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Knowledge Unplugged: The McKinsey and Company Global Survey on Knowledge Management
Authors: Jurgen Kluge, Wolfram Stein, Thomas Licht
Venue:  (2001)

:Knowledge Unplugged announces the results of a major survey of knowledge management practice within the most influential companies in the world, by the most influential management consultancy group in the world. The McKinsey Knowledge Management team interviewed top executives and also investigated how far their plans were implemented in practice, in 40 companies in the US, Europe and Japan. In many companies they discovered a significant gap between the vision at the top and the reality on the shop floor. Knowledge Unplugged draws together their findings and presents a practical guide to improving knowledge building and sharing at all levels within an organization, vividly illustrated with case studies of best practice and common pitfalls. They argue that knowledge management is much more than simply installing a new database and can only be successful when it is at the heart of everyday personal exchanges, personal incentives and personal responsibilities at every level of the firm.Author Biography: Jurgen Kluge is Director of the D&uuml;sseldorf office of McKinsey & Company. Wolfram Stein is a Principal in McKinsey & Company's Global Business Technology Office. Thomas Licht is Associate Principal, McKinsey & Co., Munich.
Smart Card Developer's Kit, 1st edition
Authors: Scott B. Guthery, Tim Jurgensen
Venue:  (1998)

:Smart Card Developer's Kit is designed to provide the practical information you need to design and build applications that incorporate smart cards. Using a combination of detailed exposition, technical reference summaries, and extended examples, this book familiarizes you with the unique strengths and capabilities of this emerging computer technology.
Documentation, participatory citizenship, and the web: the potential of open systems
Authors: Clay Spinuzzi
Venue: Proceedings of the 20th annual international conference on Computer documentation (2002)

Technical communicators have become increasingly interested in how to "open up" the documentation process - to encourage workers to participate in developing documentation that closely fits their needs. This goal has led technical communicators to engage in usability testing, user-centered design approaches, and, more recently, open source documentation. Although these approaches have all had some success, there are other ways to encourage the participatory citizenship that is implied in these approaches. One way is through an open systems approach in which workers can consensually modify a given system and add their own contributions to the system. That is, an open system consists of an officially designed core that provides openings for workers' contributions - a system of information in which the control and responsibility for the information are distributed among the users themselves. The open systems approach has implications for computer documentation, but also for other domains, since it moves us from a consumer model of documentation-as-product towards a citizenship model in which citizens contribute to and collaboratively develop information.In this presentation, I describe efforts at two different universities to develop departmental websites as open systems. At these sites, web developers have adapted techniques that have traditionally been used in web-based Customer Relationship Management (CRM), transforming the sites from closed systems (centrally maintained and controlled sites) to open systems in which control is distributed among participants. At both universities, the shift entails constructing frameworks in which faculty and staff participate can collaboratively develop websites. Finally, I discuss the implications for computer documentation systems.
Windows 2000 Administrator's Handbook, 1st edition
Authors: Mark A. Linsenbardt, Shane Stigler
Venue:  (2000)

:Windows® 2000 Administrator's Handbook The Ultimate Shop Manual On-the-Job Windows 2000 Solutions Your company wants the network back up and running  immediately. Sound familiar? Windows 2000 Administrator's Handbook is the book that will bail you out  a one-stop nuts-and-bolts reference that puts real-world solutions at your fingertips. Superbly organized and packed with crystal-clear action steps, it's the one book you'll carry around and consult every day. Your One-Stop Guide for:InstallationPost-installation configurationNetwork configurationManaging group policiesNetwork servicesHeterogeneous networking servicesRemote accessHeterogeneous networking servicesRemote accessFile systemsUsing the MMC snap-insPerformance Monitor and Network MonitorBackup and recoveryError messages and auditingThe RegistryTroubleshootingwww.idgbooks.comAuthor Biography: About the Authors Mark A. Linsenbardt, MCSE, MCT, was a departmental manager for computer systems in the U.S. Navy. Shane Stigler, MCSE, MCT, has been designing, supporting, and implementing network solutions for the past seven years.
E-Business and E-Commerce Infrastructure: Technologies Supporting the E-Business Initiative, 1st edition
Authors: Abhijit Chaudhury, Jean-Pierre Kuilboer
Venue:  (2001)

:Chaudhury's E-Business and E-Commerce Infrastructure: Technologies Supporting the E-Business Initiative serves as a comprehensive primer to both traditional and emerging E-Commerce technologies. Using the Chaudhury text,students with no prior technical knowledge will be able to grasp complex topics such as networking,Internet security,Web languages,and other important subjects in a way that illustrates their use through case studies and practice through completing Web projects.
Big Book of IP Telephony RFCs
Authors: Pete Loshin
Venue:  (2001)

:Adapting the Internet and other IP-based networks to carry voice communications, in addition to traditional data, is an enormous challenge that demands the attention of engineers working on problems ranging from quality of service (QoS) to reservation standards. Taken as a whole, this effort, which encompasses a broad spectrum of high- and low-level technologies, is known as Internet or IP telephony. Volume one of the Big Book of IP Telephony RFCs collects the bulk of current IETF documents relating to this critical area of research, providing readers in this rapidly evolving field with the most complete and up-to-date information. Subsequent volumes will be devoted to future IP telephony RFCs, many of which are already under development. This book begins with an incisive introduction to Internet telephony technology, including a look at its likely future directions, as suggested by the most recent efforts of relevant IETF working groups, The RFCs are followed by an extensive index that lets readers pursue specific topics and terms across multiple documents.
Introduction to Microsoft Works: A Problem Solving Approach 3.0, 1st edition
Authors: Al Schroeder, Emilio Ramos
Venue:  (1994)

:This text covers, in detail, the integrated applications addressed by this software: wordprocessing, spreadsheets, database management, graphics, and communication.
Hack Proofing Linux: A Guide to Open Source Security
Authors: James Stanger, Patrick Lane
Venue:  (2001)

:The Linux operating system continues to gain market share, based largely on its reputation as the most secure operating system available. The challenge faced by system administrators is that Linux is secure only if installed and configured properly, constantly and meticulously updated, and carefully integrated with a wide variety of Open Source security tools. Hack Proofing Linux provides the system administrator with coverage of the most popular Linux operating systems and Open Source security tools, along with the techniques necessary to properly configure and maintain Linux systems and to counter malicious attacks.
Microsoft Outlook 2000
Authors: Sarah E. Hutchinson, Glen J. Coulthard
Venue:  (2001)

:SERIES TAGLINE: The Advantage Series presents the Why,What and How of computer application skills to today's students. Each lab in this series is built upon an efficient learning model,which provides students and faculty with complete coverage and enhances critical thinking skills.
How to Use Your Computer
Authors: Lisa Biow, Pamela Drury. Wattenmaker
Venue:  (1993)

:An exciting productivity guide for new computer users who are asking, "Now what?" Dozens of colorful graphics highlight the components of a computer and show how this complex machine actually makes life easier.
Interactive global illumination in dynamic scenes
Authors: Parag Tole, Fabio Pellacini, Bruce Walter, Donald P. Greenberg
Venue: ACM Transactions on Graphics (TOG) (2002)

In this paper, we present a system for interactive computation of global illumination in dynamic scenes. Our system uses a novel scheme for caching the results of a high quality pixel-based renderer such as a bidirectional path tracer. The Shading Cache is an object-space hierarchical subdivision mesh with lazily computed shading values at its vertices. A high frame rate display is generated from the Shading Cache using hardware-based interpolation and texture mapping. An image space sampling scheme refines the Shading Cache in regions that have the most interpolation error or those that are most likely to be affected by object or camera motion.Our system handles dynamic scenes and moving light sources efficiently, providing useful feedback within a few seconds and high quality images within a few tens of seconds, without the need for any pre-computation. Our approach allows us to significantly outperform other interactive systems based on caching ray-tracing samples, especially in dynamic scenes. Based on our results, we believe that the Shading Cache will be an invaluable tool in lighting design and modelling while rendering.
Baldur's Gate: Tales of the Sword Coast Official Strategies & Secrets, 1st edition
Authors: Matthew Norton, Doug Avery
Venue:  (1999)

:Baldur's Gate was voted 1998's role-playing game of the year by the media, and the extension pack from Interplay's Black Isle Studio is a must-have item for the hundreds of thousands of fans who played the original game. Sybex provides complete walkthroughs for the 16 new areas in Tales of the Sword Coast; statistics and strategies for all new creatures, objects, and spells; and inside information straight from the development team.
JDBC demonstration courseware using Servlets and Java Server Pages
Authors: Suzanne W. Dietrich, Susan D. Urban, Ion Kyriakides
Venue: ACM SIGCSE Bulletin (2002)

This paper describes the design and functionality of courseware developed to demonstrate the JDBC API. The courseware is used in an advanced undergraduate database course that emphasizes the use of Web access to database systems. The JDBC courseware is written using Java Servlets and Java Server Pages, allowing the user to view the metadata associated with a database, to view and browse the information in a database according to the database metadata, and to query and/or manipulate data using SQL statements. The advantage of the courseware is that it demonstrates the main functionality of the JDBC API in an application-independent manner. The courseware can access any ODBC-compliant database, emphasizing the generality of the JDBC API and helping students understand how JDBC can be used to query the metadata of the database as well as the database contents.
Fundamental PhotoShop 5: A Complete Guide, 4th edition
Authors: Adele Droblas Greenberg, Seth Greenberg
Venue:  (1998)

:Master the new tools in Photoshop 5 with the #1 Best-Selling Photoshop Book! Make your graphic image sizzle using Photoshop 5's new color management features,precision pen tools,automation plug-ins,and more! In this brand new edition of the #1 best-selling Photoshop guide,expert authors Adele Droblas Greenberg and Seth Greenberg takeyou on an artistic journey into the incredible magic of image editing with the latest version of the world's top photo design and production tool. Using step-by-step instructions and tutorial images,the Greenbergs teach you how to think and work like a professional. Plus,plenty of vivid,high-impact Photoshop in Action highlights show you how to achieve the most amazing effects in minutes rather than hours. Combine this premier books with hands-on practice when you download Fundamental Photoshop tutorial images from the image Bank on Osborne's Web site,and you'll have everything you need to create spectacular works of art with Photoshop 5! Produce eye-catching images for the Web,print,and motion graphics. Digitize,color-correct,and retouch images to perfection. Use Photoshop's new selection tools and advanced layer techniques,including the Magnetic Pen tool! Explore the Actions,Channels,History,and other palette selection enhancements new to Photoshop 5. Learn how to make images appear in 3D. Dive into the awesome collection of free graphics at the Fundamental Photoshop Image Bank at the Osborne website. Download images and gain hands-on experience while perfecting your artistic style
It is possible to teach computer ethics via distance education!
Authors: Jo Coldwell
Venue: Selected papers from the second Australian Institute conference on Computer ethics (2000)

The Australian Computer Society (ACS) has mandated, through their core body of knowledge, that computer ethics and professional responsibility should be included in information technology study programmes. However, quite naturally, the ACS do not provide any direction as to how such content should be imparted to students. Many different models are used to good effect. In this paper I describe the framework in which computer ethics is taught in the Bachelor of Computing at Deakin University. This programme is offered in both on- and off-campus mode. I will discuss the innovations that have been incorporated to accommodate the special requirements of distance education students and demonstrate that it is possible to teach computer ethics without face-to-face contact with students.
An Algebraic Multilevel Multigraph Algorithm
Authors: Randolph E. Bank, R. Kent Smith
Venue: SIAM Journal on Scientific Computing (2001)

We describe an algebraic multilevel multigraph algorithm. Many of the multilevel components are generalizations of algorithms originally applied to general sparse Gaussian elimination. Indeed, general sparse Gaussian elimination with minimum degree ordering is a limiting case of our algorithm. Our goal is to develop a procedure which has the robustness and simplicity of use of sparse direct methods, yet offers the opportunity to obtain the optimal or near-optimal complexity typical of classical multigrid methods.
Robust Approximate Inverse Preconditioning for the Conjugate Gradient Method
Authors: Michele Benzi, Jane K. Cullum, Miroslav Tuma
Venue: SIAM Journal on Scientific Computing (2000)

We present a variant of the AINV factorized sparse approximate inverse algorithm which is applicable to any symmetric positive definite matrix. The new preconditioner is breakdown-free and, when used in conjunction with the conjugate gradient method, results in a reliable solver for highly ill-conditioned linear systems. We also investigate an alternative approach to a stable approximate inverse algorithm, based on the idea of diagonally compensated reduction of matrix entries. The results of numerical tests on challenging linear systems arising from finite element modeling of elasticity and diffusion problems are presented.
Supporting configuration management for virtual workgroups in a peer-to-peer setting
Authors: Davide Balzarotti, Carlo Ghezzi, Mattia Monga
Venue: Proceedings of the 14th international conference on Software engineering and knowledge engineering (2002)

In this paper we describe a configuration management tool suitable for the untethered scenarios typical in a mobile environment. The scenario envisions a number of homogeneous peers that are able to provide the same services, disconnect frequently from the net, and perform part of their work while disconnected. In these contexts the absence of a host is not the exceptional case, but rather the normal behavior. Thus, a traditional architecture based on a central repository exposes the system to failures when the server is unavailable. Instead, we build our system on a peer-to-peer middleware able to provide the abstraction of global virtual data structure, i.e., a data structure composed by all the data actually connected in a given instant. Thanks to this, we can exploit the service provided by the network even if relevant hosts are disconnected.
Corel WordPerfect Suite 8 Bible, 1st edition
Authors: Stephen E. Harris, Jaffe
Venue:  (1997)

:Don't judge a book by its cover -- or its size. The 1,100 page Corel WordPerfect Suite 8 Bible is as simple to use and understand as the latest version of the popular all-purpose program. Author Stephen E. Harris has written a first class reference that "aims for Suite-like efficiency" in helping you learn and master Corel WordPerfect Suite's powerful applications. His brief, concise descriptions and real-world examples get to the point and point you in the right direction. Furthermore, Harris's easy-going writing style will make you feel like you've got an expert looking over your shoulder every step of the way. With Corel WordPerfect Suite 8 Bible in hand, you will: Use the advanced typing, editing, and file management functions in no time Add beauty and clarity to your documents with a wide selection of clip art and fonts Take your message to the World Wide Web with ease, and have fun doing it Master all the keyboard and mouse tricks and hidden code that will save you time and boggle your friends and coworkers Create snappy spreadsheets, charts, graphs, and multimedia slideshows -- complete with dazzling special effects that will catch your audience's attention Make your own art using various graphics techniques that will unleash the artist within. The Corel WordPerfect Suite 8 Bible also identifies all the program's new features, gives you an overview of the suite, and even offers techniques on setting it up.
Numerical Experience with Lower Bounds for MIQP Branch-And-Bound
Authors: Roger Fletcher, Sven Leyffer
Venue: SIAM Journal on Optimization (1998)

The solution of convex mixed-integer quadratic programming (MIQP) problems with a general branch-and-bound framework is considered. It is shown how lower bounds can be computed efficiently during the branch-and-bound process. Improved lower bounds such as the ones derived in this paper can reduce the number of quadratic programming (QP) problems that have to be solved. The branch-and-bound approach is also shown to be superior to other approaches in solving MIQP problems. Numerical experience is presented which supports these conclusions.
Introducing computer science through animation and virtual worlds
Authors: Susan H. Rodger
Venue: Proceedings of the 33rd SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer science education (2002)

We describe a course for non-majors that teaches computer science concepts and programming by creating simple animations and building 2D and 3D virtual worlds. Students work with scripting languages, an interactive programming environment, a programmable modeling environment, and finish with a simple programming language. Students work in pairs on computers during class. Each student creates a web portfolio to display their work.
Modern Control Systems, 7th edition
Authors: Richard C. Dorf, Robert H. Bishop
Venue:  (1994)

:For more than twenty years, Modern Control Systems has set the standard of excellence for undergraduate control systems textbooks. It has remained a bestseller because Richard Dorf and Robert Bishop have been able to take complex control theory and make it exciting and accessible to students. The book presents a control engineering methodology that, while based on mathematical fundamentals, stresses physical system modeling and practical control system designs with realistic system specifications.
Programming Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0
Authors: Francesco Balena
Venue:  (1999)

:Comprehensive instruction for faster, leaner developmentand more powerful results. Create professional-quality applications, components, and user interfaces faster and more efficiently than ever with the powerful object-oriented programming capabilities in the Visual Basic 6.0 development system. From Windows' common controls to data access, Internet, and ActiveX® programming, this book covers core development topics for version 6.0 - providing insightful explanations and expertly rendered examples for rapid acceleration of your Win32® productivity. Expedite development with the object-oriented capabilities in Visual Basic 6.0 - including events, polymorphism, and object hierarchies Develop great user interfaces that use the full range of controls in Visual Basic and take advantage of OLE drag and drop, data-driven forms, and advanced Windows API techniques Build datacentric solutions using ActiveX Data Objects (ADO) 2.0 and 2.1, the DataEnvironment designer, and RIDS components for remote activation via the Internet Master ActiveX technology to create components and controls, learning advanced techniques such as COM callbacks, multithreaded components and applications, and windowless ActiveX controls Deploy rich, Web-ready components and applications with Dynamic HTML (DHTML) and Microsoft Internet Information Server Included on CD-ROM: 150 sample projects and 100 class modulesmore than 2 MB of source code! Library of over 170 reusable routines for better string, math, array, date/time, controls file, database, registry, mouse, and keyboard operations ADO Workbench - a tool for exploring ADO featuresinteractively A component for bullet-proof window subclassing
Learning to Teach Using Ict in the Secondary School
Authors: Marilyn Leask, Norbert Pachler
Venue:  (1999)

:This book is a starting point for exploring the possibilities which ICT offers to teacherrs and pupils. The focus is a on applying the new techonologies in the classroom andd exploring and the poosiblilties every teachers has within reach.
Microsoft Word 2000 - Illustrated Second Course, 1st edition
Authors: Marie L. Swanson, Carol M. Cram
Venue:  (1999)

:Part of the Illustrated Series, this text offers a quick, visual way to build Microsoft Word 2000 skills. Covers immediate through advanced skills such as Creating a Web site with Word, Collaborating with Documents, and Creating and Using Forms.
Army Men Sarge's Heroes 2
Authors: Matthew K. Brady
Venue:  (2000)

:Prepare for the plastic war that never ends! Don't worry though with the help of Sarge, the Bravo Company Commandos, and Army Men: Sarge's Heroes 2Prima's Official Strategy Guide you're sure to conquer the Tan enemy. With Prima's guide, you'll be equipped to melt the Tans on the Nintendo 64, PlayStation, and PlayStation2 game consoles. The guide includes:Detailed mission maps for each PlayStation and Nintendo 64 levelComprehensive weapon statsMultiplayer maps and tipsWalkthroughs from Boot Camp to the advanced missions 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
Optimization of Discontinuous Functions: A Generalized Theory of Differentiation
Authors: Luc Moreau, Dirk Aeyels
Venue: SIAM Journal on Optimization (2000)

Problems of optimization and optimal control with discontinuous costs are considered. For that purpose, we introduce some preliminary ideas of a new generalized theory of differentiation, the main ideas of which are inspired by the work of Clarke [Classics Appl. Math. 5, SIAM, Philadelphia, 1990]. We present two calculus rules and apply the introduced theory to the study of some optimization and optimal control problems with discontinuous costs.