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10141. | Understanding DB2® 9 Security: DB2® Information Management Software By: Rebecca Bond; Kevin Yeung-Kuen See; Carmen Ka Man Wong; Yuk-Kuen Henry Chan Publisher: IBM Press Publication Date: 13-DEC-2006 Insert Date: 29-NOV-2006 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Understanding DB2® 9 Security: DB2® Information Management Software Understanding DB2 9 Security is the only
comprehensive guide to securing DB2 and leveraging the powerful new
security features of DB2 9. Direct from a DB2 Security deployment
expert and the IBM® DB2 development team, this book gives DBAs
and their managers a wealth of security information that is
available nowhere else. It presents real-world implementation
scenarios, step-by-step examples, and expert guidance on both the
technical and human sides of DB2 security.
This book’s material is organized to
support you through every step of securing DB2 in Windows®,
Linux®, or UNIX® environments....
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UAT Defined: A Guide to Practical User Acceptance Testing By: Rob Cimperman Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional Publication Date: 28-NOV-2006 Insert Date: 28-NOV-2006 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: UAT Defined: A Guide to Practical User Acceptance Testing This digtial Short Cut provides a concise
and supremely useful guide to the emerging trend of User Acceptance
Testing (UAT). The ultimate goal of UAT is to validate that a
system of products is of sufficient quality to be accepted by the
users and, ultimately, the sponsors. This Short Cut is unique in
that it views UAT through the concept that the user should be
represented in every step of the software delivery
lifecycle--including requirements, designs, testing, and
maintenance--so that the user community is prepared, and even
eager, to accept the software once it is completed.
Rob...
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10143. | SQL Server 2005 Practical Troubleshooting: The Database Engine By: Ken Henderson Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional Publication Date: 08-DEC-2006 Insert Date: 28-NOV-2006 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: SQL Server 2005 Practical Troubleshooting: The Database Engine Never-Before-Published Insiders’
Information for Troubleshooting SQL Server 2005.
This is the definitive guide to
troubleshooting the Microsoft SQL Server 2005 database engine,
direct from the people who know it most intimately: the people who
wrote it, designed it, and support it. SQL Server expert Ken
Henderson, author of the best-selling Guru’s Guides to SQL
Server, has assembled a “dream team” of SQL Server
developers and support engineers to provide in-depth
troubleshooting and diagnostic information that has never been
documented before: information that would be impossible to...
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10144. | MySQL Cookbook, Second Edition By: Paul DuBois Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc. Publication Date: 27-NOV-2006 Insert Date: 23-NOV-2006 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: MySQL Cookbook, Second Edition
Along with MySQL's popularity has come a flood of questions about
solving specific problems, and that's where this Cookbook is
essential. Designed as a handy resource when you need quick
solutions or techniques, the book offers dozens of short, focused
pieces of code and hundreds of worked-out examples for programmers
of all levels who don't have the time (or expertise) to solve MySQL
problems from scratch.
The new edition covers MySQL 5.0 and its powerful new features,
as well as the older but still widespread MySQL 4.1. One major
emphasis of this book is how to use SQL to formulate queries...
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10145. | Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc. Publication Date: 20-NOV-2006 Insert Date: 23-NOV-2006 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Essential CVS, Second Edition
This easy-to-follow reference shows a variety of professionals how
to use the Concurrent Versions System (CVS), the open source tool
that lets you manage versions of anything stored in files. Ideal
for software developers tracking different versions of the same
code, this new edition has been expanded to explain common usages
of CVS for system administrators, project managers, software
architects, user-interface (UI) specialists, graphic designers and
others.
Current for version 1.12, Essential CVS, 2nd Edition
offers an overview of CVS, explains the core concepts, and
describes the commands...
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Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc. Publication Date: 15-NOV-2006 Insert Date: 21-NOV-2006 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Mongrel
This shortcut teaches you how to use Mongrel, the new
high-performance web application container for Rails. It starts
with basic setup and installation, but goes well beyond the basics,
showing you how to set up Mongrel clusters, how to use Mongrel
behind Apache and other web servers, and more. Mongrel has given
Rails developers a first-rate server. If you've suffered through
Rails apps deployed on Apache or Lighttpd with FCGI, suffer no
more! Start using Mongrel, and say good-bye to FCGI and all its
problems.
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10147. | Cisco Network Admission Control, Volume I: NAC Framework Architecture and Design By: Denise Helfrich; Lou Ronnau; Jason Frazier; Paul Forbes Publisher: Cisco Press Publication Date: 08-DEC-2006 Insert Date: 19-NOV-2006 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Cisco Network Admission Control, Volume I: NAC Framework Architecture and Design Cisco Network Admission Control
Volume I: NAC Framework Architecture and
Design
A guide to endpoint compliance
enforcement
Today, a variety of security challenges
affect all businesses regardless of size and location. Companies
face ongoing challenges with the fight against malware such as
worms, viruses, and spyware. Today’s mobile workforce attach
numerous devices to the corporate network that are harder to
control from a security policy perspective. These host devices are
often lacking antivirus updates and operating system patches, thus
exposing the entire network to infection. As a...
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10148. | Integrating and Extending BIRT By: Jason Weathersby; Don French; Tom Bondur; Jane Tatchell; Iana Chatalbasheva Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional Publication Date: 16-NOV-2006 Insert Date: 19-NOV-2006 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Integrating and Extending BIRT A new edition of this title is available,
ISBN-10: 0321580303 ISBN-13: 9780321580306
The second of a two-book series about
business intelligence and reporting technology, Integrating
and Extending BIRT introduces programmers to BIRT
architecture and the reporting framework. Built on the Eclipse
platform, this exciting technology makes it possible for
programmers to build and deploy customized reports using scripting
and BIRT APIs. In addition, programmers can extend the BIRT
framework by building new plug-ins using the Eclipse Plug-in
Development Environment.
This book describes the key...
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Secure ASP.NET AJAX Development By: Jason Schmitt Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional Publication Date: 17-NOV-2006 Insert Date: 18-NOV-2006 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Secure ASP.NET AJAX Development Many organizations are diving headfirst into AJAX technologies
to make their Web applications richer and more user friendly, but
they often do not realize the security implications of the AJAX
approach. Microsoft's ASP.NET AJAX technologies, commonly known by
the codename "Atlas," and other AJAX frameworks are changing the
way Web applications look and are developed, but Web developers are
often unaware of the security risks they are introducing into their
applications with these emerging technologies.
AJAX fundamentally changes the user experience and server
interaction in Web...
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10150. | Advanced ActionScript 3 with Design Patterns By: Joey Lott; Danny Patterson Publisher: Adobe Press Publication Date: 02-NOV-2006 Insert Date: 18-NOV-2006 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Advanced ActionScript 3 with Design Patterns Today's ActionScript-based applications require increasingly
sophisticated architectures and code. This book aids intermediate
and advanced ActionScript developers in learning how to plan
and build applications more effectively. You'll learn how to apply
design patterns as solutions to common programming scenarios.
Beyond a reference, Advanced ActionScript with Design
Patterns is a practical guide complete with sample
mini-applications illustrating each design pattern.
Table of Contents:
Part I - Successful Projects
1. How to Design Applications
2. Programming to...
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10151. | BIRT: A Field Guide to Reporting By: Diana Peh; Alethea Hannemann; Nola Hague Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional Publication Date: 26-OCT-2006 Insert Date: 18-NOV-2006 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: BIRT: A Field Guide to Reporting A new edition of this title is available,
ISBN-10: 0321580273 ISBN-13: 9780321580276
The first in a two-book series about
Business Intelligence and Reporting Technology, BIRT: A Field
Guide to Reporting introduces reporting to a broad base of
users. Built on the Eclipse platform, this exciting technology
makes it possible for programmers and non-programmers to build and
deploy complex reports with minimal effort.
BIRT: A Field Guide to
Reporting presents information about how to develop and
customize reports of progressive complexity using BIRT Report
Designer. This tool was designed from...
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10152. | By: Ray Lischner Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc. Publication Date: 16-MAR-2000 Insert Date: 16-NOV-2006 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Delphi in a Nutshell
With a new name and a new focus on CORBA, database drivers, and
Microsoft Back Office applications, Inprise/Borland Delphi is
enjoying a resurgence, with a growing user base of programmers who
use Delphi for rapid development of enterprise computing
applications. Not to rest on success, the latest version of Delphi,
Version 5, includes further expansion and refinement of the 3-tier
application framework introduced in Delphi 4 and has resulted in a
prize-winning product. Delphi in a Nutshell is the first
concise reference to Borland/Inprise Delphi available. It
succinctly collects all the...
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10153. | Macromedia® FLASH® Professional 8: Training from the Source By: Tom Green; Jordan Chilcott Publisher: Macromedia Press Publication Date: 16-NOV-2005 Insert Date: 15-NOV-2006 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Macromedia® FLASH® Professional 8: Training from the Source Offering breakthrough video capabilities and powerful run-time
effects, Macromedia Flash Professional 8 is poised to upend the Web
video market, posing a serious challenge to Microsoft,
RealNetworks, and Apple’s efforts in the process. Here to
make sure you’re ready for it–and can start taking
advantage of its creative tools, authoring power, flexibility, and
rich video capabilities immediately–is the official
Macromedia training for the program. Through 20-plus hours of
project-based instruction, you’ll learn how to program for
the enhanced Flash Player; use ActionScript to create...
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10154. | CSS, DHTML, and Ajax: Visual QuickStart Guide, Fourth Edition Publisher: Peachpit Press Publication Date: 17-OCT-2006 Insert Date: 15-NOV-2006 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: CSS, DHTML, and Ajax: Visual QuickStart Guide, Fourth Edition The Web doesn't stand still, and neither does this guide:
Completely updated to cover the new browsers, standards, and CSS,
DHTML, and Ajax features that define the Web today, the one thing
that hasn't changed in this edition is its task-based visual
approach to the topic. In these pages, readers will find friendly,
step-by-step instructions for using CSS, DHTML, and Ajax to add
visually sophisticated, interactive elements to their Web sites.
Using loads of tips and screen shots, veteran author Jason Cranford
Teague covers a lot of ground--from basic and advanced dynamic
techniques (for...
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10155. | Computer and Communication Networks By: Nader F. Mir Publisher: Prentice Hall Publication Date: 02-NOV-2006 Insert Date: 15-NOV-2006 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Computer and Communication Networks As the number and variety of communication services grow, so do
the challenges of designing cost-effective networks that meet the
requirements of emerging technologies in wireless, sensor, and mesh
networks. Computer and Communication Networks is the
first book to offer balanced coverage of all these topics using
extensive case studies and examples.
This essential reference begins by providing a solid foundation
in TCP/IP schemes, wireless networking, Internet applications, and
network security. The author then delves into the field’s
analytical aspects and advanced networking...
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10156. | MCSA/MCSE 70-290 Exam Prep: Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft® Windows Server™ 2003 Environment By: Lee Scales Publisher: Pearson Certification Publication Date: 21-NOV-2006 Insert Date: 15-NOV-2006 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: MCSA/MCSE 70-290 Exam Prep: Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft® Windows Server™ 2003 Environment &>
Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft®
Windows Server™ 2003 Environment
Your Complete Certification Solution!
Exam 70-290
Lee Scales
The Smart Way to Study™
In This Book You’ll Learn How To
Implement and manage local and network resources
Manage files and folders
Implement, manage, monitor, and troubleshoot hardware
devices
Implement, manage, monitor, and troubleshoot disk quotas
Implement, manage, monitor, and troubleshoot Print Monitor
Monitor and optimize system performance
Implement and manage group policy
Manage and implement disaster...
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10157. | By: Tony Northrup; Shawn Wildermuth; Bill Ryan Publisher: Microsoft Press Publication Date: 07-JUN-2006 Insert Date: 14-NOV-2006 Slots: 1.0 |
Get in-depth exam prep for Exam 70-536, a core MCTS exam for the new Microsoft Technology Specialist and Professional Developer certifications —and build real-world job skills. Includes reviews, case studies, code samples, and more.
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10158. | Building Web Services with Java: Making Sense of XML, SOAP, WSDL, and UDDI, Second Edition Publisher: Sams Publication Date: 28-JUN-2004 Insert Date: 14-NOV-2006 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Building Web Services with Java: Making Sense of XML, SOAP, WSDL, and UDDI, Second Edition Sams has assembled a team of experts in web services to provide
you with a detailed reference guide on XML, SOAP, USDL and UDDI.
Building Web Services with Java is in its second edition and
it includes the newest standards for managing security,
transactions, reliability and interoperability in web service
applications. Go beyond the explanations of standards and find out
how and why these tools were designed as they are and focus on
practical examples of each concept. Download your source code from
the publisher's website and work with a running example of a full
enterprise solution. Learn...
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10159. | By: Don Poulton Publisher: Pearson Certification Publication Date: 05-DEC-2006 Insert Date: 12-NOV-2006 Slots: 1.0 | MCSE Planning, Implementing, and Maintaining
a Microsoft® Windows Server™ 2003 Active Directory
Infrastructure
Exam 70-294
Your Complete Certification Solution!
The Smart Way to Study™
In This Book You’ll Learn How To:
Understand the impact of the latest improvements in Windows
Server™ 2003 on Active Directory, including Service Pack 1
(SP1) and Release 2 (R2)
Plan an Active Directory infrastructure, including forests,
trees, domains, organizational units (OUs), sites, global catalogs,
and operations masters
Install Active Directory domain controllers in forest...
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Deploying Zone-Based Firewalls By: Ivan Pepelnjak Publisher: Cisco Press Publication Date: 08-NOV-2006 Insert Date: 12-NOV-2006 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Deploying Zone-Based Firewalls Deploying Zone-Based Firewalls
(Digital Short Cut)
Ivan Pepelnjak
ISBN: 1-58705-310-1
Improved firewall policy configuration means
network administrators can more easily understand the effect of
firewall policies on network traffic. This functionality allows the
grouping of physical and virtual interfaces into zones to simplify
logical network topology. The creation of these zones enables the
application of firewall policies on a zone-to-zone basis, instead
of having to configure policies separately on each interface. With
this functionality, configuration is easier to...
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