Information technology: general topics Books

With the rapid growth of the World Wide Web, more and more information is available and accessible online and information overload becomes a big problem for users. Automatic text summarization is regarded as a solution for reducing information ...

Digital information awareness is the process by whichpeople obtain knowledge about important personalinformation stored on their computers. This isusually provided graphically: when information ishidden from view it must be summoned to the front andusers...

There is an increased concern over the loss of privacy and potential misuse of biometric data held in central repositories. The major concerns are about the use of biometrics to track people, the non-revocability of biometrics (if compromised they can...

IT-security sounds like a subject purely for a company's IT-department, for the IT-specialists alone. But IT-security definitely is more than just a technical "toy", its influence on a company's performance is real. It can be proven that companies are...

In recent years, two major areas of computer science have started converging. Artificial intelligence research is moving towards realistic domains requiring real-time responses, and real-time systems are moving towards more complex applications requiring...

For the clinical diagnosis of myocardial perfusion images there is a need to register 3D datasets originating from different modalities. CT datasets provide good resolution of anatomic structures and are needed for attenuation and scatter correction...

In this book, it is shown how pattern recognition approaches developed in computer science can be seamlessly combined with statistical techniques to produce a knowledge driven search algorithm. Two different classes of applications are used to...

This book frames a peer-to-peer information retrieval problem as a multi-agent framework and attacks it from an organizational perspective by exploring various adaptive, self-organizing topological organizations, designing appropriate coordination...

In the modern age, information is a crucial aspect of management. It is an important source needed to develop other resources and it is believed that information is power. The development and use of information management systems is a modern phenomenon...

Although Java and Smalltalk share some vital characteristics there are certainly also important differences. The objective of the SICS Java Port Project is to create tools and methodology to translate a large software application from IBM VisualAge for...

Internet-scale Identity Management is a fascinating topic with many facets. The prevalent solution today duplicates identity information at many, separate places and uses as many different passwords to access and protect them. Users cannot handle the...

Making life-critical decisions based on limited information about an environment is a fact of life for first response professionals (firefighters, HAZMAT teams, antiterrorist or rescue teams, law enforcement officers) and military personnel. The...

This book offers a concise history of Slovenia: It presents the history of a region that once belonged to the Roman Empire, and was later influenced by Franconians, Bavarians and Hungarians. It is a history of a landscape, as well as of its people and...

In diversen Forschungsgebieten lassen sich Relationen zwischen Objekten durch Netzwerke darstellen. Eine wichtige Fragestellung innerhalb der Analyse komplexer Gefüge ist die Identifikation eng vernetzter Gruppen von Objekten, welche auch Cluster genannt...

Due to the future demands of wireless communications, this book focuses on channel coding, multi-access, network protocol, and the related techniques for IoT/5G. Channel coding is widely used to enhance reliability and spectral efficiency. In...

In October 2014, the EU leaders agreed upon three key targets for the year 2030: a reduction by at least 40% in greenhouse gas emissions, savings of at least 27% for renewable energy, and improvements by at least 27% in energy efficiency. The increase in...

Facebook est probablement l'une des plus grandes innovations du Web au cours de la dernière décennie.Il s'agit en effet du plus grand site de médias sociaux avec plus d'un milliard d'utilisateurs dans le monde.Avec un très grand nombre d'utilisateurs qui...

Ouvrir un Blog c'est simple,Vouloir en vivre est plus complexe !J'ai regroupé à travers ce livre, plusieurs interviews ciblées de, Blogeuses & Bloggeurs professionnels.Ces derniers m'ont livré...Leurs trucs & astuces sur le Blogging.Ce livre comporte...

The process of writing this book was a brainchild of a conversation that ensued between friends who were thinking about the development of artificial intelligence and how it has evolved over the years. The goal of this book( Part 1) is to provide...

Remove the frustrating hassle of having loose leaf papers with usernames and password information scattered everywhere and keep them in one convenient place. This hardbound password manager book helps you never lose or forget a password again.perfectly...

Write sophisticated C# code with this complete guide to using diverse data structures and algorithms, featuring ready-to-use code snippets, detailed explanations, and illustrationsKey Features:- Master lists, stacks, queues, dictionaries, sets, and...

Manage, control, and optimize your cloud spend on AWSKey Features:Learn best practices for implementing a cloud FinOps discipline with AWSSet up your organization for success by enabling people, process, and organizationChoose the right pricing model...

Explore the essential concepts of programming such as object-oriented, functional, and reactive programming by writing code and building projects using the latest LTS version of JavaKey Features:A step-by-step guide for beginners to get started with...

Discover an accessible pathway to advancing your career and becoming a web architect by building a solid technical ground in software architectureKey Features:Follow your desired career path that leads to a lucrative job as a web architectDevelop a solid...

Harness the power of enterprise architecture, AWS, and agile methodologies to optimize operational efficiency in your organizationKey Features:Use EA and agile practices to maximize your organization's operational efficiencyLearn how to use EA approaches...

A hands-on implementation guide to application development in Node.js using the powerful Sequelize ORMKey Features:Use the highly powerful JavaScript library to map your database to objects easilyBuild an application from scratch with easy-to-follow...

Understand how to use K3s and k3OS for different use cases and discover best practices for building an edge computing systemKey Features:A guide to implementing an edge computing environmentReduce latency and costs for real-time applications running at...

Learn how to automate tasks and create rules in Jira with the help of different use casesKey Features:Automate daily repetitive and tedious tasks without coding experienceDiscover how to automate processes in the Jira family including Jira software, Jira...

A practical guide to making the best use of the OpenShift container platform based on the real-life experiences, practices, and culture within Red Hat Open Innovation LabsKey Features:Learn how modern software companies deliver business outcomes that...

A comprehensive guide to get started with Java and gain insights into major concepts such as object-oriented, functional, and reactive programmingKey Features:Strengthen your knowledge of important programming concepts and the latest features in...

The EU Data Protection Code of Conduct for Cloud Service Providers - A guide to complianceFormally founded in 2017, the EU Data Protection Code of Conduct for Cloud Service Providers (otherwise known as the EU Cloud Code of Conduct; the Code) is a...

The term “Cyber Threat Intelligence” has gained considerable interest in the Information Security community over the past few years. The main purpose of implementing a Cyber threat intelligence(CTI) program is to prepare businesses to gain...

Exceptional customer service is crucial to a successful phone-based business. Quality service can secure customer loyalty, while poor service can lose it. This concise guide examines every important scenario that a customer service representative is...

For anyone involved in buying and managing telephone systems, this book brings clarity to the confusing array of products and services (like voicemail, interactive voice response, fax-on-demand, T-1, DSL, etc.). The author explains how each technology...

The business world today is at a crossroad with financial accounting and information technology. This has added pressure on the accounting profession to keep abreast with the fast moving technology. According to Professor Jane K Winn of the University Of...

Planning, executing and controlling the implementation process for Oracle E-Business Suite is no easy task, but done right can do wonders for your business.Anant Porwal, a certified master in Oracle Financials with twenty years of experience helping...

A rapidly growing number of services and applications along with a dramatic shift in users' consumption models have made media networks an area of increasing importance. Do you know all that you need to know?Supplying you with a clear understanding of...

This is the first edited volume to put the emerging field of web history on the agenda of internet research. Sixteen original chapters investigate how the use of the web has developed in the realm of web culture at large, as well as how the organization...

Emphasizing a top-down approach, this volume considers the purpose and basic features of design and how the concept of value can provide a quantitative measure of that wider interaction of the engineered object with its environment. This work also...

This book is a tutorial for the Python 2 and 3 programming language designed for someone with no programming experience. All the examples work in Python 2.6 and Python 3.