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Crm at the Speed of Light: Capturing and Keeping Customers in Internet Real Time
Authors: Paul Greenberg
Venue:  (2001)

From the Book:Everyone knows that customers are the critical component of a successful business, if for no other reason than people tell you all the time. Countless books have been written about how to make customers happy and acquire new ones. Companies do satisfaction surveys, attend seemingly endless seminars, virtually anything to give them a leg up on the competition and make their customer base an impenetrable force, rather than a weakness to be exploited. As far back as 1987, when ACT! 1.0 shipped, managing relationships with software started to change lives-and not just the relationship being managed, either. Business professionals began to understand that their weaknesses in everything from memory to accountability could be compensated for, resulting in a professionalism that helped them stand out and close more business. ACT! spawned other products for companies of all sizes, and an industry was born: sales force automation (SFA). Since then, customer service, marketing, and e-business have evolved into eCRM and extended those seemingly simple ideas of sharing customer history and information, and turning it into knowledge that enables an entire organization to act as a unit. This glue that interconnects the experiences of numerous individuals and groups with your customer is becoming more complex and business-critical every day. Every vendor is trying to make their mark, and the waters are becoming increasingly murky. Just trying to navigate the numerous new acronyms-PRM, MRM, ERM, BRM-has made a once very clear idea more like dyslexic soup. That's why Paul Greenberg's book is such a breath of fresh air. Actually, it's more like a wind that blows away the cloudsof hype and marketing mumbo jumbo. Finally, there is a consolidated source on this subject that can be used by the novice as well as the expert. It's like eCRM university between two covers. From the history of what created this market to how to implement the right solution for your size business, it's all here. Although most companies use some type of automation for their sales forces, marketing organizations, and customer service groups, at last count only 4 percent of U.S. companies have integrated them and other Web resources like online product configuration and e-commerce. This industry has yet to reach its adolescence in the United States and in many parts of the world is just getting out of diapers. When there is an enormous amount of change anticipated for an industry, it's best to know as much as you can about its history, so you can get tied in to its present armed with equivalent knowledge of those more experienced. Paul has a unique ability to not only bring these historical insights, but also to broaden our perceptions of what relationships are. By presenting these insights and pulling together many perceptions of possible paths the industry can take, we may be armed with a better understanding, and thus more adept at taking advantage of the future. Pat SullivanPresident and CEO Interact Commerce Corporation
Vorticity-Preserving Lax--Wendroff-Type Schemes for the System Wave Equation
Authors: K. W. Morton, P. L. Roe
Venue: SIAM Journal on Scientific Computing (2001)

In numerical solutions of fluid flow, vorticity can be generated by truncation errors. We analyze this phenomenon for linearized equations and give conditions for preventing it. The Lax--Wendroff method that meets these constraints is essentially unique, although there are two distinct interpretations, and also turns out to have optimal properties regarding stability and truncation error. The extension of the scheme to unstructured grids is given, together with some discussion of practical problems to which these schemes might bring improvement.
Spreadsheet Accounting: Tutorial and Applications Using Lotus 1-2-3, 1st edition
Authors: Gregory E. Anders, Robert Fisk, Christopher Schaber
Venue:  (1994)

:Spreadsheet software has become an indispensable tool that accountants use to perform a variety of functions from preparing budgets to analyzing financial data.
Archeoguide: first results of an augmented reality, mobile computing system in cultural heritage sites
Authors: Vassilios Vlahakis, John Karigiannis, Manolis Tsotros, Michael Gounaris, Luis Almeida, Didier Stricker, Tim Gleue, Ioannis T. Christou, Renzo Carlucci, Nikos Ioannidis
Venue: Proceedings of the 2001 conference on Virtual reality, archeology, and cultural heritage (2001)

This paper presents the ARCHEOGUIDE project (Augmented Reality-based Cultural Heritage On-site GUIDE). ARCHEOGUIDE is an IST project, funded by the EU, aiming at providing a personalized electronic guide and tour assistant to cultural site visitors. The system provides on-site help and Augmented Reality reconstructions of ancient ruins, based on user's position and orientation in the cultural site, and realtime image rendering. It incorporates a multimedia database of cultural material for on-line access to cultural data, virtual visits, and restoration information. It uses multi-modal user interfaces and personalizes the flow of information to its user's profile in order to cater for both professional and recreational users, and for applications ranging from archaeological research, to education, multimedia publishing, and cultural tourism. This paper presents the ARCHEOGUIDE system and the experiences gained from the evaluation of an initial prototype by representative user groups at the archeological site of Olympia, Greece.
A Time-Reversible, Regularized, Switching Integrator for the N-Body Problem
Authors: Anne Kvaerno, Ben Leimkuhler
Venue: SIAM Journal on Scientific Computing (2000)

This article describes a gravitational N-body integration algorithm conserving linear and angular momentum and time-reversal symmetry. Forces are dynamically partitioned based on interbody separation, so that the long-range forces are evaluated relatively rarely, and close approaches are treated by an efficient regularization technique. The method incorporates an automatic stepsize adjustment based on a Sundman time-transformation. Although the scheme is formally second order, the most intensive computations (the close-approach dynamics) are executed at higher order, thus improving the overall accuracy. Numerical experiments indicate that the method can effectively treat few-body gravitational problems with two-body close approaches, and it compares favorably with other schemes presented in the literature.
Hands-on dBASE IV (Version 1.1)
Authors: Tim Duffy
Venue:  (1991)

:In-depth, well-motivated explanations of concepts; clear, accessible step-by-step tutorials; and plenty of examples, screen displays, exercises, and projects give students experience with all the major features of dBAse IV, version 1.1.
Quick Course in Microsoft Office 2000, 1st edition
Authors: Online Press Inc
Venue:  (1999)

:This easy to use, approachable guide provides fast-paced, to-the-point tutorials and learning exercises for quickly grasping application basics and building proficiency. Designed for the beginning to intermediate student, the book can be used for self training and instructor-led classes, focusing on using the computer to get specific tasks done at home or at work. 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
Oracle SQL Plus: The Definitive Guide, 1st edition
Authors: Jonathan Gennick
Venue:  (1999)

:This book is the deÞnitive guide to SQL*Plus, Oracle's interactive query tool. Despite the wide availability and usage of SQL*Plus, few developers and DBAs know how powerful it really is. This book introduces SQL*Plus, provides a syntax quick reference, and describes how to develop and test SQL queries, generate ad hoc reports, execute script Þles, extract data from the database, query the data dictionary tables, and much more.
An approach to weak approximate implicitization
Authors: Tor Dokken, Hermann K. Kellerman, Catherine Tegnander
Venue: Mathematical Methods for Curves and Surfaces: Oslo 2000 (2001)

We present an approach for finding approximate implicitizations to a 2D-curve (or 3D-surface) using a weak formulation (L2-norm). The corresponding numerical algorithm is presented, and the results are illustrated by numerical examples.
Numerical Methods for Time-Periodic Solutions of Nonlinear Parabolic Boundary Value Problems
Authors: C. V. Pao
Venue: SIAM Journal on Numerical Analysis (2001)

This paper is devoted to a numerical analysis of periodic solutions of a finite difference system which is a discrete version of a class of nonlinear reaction-diffusion-convection equations under nonlinear boundary conditions. Three monotone iterative schemes for the finite difference system are presented, and it is shown by the method of upper and lower solutions that the sequence of iterations from each of these iterative schemes converges monotonically to either a maximal periodic solution or a minimal periodic solution depending on whether the initial iteration is an upper solution or a lower solution. A comparison theorem for the various monotone sequences is given. It is also shown that the maximal and minimal periodic solutions of the finite difference system converge to the corresponding maximal and minimal periodic solutions of the reaction-diffusion-convection equation as the mesh size decreases to zero. Some error estimates between the theoretical and the computed iterations for each of the three iterative schemes are obtained, and a discussion on the numerical stability of these schemes is given. Also given are some numerical results of a logistic reaction diffusion problem.
Adobe GoLive 5 Bible, 1st edition
Authors: Deborah Shadovitz, Rebecca Tapley
Venue:  (2000)

:This is the comprehensive GoLive tutorial/reference, targeted to ambitious beginner to advanced users who want or need extensive coverage of GoLive features, as well as advanced tips and techniques. Real world examples included throughout the book provide added context and power for learning GoLive and making it do eye-popping cyber-acrobatics. A Mac-Windows CD-ROM included with the book is packed with usable artwork and templates, exclusive objects and JavaScripts, instructive tutorials, tryout versions of Adobe products, and much more.
There are No Sparse NPw-Hard Sets
Authors: Felipe Cucker, Dima Grigoriev
Venue: SIAM Journal on Computing (2002)

In this paper we prove that, in the context of weak machines over $\Bbb R$, there are no sparse $\NP$-hard sets.
MCSE Testprep: Internet Explorer 4, 1st edition
Authors: Andy Ruth, New Riders, New Riders Development, Kurt Hudson
Venue:  (1998)

:MCSE TestPrep: Internet Explorer 4.0 will provide readers with only the essential information and tools needed to prepare for and pass the Internet Explorer 4.0 exam, using hundreds of questions and answer sets, and review material. Each section corresponds to an objective/sub-objective area covered in the MCSE exam and consists of 3-5 pages (minimum) per sub-objective for study material, and 3-5 pages per sub-objective for review questions/answers/explanations.Covers a core exam of the new MCSE+Internet certification.Includes only the ESSENTIAL exam information needed organized like the successful Test Prep tools created by ARCO.This is the definitive practice guide! Readers can practice for the exam with hundreds of sample test questions and two complete exams at the back of the book
Decomposing Matrices into Blocks
Authors: Ralf Borndörfer, Carlos E. Ferreira, Alexander Martin
Venue: SIAM Journal on Optimization (1998)

In this paper we investigate whether matrices arising from linear or integer programming problems can be decomposed into so-called bordered block diagonal form. More precisely, given some matrix A, we try to assign as many rows as possible to some number $\beta$ of blocks of size $\kappa$ such that no two rows assigned to different blocks intersect in a common column. Bordered block diagonal form is desirable because it can guide and speed up the solution process for linear and integer programming problems. We show that various matrices from the linear programming and mixed integer programming libraries Netlib and Miplib can indeed be decomposed into this form by computing optimal decompositions or decompositions with proven quality. These computations are done with a branch-and-cut algorithm based on polyhedral investigations of the matrix decomposition problem. In practice, however, one would use heuristics to find a good decomposition. We present several heuristic ideas and test their performance. Finally, we investigate the usefulness of optimal matrix decompositions into bordered block diagonal form for integer programming by using such decompositions to guide the branching process in a branch-and-cut code for general mixed integer programs.
Let's put NetApp and CacheFlow out of business!
Authors: Eran Gabber, Elizabeth Shriver
Venue: Proceedings of the 9th workshop on ACM SIGOPS European workshop: beyond the PC: new challenges for the operating system (2000)

We believe that a lightweight and portable specialized file system library can provide applications with performance close to that of special-built appliances running on closed proprietary operating systems. Moreover, the application may execute on commodity hardware with a general-purpose operating system, and with minimal changes to the application source code. Such a file system would allow anyone to build cheap, high-performance appliances. We present the design of Hummingbird, a file system for caching web proxies. Hummingbird is 6-11 times faster than a general-purpose file system when serving a web proxy cache.
Convexity in Zero-Sum Differential Games
Authors: Rafal Goebel
Venue: SIAM Journal on Control and Optimization (2001)

A new approach to two-player zero-sum differential games with convex-concave cost function is presented. It employs the tools of convex and variational analysis. A necessary and sufficient condition on controls to be an open-loop saddle point of the game is given. Explicit formulas for saddle controls are derived in terms of the subdifferential of the function conjugate to the cost. Existence of saddle controls is concluded under very general assumptions, not requiring the compactness of control sets. A Hamiltonian inclusion, new to the field of differential games, is shown to describe equilibrium trajectories of the game.
Time-Frequency Analysis of Musical Instruments
Authors: Jeremy F. Alm, James S. Walker
Venue: SIAM Review (2002)

This paper describes several approaches to analyzing the frequency, or pitch, content of the sounds produced by musical instruments. The classic method, using Fourier analysis, identifies fundamentals and overtones of individual notes. A second method, using spectrograms, analyzes the changes in fundamentals and overtones over time as several notes are played. Spectrograms produce a time-frequency description of a musical passage. A third method, using scalograms, produces far more detailed time-frequency descriptions within the region of the time-frequency plane typically occupied by musical sounds. Scalograms allow one to zoom in on selected regions of the time-frequency plane in a more flexible manner than is possible with spectrograms, and they have a natural interpretation in terms of a musical scale. All three of these techniques will be employed in analyzing music played on a piano, a flute, and a guitar. The two time-frequency methods, spectrograms and scalograms, will be shown to extend the classic Fourier approach, providing time-frequency portraits of the sounds produced by these instruments. Among other advantages, these time-frequency portraits seem to correlate well with our perceptions of the sounds produced by these instruments and of the differences between each instrument. There are many additional applications of time-frequency methods, such as compression of audio and resolution of closely spaced spectral lines in spectroscopy. Brief discussions of these additional applications are included in the paper.
PhotoShop 6 in Depth: New Techniques Every Designer Should Know for Today's Print, Multimedia, and Web
Authors: David Xenakis, Benjamin Levisay
Venue:  (2001)

:If you print or publish, Photoshop 6 In Depth shows you how to manage color for best possible reproduction. If color correction is your forte, you learn how to start with the best possible scan and how to work magic to produce better images. If you are a designer, you'll explore transformations, selections, filters, and new tools. If you work on the Web, you'll learn how to use Photoshop 6 and ImageReady 3 to produce the best-looking and best-sized images for your site.
On Some Applications of the Superposition Principle with Fourier Basis
Authors: Marc Garbey
Venue: SIAM Journal on Scientific Computing (2000)

This paper presents several applications of (local) Fourier basis combined with corrector techniques via the superposition principle to compute solutions of boundary value problems. Our methodology is inspired by the well-known corrector technique used in asymptotic singular perturbation theory---see, for example, [W. Eckhaus, Asymptotic Analysis of Singular Perturbations, North-Holland, Amsterdam, 1979]. We build solvers for time dependent boundary value problems and/or singular perturbation problems using Fourier expansions combined to additional convenient set of time independent basis functions to enforce the boundary conditions. The algorithms are very well suited for parallel computing because they rely mainly on FFTs and basis functions given analytically or computed (in parallel) once and for all. Our method can be spectral accurate for simple geometry. We obtain in addition interesting new results for boundary value problems with complex geometry. We describe in this paper the implementation of the method and the numerical results for many linear and nonlinear problems: our goal is to test the advantages and the limits of our approach in order to motivate further theoretical investigations. Our method applied to steady one-dimensional problems is similar to the work of Israeli, Vozovoi, and Averbuch [ J. Sci. Comput., 8 (1993), pp. 135--149] on domain decomposition with local Fourier basis for the Helmotz problem. However our methodology for time-dependent problem and/or two space dimensions geometry is rather different in its spirit and complements previous investigations of Israeli, Vozovoi, and Averbuch.
Search Engines for the World Wide Web (Visual QuickStart Guide), 1st edition
Authors: Alfred Glossbrenner, Emily Glossbrenner
Venue:  (1997)

:This book will answer all of your questions about searching the Web. And like all the books in the visual QuickStart series, it's designed to do so with a minimum of technical jargon and extraneous information. You'll find lots of step-by-step instructions and specific examples for using search engines in general, and the very best ones in particular.
Using a cyberlink mental interface for relaxation and controlling a robot
Authors: Eamon Doherty, Gary Stephenson, Walter Engel
Venue: Issue 68 (September 2000) (2000)

This paper discusses a brain computer interface technology that allows disabled persons with physical and/or mental disabilities to control a computer to play games and communicate at a basic level. It was interesting that a head administrator at the institution where the research took place noted that it was her opinion that the people who took part in the research seemed more relaxed, a little more self confident, and many appeared to really reduce their involuntary movements during game playing. The researcher asked a group of people to relax at the beginning and end of each test session over a period of approximately a year. A data capture program using a FFT (fast fourier transform) averaged the amplitude of EMG (Electromyograph) signal waves over five seconds to measure relaxation. The data was tabulated by and the results are displayed. The Cyberlink target audience was found to be intelligent persons with no other method of operating input devices or controlling their environment. It was discovered during formal interviews and during experiments that quadriplegic persons wished to use the Cyberlink not only for communication and recreation but to also power a robotic arm much as one uses a prosthetic arm.
Essential Javabeans Fast, 1st edition
Authors: John Hunt
Venue:  (1998)

:Essential JavaBeans fast de-mystifies the terminology and gets you using the JavaBean components quickly and effectively in your own applications. You can either read the book from start to finish (it shouldn't take too long) or you can dip into it for various aspects of JavaBeans as and when you need to. It doesn't attempt to be a complete in-depth guide to every aspect of JavaBeans but it does focus on all the things you need to know to get on and use JavaBeans - including linking JavaBeans to ActiveX components. Lots of examples are included and you are encouraged to try them out as you go so that you get a real feel for how JavaBeans work.
Minimax LQG Control of Stochastic Partially Observed Uncertain Systems
Authors: Valery A. Ugrinovskii, Ian R. Petersen
Venue: SIAM Journal on Control and Optimization (2001)

We consider an infinite-horizon linear-quadratic minimax optimal control problem for stochastic uncertain systems with output measurement. A new description of stochastic uncertainty is introduced using a relative entropy constraint. For the stochastic uncertain system under consideration, a connection between the worst-case control design problem and a specially parametrized risk-sensitive stochastic control problem is established. Using this connection, a minimax optimal LQG controller is constructed which is based on a pair of algebraic matrix Riccati equations arising in risk-sensitive control. It is shown that this minimax optimal controller absolutely stabilizes the stochastic uncertain system.
PERL Resource Kit UNIX Edition: 4 Volume Set with CD-ROM
Authors: Larry Wall, Brian Jepson, Nate Patwardhan, Ellen Siever, David Futato
Venue:  (1997)

:The Perl Resource Kit - UNIX Edition gives you the most comprehensive collection of Perl documentation and commercially enhanced software tools available today. Developed in association with Larry Wall, the creator of Perl, it's the definitive Perl distribution for webmasters, programmers, and system administrators. The Perl Resource Kit Includes: -Over 1800 pages of tutorial and in-depth reference documentation for Perl utilities and extensions, in 4 volumes. -A cd-rom containing the complete Perl distribution, plus hundreds of freeware Perl extensions and utilities - a complete snapshot of the Comprehensive Perl Archive Network (CPAN) - as well as new software written by Larry Wall just for the Kit. Like Microsoft Press' bestselling NT Resource Kits, the Perl Resource Kit is a combination of must-have software and documentation.
Cultivating Communities of Practice: A Guide to Managing Knowledge
Authors: Etienne Wenger, Richard McDermott, William Snyder
Venue:  (2002)

:In Cultivating Communities of Practice, Etienne Wenger, Richard McDermott, and William M. Snyder argue that while communities form naturally, organizations need to become more proactive and systematic about developing and integrating them into their strategy. This book provides practical models and methods for stewarding these communities to reach their full potential - without squelching the inner drive that makes them so valuable.
UNIX for Dummies, Fourth Edition, 4th edition
Authors: John R. Levine, Sammis, Margaret Levine Young
Venue:  (1998)

:Whenever you have a question or run into a problem, UNIX For Dummies, 4th Edition, is right here for you. With clear instructions and easy-to-follow examples, author team John Levine and Margaret Levine Young cut right through all the technojargon and UNIX commands - bringing you the answers you need just when you need them.