation, and learning algorithms.
The Virtual Dimension: Architecture, Representation, and Crash Culture
Authors: John Beckmann
Venue:  (1998)

:In a century immersed in technological acceleration, we have reached a strange new plateau in the human condition. Advanced technologies are dramatically reshaping the way we perceive and interact with our physical environments. The Virtual Dimension critically examines the role that digital and immersive technologies have on the methods used by architects, designers, and artists to conceptualize and represent both real and virtual spaces. Interdiscplinary in nature, the essays included here address the implications of 'going virtual' from a variety of cultural and theoretical viewpoints. Over thirty leading architects, urban theorists, philosophers, scientists, and cultural critics have contributed to this collection, which include essays and projects by the following: Stan Allen Peter Anders Asymptote Erica Baum Gareth Branwyn Bernard Cache Char Davies Manuel De Landa Frances Dyson Michael Heim Knowbotic Research Brian Massumi William J. Mitchell Hans Moravec NOX Architects Stephen Perrella Florian R÷etzer Andreas Ruby Vivian Sobchack Michael A. Speaks Claudia Springer Stelarc Arne Svenson Mark C. Taylor Ben van Berkel Paul Virilio Margaret Wertheim
Internet Solutions for Project Managers, 1st edition
Authors: Amit K. Maitra
Venue:  (1999)

:Empowered by a new generation of Internet technologies and Web applications, managers can now work together from virtually anywhere in the world and on any platform to manage and complete a project. In this book, Internet expert Amit Maitra describes how to successfully exploit the power and versatility of the Internet as a tool for managing projects and processes, and how you can too.. "Maitra provides managers with clear, step-by-step guidelines for designing, developing, and implementing Interner approaches customized to an organization's unique project management needs - and supplies helpful ideas for assessing the performance and ROI of project management Internet applications. 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
Designing and Teaching an on-Line Course: Spinning Your Web Classroom, 1st edition
Authors: Heidi Schweizer
Venue:  (1999)

: Research-based with practical applications, this material has been created for both the novice and experienced instructor. Readers will receive helpful, step-by-step advice and detailed examples that will assist in the development of distance education and "virtual interaction." Written by an expert, this book offers a practical, applicable, hands-on approach that takes you--whether a novice or have some experience--through all the steps of high-quality course development, on-line teaching, and on-line assessment. It will help with the design and teaching of a course that is performance based, performance assessed, and collaborative (and not merely the "Remember all this and regurgitate it on demand" type of course that is all too prevalent). Throughout, you'll see actual examples from successfully-developed on-line courses, so you can more easily bridge the gap between theory and practice. The book begins with a helpful, concise summary of the basics, including selecting a courseware (software) package for delivering your course, fulfilling the four basic psychological needs that are so crucial to any learning environment, designing a performance-based curriculum, and creating performance-based assessments. As the author emphasizes, "You should organize your course around the learner, not the teacher." This handbook shows you exactly how. The handbook helps plan on-line activities and resources, explains what can and cannot be copied from various sources, offers advice on selecting computer hardware, creating on-line discussion groups, providing student support, making the course visually attractive, and assists in designing a course evaluation.Also included are photos of monitor screens, captured from various on-line courses, to illustrate points or clarify applications. For anyone interested in internet opportunities.
Solving a file assignment problem with a genetic plan
Authors: Thomas Wood
Venue: Proceedings of the 20th annual Southeast regional conference (1982)

A genetic plan has been applied to the central server computer network file assignment problem. Throughput of the network is calculated for each file assignment produced by the genetic algorithm. Crossover and mutation are performed on individuals in accordance with their throughput.Various methods of representing and interpreting individuals as file assignments have been attempted. The effect of scaling, and time and space efficiency are addressed. The genetic plan quickly produces file assignments which are near optimal with regard to throughput of the network.
Achieving the Promise of Information Technology: Introducing the Transformational Project Paradigm
Authors: Ralph B. Sackman
Venue:  (1998)

Sackman's Transformational Project Paradigm (TPP) is a management practices framework that helps companies harness the power of information technology, while transforming their mainstream operations and services. Basing his presentation on the nature of systems work, the author describes four management practices that encourage growth, productivity, cost control, asset utilization and customer satisfaction. Destined to be a classic, this book presents wisdom and insights that senior staff members will be reading and applying for decades to come. 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
CMOS IC Layout: Concepts, Methodologies, and Tools with Cdrom
Authors: Dan Clein
Venue:  (2000)

:CMOS IC Layout: Concepts, Methodologies, and Tools is designed to train technicians and circuit designers on the practical layout of CMOS ICs. Currently companies that specialize in IC development and production, like Motorola, AMD, Intel, etc., have trouble hiring circuit designers without a tremendous investment in training, or else paying top dollar for experienced designers. CMOS IC Layout will solve these problems by bridging the gap between theory and application. This book includes basic methodologies, review of basic electrical rules and how they apply, design rules, IC planning, detailed checklists for design review, specific layout design flows, specialized block design, interconnect design, and also additional information on design limitations due to production requirements. 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
The Cellular Connection: A Guide to Cellular Telephones, 4th edition
Authors: Robert A. Steuernagel
Venue:  (1999)

:How do cellular phones work? How can they best be utilized? What does the future hold in store for cellular phones? Inside the Fourth Edition of this bestselling book, readers will find the answers to these questions and many more. With the help of over forty pages of diagrams and photographs, this book describes cellular technology, equipment choices, service options, operation, safety and security, and health considerations. 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