“…New OpenGL features covered in this edition include Best practices and sample code for taking full advantage of shaders and the entire shading pipeline (including geometry and tessellation shaders) Integration of general computation into the rendering pipeline via compute shaders Techniques for binding multiple shader programs at once during application execution Latest GLSL features for doing advanced shading techniques Additional new techniques for optimizing graphics program performance…”

“…In this section you also learn how to use the powerful Spotlight search feature to perform some tasks that might surprise you, but are guaranteed to help you save time. …”

“…Coverage includes Understanding recent dramatic changes in enterprise software delivery requirements and practices Overcoming false assumptions, outdated data and delivery models, and inexperience with strategy, innovation, education, or research Incorporating integrators and partners in centers of excellence that specialize in delivering business value Establishing team-based practices that encourage agility, scalability, and quality Building adaptive software factories that integrate real-time feedback and respond rapidly to change Using virtualized collaborative infrastructure to connect worldwide teams for developing software, assembling solutions, and delivering results Transcending barriers related to geography, organization, skills, and culture If you’re an enterprise software leader, strategist, or practitioner, this book can help you improve every facet of performance you care about, including agility, quality, predictability, innovation, and value…”

“…Coverage includes • Mastering all of the JavaScript concepts and terminology you need to write new programs or efficiently modify existing code • Creating robust, secure code for both the design and development levels • Maximizing usability, reusability, accessibility, clarity, security, and performance • Taking full advantage of the browser environments your code will run in • Accessing the DOM to create behaviors and data interactions • Storing data for easy and efficient access • Using variables, functions, loops, and other core language features • Interacting with users through events • Communicating with servers through Ajax • Improving your productivity with JavaScript libraries…”

“…For your existing ProtecTIER solution, this guide provides preferred practices and suggestions to boost the performance and the effectiveness of the data deduplication with regards to your application platforms for your VTL, OST, and FSI systems. …”

“…WHATEVER YOUR ROLE IN THE BUSINESS, YOU’LL LEARN HOW TO: Launch a blog that truly represents the best of your business Create a comprehensive, long-term blogging strategy to maximize the return on investment (ROI) from your blog Staff your blogging initiative Integrate blogs with other offline and online marketing programs, including social networking websites Use your blog to drive customers and prospects to the business Push up-to-the-minute information to customers via RSS Build a thriving online community—and learn from what it tells you Manage comments (and decide whether to have them) Operate successful contests and sweepstakes campaigns on your blog Utilize podcasts, vlogs, microblogging, and other new techniques Gain business value from hot new Web 3.0 technologies, including widgets, mashups, personal agents, and the Semantic Web Track your blog performance, spot and respond to trends, and translate and report data you receive from your blog…”

“…CUTTING-EDGE COVERAGE OF THESE TOPICS AND MUCH MORE: Creating effective web/online marketing plans and budgets Integrating online and traditional marketing Designing great sites--including ecommerce sites Getting actionable answers from web analytics Profiting from search engine marketing (SEM) and optimization (SEO) Executing winning pay-per-click and display ad campaigns Developing effective email lists and campaigns Building two-way conversations with customers and prospects Marketing on Facebook, Twitter, and other social media Creating an online PR media room Marketing through YouTube and podcasts Selling through iPhone and Android apps Managing web/online marketing coherently and efficiently Tracking performance--and improving it! Technical accuracy guaranteed by Econsultancy’s Rebecca Lieb…”

“…. ¿ More than ever before, HR practitioners must empirically demonstrate a clear link between their practices and firm performance. In Investing in People , Wayne F. Cascio and John W. …”

“…Understand how wireless home networks work Compare today’s wireless standards, and choose the right one for you Design your wireless network for maximum convenience, reliability, and simplicity Secure your network, step by step–and keep it secure Troubleshoot failed connections, poor coverage, and slow performance Temporarily allow guests onto your network without exposing your data Use your network to listen to music, view video, and play video games anywhere in your home Preview and prepare for tomorrow’s wireless technologies Wireless Home Networking Simplified cuts through the confusion, demystifies the technologies, and helps you make the most of wireless... quickly, simply, painlessly. …”

“…Coverage includes A practical introduction to the essentials of realtime 3D graphics Core OpenGL 4.3 techniques for rendering, transformations, and texturing Foundational math for creating interesting 3D graphics with OpenGL Writing your own shaders, with examples to get you started Cross-platform OpenGL, including essential platform-specific API initialization material for Linux, OS X, and Windows Vertex processing, drawing commands, primitive processing, fragments, and framebuffers Using compute shaders to harness today’s graphics cards for more than graphics Monitoring and controlling the OpenGL graphics pipeline Advanced rendering: light simulation, artistic and non-photo-realistic rendering, and deferred shading Modern OpenGL debugging and performance optimization Bonus material and sample code are available from the companion Web site, openglsuperbible.com…”

“…It helps students better prepare for class, quizzes, and exams–resulting in better performance in the course–and provides educators a dynamic set of tools for gauging individual and class progress. …”

“…These tasks include: review of program plans development of the formal test plan creation of test documentation (test design, test cases, test software, and test procedures) acquisition of automated testing tools test execution updating the test documentation tailoring the model for projects of all sizes Whether you are an experienced test engineer looking for ways to improve your testing process, a new test engineer hoping to learn how to perform a good testing process, a newly assigned test manager or team leader who needs to learn more about testing, or a process improvement leader, this book will help you maximize your effectiveness…”

“…In this book, well-known authors and database experts Darl Kuhn, Sam Alapati, and Arup Nanda have created a set of examples encompassing the gamut of backup and recovery tasks that you might need to perform. Sometimes, especially when the heat is on, a good example is what you need to get started towards a solution. …”

“…Au sommaire Introduction à Zend Framework Cahier des charges de l'application Installation et prise en main Composants de base Accès aux bases de données Architecture MVC : première approche Architecture MVC avancée Sessions, authentification et autorisations Internationalisation Performances Sécurité Interopérabilité et services web Composants e-mails, PDF et formulaires Outils et méthodologie (Zend Studio pour Eclipse) Utilisation avancée des composants Annexes : qu'est-ce qu'un framework, rappels sur les bases de données, la programmation orientée objet, motifs de conception, MVC, PHP, Subversion, PHPUnit…”

“…• Prioritize—because you can’t measure, listen to, and analyze everything • Use analysis to craft experiences that profoundly reflect each customer’s needs, expectations, and behaviors • Measure real social media ROI: sales, leads, and customer satisfaction • Track the performance of all paid, earned, and owned social media channels • Leverage “listening data” way beyond PR and marketing: for strategic planning, product development, and HR • Start optimizing web and social content in real time • Implement advanced tools, processes, and algorithms for accurately measuring influence • Integrate paid and social data to drive more value from both • Make the most of surveys, focus groups, and offline research synergies • Focus new marketing and social media investments where they’ll deliver the most value Foreword by Scott Monty Global Head of Social Media, Ford Motor Company…”

“…Use Configuration Manager 2012 to deliver software and updates in highly-distributed environments including datacenters, clouds, and mobile devices Reliably manage and report on assets with Configuration Manager 2012 Perform monitoring, alerting, operations, and security reporting with Operations Manager 2012 Use Data Protection Manager 2012to protect file systems, SQL, Microsoft Exchange, and SharePoint Leverage Data Protection Manager 2012’s improved central monitoring and remote recovery Run Hyper-V virtualized environments with VMM 2012—including new private clouds and mixed private/public fabrics Use Service Manager 2012 to provide top-down integration, and use Orchestrator 2012 for bottom-up process automation and integration “glue” Give users an efficient self-service portal for creating service and incident requests and browsing service catalogs Manage service offerings and implement enterprise-wide change control with Service Manager 2012 Ensure compliance by creating, executing, and repeating auditable, documented processes with Orchestrator 2012…”

“…The book assumes a working knowledge of calculus, statistics, and Excel, but it teaches techniques from statistical analysis, probability, and stochastic processes sufficient to enable the reader to calibrate probability distributions and create the simulations that are used on Wall Street to valuate various financial instruments correctly, model the risk dimensions of trading strategies, and perform the numerically intensive analysis of risk measures required by various regulatory agencies…”

“…Finally, the Appendixes provide information about High Performance Storage System (HPSS) and IBM FlashSystem Storage. …”

“…Plan and execute a smooth OpsMgr 2012 deployment or migration Move toward application-centered management in complex environments Secure OpsMgr 2012, and assure compliance through Audit Collection Services Implement dashboards, identify trends, and improve forecasting Maintain and protect each of your OpsMgr 2012 databases Monitor virtually any application, environment, or device: client-based, .NET, distributed, networked, agentless, or agent-managed Use synthetic transactions to monitor application performance and responsiveness Install UNIX/Linux cross-platform agents Integrate OpsMgr into virtualized environments Manage and author management packs and reports Automate key tasks with PowerShell, agents, and alerts Create scalable management clouds for service provider/multi-tenant environments Use OpsMgr 2012 Service Pack 1 with Windows Server 2012 and SQL Server 2012…”

“…For your existing ProtecTIER solution, this guide provides best practices and suggestions to boost the performance and the effectiveness of the data deduplication with regards to your application platforms for your VTL, OST, and FSI systems. …”