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Using Communications Media in Open and Flexible Learning
Authors: Robin Mason
Venue:  (1994)

:Electronic technologies can be used to facilitate educational exchanges between people in three ways - by writing, by speaking and listening, and by displaying and seeing. In other words, by text, audio and video. For this analysis of the powerful impact new technologies are likely to have on education, Robin Mason has chosen computer conferencing, audiographics and videoconferencing as the prime examples of such media. Destined to combine eventually as multimedia desktop conferencing, the three systems are at present quite distinct. Mason looks at each in turn, highlighting benefits and pitfalls, and bringing together for the first time information from a previously bewildering range of sources. This clear and explanatory overview is then illustrated by a series of case studies from around the world, detailing applications in a selection of real contexts. This topical, well-informed and reassuringly straightforward book will be of great value and interest not only to open and distance educators in educational, training and industrial settings, but to practitioners working at all education levels, ages and situations.
E-Supply Chain: Using the Internet to Revolutionize Your Business
Authors: Charles C. Poirier, Michael J. Bauer
Venue:  (2001)

:E-Supply Chain reveals how companies can form the necessary business alliances to combine two of the most versatile and effective business tools of the new century: the power of supply chain and the Intenet.
10 Minute Guide to Freelance Graphics 2.0 for Windows
Authors: Debbie Walkowski, Jenna Christen
Venue:  (1993)

:Here is a clear, concise guide that delivers on its promise to teach readers to develop complete business presentations quickly.Presents information in straightforward mini-tutorial lessons, each of which can be completed in 10 minutes or lessIncludes a quick guide to installation and a quick reference to keyboard shortcutsTwo-color, graphical approach is easy to follow
Supervisory Control of Discrete Event Systems Using Petri Nets
Authors: John O. Moody, Panos J. Antsaklis
Venue:  (1998)

:Supervisory Control of Discrete Event Systems Using Petri Nets presents a novel approach for the supervisory control of discrete event systems using Petri nets. The concepts of supervisory control and discrete event systems are explained, and the background material on general Petri net theory necessary for using the book's control techniques is provided. A large number of examples are used to illustrate the concepts and techniques presented in the text, and there are plenty of references for those interested in additional study or more information on a particular topic. Supervisory Control of Discrete Event Systems Using Petri Nets is intended for graduate students, advanced undergraduates, and practicing engineers who are interested in the control problems of manufacturing, communication and computer networks, chemical process plants, and other high level control applications.
An efficient synchronization mechanism for mirrored game architectures
Authors: Eric Cronin, Burton Filstrup, Anthony R. Kurc, Sugih Jamin
Venue: Proceedings of the 1st workshop on Network and system support for games (2002)

Existing online multiplayer games typically use a client-server model, which introduces a single bottleneck and point of failure to the game. Distributed multiplayer games remove the bottleneck, but require special synchronization mechanisms to provide a consistent game for all players. Current synchronization methods have been borrowed from distributed military simulations and are not optimized for the requirements of fast-paced multiplayer games. In this paper we present a new synchronization mechanism, trailing state synchronization (TSS), which is designed around the requirements of distributed first-person shooter games.We look at TSS in the environment of a mirrored game architecture, which is a hybrid between traditional centralized architectures and the more scalable peer-to-peer architectures. Mirrored architectures allow for improved performance compared to client-server architectures while at the same time allowing for a greater degree of centralized administration than peer-to-peer architectures.
The development of a video metadata authoring and browsing system in XML
Authors: Andrew Yao, Jesse Jin
Venue: Selected papers from the Pan-Sydney workshop on Visualisation - Volume 2 (2000)

Facing a large amount of rich visual video information, conventional video search techniques such as fast forward/rewind are no longer sufficient. Users want to be able to browse, to be selective at what they see just like how they have accessed textual information. This creates a problem because raw video bits do not possess the same user-level information as text and thus are not directly search-able in the same way. Consequently, video needs to be retrieved and indexed through its semantic content represented in a well structured manner. Thus the challenge is to provide ways of creating this well structured information effectively.Today's technology in multimedia computing however, is a long way from providing solutions for fully automatic video content extraction. Thus we are exploring solutions of video annotation, providing tools to facilitate a human (the annotator), whose role is to annotate and extract video semantic content. The added semantic information allow more effective video information retrieval and management.In this paper, we propose a hierarchical metadata model to represent video information. This model consists of two separate hierarchies of metadata. The first hierarchy is a directed acyclic graph, captures the relationship between video segments at the semantic level. The second hierarchy is a object composition graph, holds objects that represent meaningful content appearing in the video. We have developed a Video Metadata Authoring and Browsing System that uses video segmentation result and generates the above mentioned hierarchical metadata output in XML. The metadata output uses some terminologies from the current MPEG-7
Voicexml: Strategies and Techniques for Effective Voice Application Development with Voicexml 2.0 with Cdrom
Authors: Chetan Sharma, Jeff Kunins
Venue:  (2001)

:A timely, hands-on guide to building voice applications with VoiceXML 2.0VoiceXML unites the power of the Internet with the ubiquity of the telephone, making it possible for businesses to replace legacy, proprietary IVR platforms with a unified architecture for delivering automated self-service from any device. Without exception, every major voice and call center technology company has embraced VoiceXML, and tens of thousands of developers have already begun building and deploying VoiceXML applications. In this book, experts Chetan Sharma and Jeff Kunins explore this powerful technology and offer you a clear understanding of VoiceXML, its history, and its business uses. Providing insights that will help your company improve customer service quality and reduce costs, this informative reference manual introduces you to VoiceXML and serves as a practical programming resource for professional VoiceXML developers. Youll learn how to create a VoiceXML development environment, and receive tutorials on topics such as VoiceXML 2.0 vendor-independent grammars and deployment options for successful voice applications. Two appendices contain the source code for field service case studies and various VoiceXML tips and tricks. Along the way, youll discover: VoiceXML programming and security Comparison of network-based and premise-based deployment options The voice application life cycle Designing effective Voice User Interface (VUI A case study of building an application Dynamic VoiceXML: Generating voice applications from server-side data Various elements to consider while implementing your voice strategy Challenges and innovations of the future The CD-ROM contains code from the book, as well as toolkits and white papers from leading vendors such as Motorola, IBM, and Nuance. Professional Developers Guides The Professional Developers Guide series provides the first in-depth look at recent or emerging programming technologies. Experienced programmers and developers will find comprehensive coverage of new programming standards as well as code, sample programs, developers tools, and applications that will make programming for a new technology much easier. Wiley Computer Publishing Timely. Practical. Reliable. Author Biography: CHETAN SHARMA is Director of R D at Luminant Worldwide, a leading Internet professional services firm. In this role, he provides vision and strategic direction, directs R D efforts, and focuses on exploring and evangelizing emerging technologies. He is frequently invited to speak at industry conferences worldwide and is often quoted in media publications. He is also the author of Wireless Internet Enterprise Applications (Wiley) and he holds patents in wireless communications. JEFF KUNINS is Senior Manager of Technical Marketing at Tellme Networks, Inc., and a frequent speaker at industry shows like Wireless DevCon. He holds patents in Web-based security and zero-footprint voice application development, and is one of the seminal evangelists of VoiceXML technology.
A Bug's Life: The Art and Making of an Epic of Miniature Porortions
Authors: Jeff Kurtti, Walt Disney Company
Venue:  (1998)

:This lavish celebration of A Bug's Life, the new computer-animated film, profiles the innovative minds behind the movie, its cutting-edge animation techniques, and the movie's unforgettable, lovable characters.
UML for Database Design, 1st edition
Authors: Eric J. Nailburg, Robert A. Maksimchuk
Venue:  (2001)

:The Unified Modeling Language (UML), the standard graphical notation for modeling business and software application needs, has emerged as an effective modeling tool for database design. When used as a common modeling language for the many facets of system development, the UML can serve as a unifying framework that facilitates the integration of database models with the rest of a system design. This pragmatic guide introduces you to the UML and leads you through the process of UML-based database modeling and design. The book presents the different types of UML diagrams, explaining how they apply to the database world, and shows how data modeling with the UML can be tied into the Rational Unified Process. UML for Database Design is structured around the database design process: business use case modeling, business object modeling, database requirements definition, analysis and preliminary design, and, finally, detailed design and deployment. For each phase of development the book describes the overall objectives and workflow of that phase, the status of the case study, the relevant UML constructs, and the nuts and bolts of database modeling and design with the UML. Drawing on their extensive industry experience, the authors reveal the trials and tribulations of database development teams, lessons learned, and pointers for success. Topics covered include: The business use case model Activity and sequence diagrams for modeling database functions and tasks Moving from the business to system model Class diagrams and statecharts Mapping classes to tables Transformation of attributes Rational's UML Profile for Database Design Creating tables from classes DDL scripts, component diagrams, and deployment diagrams Jump starting the database design process A case study runs throughout the book to illustrate key concepts and techniques, and appendixes containing the actual UML models from this case study are used to catalog the type and extent of models that would be developed for such a system. Practical, concrete, and based on real-life experience, UML for Database Design brings you exactly the information you need to begin working with the UML and take full advantage of the technology for high-quality database modeling and design.
Knot insertion algorithms and local linear independence
Authors: Esmeralda Mainar, Juan Manuel Peña
Venue: Mathematical Methods for Curves and Surfaces: Oslo 2000 (2001)

Knot insertion algorithms for general spaces admitting shape preserving representations were provided in #10. Given a finite dimensional vector space of univariate functions U, in the knot insertion procedure we obtain a chain of spaces with increasing dimensions and normalized B-bases. Here we study the local linear independence of these bases.
Programming Languages: Principles and Practice
Authors: Kenneth C. Louden
Venue:  (1993)

:Provides an in-depth introduction to the principles of programming design and implementation. Gives up-to date coverage of most of the topics in the Programming Languages Subject Area as outlined in the 1991 ACM/IEEE-CS Joint Curriculum Task Force Report. Coverage of Common Themes for programming languages in general, and Special Features of individual programming languages. Organized around design issues, this coverage allows the instructor great freedom in structuring and choosing examples. Emphasis on major principles and paradigms of programming languages rather than on individual languages themselves. Gives students a firm grasp of the fundamental concepts of programming language theory, illustrated by a wealth of specific examples drawn from the most widely used languages,including Pascal, Modula-2, Ada, C, FORTRAN, Lisp, Prolog, ML, Miranda, C++, Simula, and SmallTalk.
X-DSL Architecture, 1st edition
Authors: Balaji Kumar, Padmanand Warrier
Venue:  (1999)

:Construct end-to-end copper loop access architectures based on the underlying building blocks of xDSL technology. A Comprehensive Guide For Deploying XDSL From the Ground Up! XDSL,the fastest category of transmission technologies utilizing existing copper loops,will drive a new wave of exciting applications for both businesses and consumers. XDSL Architecture tells you what you need to know to construct end-to-end copper loop Access architectures based on the underlying building blocks of xDSL technology. Focusing on ADSL Lite,HDSL and HDSL2,and VDSL,this book guides you step-by-step through the concepts,architectures,and design of these high-speed integrated networks. You'll find invaluable coverage of the dynamics of xDSL,including: Evolution of voice,data,and video networks to a converged broadband networkComparison of DSL to other access alternatives such as cable modem and fiberEssentials of xDSL technologies,including modulation,error control,and data compressionIn-depth description of xDSL technologies,including ADSL Lite,HDSL2,and VDSLFundamentals of upper-layer technologies,e. g. PPP (point-to-point protocol),ATM,tunneling,and audio and video compressionPremises and Access architectures,including protocol stack models for several CPE architectures
FileMaker Pro 2.0 for Macintosh: A Practical Handbook for Designing Sophisticated Databases
Authors: Rich Coulombre
Venue:  (1992)

:serious about developing FileMaker applications should have it." - Ric Ford, Contributing Editor, MacWeek If you're developing FileMaker Pro databases, here is the book for you. Starting where the manual leaves off, this book gives you expert advice on building your own sophisticated database applications. Packed with insider tips, behind-the-scenes explanations of how FileMaker Pro 2.0 really works, cautions about common mistakes, and strategies for making your interface easy to use, this book/disk package shows you tricks and techniques you may never have thought possible in File Maker Pro. The bonus disk is crammed with sample databases and ready-to-run templates. Written with the cooperation of Claris Corporation, FileMaker Pro 2.0 for Macintosh answers your most pressing questions about: How to plan a database so you don't regret it later How to save time and take advantage of the graphic approach to building better layouts How to make searches and sorts work faster and better When and how to automate operations with scripts and buttons How to import and export without tearing out your hair What you can do to ensure success when you turn a database over to users. Whether you're new to FileMaker Pro or a seasoned database professional, FileMaker Pro 2.0 for Macintosh will show you how to unlock the full potential of your database software.
Designing service negotiation entities for the electronic market-place
Authors: S. D'Antonio, B. Fadini, S. P. Romano, G. Ventre
Venue: Proceedings of the 14th international conference on Software engineering and knowledge engineering (2002)

The emergence of service providers and brokers who are independent of network providers has opened the way to a spot market in free network resources: it is under everybody's eyes that market enabled service provision based on Service Level Agreements (SLAs) will be essential for the delivery of many services such as bandwidth on demand. In order for those services to be created, configured and delivered dynamically via automated SLAs, a market enabling mechanism is required that is sufficiently flexible to convey the varying information requirements of the various stakeholders involved in the service delivery chain, together with their internal processes. In this paper an innovative framework for the negotiation of services with quality assurances is presented. The study is conducted keeping an eye on the latest standard proposals coming from the electronic business research community, with respect to both the modeling methodology and the actual design for implementation.
Controllability of Systems Described by Convolutional or Delay-Differential Equations
Authors: P. Vettori, S. Zampieri
Venue: SIAM Journal on Control and Optimization (2000)

In this paper, infinite dimensional systems described by convolutional equations and, in particular, by delay-differential equations are considered. Different controllability notions for this class of linear time-invariant systems are discussed and compared. A characterization of spectral controllability for a system whose trajectories satisfy a homogeneous system of independent convolutional equations is given. This result extends an analogous result which was known to hold for difference or differential equations. Finally, for a particular class of systems, including systems in the state space form, it is shown that a well-known theorem, which states the equivalence of spectral controllability and the existence of an image representation, holds true. An example is presented showing that this result is false for generic delay-differential systems as soon as there are two noncommensurate delays.
Threading Homotopies and DC Operating Points of Nonlinear Circuits
Authors: Ross Geoghegan, Jeffrey C. Lagarias, Robert C. Melville
Venue: SIAM Journal on Optimization (1998)

This paper studies continuation methods for finding isolated zeros of nonlinear functions. Given a nonlinear function $F : {\Bbb R}^n \rightarrow {\Bbb R}^n$, a {\em threading homotopy} is a function $H( \mathbf{x} , \lambda ) : {\Bbb R}^{n+1} \rightarrow {\Bbb R}^n$ with $H( \mathbf{x} , 0) \equiv F( \mathbf{x} )$, such that the zero set of $H$ is a single connected curve containing all zeros of $F( \mathbf{x} )$. For a $C^1$ function $F$, a necessary condition for the existence of a nondegenerate $C^1$ threading homotopy is that the topological degree of $F(\mathbf{x} )$ be 1, 0, or $-1$. For $C^2$ mappings in all dimensions, except possibly $n = 2$, this condition is also a sufficient condition for existence of a $C^2$ threading homotopy which is weakly proper over 0. A homotopy $H$ is {\em weakly proper over }0 if, for every interval $[a,b]$, the set $H^{-1} ({\bf 0}) \cap ( {\Bbb R}^n \times [a,b])$ is compact. This condition rules out any part of the zero set escaping to infinity at a finite value of the homotopy parameter.Threading homotopies are potentially applicable in continuation methods for finding all dc operating points of nonlinear circuits. We show that most transistor circuits have dc operating point equations $F(\mathbf{x} ) = {\bf 0}$ with $\deg (F) = \pm 1$, so that threading homotopies exist in principle for such operating point equations. The explicit construction of such threading homotopies remains an open problem.
Graph coloring in J: an introduction
Authors: Howard A. Peelle
Venue: Proceedings of the 2001 conference on APL: an arrays odyssey (2001)

Fundamentals of graph coloring are introduced, and four basic alternative algorithms for coloring undirected graphs are described in J, along with programs for generating, adjacency matrices and testing them. Results are compared, and suggestions for future development are offered.
An example of a computable absolutely normal number
Authors: Verónica Becher, Santiago Figueira
Venue: Theoretical Computer Science (2002)

The first example of an absolutely normal number was given by Sierpinski in 1916, twenty years before the concept of computability was formalized. In this note we give a recursive reformulation of Sierpinski's construction which produces a computable absolutely normal number.
3D Studio MAX 2 Effects Magic
Authors: Greg Carbonaro, Jeffrey Abouaf, Kim Lee
Venue:  (1998)

:Experienced users gain knowledge works about 3D Graphics Studio MAX 2 from this comprehensive special effects resource. This book gets right to the point by providing the basic "recipes" for creating stunning effects. The CD-ROM contains sample models and textures to help build the effects and finished sample effects so readers can see the final result.
Understanding remote presence
Authors: Konrad Tollmar, Joakim Persson
Venue: Proceedings of the second Nordic conference on Human-computer interaction (2002)

In this paper, we discuss a study of new media for interpersonal communication. The paper motivates, designs and presents a small evaluation of a technology that is intended to support intimacy at a distance. It first presents an ethnographic study examining family communication and the role of artifacts in supporting emotional closeness, e.g. heirlooms, activities and places in the house. The paper then describes a couple of prototypes that were designed to support different types of closeness and how we evaluated one of these prototypes in a study of 3 families (6 households), for two weeks each. The interview data that the study presents show that people were generally positive about the technology, although this depended on the nature of the users' pre-existing communication patterns. One critical point is the importance of pairing blue sky design with down-to-earth deployment: we demonstrate how ethnographic-like work can inform design practice. Finally we discuss user experiences of "telematic emotional communication" and how this has enriched our understanding of remote presence.
E-Course Microsoft Internet Explorer 4 Extra on Web Page Development
Authors: June J. Parsons, Dan Oja
Venue:  (1998)

:Learning goes live! e-Course is a series of software products that are designed to teach you an fundamental software skills by working in the live application.
Protocols for Secure Electronic Commerce, 1st edition
Authors: Ahmed Sechrouchni, Mostafa Hashem Sherif
Venue:  (2000)

:Free distribution of information, ideas, and research - the Internet's original goal - is at odds with the use of the Internet for commerce. Commerce requires individual privacy and security - an afterthought in this medium. Protocols for Secure Electronic Commerce reviews and explains algorithms and architectures for securing electronic payment systems to deal with this issue, particularly the protocols used for business-to-business commerce and for consumer applications.