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A flexible floating-point format for optimizing data-paths and operators in FPGA based DSPs
Authors: J. Dido, N. Geraudie, L. Loiseau, O. Payeur, Y. Savaria, D. Poirier
Venue: Proceedings of the 2002 ACM/SIGDA tenth international symposium on Field-programmable gate arrays (2002)

Video signal processing requires complex algorithms performing many basic operations on a video stream. To perform these calculations in real-time in a FPGA, we must use innovative structures to meet speed requirements while managing complexity. As part of a project aiming at the development of a video noise reducer, we developed an optimized processing stream that required some floating-point calculations. This paper presents the rationale for developing a floating-point unit, justifies the data representation used, its implementation in a Xilinx VirtexE FPGA and reports the performance we obtained. A divider using this representation is also presented, with its implementation and performances in the same FPGA.
Learn to Program with Visual Basic .NET
Authors: John Smiley
Venue:  (2002)

:Join Professor Smiley's Visual Basic .NET class as he teaches essential skills in programming, coding, and more. Using a student-instructor conversational format, this book starts at the very beginning with crucial programming fundamentals. You'll quickly learn how to identify customer needs so you can create an application that achieves programming objectives -- just like experienced programmers. By identifying clear client goals, you'll learn important programming basics -- like how computers view input and execute output based on the information they are given -- then use those skills to develop real-world applications. Participate in this one-of-a-kind classroom experience and see why Professor Smiley is renowned for making learning fun and easy.
Competing in the New Economy: Governance Strategies for the Digital Age
Authors: Thomas W. Bonnett
Venue:  (2000)

:The first half of this book explains how globalization and information technologies have shaped the New Economy, and how knowledge has become its key input. The second half explains how and why the public sector should restructure its operations, embrace information technologies, and improve the quality of public services to attract the knowledge workers driving this New Economy. Our digital age requires new governance strategies. 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
Artificial Intelligence in Economics and Management: An Edited Proceedings on the Fourth International Workshop: Aiem4, Tel-Aviv, Israel, January 8-10
Authors: Phillip Ein-Dor
Venue:  (1996)

:This is a carefully edited volume on Artificial Intelligence in Management and Economics from the Fourth International Workshop on the subject area. The following themes emerge in the book's treatment: a) the need to use multiple methods in any system designed to solve major real-world problems, b) a continuing interest in comparing the effectiveness of AI solutions with classic analytical techniques, and c) a growing use of AI techniques to customize products to suit individual consumers. Each of these themes are discussed within the book's major topical headings: AI Techniques, Financial Applications, Business Applications, Economic Applications, and Qualitative and Cognitive Research. The book will be of interest to both researchers and practitioners.
Compositional explanation of types and algorithmic debugging of type errors
Authors: Olaf Chitil
Venue: Proceedings of the sixth ACM SIGPLAN international conference on Functional programming (2001)

The type systems of most typed functional programming languages are based on the Hindley-Milner type system. A practical problem with these type systems is that it is often hard to understand why a program is not type correct or a function does not have the intended type. We suggest that at the core of this problem is the difficulty of explaining why a given expression has a certain type. The type system is not defined compositionally. We propose to explain types using a variant of the Hindley-Milner type system that defines a compositional type explanation graph of principal typing. We describe how the programmer understands types by interactive navigation through the explanation graph. Furthermore, the explanation graph can be the foundation for algorithmic debugging of type errors, that is, semi-automatic localisation of the source of a type error without even having to understand the type inference steps. We implemented a prototype of a tool to explore the usefulness of the proposed methods.
A mathematical view of interior-point methods in convex optimization
Authors: James Renegar
Venue: Mps-Siam Series On Optimization (2001)

This compact book, through the simplifying perspective it presents, will take a reader who knows little of interior-point methods to within sight of the research frontier, developing key ideas that were over a decade in the making by numerous interior-point method researchers. It aims at developing a thorough understanding of the most general theory for interior-point methods, a class of algorithms for convex optimization problems. The study of these algorithms has dominated the continuous optimization literature for nearly 15 years. In that time, the theory has matured tremendously, but much of the literature is difficult to understand, even for specialists. By focusing only on essential elements of the theory and emphasizing the underlying geometry, A Mathematical View of Interior-Point Methods in Convex Optimization makes the theory accessible to a wide audience, allowing them to quickly develop a fundamental understanding of the material.
Playstation Game Secrets: The Unauthorized Edition
Authors: Michael Rymaszewski
Venue:  (1996)

:PlayStation Game Secrets Unauthorized Volume 5 covers the top recently released PlayStation titles. The PlayStation is the #1 platform of choice for console gamers, and continues to sell at a high clip. Like the four successful PlayStation Game Secrets before it, this book will providing key hints, strategies, maps, commentary, ratings, and reviews. This comprehensive guide will cover more than 30 games.
Response order rearrangement on a caching proxy for reducing WWW latency
Authors: Hiroshi Fujimoto, Tadashi Nakano, Kaname Harumoto, Shojiro Nishio
Venue: Proceedings of the 2002 ACM symposium on Applied computing (2002)

Recently, the explosive growth of the WWW (World Wide Web) has been causing serious performance degradation on the Internet. One of the approaches of addressing this problem is the use of proxy caching, where a proxy cache is placed close to a set of clients and delivers web content to them faster than the origin server. On the other hand, the ability of HTTP/1.1 (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) has been enhanced by the introduction of pipelined requests, which allow a client to make multiple requests without waiting for each response. However, previous research on proxy caching has not fully investigated the impact of pipelined requests. In this paper, we propose 'HTTP-ROR (HTTP with Response Order Rearrangement)', a new approach toward reducing the user-perceived latency, and consider pipelined requests to caching proxies. We then show analytical performance evaluations and practical evaluations in several experimental environments.
Finding others online: reputation systems for social online spaces
Authors: Carlos Jensen, John Davis, Shelly Farnham
Venue: Proceedings of the SIGCHI conference on Human factors in computing systems: Changing our world, changing ourselves (2002)

In this paper, we examine what types of reputation information users find valuable when selecting someone to interact with in online environments. In an online experiment, we asked users to imagine that they were looking for a partner for a social chat. We found that similarity to the user and ratings from the user's friends were the most valuable pieces of reputation information when selecting chat partners. The context in which reputations were used (social chat, game or newsgroup) affected the self-reported utility of the pieces of reputation information
XML in Action: Web Technology with CD-ROM, 1st edition
Authors: William J. Pardi
Venue:  (1999)

:Written by a Microsoft interactive content developer, "XML in Action" focuses on new design benefits to the user and how to get the best results. Pardi shows how to build next-generation applications with the universal data format.
Professional DCOM Application Development
Authors: Jonathan Pinnock
Venue:  (1998)

:What is the Subject Area?COM was an agreed standard between Microsoft and its partners that defined how binary objects communicated with each other within a PC. DCOM was that communication standard extended to work over a Client-Server network, WAN or even the Internet. Now, the whole thing is referred to as COM. Distributed Applications must not only be based on robust COM component programming but also have to be aware of the network addressing system, security, transactions between objects and the network architecture they work on - this is the subject of the book. What's Great About this Book? Fast grounding in COM/DCOM programming and architecture Provides a swift primer for each of the major new COM server technologies Integrates each major technology into the task Covers DCOM, MTS, MSMQ, Clusters, Legacy Systems and Management as a cohesive whole. Written by a consultant and lecturer in Microsoft Enterprise development Who is this Book for?Experienced C++ Programmers who've had some exposure to COM or CORBA. Those Network developers that have understood DCOM through building small ActiveX controls who now want to push that interest into real enterprise -wide applications. Ex-UNIX developers taking up Microsoft-centric COM development.
Confident decision making and improved throughput for cereal manufacturing with simulation
Authors: Travis A. Dahl, Brian F. Jacob
Venue: Proceedings of the 32nd conference on Winter simulation (2000)

In 1999, Kellogg Company needed to rationalize its area manufacturing capacity. A significant portion of the production was moved between Kellogg manufacturing plants. Simulation played an important role in two facets of this project. First, it helped determine if the proposed engineering changes would pick up the slack in production lost due to idling of assets. Second, simulation was used to develop line management setpoints for increasing the output from the installed capacity.
How to Program HTML Frames: Interface Design and Javascript
Authors: Jason Cranford Teague
Venue:  (1997)

:How to Program HTML Frames is the only complete design and programming guide for beginning and intermediate programmers. It is a large format, four-color approach to programming and designing a Web site. It is organized to reflect the graphical nature of the WWW and focuses clearly on the design issues of using Frames and guides readers through simple and complex programming tasks.Shows how to dramatically increase the functionality of a Web siteIncludes how-to instructions for designing and programming FramesCD-ROM includes examples and templates, source code from the book, and tools for Frame designers
Macintosh Windows Integration: Integrating Your Macintosh with Windows 95/98 and Windows NT Environments
Authors: John Rizzo
Venue:  (1999)

:This book covers the procedures and products used in integrating Macintoshes into Windows 95, Windows NT Workstation, and Windows NT Server environments. It covers everything from sharing files to connecting Macs to Windows NT servers and troubleshooting. Because the MacWindows Web site generates dozens of email message every day, Rizzo is aware of which integration issues IS professionals want to know about.
The Telecommunications Revolution in Korea
Authors: James F. Larson
Venue:  (1996)

:The dynamism of the Republic of Korea's export-led economy and the recent exceptional growth of the Korean electronics industry are renowned worldwide. The communications revolution is even more remarkable: in the 1980s, Korea's basic telecommunications infrastructure grew faster than that of any other country in the world. The Korean people and industry have embraced the information age with extraordinary speed and adaptability. In this first, comprehensive study, James F. Larson analyses the economic, technological, political, and socio-cultural dimensions of the Korean communications phenomenon. He examines the reforms which have fostered greater network access and efficiency, and the role of education in the promotion of new technologies. The author discusses the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul as a catalyst to progress, and the role of new technologies in Korean reunification. James F. Larson offers original documentary data to the case of Korea, and supports his analysis with interviews with Korean leaders from government, industry, research institutes, and academia. 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
Meganet: How the Global Communications Network Will Connect Everyone on Earth
Authors: Wilson P. Dizard
Venue:  (1997)

:Sao Paulo, Brazil's largest city, has more mobile phones than does Paris. The largest phone system in Kampuchea is cellular. In the next twenty years, within one generation, everyone on earth will be able to place a phone call to anyone else anywhere. This Meganet is a patchwork of networks, big and small, local and global, primitive and high tech, that fit together because they share compatible technologies. Wilson Dizard, Jr.'s Meganet is a report on the progress and setbacks in expanding Meganet resources to everyone on earth. He examines not only the advantages, such as toll-free numbers and credit cards, but also such downsides as the potential invasions of privacy and the question of who will and who should control Meganet. Dizard describes the likely players: from the oil and utility companies who own desirable rights-of-way to Silicon Valley to emerging innovators in Chile and Germany.
The Art of Digital Audio, 2nd edition
Authors: John Watkinson
Venue:  (1993)

:When the first edition of this book was published in 1988, digital audio was the up and coming new technology - now it is the norm. The Art of Digital Audio has justly become regarded as the classic in the field and no other books have yet appeared to compete with it. It has been translated into Chinese, Spanish and Norwegian, so has a truly international readership. Now completely updated to reflect the enormous recent advances in the subject, this 3rd edition is even more comprehensive.
QuickBooks 2000 For Dummies
Authors: Stephen L. Nelson
Venue:  (2000)

:If you're a small business owner, the last thing you want to waste time on is accounting procedures. You're also probably familiar with the ways in which QuickBooks can help you keep your company's finances in order with relatively little effort. QuickBooks 2000 For Dummies not only helps you set up QuickBooks, it also shows you how you can use QuickBooks to invoice customers, record payments, and pay bills. You can also explore other useful tools for printing payroll checks, backing up files, printing reports, building budgets, and filing tax returns. The book addresses topics for QuickBooks Pro users, too  topics like networking capabilities, creating estimates and bids, and the Timer program. Author and CPA Stephen L. Nelson does more than just help you understand QuickBooks 2000: In straightforward language, he walks you through more general topics, such as business formulas, handling assets, equity in a partnership, and loans. Interested in "Web-ifying" your business? This book shows you how, from Web publishing to addressing the risks associated with information-sharing. 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
Focus plus context screens: displays for users working with large visual documents
Authors: Patrick Baudisch, Nathaniel Good
Venue: CHI '02 extended abstracts on Human factors in computing systems (2002)

Users working with documents that are too large and detailed to fit the user's screen (e.g. chip designs) have the choice of zooming or applying appropriate visualization techniques. In this demonstration, we will present focus plus context screens-wall-size low-resolution displays with an embedded high-resolution display region. They allow users to view details of a document up close, while simultaneously seeing peripheral parts of the document in lower resolution. Unlike overview plus detail, focus plus context screens do not require users to visually switch between multiple views. Unlike fisheye views, focus plus context screens do not introduce distortion.
Multimedia, 1st edition
Authors: Tony Feldman
Venue:  (1994)

:Multimedia - the combination of words, sounds and pictures in electronic form - is going to change our lives more profoundly than any previous media revolution. It is not only creating exciting and unprecedented new ways of delivering information and entertainment but is transforming traditional established media such as the printed word, music, film and television. But, on the threshold of this revolution, there still remains confusion and misunderstanding about the basics of multimedia and its potential use in our homes, schools and offices. What exactly is multimedia? How does it work? How is it used? Where is it headed? In this clear and readable book, Tony Feldman gives a non-technical account of multimedia, placing it in the context of the information industry as a whole and clarifying both the underlying technologies and the ways in which they can be put to work in real applications. He examines the impact of multimedia on education, training, business and professional sectors, leisure and entertainment. He also considers its implications for traditional activities such as publishing, bookselling and library services. This important book is a vital resource for anyone wanting to gain a clear grasp of the vast potential of multimedia in both commercial and human terms. 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
Microsoft Windows 98 Step by Step with 3.5 Disk, 1st edition
Authors: CORPORATE Catapult Inc
Venue:  (1998)

:Microsoft Windows 98 Step By Step is the quick and easy way to learn how to rev up your PC with this next-generation operating system. Designed so you can tailor your learning activities from spot, skill-building lessons or full courses-all performed at your own optimum pace-the Step by Step curriculum puts learning squarely in your control. Whether you're a Windows beginner, veteran, or power user, you'll ramp up to the level of Windows 98 proficiency you need to work better and play better on your PC. Experience Level: Beginner/Intermediate
Weighted connected k-domination and weighted k-dominating clique in distance-hereditary graphs
Authors: Hong-Gwa Yeh, Gerard J. Chang
Venue: Theoretical Computer Science (2001)

A graph is distance-hereditary if the distance between any two vertices in a connected induced subgraph is the same as in the original graph. This paper presents efficient algorithms for solving the weighted connected k-domination and the weighted k-dominating clique problems in distance-hereditary graphs.
Interval arithmetic: From principles to implementation
Authors: T. Hickey, Q. Ju, M. H. Van Emden
Venue: Journal of the ACM (JACM) (2001)

We start with a mathematical definition of a real interval as a closed, connected set of reals. Interval arithmetic operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division) are likewise defined mathematically and we provide algorithms for computing these operations assuming exact real arithmetic. Next, we define interval arithmetic operations on intervals with IEEE 754 floating point endpoints to be sound and optimal approximations of the real interval operations and we show that the IEEE standard's specification of operations involving the signed infinities, signed zeros, and the exact/inexact flag are such as to make a correct and optimal implementation more efficient. From the resulting theorems, we derive data that are sufficiently detailed to convert directly to a program for efficiently implementing the interval operations. Finally, we extend these results to the case of general intervals, which are defined as connected sets of reals that are not necessarily closed.
Microsoft FrontPage 2000 at a Glance, 1st edition
Authors: Stephen L. Nelson
Venue:  (1999)

:Here's the fast, visual way to solve problems and get work done with the latest version of Microsoft's premier Web page publishing program. Microsoft FrontPage 2000 At a Glance lets you focus on a particular task and shows you, with clear, numbered steps, the easiest way to get it done. 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
Co-clustering documents and words using bipartite spectral graph partitioning
Authors: Inderjit S. Dhillon
Venue: Proceedings of the seventh ACM SIGKDD international conference on Knowledge discovery and data mining (2001)

Both document clustering and word clustering are well studied problems. Most existing algorithms cluster documents and words separately but not simultaneously. In this paper we present the novel idea of modeling the document collection as a bipartite graph between documents and words, using which the simultaneous clustering problem can be posed as a bipartite graph partitioning problem. To solve the partitioning problem, we use a new spectral co-clustering algorithm that uses the second left and right singular vectors of an appropriately scaled word-document matrix to yield good bipartitionings. The spectral algorithm enjoys some optimality properties; it can be shown that the singular vectors solve a real relaxation to the NP-complete graph bipartitioning problem. We present experimental results to verify that the resulting co-clustering algorithm works well in practice.