“…While QoS has become an essential technology for those organizations rolling out a new generation of network applications such as real-time voice communications and high-quality video delivery, most of the literature available on this foundation technology for current and future business applications focuses on IP QoS. …”

“…John Ray is a senior business analyst and developer for The Ohio State University Research Foundation. He provides custom network, security, and programming solutions for clients across the country, including the National Regulatory Research Institute and the Brevard Metropolitan Planning Organization in Florida. …”

“…., is responsible for defining the strategic and business IT foundation for many areas of the enterprise. Frank Martinez , EVP, product strategy, at SOA Software, is a recognized expert on distributed, enterprise application, and infrastructure platforms. …”

“…Object-oriented programming (OOP) is the foundation of modern programming languages, including C++, Java, C#, and Visual Basic .NET. …”

“…Fundamental and Advanced WS-Policy Topics, such as Policy Expression Structure, Composite Policies, Operator Composition Rules, and Policy Attachment establish a foundation upon which more advanced topics, such as policy reusability and centralization, nested, parameterized, and ignorable assertions are covered, along with an exploration of creating concurrent policy-enabled contracts and designing custom policy assertions and vocabularies. …”

“….” - Phil Thomas, Consulting IT Specialist, IBM Software Group “This obligatory almanac of SOA design patterns will become the foundation on which many organizations will build their successful SOA solutions. …”

“…The authors thoroughly explain both the JavaScript and .NET aspects of control development and how these two distinct environments come together to provide a foundation for building a rich user experience using ASP.NET AJAX. …”

“…They also teach us how to make a business case for career development–critical in creating the foundation for a sustainable program. This includes a good blend of benefits both for the individual employee and the organization as a whole. …”

“…This book is basically a large case study that starts with a foundation and works its way through to completion with a series of designs and solutions for each incremental step along the way. …”

“…They also thoroughly explain recent architectural improvements that provide a solid foundation for future WAAS solutions. The authors begin by reviewing the underlying technologies that comprise today’s Cisco WAAS solution. …”

“…The full list of green gurus include: Ray Anderson , founder and chairman of Interface Inc, one of TIME Magazine's 'Heroes of the Environment' James Cameron , founder of Executive Director and Vice-Chairman of Climate Change Capital (CCC) Paul Dickinson , CEO of the Carbon Disclosure Project John Elkington , founding partner and director of Volans, co-founder of SustainAbility, world authority of sustainable development, author of The Green Consumer Guide John Grant , author of The Green Marketing Manifesto, frequent conference speaker and prolific blogger Denis Hayes , President and CEO of The Bullitt Foundation, Chair of the International Earth Day Network Gary Hirshberg , President and Chief Executive Officer of Stonyfield Farm, the world's largest producer of organic yogurt Tony Juniper , former Executive Director of Friends of the Earth (FoE), environmental campaigner, author and commentator Professor Sir David King , Director of the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment at the University of Oxford Amory B. …”

“…The interesting thing is that, where Agile approaches go to great lengths to provide developers with the foundation they need to deliver high-value software solutions, there is relatively little equivalent support provided for the business users. …”

“…Its chapters on team dynamics and development lay the foundation for learning all of the factors that enable a team to transform itself into an Agile success story.” -- Bernard Farrell , Consultant Software Engineer at EMC Corporation Great emphasis is typically placed on the “mechanics” of agile development--its processes and tools. …”

“…Kevin holds a bachelor’s of science degree in electrical engineering (focusing on digital communications) from the University of Kentucky, and has authored or co-authored multiple books for Cisco Press, including: Voice over IP First-Step, CVOICE Foundation Learning Guide, TSHOOT Cert Kit, TSHOOT Official Certification Guide, and ROUTE Cert Kit. …”

“…In addition, it lays the foundation for the more advanced books to be added to in the architecture series in the near future. …”

“…Formulas are fully detailed for this custom oscillator that warn when the Relative Strength Index is failing to detect a trend reversal A comprehensive foundation of Gann analysis, with an explanation of how Gann Squares, the Gann Fan, and the Square of 9 are geometrically related to one another Methods for calculating Fibonacci retracements and swing projections in rapidly expanding or contracting markets A more expansive discussion of cycle analyses and their asymmetrical properties Each chapter presents the given topic as a separate building block, moving step-by-step through 150 charts that lead toward new methods of price triangulation. …”

“…You will also learn how to build financial applications by mastering concepts such as stocks, options, interest rates and their derivatives, and risk analytics using computational methods. With these foundations, you will learn to apply statistical analysis to time series data, and understand how time series data is useful for implementing an event-driven backtesting system and for working with high-frequency data in building an algorithmic trading platform. …”

“…What you will learn Write reliable and scalable software based on solid foundations Explore the cutting edge of computer science research Effectively solve complex architectural problems in a robust way Avoid unwanted outcomes such as errors or delays and focus on business logic Write parallel programs in a functional style using the actor model Use functional data structures and collections in your day-to-day work Who this book is for If you are from an imperative and OOP background, this book will guide you through the world of functional programming, irrespective of which programming language you use. …”

“…This will lay a strong foundation before you dive deep into understanding what it takes to design a secure network infrastructure and an architecture application using various security services in the cloud environment. …”

“…We will introduce key concepts and examples on managing and automating IT services, and help you build a solid foundation towards this new approach. You will then learn more about the power of tasks, events, and notifications. …”