Facing resistance when implementing new development process changes within an organization? Sometimes big changes need to be packaged to make them appear to be minor adjustments to the current process. This book shows you how! more »

Wondering what all this talk about Agile is about? This eBook provides a brief overview of the business reasons behind the evolution of agile development methods. The book discusses why agile methods were developed in the first place, what is different about agile methods, and the major benefits to tbe ... more »

Nat Idle, a San Francisco writer with a medical degree, narrowly survives an explosion in an Internet café after a stranger hands him a note warning him to exit immediately. The handwriting on the note belongs to his deceased girlfriend, a Silicon Valley venture capitalist whom he has obsessively been ... more »

How Winning Companies Sense and Respond to Change Using Real-Time Technology. Meet the future head-on with this incisive book that details emerging trends that will affect all businesses as they progress through the 21st century. Today's technology has become vital to the speed and performance of business ... more »

If you want to get venture capital, you'd better read this book. Companies will either brand or die. It's up to you. - Guy Kawasaki, CEO, Garage.com, Palo Alto, CA. Sooner or later every brand will have to deal with the Internet. [This] book is a roadmap for exploiting the unique brand-building opportunities ... more »

Few scientific topics since the theory of biological evolution have inspired as much controversy as artificial intelligence has. Even now, fifty years after the term first made its appearance in academic journals, many philosophers and more than a few prominent scientists and software programmers dismiss ... more »

As the Internet and intranets sag under the weight of user demand, and accusatory fingers point to routers as the bottleneck culprits, a host of new Internet Protocol (IP) switching technologies have appeared, promising rescue. But what kind of switch can actually deliver the reduced latency, improved ... more »

Microsoft's Internet Information Server 4.0 (included in the Windows NT 4.0 Option Pack) is emerging as the platform of choice for implementing corporate Intranets and Extranets, for Internet Service Providers, and for programmers developing complex Web-based applications. This practical, task-oriented ... more »

Cisco Security Architectures demystifies access lists, the PIX Firewall, and how to secure a Cisco based network. In today's age of remote users and widespread Internet access, security continues to be of utmost importance to network administrators and engineers. This important, comprehensive guide shows ... more »

Integrate voice and data traffic on your Cisco network. If you're ready for the economy and versatility of combining voice and data on your Cisco-based network, Cisco Packetized Voice & Data Integration, by Robert Caputo, packs all the know-how you need to plan, design and implement an all-in- one ... more »

The first complete guide to the installation, operation, and management of Virtual Private Networks (VPN), a fast-growing technology framework that lets organizations use the Internet as their own private network. Shows how all the pieces of VPN architecture fit together: encryption, authentication, ... more »

Since VPN technology has emerged as the number one choice for building secure networks over the Internet, IT Manager's Guide to Virtual Private Networks, by David Leon Clark, should serve as your number one reference choice! It's the perfect tool for implementing economic, efficient, secure electronic ... more »