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M. Alchin, Lansing, MI, USA K. Bauer, N. Campi M. Casario Pro Django Automating Linux and Unix The Essential Guide Flash AIR System Administration Development

Django is the leading Python Web application development framework, wholly endorsed by This is the second edition of a title that succeeded The Essential Guide to AIR development with Python language founder. Due to Django, it before its time – this second edition comes at a Flash shows Flash and ActionScript developers could be argued that it has contributed greatly to timely juncture for Linux administrators and will how to take their applications to the desktop with Python’s growth recently. become a key reference. Adobe’s hot new product, AIR. This book uses Pro Django by Marty Alchin is a professional level, If Linux administrators want to build a small or the latest version of Flash, along with the new, 1.1 advanced tutorial and reference. It the only book medium-sized network or datacenter, this is the version of AIR. It includes full coverage of every- of its kind written by a Django expert and power book to show them how to do it by automating the thing Flash programmers need to know to create user, and endorsed by Django project. build process. Linux datacenters have multiplied compelling Rich Internet Applications with AIR. over the last 5 years and literally thousands of Features Linux system administrators on all 5 continents Features 7 Written to take Django to the next level need this information. 7 First book to combine Adobe Flash with AIR for corporate use 7 Only book of its kind on 7 Aimed at the large, established Flash and Django, a professional level advanced tutorial and Features ActionScript developer communities who want to reference, along the lines of “Pro Spring”, but for 7 Professional Linux Automation for all profes- move their applications to the desktop with AIR Python 7 Officially endorsed by Django Project sional Linux distributions: Redhat, Debian, 7 Written by a popular speaker in Europe and the Ubuntu, Novell/Linux 7 Shows how to build U.S. who is recognized by Adobe as an expert and Contents repeatable and reversible Linux infrastructure leading advocate of Rich Internet Applications Part I.- Chapter 1: Django is Python.- Chapter 2: 7 Timed to be released shortly after cfengine 3.0 Models.- Chapter 3: Views.- Chapter 4: Forms.- release 7 World-leading Authors and reviewers From the contents Chapter 5: Templates.- Chapter 6: Handling built and tested cfengine 7 Nothing comparable Ch 1: Introducing Adobe AIR.- Ch 2: Introducing HTTP.- Chapter 7: Custom back ends.- Chapter 8: on the market Flash CS4.- Ch 3: Building your first AIR applica- Common Tools.- Chapter 9: Using Django in other tion.- Ch 4: Setting AIR application proper- environments.- Part II.- Chapter 10: Building a Fields of interest ties.- Ch 5: Working with the Winwod API and Software Suite for a Business, Part 1.- Chapter 11: Operating Systems; Computer Systems Organiza- Screen.- Ch 6: Creating Menu.- Ch 7: Accessing Building a Software Suite for a Business, Part 2. tion and Communication Networks; Computer the File System.- Ch 8: Working with the operating Communication Networks system.- Ch 9: Adding Rich Media: PDFs, Videos Field of interest and audios. Programming Techniques Target groups Intermediate and advanced UNIX and/or Linux Field of interest Target groups system administrators of at least 3 years experience Data Structures, Cryptology and Information Intermediate to Advanced Open Source/Python and System managers and power users in need of Theory and Web Development system management expertise Target groups Type of publication Type of publication Intermediate to Advanced Flash and ActionScript Professional book Professional book developers who want to create desktop applications with Adobe AIR Discount group Discount group C C Type of publication Professional book

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K. Chan, J. Omokore A. Channelle H. Cotter, M. Coles Practical CakePHP Projects Beginning OpenOffice 3.0 Pro Full-Text Search in From Novice to Professional SQL Server 2008

CakePHP is a Web framework for building PHP- based/driven Web applications. PHP is still consid- Downloaded over 90 million times, Open Office is The only book on the market to fully cover SQL ered by many the leading Web scripting language a free open-source alternative to Microsoft Office Server 2008’s Full-Text Search, a feature becoming that’s most adopted and used. The CakePHP and iLife that runs natively on Windows, Mac increasingly important in the face of the growing framework is an emerging framework to help OS X and most Linux distributions. The software need to manage large volumes of XML, PDF, and today’s Web developer build PHP Web applications includes a word processor, spreadsheet applica- other free-format, digital data. Full-Text Search is faster and easier. tion, database, presentation software, and graphics. so important, that one Microsoft Product Manager Practical CakePHP Projects is written by PHP While there are similarities to other closed-source refers to it as “the largest and most challenging expert professionals for the professional Web office applications, there are always questions that improvement” in SQL Server 2008. Hillary Cotter developer. It is an in-depth treatment of CakePHP arise from using new software, and this book will and Michael Coles’ book will be the go-to book for using real world examples. The book also includes contain the solutions for new and current users of developers wishing to take advance of this increas- sections and useful sidebars, providing useful tips, Open Office 3. ingly key feature in SQL Server. cautions and notes. Microsoft’s forthcoming Office suite release, currently titled MS Office 2008, has been delayed Features Features yet again, so there’s a real opportunity to introduce 7 Only book to cover Full-Text Search in depth 7 The first CakePHP book with practical, Open Office to an audience that is ready to ditch and exclusively 7 Lead author is the resident working case studies and projects 7 The second their alliance to Microsoft. guru on in Microsoft’s Full Text Search news- of two Apress books on CakePHP – where Apress group 7 Full-Text Search is key to managing the will be first to market 7 PHP continues to be Features burgeoning amounts of data in XML and PDF files, the leading, adopted open source web scripting 7 First OpenOffice 3.0 book 7 Applicable to and in other free-text formats language Windows, OS X and Linux users 7 90 million OpenOffice downloads 7 Incorporates dealing From the contents From the contents with wikis, Googledocs, MS Word, Excel Chapter 1: Introduction & Architecture –Hilary.- Chapter 1 - The Fundamentals of CakePHP Chapter 2: iFTS Configuration – Mike.- Chapter (John) Chapter 2 - Blogging (John) Chapter 3 - Contents 3: Basic Queries – Hilary.- Chapter 4: Advanced E Commerce (John) Chapter 4 - A Message Forum 1. Elements 2. How to make your documents: Queries – Hilary.- Chapter 5: Multilanguage Web Service (Kai) Chapter 5 - Google Maps and Writer Document Design 3. Document automa- Querying – Hilary.- Chapter 6: Indexing Blobs the Traveling Sales Man (Kai) Chapter 6 - tion 4. Collaboration 5. Presenting data 6. Calc: – Mike.- Chapter 7: Stoplists – Mike.- Chapter 8: Mash Twitter with the Google Translator (Kai) Introducting Spreadsheets 7. Base: Databases and Thesaurus Files – Mike.- Chapter 9: Catalog Views Chapter 7 - Content Management Caching (John) how to present them 8. Accessories 9 Appendix: and DMVs –Hilary. Chapter 8 - Building a Video Gallery (Kai) Free Software. Field of interest Field of interest Field of interest Data Structures, Cryptology and Information Programming Techniques Operating Systems Theory

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R. Dewson, Bedford, UK C. Erskine, H. Griffith, M. Heerema, Keefe, C. Mallott F. Ferracchiati Beginning SQL Server 2008 Foundation Fireworks LINQ for Visual C# 2008 Express Edition From Novice to Professional Adobe is raising the importance of Fireworks as Every C# programmer needs to learn about LINQ a creative Web tool for everyone from novices (Language-Integrated Query), Microsoft’s break- Express Edition is a free version of SQL Server to pros. It would not be out of place to call this through technology for simplifying and unifying 2008 that is an excellent choice for those with the Photoshop-for-the-Web tool. Foundation data access from any data source. It is the first step modest database needs. Robin Dewson’s book Fireworks covers all the new features with an eye into the future of .NET programming. on the 2005 edition—according to current sales toward site and page prototyping as well as content This book is a short yet comprehensive guide velocities—is one of the top three best-selling titles creation; a much bigger and more vital market to the major features of LINQ, which provide on Express Edition. Apress is releasing the 2008 than that served by previous versions of Fireworks. significant enhancements to the next versions of edition of Dewson’s book very early in the SQL C#, .NET, and ADO.NET that are available today Server 2008 life-cycle, from where it should go on Features for production programming. There is no better to capture significant market-share. 7 First book to focus on getting Web things done source for getting a head-start on the future of with Adobe Fireworks as a key element in every these technologies than this book. Features designer’s Web workflow 7 Takes Fireworks 7 One of the top three best-selling books on SQL beginners quickly through the basics to getting Server Express Edition 7 2008 Edition of book real work accomplished 7 Written by a team of Features releases very early in the product life-cycle 7 Fireworks experts with experience in all aspects of 7 Concise, yet comprehensive, coverage for LINQ Author has reputation and visibility in the field Web design and development with C# 2008 7 Rich in working examples of through his website and his other books LINQ in action 7 Ideal for C# programmers at Fields of interest any level 7 From the contents Data Structures, Cryptology and Information 1. SQL Server 2008 Express Overview and Instal- Theory Contents lation 2. SQL Server Management Studio Express Introduction.- Chapter 1 LINQ to Objects.- 3. Database Design and Creation 4. Security 5. Target groups Chapter 2 LINQ to ADO.NET.- Chapter 3 LINQ Defining Tables 6. Creating Indexes and Database Beginner to Intermediate web designers and web to XML. Diagramming 7. Database Backup, Recovery, developers in need of well-integrated design tools; 8. Database Maintenance 9. Working with the site designers and architects in need of a tool for Field of interest Data – Inserting data10. Working with the Data compiling Web sites Programming Techniques – Selecting, updating and deleting 11 Building a View. Type of publication Target groups Professional book Beginner to Advanced C# programmers Field of interest Data Structures, Cryptology and Information Discount group Type of publication Theory C Professional book

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S. R. Fraser, San Jose, CA, USA T. Green, D. Stiller T. Hall, Glastonbury, UK Pro Visual C++/CLI and the Foundation Flash for Python 3 for Absolute .NET 3.5 Platform Designers Beginners

An update of a successful original, this book covers This is an update of the very successful previous No previous experience required! Python 3 for C++/CLI, Microsoft’s version of C++ in .NET 3.5. edition, with Flash CS3 by Tom Green, fully Absolute Beginners is the book to bring out the It is written for those who know C++ who want to updated for Flash CS4. The previous edition hidden programmer in all of us. Using a unique, migrate to Microsoft’s implementation, as well as found a unique angle in aiming Flash specifically non-nonsense, jargon-free approach, the author those new to C++. It is the most comprehensive at designers, and this new edition carries that provides readers with an absolute beginners guide and best-selling C++/CLI book. forwards to Flash CS4. to writing useful scripts, extensions and programs Flash is a popular market area, and in October in Python 3. Features 2008, Adobe will release Flash CS4, which boasts 7 Original edition is the best-selling C++/CLI a whole host of new features, for Flash designers Features book 7 Most comprehensive coverage of the to get excited about. This book is a design-slanted 7 This is the only introduction to Python subject 7 Caters for existing C++ programmers guide, aimed at giving aspiring Flash designers programming that does not assume programming as well as those new to the language a solid grounding in the new version, as well as expertise 7 Teaches programming using Python giving established Flash designers a clear look over 3, which is estimated to be released in late 2008 From the contents the new Flash CS4 features. It features real world 7 Author focused on writing and working for Part 1 The C++/CLI Language.- 1 Overview of the examples throughout, presented in an accessible, beginners since the beginning of his career 7 No .NET Framework.- 2 C++/CLI Basics.- 3 Object- friendly tutorial style. hidden assumptions: everything is explained Oriented C++/CLI.- 4 Advanced C++/CLI.-Part 2 7 All programs are practical and can be used in .NET Framework Development in C++/CLI.- Features real life 5 The .NET Framework Class Library.- 6 Inte- 7 No other beginner’s Flash CS4 guide is specifi- grated XML Documentation (rewritten).- 7 Collec- cally aimed at designers, which is the audience Contents tions.- 8 Input, Output, and Serialization.- Adobe seem to be trying to aim Flash CS4 at, more 1) Introduction to Software Design.- 2) Using 9 Basic Windows Forms Applications.- 10 than developers 7 friends of ED has a proven Python and Data Types.- 3) What If? - Making Advanced Windows Forms Applications.- 11 track record in producing quality Flash books choices.- 4) I have a little list.- 5) Functions.- Mixing MFC with Windows Forms.- 12 Graphics 7 Written by renowned Flash designers Tom 6) Tips, Tricks and common gotchas.- 7) Files.- Using GDI+.- 13 Playing Sounds, Speech Recogni- Green and David Stiller 8) Classes.- 9) Modules and Packages.- 10) Errors tion and Speech Synthesis.- 14 ADO.NET and and exceptions.- 11) Simple Windowed Applica- Database Development.- 15 XML.- 16 Printer Field of interest tions.- 12) Writing Plug-ins for other applications. Configuring.- 17 Windows Services.- 18 Web Programming Techniques Services.- 19 Web Applications.- 20 Multithreaded Field of interest Programming. Target groups Programming Techniques Aspiring Flash designers and established Flash Fields of interest designers who want to get to grips with the new Target groups Programming Techniques features of Flash CS4, and Flash developers who Beginning Python teachers, Beginning Program- want to improve their Flash design skills mers, hobbyists and System Administrators, ICT Target groups teachers Intermediate to Advanced Migrating C++ devel- Type of publication opers; New Visual C++ Developers Professional book Type of publication Professional book Type of publication Discount group Professional book C Discount group C Discount group P

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C. Haseman V. Herminghaus, A. Scriba J. Herrington Pro Android Storage Management in Flex 3 Component Solutions Data Centers Build Amazing Interfaces with Flex Android is Google’s answer to the iPhone and And a Comprehensive Guide to Veritas Components at the very least, has advantages in terms of Storage Foundation (Volume Manager and multitasking, running apps in the background and File System) others. The Flex community is large, active, and enthu- Pro Android provides a detailed examination of all siastically full of powerful and great-looking aspects of application development on Android, Storage Management in Data Centers describes components. Flex 3 Component Solutions: Build Google’s Mobile Operating System, that is being the problems that administrators face when trying Amazing Interfaces with Flex Components is the developed in cooperation with the Open Handset to cope with the complexities of heterogeneous only book that shows designers and developers Alliance. storage in large data centers. It shows possible how to use the best pre-built components to create Includes detailed discussion of the API functions solutions using the Veritas Storage Foundation visually compelling Web interfaces. and focuses on giving developers the essential tools software. But it does not limit itself to superficial and examples required to make viable commercial software features or bug workarounds. The authors Features applications work. Author, Chris Haseman, uses outline many common misconceptions as well as 7 Only book to demonstrate the primary strength the development of a sample application to work misunderstandings of the basic laws of physics that of Flex: Components 7 Everyone using Flex through all the options you might want to build a have become too common in today’s data center needs this book; both developers and designers flexible mobile application. The focus is on making environments and can severely hamper both data 7 Written by a former member of Macromedia’s viable commercial applications work. There is integrity and performance. Did you know that the Flex team and one of Adobe’s favorite Flex experts detailed coverage of the Android API. speed of light imposes a very severe limitation to day-to-day processing for remote disaster recovery From the contents Features sites? Are you aware that you are probably wasting A quick and dirty introduction to Flex and Flex 7 Covers all that a programmer needs to know dozens of hours of precious I/O time synchro- Builder 3.- Making the most of the standard about developing Android applications 7 Shows nising data that does not actually need to be control set.- Data visualizations with Flex’s own how an Android application functions and synchronised? components.- Visualizing data in 2D with Elixir.- communicates with the handset that hosts it Visualizing data in 3D with Elixir.- Building 7 Teaches how to create and display a rich mix Features specialized chart and graphs with Elixir.- Inter- of custom rendered screens and tailored Android 7 Enables the storage administrator to gain a active mapping with Google and Yahoo Maps.- widgets 7 Shows how to utilize Google’s powerful deep understanding of storage problems and solu- Advanced Flash Components. Map tool to create really cool applications tions 7 Provides a heavily indexed reference to critical maneuvers 7 Chapters are separated into Fields of interest Field of interest an easy entry section, a full explanatory reference Data Structures, Cryptology and Information Software Engineering section, and a technical deep dive section Theory

Target groups Fields of interest Target groups Beginner to Intermediate developers who want to Operating Systems; Information Systems and Intermediate to Advanced Current Flex and Flash adapt their app to a mobile phone environment Communication Service; Information Storage and developers and designers; engineers who want and people interested in developing for Google’s Retrieval some incentive to get involved in RIA development new mobile platform Android so they can make themselves look like superheroes Target groups Type of publication System administrators, system architects, system Type of publication Professional book designer Professional book

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G. Mak, Macau, China S. Jacobs, East Victoria Park, WA, Australia B. A. Jawad Pro SpringSource Application Foundation XML and E4X for Groovy and Grails Recipes Platform with OSGi™ Flash and Flex A Problem-Solution Approach

XML usage changed dramatically with Action- Pro SpringSource Application Platform by Gary Script 3.0 and the introduction of E4X. This has Groovy and Grails Recipes is set to be first book Mak is the first book that covers the new Spring significantly streamlined the way that XML is to present practical, real-life, working examples Framework deployment tool, called Spring- consumed by both Flash and Flex. Because Action- of how to achieve common programming tasks Source Application Platform with its OSGi Script 3.0 is common to both Flash and Flex, both using the Groovy language and Grails framework, features. Spring is still a hot area for today’s Java key web technologies can be covered in one book. for Java and web developers.. The book will have a programmer and developer. cookbook style to it and will focus on code snip- Features pets rather than theoretical explanations. It will Features 7 Covers Flash and Flex in one book 7 The only be the first book to cover Grails version 1.0 and 7 First book on Spring SpringSource Application title to cover XML & E4X for Flash and Flex Groovy 1.5. Platform, which lets Spring offer its own open 7 Written by a proven author Groovy and Grails Recipes is the busy developers’ source deployment solution instead of relying on guide for developing applications in Groovy and 3rd party deployment technologies like JBoss, Contents Grails. Rather than boring the user with theoretical WebLogic, WebSphere, and Tomcat 7 Spring is Introduction to XML.- Generating XML Content.- knowledge of “yet another language/framework” it still a hot meme, especially for today’s Java devel- Introducing the new XML and XMLList Classes.- will delve straight into solving real-life problems in oper and programmer Navigating XML Content with E4X.- Loading Groovy and Grails using easy to understand, well External XML Content.- Loading Methods Specific explained code snippets. By utilizing learning by Contents to Flex.- Loading Methods Specific to Flash.- example, users will be able to pick up on Groovy OSGi Fundamentals.- Spring Dynamic Modules Modifying XML Content in Flash and Flex.- and Grails quickly and use the book as an essential for OSGi Service Platforms.- Introduction to the Updating External XML Content.- Consuming reference when developing applications. SpringSource Application Platform.- Platform Web Services with AS3.0.- Using the WebSer- Setup and Configuration.- Deploying Applications vicesConnector in Flash.- Using XMLSockets.- Features to the Platform.- Developing Applications for the Flash Case Study.- Flex Case Study. 7 First practical “real world” code cookbook that Platform.- Tracing and Monitoring Applications. includes both Groovy language and its Groovy- based Web framework, Grails 7 Groovy and Field of interest Fields of interest Grails remain early in their adoption cycle, but is Programming Techniques Programming Techniques starting to attract more and more of the corporate customer who would prefer Groovy and Grails for Target groups Target groups their already existing Java-based legacy IT infra- Intermediate to Advanced Java/Spring developers Beginner to Intermediate Flash & Flex Developers structure than to “change” all together in order to use Ruby on Rails Type of publication Type of publication Professional book Professional book Field of interest Programming Techniques Discount group Discount group C C Target groups Intermediate to Advanced Java and Web Develop- ment

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M. Katz, Montreal, QC, Canada H. Kittlaus, Rheinbreitbach, Germany; P. Clough, D. Kuhn, C. Kim, B. Lopuz Poundridge, NY, USA Practical RichFaces Linux Recipes for Oracle DBAs Software Product Management and Pricing This book illustrates how to use the RichFaces, a Key Success Factors for Software Linux Recipes for Oracle DBAs meets a pressing JSF component library that makes it easy to add Organizations need in the marketplace for Linux information Ajax to Java applications. JSF is the Java standard by Oracle database administrators. Database for component-based frameworks on the web, and administrators operate in a “grey zone” in which libraries like this bring JSF’s capabilities up to what Software product Management and pricing are key they sometimes act as regular Linux users and at users expect from modern web applications. The success factors for any organization providing soft- other times as “lightweight” system administra- focus is on how to quickly use the RichFaces capa- ware, be it a software company or an organization tors. Linux Recipes for Oracle DBAs is the first bilities to radically change the look and respon- responsible for software in a company that belongs book to address their needs by providing quick siveness of application. to a different industry. After defining the term and ready-to-implement guidance for performing “software product” and looking at the business and the odd mix of Linux user and administrative tasks Features organizational sides, the core elements of software that database administrators must perform in their 7 A chapter on creating new skins for your product management and pricing are discussed. daily work. program (altering the look and feel almost Recommendations are given on how to deal with instantly) 7 Covers the combination of Ajax4jsf these elements depending on different types of Features and RichFaces; the two major libraries that were organizations and products in order to achieve the 7 Linux articles are among the most popular on merged to create the new RichFaces 7 Build Ajax long-term success. Oracle Technology Network (otn.oracle.com), into existing applications, often without writing evidence of the strong demand for information on any code using the prebuilt libraries in RichFaces Features Linux by Oracle DBAs 7 Good long-term play, 7 Focuses on the strategic and management catering to a crucial mix of stable technologies Fields of interest topics in order to optimize long-term success 7 Covers Red Hat Enterprise Linux as well as Programming Languages, Compilers, Interpreters 7 The authors discuss all sales channels 7 How Oracle’s own version of Linux: Oracle Unbreakable to establish and coordinate the support structure Linux Target groups Intermediate JSF Developers and Ajax Contents From the contents Responsibility for economic success (profitability 1: Getting Started.- 2: Working with the Shell.- Type of publication across the life cycle).- Definition of the total 3: Managing Processes and Users.- 4: Editing Professional book market and the target market (e.g. national vs. Files.- 5: Managing Files and Directories.- 6: Shell international).- Scope and Positioning.- Defini- Scripting.- 7: Managing Server Performance.- 8: Discount group tion of the packaging (product family vs. single Managing Kernel Resources.- 9: Managing Server P product, name etc.).- Controlling of Marketing.- Software.- 10: Automating Jobs.- 11: Implementing Definition and Controlling of the sales channels.- ASM on Linux. License models.- Value vs. Cost Pricing, Strategic vs. tactical pricing.- Client for Development.- Field of interest Requirements Management.- Definition and Data Structures, Cryptology and Information coordination of the support structure.- Competi- Theory tive advantages and how to defend them. Target groups Fields of interest Beginner to Intermediate Oracle database admin- Computer Systems Organization and Communica- istrators tion Networks; Software Engineering/Program- ming and Operating Systems; Economics/Manage- Type of publication ment Science, general Professional book

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J. Lamm R. Lhotka, Eden Prairie, MN, USA P. Lorenz, Freiburg, Germany Under Control Expert VB 2008 Business Practical ASP.NET 3.5 Unifying and Simplifying Governance Across Objects Best Practices and Architectural Design the Enterprise

Apress and CA are cooperating on a joint This classic .NET title has been updated for VB ASP.NET is one of the .NET Framework’s core publishing program called CA Press. This press 2008 and VS2008 to completely update Rockford technologies. In its latest version it has been will address cutting edge topics that cross the Lhotka’s industry-critical CSLA.NET framework to expanded to include native support for a huge IT/business spectrum that are core to the CA a modern audience working with .NET 3.5. range of new technologies (e.g.ASP.NET AJAX, business. Updated to include all the new technologies Silverlight, LINQ, WPF and WCF).This makes CA, formerly Computer Associates, with over critical to the modern .NET developer, including the platform more powerful – and more popular 25,000 employees worldwide, along with IBM, LINQ, WPF, WCF and ASP.NET, this title is set – than ever before. This power comes at a price. are the world’s largest consultants on corporate to become the latest great version of this classic The Visual Studio design environment makes it governance. Governance is essentially their busi- industry title. easy to put components together but provides little ness, generating $4.5 billion. CA is redefining guidance as to whether developers are doing it in governance with a more enterprise level model Features the best possible way. As a result they are often not that is the subject of this book. The authors are 7 Proven classic .NET title from Rockford Lhotka getting the full benefit of the technology in their the key executives at CA in charge of governance 7 Updated to include all the popular new technol- applications. offering a powerhouse lineup and the full support ogies in .NET 3.5 7 Supported by a yearly cycle This book seeks to rectify this knowledge gap of CA for both this book and the series including of speaking engagements by the author describing and provide developers with a hands-on guide to using this book to launch CA Press at CA World in the contents of this book, enthusing new audiences building applications for deployment in the real November. around America 7 world. It covers topics such as requirement gath- ering, that are often neglected, and discusses the Features Field of interest cost-benefit decisions that need to be made when 7 First CA Press book and has all of the support Programming Techniques introducing new frameworks or architectural ideas of the corporation and the CA executives who into a project. wrote it 7 Establishes a new model for enter- Target groups prise wide corporate governance 7 Reflects Advanced VB 3.5 developers and Enterprise devel- Features the changes in early 2008 that occurred on the opers in any language 7 Gives readers a clear understanding of the compliance front to more accurately reflect and architectural, planning and coding decisions that recommend current corporate obligations both Type of publication need to be made when implementing an ASP.NET internally and legally. Essentially books published Professional book project 7 Covers all aspects of cutting-edge .NET before 2008 on compliance are out of date development and thinking 7 Provides a fully- Discount group working demonstration application to support the Field of interest C text and help readers apply the ideas to their own Programming Techniques situation

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M. MacDonald M. MacDonald W. Mahnke, S. Leitner, ABB Corporate Research, Ladenburg, Germany; M. Damm, ascolab GmbH, Pro Silverlight 2 in VB 2008 Silverlight 2 Visual Essentials Erlangen, Germany OPC Unified Architecture

Microsoft Silverlight is a cross-browser, cross- Microsoft Silverlight is a cross-browser, cross- platform plug-in like Flash that delivers rich platform plug-in like Flash that delivers rich The OPC Foundation defines standards for online interactive applications for the Web. Silverlight interactive applications for the Web. Silverlight data exchange between automation systems. offers a flexible programming model that supports offers a flexible programming model that supports They address access to current data (OPC DA), a number of different programming languages a number of different programming languages alarms and events (OPC A and E) and historical and techniques (making it cross-platform) and all and techniques (making it cross-platform) and all data (OPC HDA). Those standards are success- major browsers (cross-browser support). There major browsers (cross-browser support). There fully applied in industrial automation. The new is lots of interest in Microsoft’s Flash killer and is lots of interest in Microsoft’s Flash killer and OPC Unified Architecture (OPC UA) unifies the several conferences have seen heavy support for several conferences have seen heavy support for existing standards and brings them to state-of-the- the tech. the tech. art technology using service-oriented architecture There is little published information on this on There is little published information on this on the (SOA). Main advantages of the new standard the market now and we will be one of, if not the, market now and we will be one of, if not the, first are: Platform-independent technology allows the first to market with info on Silverlight specifically to market with info on Silverlight. deployment of OPC UA beyond current OPC for Visual Basic users. This book will leverage This 175 page book is meant to give you a sense applications only running on Windows-based our existing success in the ASP.NET market to of what a programmer, can expect from Silver- PC systems. OPC UA can also run on embedded target developers interested in Silverlight from light in terms of what the user is going to see. The systems as well as Linux / UNIX based enterprise the development and .NET perspective, not just emphasis here is on understanding what Silverlight systems. The provided information can be generi- the designer. It’s a core angle into a hot topic has to offer. While there is some code given, that is cally modeled and therefore arbitrary information supported by our brand history. not the point of the book. The point is to be ably to models can be provided using OPC UA. This book quickly understand what functionality is available, gives an easy to understand introduction into Features what options there are without getting bogged OPC UA and explains the concepts of the standard 7 This will likely be the first VB-specific down in much code. and other relevant topics that are not directly Silverlight 2 book produced. Since the Silverlight addressed by the standard. technology appeals to web developers we expect Features the VB audience to be larger than usual 7 We are 7 The focus is on the visual elements of Silverlight Features entering the market with a proven author and an 7 The reader will not get bogged down in code; 7 Description of what OPC UA is and what it angle toward the developer that we have histori- this is a feature/use oriented book. 7 Program- can accomplish 7 Explains how to migrate from cally been successful with mers are assumed to have knowledge of XAML, OPC to OPC UA 7 For IT-architects, developers, but if your interest is only in knowing what project managers, engineers, and system admin- Field of interest Silverlight has to offer visually, no programming istrators Programming Techniques background is necessary Fields of interest Target groups Fields of interest Multimedia Information Systems; Input/Output Intermediate to Advanced .NET developers Programming Techniques and Data Communications; Computer Communi- encountering Silverlight for the first time cation Networks Target groups Type of publication Intermediate to Advanced .NET developers Target groups Professional book encountering Silverlight for the first time. IT-architects, developers, project managers and system administrators Discount group Type of publication C Professional book Type of publication Professional book Discount group P Discount group P

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D. Mark, Arlington, VA, USA; J. LaMarche, D. Mark, Arlington, VA, USA J. Mathena, A. Yetter, H. Hostetler New Hartford, NY, USA Learn C on the Mac Pro Microsoft Dynamics CRM Beginning iPhone 4.0 Development Learn C on the Macintosh is the classic program- Implementing Content Rights Management Exploring the iPhone SDK ming primer for Mac OS X developers. An original best-seller, Dave Mark has kept the book completely updated and available for nearly twenty Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 is the latest version Beginning iPhone Development: Exploring the years. of Microsoft’s customer relationship management iPhone SDK is the second beginning level book This latest edition addresses the exploding market (CRM) system. It forms part of the Microsoft from Apress that is written for developers who for both the Mac OS X and the iPhone develop- Dynamics family of business tools. It provides want to program Apple’s iPhone, this time focusing ment, where C is the fundamental language that a suite of functionality by which companies on how to take advantage of the powerful new new programmers need to learn. can develop a two-way relationship with their SDK that Apple are due to release in the second customers – to establish their needs, wants, and half of 2008. Features buying patterns – and exposes that information to So while our first book (Beginning iPhone Appli- 7 The classic beginning C book for the Mac the company’s workflow by plugging into familiar cation Development 978-1-4302-1051-1) was a 7 THE gateway book for learning to program on office tools such as Outlook and SharePoint. general introduction to application development both the Mac and iPhone! 7 Approachable and Microsoft Dynamics CRM is being widely adopted on the iPhone with general introductions to the aimed squarely at people new to C and the Mac and looks set to continue growing its user base well tools of the trade such as Objective-C, the platform into the future. APIs and developer tools, this second book focuses From the contents This book focuses on how MS Dynamics CRM can specifically on the new iPhone 2 SDK, which will Chapter 1: Welcome Aboard.- Chapter 2: Go be practically applied to readers own projects. In give developers new ways to create experiences for Get the Tools!- Chapter 3: Programming Basics.- this regard it builds on the content of the many iPhone users. Chapter 4: C Basics: Functions.- Chapter 5: tutorial guides that are now becoming available to Readers will discover how to create programs for C Basics: Variables and Operators.- Chapter 6: teach the product’s basic functionality and syntax. the iPhone using Apple’s official Software Develop- Controlling Your Program’s Flow.- Chapter 7: ment Kit (SDK). Readers will learn to design user Pointers and Parameters.- Chapter 8: Variable Features interfaces using Apple’s Interface Builder tool, Data Types.- Chapter 9: Design Your Own Data 7 CRM implementations are made up of a starting with simple interfaces and progressing to Structures.- Chapter 10: Working with Files.- complex set of steps that include assessments, complex, professional-quality multi-view applica- Chapter 11: Advanced Topics. discovery, dialogue, envisioning, architecting, tions. planning, and finally, developing the solution. Fields of interest Published works on MSCRM focus solely on the Features Data Structures, Cryptology and Information development stage – the actual coding of the solu- 7 First iPhone 2 SDK book on the market Theory tion – thus leaving out the majority of the core of a covering the new Apple SDK releasing late 2008 CRM project 7 Packed full of goodness and enthusiasm for the Target groups new SDK from a developer perspective 7 Apple Beginner to Intermediate developers new to Fields of interest iPhone is hot area and meme these days Mac OS X, Mac OS X developers new to C, and Programming Techniques students new to C and Mac OS X; developers who Fields of interest want to the language that lets them program their Target groups Programming Techniques iPhone; educational instruction/general program- Intermediate to Expert Microsoft Dynamics CRM ming, since C is a core programming language on users Target groups any platform – this time on the Mac Beginner to Intermediate iPhone developers and Type of publication Mac OS developers Type of publication Professional book Professional book Type of publication Discount group Professional book Discount group C C Discount group C

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C. Murphy, N. Persson J. Paries K. Peters HTML and CSS Web Standards Foundation Silverlight 2 AdvancED ActionScript 3.0 Solutions Animation Animation A Web Standardistas Approach

Silverlight is Microsoft’s answer to Flash, and is AdvancED ActionScript 3.0 Animation is a HTML and CSS Web Standards Solutions: A Web generating a lot of buzz in the web design and follow-up to Keith Peters’ bestselling Foundation Standardistas Approach taps the huge market of development community. This book shows just ActionScript 3.0 Animation. It takes the concepts nascent Web designers and guides them through what it can do in the right hands, teaching the in that book further, as well as introducing more the process of creating Web sites and pages from essential skills for animation, interaction and game advanced animation techniques and incorporating scratch. Each chapter includes a lesson exercise creation. It’s Silverlight’s equivalent of ActionScript new features from Adobe’s newly released Flash and this book can be used as both a text and self- 3.0 Animation. Player 10. paced tutorial. Features Features Features 7 Users will be getting to grips with Silverlight 7 Follow up to Foundation ActionScript 3.0 7 A book for first-time Web designers who want 2 and looking for titles showing what you can Animation 7 Covers more advanced animation to create Web sites that work and look good do with it 7 The only book to teach Silverlight techniques alongside new features of the latest 7 Aimed specifically at the huge beginner market animation techniques 7 Author is in close Flash Player 10 7 Written by renowned Flash of students, freelancers, and do-it-yourself Web contact with Microsoft Silverlight team author Keith Peters designers 7 Written by experienced instructor- designers who are also successful author-practitio- Contents Contents ners who are passionate about Web standards What you need to know.- Types of Animation.- 1. Advanced Collision Detection - including Basic transforms.- Miscellaneous animations.- BitmapData hitTest and grid-based collision detec- Contents Angles and Vectors.- Using trigonometry for tion.- 2. Basic AI / Steering Behaviors / Flocking.- Introduction.- Chapter 1 - Getting Started animation.- The Pythagorean Theorem.- Kine- 3. Pathfinding, including AI.- 4. Isometric worlds.- (HTML 101).- Chapter 2 - Structured Markup.- matics.- Springs.- Basic particle systems.- The 5. Webcam tracking / interaction.- 6. Integration Chapter 3 – Organising Information.- Chapter 4 SLVR engine. - Euler, Verlet, Runge-Kutta.- 7. ActionScript for - Adding Images.- Chapter 5 - Anchors.- Chapter 3D in Flash 10.- 8. ActionScript for IK in Flash 6 - FTP.- Chapter 7 - Adding Style (CSS 101).- 10.- 9. New Flash 10 Drawing API commands Chapter 8 - Styling Text.- Chapter 9 – List-O- Field of interest and PixelBender.- 10. Tweening classes - in Flex Matic.- Chapter 10 – Getting Jiggy with It.- Programming Techniques Builder, Adobe Create Suite, and a look at 3rd Chapter 11 - Two Column CSS Layout.- Chapter party packages. 12 – Putting It All Together.- Where To From Target groups Here? Beginner Silverlight Developers and Web Field of interest Designers Programming Techniques Field of interest Data Structures, Cryptology and Information Type of publication Target groups Theory Professional book Intermediate to advanced ActionScript programmers and Flash game creators Target groups Discount group Beginner Web design students, freelance Web C Type of publication designers, business do-it-yourselfers Professional book

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D. Powers D. Rahmel, Encinitas, CA, USA J. C. Rattz, Stockbridge, GA, USA; D. Hayes, Mableton, GA, USA The Essential Guide to Beginning Joomla! Dreamweaver with CSS, Ajax, From Novice to Professional Pro LINQ and PHP Language Integrated Query in VB 2008

The Essential Guide to Dreamweaver is a new and This Second Edition of Beginning Joomla! updates updated edition of David Powers’ previous book to the new features included in Joomla 1.6. Author Since its release in November 2007 Language (the number 2 bestselling Dreamweaver book Dan Rahmel shows site managers and devel- Integrated Query (LINQ) has become an instant on Amazon), and covers all of the new features opers alike how to build impressive and complex success amongst the .NET programming commu- in the same style that was so successful in the websites using the number one open source nity. Its ability to allow programmers to interact previous edition. It features real world examples content management system, Joomla! with their databases in a similar manner to that throughout, presented in an accessible, friendly While it is simple to install Joomla! and use its with which they interact with their code has tutorial style. base features (http://www.joomla.org/) many users simplified architectures, speeded development, will want to customize it to their specific needs, and increased productivity. It is being adopted Features tweaking the design templates and extending its at a rapid rate and – as part of Microsoft’s core 7 Follow up to The Essential Guide to Dream- capabilities. architecture – will continue to be adopted well into weaver CS3 7 Covers all of the key features in Beginning Joomla! is the most up-to-date guide the future. the new software release 7 Written by renowned available for users seeking to resolve the many This book is a translation of Apress’ market- Dreamweaver author David Powers common yet confusing questions surrounding leading ‘Pro LINQ in C# 2008’ that is being these tasks. Along the way, the book takes special produced specifically for the Visual Basic (VB) From the contents care to focus on implementing many of today’s programming community. It is not a direct copy 1 Dreamweaver’s New Look.- 2 Setting up a site most desired website features, such as MySpace- of the C# edition, but has been tailored to the VB in Dreamweaver.- 3 Adding a touch of style.- like user profile management, photo galleries, and language and covers functionality that differs, or 4 Creating a CSS site straight out of the box.- e-commerce. was not available, to the C# programmer. This 5 Building site navigation with the Spry menu bar.- makes it unique in this market place. It is being 6 Adding dynamic features with Spry Effects and Features revised by Joseph C. Rattz, Jr., the author of the Widgets.- 7 Going beyond the basics with Ajax.- 7 An update of the best selling Joomla! book to C# edition, with the assistance of Dennis Hayes, a 8 Creating an online form.- 9 Validating user input date! Fully revised for Joomla 1.6. 7 Joomla! Visual Basic specialist. with Spry Widgets.- 10 Introducing the basics is one of the most popular open source projects of PHP.- 11 Using PHP to process a form.- and has established a huge community 7 While Features 12 Working with PHP includes and templates.- Joomla! is relatively simple to install and configure, 7 The first Visual Basic edition of Apress’ market- 13 Using server behaviours to manage database the difficulty in customizing it is such that leading Pro LINQ title 7 Created specifically for content.- 14 Validating user input with PHP.- users will be searching for a book which guides the VB audience and tailored to the VB language’s 15 Controlling access to your site.- 16 Working them through the details surrounding building LINQ functionality 7 Revised by Joeseph C. with multiple tables. templates, and extending the CMS Rattz, Jr., the author of our market-leading C# edition, with the assistance of Dennis Hayes, a Field of interest Field of interest Visual Basic specialist 7 Programming Techniques Special Purpose and Application-Based Systems Fields of interest Target groups Target groups Programming Techniques Beginner to Intermediate Web designers/devel- Beginning/Intermediate Developers wishing to opers wanting to learn Dreamweaver take advantage of the Joomla! content management Target groups system Intermediate to Advanced VB 2008 coders Type of publication Professional book Type of publication Type of publication Professional book Professional book Discount group C Discount group Discount group C C

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R. Rischpater, Boulder Creek, CA, USA D. Rubio, Baja California, Mexico S. Sanderson, Cambridge, UK Beginning Java™ ME Platform Pro Spring Dynamic Modules ASP.NET MVC Framework Beta for OSGi™ Service Platforms Preview

Beginning Java ME Platform is one of the first tutorials on Java ME (Micro Edition), which lets Spring-OSGi can be used to build a range of This firstPress release gives the ASP.NET developer readers develop Java applications for Java-enabled applications including but not limited to enterprise a beta preview of the ASP.NET MVC release due cell phones and other mobile devices. Java applications. With OSGi, Spring is more later in 2008. It gives the early adopter a chance to Previous Apress books on Java ME have had a extensible and modular, offering more flexibility, look at the minutiae of the MVC framework, and track record of being some of the top one or two better production-ready packaging, bundling and the official MVC developer’s toolkit that supports best selling Java ME/J2ME books in the top 3,000 versioning features to developers using Spring- it. in bookscan sales. OSGi. Spring OSGi integrates easily with the The ASP.NET Model-View-Controller (MVC) Eclipse IDE, which is still most popular open Framework is a widely anticipated extension and Features source Java IDE platform. improvement to the way that ASP.NET applica- 7 One of the first tutorials on Java ME Pro Spring Dynamic Modules for OSGi™ Service tions are architected and developed. MVC frame- 7 Usually, one of only one or two best selling Platforms by Daniel Rubio is the first book that works have been widely and successfully employed J2ME/Java ME books in bookscan 3,000 sales covers the Spring Framework and its OSGi imple- in other technology areas, such as Java, for some 7 According to Sun in 2005, there are over 500 mentation. Spring is still a hot area for today’s time. This is Microsoft’s long-awaited version for million Java-enabled cell phones in the world and enterprise Java programmer and developer. the .NET framework and community interest is more than 60% of all new phones will ship Java- very high. enabled. This does not include PDAs such as Palm, Features BlackBerry RIM, etc. 7 First book on Spring OSGi 7 Spring is still Features a hot meme, especially for today’s Java developer 7 Earliest look at the upcoming ASP.NET MVC From the contents and programmer 7 OSGi is of growing interest to in beta preview Front Matter.- Introduction.- A Map to the today’s developer in general, an area where more Java Jungle.- Getting Started with the NetBeans books may be published and sold in the coming Field of interest SDK.- Java the Language.- Intermezzo: Where months Programming Techniques To Go From Here?.- Introducing MIDlets.- Lists, Forms, and Custom Items.- Storage: MIDP Record From the contents Target groups Store.- Storage: File Connection and PIM APIs Introducing OSGi.- Introducing Spring.- Intermediate to Advanced Existing ASP.NET 2.0 (JSR75).- The Game API.- Introducing Xlets.- Combining Spring and OSGi.- OSGi environ- and ASP.NET 3.5 developers Introducing Applets.- Remote Method Invocation ments.- Spring-ified OSGi bundles.- OSGi-fied (JSR66).- Security and You (JSR219).- Web Access Spring beans.- Data access for Spring-OSGi Type of publication using HTTP.- Accessing Web Services (JSR172).- projects.- GUIs for Spring-OSGi.- Spring-OSGi Professional book Wireless Messaging API (JSR205). Testing.- Performance and Scaling. Discount group Field of interest Field of interest P Programming Techniques Programming Techniques

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A. R. Seddighi, Tehran, Iran J. Shaw, S. Evans P. Sherry, J. Smith Pro Spring Persistence with Pro ADO.NET Data Services Foundation Web Design Hibernate with ASP.NET 3.5, Sharepoint and BizTalk Workflow with Adobe

Pro Spring Persistence with Hibernate is primarily ADO.NET Data Services (formerly known as Foundation Web Design Workflow with Adobe for Spring developers and users who want to ‘Astoria’) is a widely anticipated set of components Creative Suite aims to be the Swiss Army knife for persist with Spring using most popular Hibernate and classes that improve the ability of applications the modern freelance Web designer/developer. persistence framework. Persistence is important to gain access to data over networks and internet Adobe is pushing workflow because they know it’s for creating a data access-based transactions tier protocols. This book introduces ADO.NET Data the key to success for Creative Suite users and the important for financial, insurance and banking Services and explores how to architect and imple- software is full of new integration features for the applications. ment solutions that use this technology. huge mass of do-it-all Web practitioners. This is the first book on Spring Persistence using As more applications and platforms operate in both the Spring Framework and Hibernate frame- distributed environments and over the internet, Features work and its plug-ins. Also, this could likely be it is essential that developers understand how to 7 First book focus on getting Web things done first Spring Persistence book on market in general. work with ADO.NET Data Services. Readers will with Adobe Creative Suite – it’s about efficient The Open Source Spring and Hibernate technology be exposed to numerous examples of incorporating workflow rather than any one program or tool projects remain two of the hottest technology and using the technology with existing platforms 7 Aimed specifically at the huge market of inde- memes to today’s Java developers and program- and applications, including web sites, financial pendent Web designers and developers who own mers. systems, integration platforms, document manage- Adobe Creative Suite Web Premium 7 Written by ment portals, and custom windows applications. successful Web designer/developers who are also Features popular instructors and experienced authors 7 This is the first book on Spring Persistence Features using Hibernate, and could very well be first book 7 First book to cover this important new Fields of interest on Spring Persistence in general 7 Spring and ‘bridging’ technology from Microsoft, written by Data Structures, Cryptology and Information Hibernate continue to remain to of the hottest authors with many years of data integration experi- Theory technology memes to today’s Java programmer; ence 7 Will be published to coincide closely with Spring also has announced that it has reported ADO.NET Data Services’ official public release Target groups over 5 million downloads of its Spring Framework 7 A practical guide that concentrates on giving Beginner to Intermediate Freelance and indepen- 7 Apress is the leading publisher of Spring books readers the skills and understanding they need to dent Web developers and designers; people who implement ADO.NET Data Services quickly and own the Adobe Creative Suite and want to learn Fields of interest efficiently in their own applications how to create dynamic Web sites using all the tools Programming Techniques and power available to them Field of interest Target groups Programming Techniques Type of publication Intermediate Spring developers/users and Java Professional book Target groups Type of publication Intermediate to Expert Existing .NET developers Discount group Professional book using or migrating to .NET 3.5 C

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V. Thangaswamy, Tamil Nadu, Chennai, India S. Udell S. van Vugt Beginning Office 2007 Beginning Google Maps Pro Ubuntu Server Development with VSTO Mashups with Mapplets, KML, Administration and GeoRSS From Novice to Professional VSTO is the best way to truly unlock the potential Building on lessons taught in Beginning Ubuntu of Microsoft Office 2007. Written specifically for Server Administration, Sander van Vugt’s newest beginners to Office development, Beginning Office book Pro Ubuntu Server Administration teaches 2007 Development with VSTO covers everything Google, maps, and mashups, three hot tech- advanced Ubuntu system building. Topics covered the VSTO newbie needs to get started with this nologies brought together in one beginning level include managing simple file servers, virtual amazing toolset. Readers become fully grounded learning guide. Written by the professional for the servers, performance monitoring and optimiza- in the language and the key features VSTO offers professional, Beginning Google Maps Mashups tion, high-availability clusters, and advanced and are introduced to practices that will help with Mapplets, KML and GeoRSS is the first begin- LDAP integrated networking. ensure their entry into a professional career in ning level book that covers Google’s new Mapplets Ubuntu continues to lead the market in Linux Office development. APIs as well as KML and GeoRSS. server deployments – it currently has ¼ of the This book enables today’s Web 2.0 developers to market; which is a much larger share than both Features create and mashup Google Maps and Google Earth SUSE and Red Hat. This is a necessary title for 7 Critical topic for anyone interested in devel- APIs from scratch. system administrators that need intermediate- oping Microsoft Office 2007 applications or add- advanced networking techniques. ins 7 Builds on the Apress strength of Beginning Features series with accompanying Pro level book to take 7 First beginning level book to cover Google’s Features the reader forward 7 Vivek is a fully fledged self- new Mapplets APIs and technology 7 First 7 The only advanced Ubuntu Server book avail- promoter and MVP. He blogs, he religiously posts beginning book to also cover KML and GeoRSS able 7 Capstone volume of Apress Ubuntu series to forums and he will certainly be an amazing for today’s Web 2.0 developers 7 Author is a 7 Builds on foundations of Beginning Ubuntu advocate for his book leading Google maps, gadget, and mapplet devel- Server Administration 7 Ubuntu continues oper, responsible for the software behind a number to grow in popularity, and this book will serve Contents of the leading sites on the GeoWeb as the lead title for system administrators in the Visual Studio Tools for Office.- Microsoft InfoPath enterprise Programming.- Microsoft Word Programming.- Contents Microsoft Excel Programming.- Microsoft Outlook Introduction.- Getting started using the Google From the contents Programming.- Microsoft PowerPoint and Visio Maps API.- Consuming Geo XML in the Maps Installing Ubuntu Server in a Network.- Perfor- Programming. API.- Rounding Out Your Map.- Interacting mance Monitoring.- Ubuntu Server Optimiza- with the real world.- Introduction to Mapplets.- tion.- High Availability Clustering.- Advanced Fields of interest Creating a mapplet.- Going further with mapplet File System Management.- Managing Multiple Data Structures, Cryptology and Information development.- Producing Geo XML.- Case Study.- Instances of Ubuntu Server. Theory Appendices.- Mapping Fundamentals.- JavaScript Primer.- Google Gadget concepts.- Resources. Fields of interest Target groups Operating Systems Beginner MS Office Developers familiar with some Field of interest programming concepts, maybe from a dabbling in Programming Techniques Target groups VBA background looking to upgrade their skills to Intermediate to Advanced Linux System Admin- VSTO; VBA hacks looking to take a career in MS Target groups istrators of 3 or more years of experience; Ubuntu Office Development Beginning Web Development and Google/Open Server Admins of at least 2 years experience and Source System Managers, Linux Developers Type of publication Professional book Type of publication Type of publication Professional book Professional book Discount group C Discount group Discount group C C

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E. Vervaet K. Wardrop, Margate, FL, USA J. Wightman, Wolverhampton, UK The Definitive Guide to Foundation ColdFusion 8 for Pro SQL Server 2008 Spring Web Flow Flash Integration Services

Spring Web Flow is an exciting open source frame- Foundation ColdFusion 8 for Flash is the only Integration Services is an increasingly important work for developing Java web applications. book on the market that teaches designers and tool often used in business intelligence applica- The Definitive Guide to Spring Web Flow is written developers alike how to combine these two tions to pull together data from varying sources by the Spring Web Flow co-lead Erwin Vervaet. It powerhouse programs to create dynamic Web sites for analysis with an eye to providing a sound, data- is the first book dedicated to covering Spring’s new and Rich Internet Applications (RIAs). This book driven base for key business decisions. Written by Web platform and framework for building Java covers the latest version of these two programs. It an author with a reputation for pushing the tool Web applications with Spring, which also allows is a must have for Flash professional who want to to its limits, and with a foreword by the Product integration of Spring with other popular Java Web extend their skills to cover the complete cycle of Manager responsible for developing the tool, James frameworks like Struts, JSF and more. Web design. Wightman’s book is destined to become the go-to As Spring Framework continues to grow in title for serious users of SQL Server 2008 Integra- popularity to almost be considered the de-facto Features tion Services. pragmatic broad enterprise Java framework, more 7 Only book to combine Adobe’s ColdFusion and more developers will find Spring Web Flow 8 and Flash 7 Written by an industry expert/ Features and this book as part of that de-facto pragmatic college instructor who maintains the Web site 7 Soup-to-nuts: gives readers all that they need and “out of the box” solution. www.coldfusionflash.com 7 Pragmatic approach without wasting their time 7 This edition releases to learning ColdFusion 8 scripting for Flash very early in the SQL Server 2008 product life- Features designers cycle 7 Foreword by Donald Farmer, Principal 7 First book on new Spring Web Flow, Spring’s Program Manager in charge of developing Integra- new Web platform 7 Official, definitive book by Field of interest tion Services 7 Written by an enthusiastic author Spring Web Flow co-lead Erwin Vervaet 7 As Data Structures, Cryptology and Information who is known for creatively pushing Integration Spring is hot and continues to grow as an out of Theory Services to its limit the box solution for most Java developers; so will this Spring Web framework solution Target groups From the contents Beginner to Intermediate Flash designers and Introducing SQL Server 2005 Integration Fields of interest ColdFusion developers Services.- Updated – SSIS Architecture.- Updated Programming Techniques – Moving from DTS to SSIS 2008 and SSIS 2005 Type of publication to 2008.- Updated - The IDE and extending Visual Target groups Professional book Studio.- Package Hierarchy.- New Chapter - New Intermediate to Advanced Java Features in SSIS 2008. Discount group Type of publication C Field of interest Professional book Data Structures, Cryptology and Information Theory Discount group C Target groups Intermediate to Advanced Developers involved in ETL projects and Database administrators involved in ETL projects Discount group Type of publication Professional book

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