Business data communications is a rapidly changing field and up-to-date coverage is essential for students to understand current technologies and new developments. The Fifth Edition of Business Data Communications by David Stamper has two new chapters on the Internet, expanded coverage of technologies including LANs and common carrier services and an extensive supplements package to make this text the most current one available for fall.* The supplements package for the fifth edition now features an Instructors Resource CD-ROM that includes the Instructors Manual, Test Bank, TestGenEQ/Quiz Mas... View More...
As communication bandwidth increases, many of the communications hardware considerations and digital signal processing approaches primarily designed for EW receivers are becoming equally applicable to communication receivers. This is an up-to-date survey of practical design techniques for receiver systems engineers that includes problems, solutions, design procedures, real-life examples, and Matlab programs. This book contains a comprehensive description of digital processing applicable to wideband receivers. It explains the requirements of wideband digital RF receivers, provides numerous solu... View More...
Are you guilty of e-mail trigger finger? Do you constantly cc people you never even see? What are today's rules for conducting business over the Internet? Now, The Elements of Style meets the Miss Manners of memos in the ultimate writing guide for the digital age. In an era when written communication in the workplace is more crucial than ever, at a time when many professionals all but completely eschew face-to-face dealings, E-writing is poised to become the new bible of business writing. Accessible and inviting, this Web-savvy how-to book promises to transform anxious e-mail hacks and medioc... View More...
Exim delivers electronic mail, both local and remote. It has all the virtues of a good postman: it's easy to talk to, reliable, efficient, and eager to accommodate even the most complex special requests. It's the default mail transport agent installed on some Linux systems, runs on many versions of Unix, and is suitable for any TCP/IP network with any combination of hosts and end-user mail software.Exim is growing in popularity because it is open source, scalable, and rich in features such as the following: Compatibility with the calling interfaces and options of Sendmail (for which Exim is us... View More...
Nationally syndicated cartoonist John Caldwell solves the problem of how to make your fax stand out in a sea of unfurlingpaper with over 100 reusable, attention-getting cover sheets for every kind of business correspondence. Each page is certifiably photocopiable and faxable; perforations on the left margin make for clean removal. John Caldwell's daily and Sunday panels are distributed by King Features Syndicate. He is also the author of "Faxable Greeting Cards," "The Book of Ultimates" and "Caldwell." 180,000 copies in print. View More...
The authoritative work on file formats for global film and television The FILE INTERCHANGE HANDBOOK is a must-have reference for every film and video professional moving to computer based production and distribution. It is the only book that gives a complete scrutiny and breakdown of all file formats for the transfer of images, sound and metadata. Geared to a global audience, this text will get you the information that you need to learn this brand-new technology. Upcoming industry trends are mapped out alongside technology standards in this complete guide.Learn the purpose, functionality, and ... View More...
Fundamentals of Database Systems combines clear explanations of theory and design, broad coverage of models and real systems, and excellent examples with up-to-date introductions to modern database technologies. This edition is completely revised and updated, and reflects the latest trends in technological and application development. Professors Elmasri and Navathe focus on the relational model and include coverage of recent object-oriented developments. They also address advanced modeling and system enhancements in the areas of active databases, temporal and spatial databases, and multimedia ... View More...
Comprehensive, authoritative, practical--an essential guide to the design and operation of telecommunication networks The past decade has seen what can only be described as an evolutionary leap in the field of telecommunication networks. The penetration of data networks, the emergence of the integrated services digital network (ISDN) and Broadband ISDN, and the development of fast packet switching, are just some of the dramatic developments that have emerged over the past few years alone. This book was designed to function as a practical introduction to the core concepts, techniques, and metho... View More...
Covers everything from illegal aspects to understandable explanations of telecomputing for every modem user. . . .a reference book on many communications subjects.--Computer Shopper. Sold over 40,000 copies in England. Revised U.S. version proven with direct mail success. View More...
The Internet's "killer app" is not the World Wide Web or Push technologies: it is humble electronic mail. More people use email than any other Internet application. As the number of email users swells, and as email takes on an ever greater role in personal and business communication, Internet mail protocols have become not just an enabling technology for messaging, but a programming interface on top of which core applications are built.Programming Internet Email unmasks the Internet Mail System and shows how a loose federation of connected networks have combined to form the world's largest and... View More...
The annoyance factor for individual users whose email is crammed with pitches for pornography, absurd moneymaking schemes, and dubious health products is fierce. But for organizations, the cost of spam in lost productivity and burned bandwidth is astronomical. While society is grappling with a solution to the burgeoning crisis of spam proliferation, the pressure is on system administrators to find a solution to this massive problem in-house. And fast.Sys admins can field scores of complaints and spend months testing software suites that turn out to be too aggressive, too passive, or too compli... View More...
Take control of the unrelenting e-mail, conflicting commitments, and endless interruptions-and take back your life In this popular book updated for Microsoft Office Outlook 2007, productivity experts Sally McGhee and John Wittry show you how to reclaim what you thought you'd lost forever-your work-life balance. Now you can benefit from McGhee Productivity Solutions' highly-regarded corporate education programs, learning simple but powerful techniques for rebalancing your personal and professional commitments using Outlook 2007. Empower yourself to: Clear away distractions, tie up loose en... View More...
Take control of the unrelenting e-mail, conflicting commitments, and endless interruptions-and take back your life In this popular book updated for Microsoft Office Outlook 2007, productivity experts Sally McGhee and John Wittry show you how to reclaim what you thought you'd lost forever-your work-life balance. Now you can benefit from McGhee Productivity Solutions' highly-regarded corporate education programs, learning simple but powerful techniques for rebalancing your personal and professional commitments using Outlook 2007. Empower yourself to: Clear away distractions, tie up loose en... View More...
This book explores the use of Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) as an efficient protocol. It combines all of the relevant information available on the Internet along with a number of arguments treated in the various books that are available, and provides many examples of LDAP code. View More...
If you use UNIX, you probably use csh to type commands even if you've never heard of it. It's the standard shell (command line) on most UNIX systems. tcsh is an enhanced version that's freely available and highly recommended.Using csh & tcsh describes from the beginning how to use these shells interactively. More important, it shows how to get your work done faster with less typing. Even if you've used UNIX for years, techniques described in this book can make you more efficient.You'll learn how to: Make your prompt tell you where you are (no more pwd)Use what you've typed before (history)Type... View More...
Voice and data communications is a fast growing areas in communications and networking. A voice/data network supports both voice and data and does away with the need for a separate telephone wiring system. This book is a reference on the advances of networking and telecommunications technology. It takes a practical approach to using technologies. There is an introduction to concepts, followed by a discussion of implementation and finally a discussion of the applications used. Key features include: material on high-speed broadband services such as XDSL and CATV; material on security, including ... View More...
