Integration-Ready Architecture and Design: Software Engineering with XML, Java, .NET, Wireless, Speech, and Knowledge Technologies

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Written by a software architect and experienced trainer, the book brilliantly integrates theory and practice, going from foundations and concepts to architecture, design, and code examples. Through deep insights into almost all areas of modern CIS and IT, Zhuk provides an entry into the new world of integrated knowledge and software engineering. Readers will learn the "what's, why's, and how's" on: J2EE, J2ME, .NET, JSAPI, JMS, JMF, SALT, VoiceXML, WAP, 802.11, CDNA, GPRS, CycL, XML, and multiple XML-based technologies including RDF, DAML, SOAP, UDDI, and WDSL. The book turns these abbreviations into understandable concepts and examples. Students, architects, designers, and management benefit from innovative ideas and detailed examples for building multi-dimensional worlds of enterprise applications and creating distributed knowledge marketplace.

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Very exciting new approach to integration.......2005-04-12

This book was very solid technically, and a fascinating read. On the development side, it is filled with ideas and examples, some of which showed me completely different approaches to common problems. Conceptually, the book is even richer, not only explaining complex technologies in simple ways, but showing how some seemingly unrelated technological developments from the past few years can fit and work together. Overall, I think the book's most worthwhile aspect is the way it married its overall vision, which anticipates the future of integration and knowledge-driven computing, with very specific design and code examples that I could incorporate into my practice right away. A top book for people who want to stay ahead of the pack in the latest practical developments that will shape information architecture for the future.

Accounting: What the Numbers Mean w/ Student Study Resource: Study Outline/Ready Notes/Solutions to Odd Number Problems&Net Tutor Package

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Seems intentionally confusing
Trish
This text is terrible
What a waste of money
Very confusing text

Accounting: What the Numbers Mean w/ Student Study Resource: Study Outline/Ready Notes/Solutions to Odd Number Problems&Net Tutor Package
David Marshall , Wayne William McManus , and Daniel Viele
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ASIN: 0072478543

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Accounting: What The Numbers Mean, 5e, was written to meet the needs of non-accountants who want a basic understanding of financial statements, and who want to learn how to use accounting information in the financial decision-making process. The reader is introduced to basic concepts supporting financial statements and managerial accounting information. Students learn what financial statements do and do not communicate. A complete annual report is included in the appendix.

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Seems intentionally confusing.......2007-03-25

I'm just starting a class that requires this book. I don't have a financial background. The book is confusing. It seems like the chapters outline basic principles. However, when it comes to doing the homework problems, the text asks things that were poorly covered and/or obscure.

I wish I didn't have to take this class and could get my money back.

Trish.......2006-02-27

I gave this book one star because there are no negative numbers available. The other reviews here are all true! This is a horrible textbook that jumps from subject to subject quickly, gives simplistic examples in the chapter and then throws complex homework problems with new components not explained in the chapter--oh and don't let me forget to mention that the terminology changes from chapter to homework as well! A friend with two masters (business and engineering) became so frustrated trying to help with a problem that he threw his hands up. The terminology kept throwing him off.

If you are supposed to buy this text I suggest you either show these to college administration ahead of time, or take another class. This is so bad I won't even sell mine back. I'm throwing it in my grill to burn.

This text is terrible.......2005-11-16

This book lacks effective structure, or comprehensible structure at least, and the writing is both tedious and meandering. Many of the examples are minimally useful and some are only vaguely associated to the concepts they are meant to support. Useless! This book wasted the time I had taken from my family to study accounting. Why would anyone select this text for a graduate level class???

What a waste of money.......2005-10-17

This textbook is fullllllll of inaccuracies. Additionally, the author gets some sort of sick thrill from giving really simple, insufficient examples in the chapters, and then giving over-the-top difficult questions in the homework. This author also loves to ramble and make this already tedious subject just as incomprehensible as he can possibly make it. My husband is a CFO and could NOT believe how horrible this book is. It's that bad. Students should demand that a different textbook be required.

Very confusing text.......2005-02-09

I found this textbook to be very confusing. It doesn't spend enough time elaborating on each topic before it moves on to the next.

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Gaulin's Ready...Net...Go!
Dennis K. Gaulin
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Gaulin's Ready...Net...Go! is an internet guide for credit and financial professionals. Designed by the Director of Credit for a Fortune 500 company, this practical and focused guide will improve your ability to reach better credit decisions. The internet provides access to the growing number of databases, many of which are only available electronically. Prepackaged information is for the most part historical. Up to the minute awareness has not been available from traditional sources.

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This digital document is an article from Journal of Property Management, published by Institute of Real Estate Management on March 1, 2003. The length of the article is 351 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Get Ready For the Net Generation
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Groove Networks ships `production ready' add-in toolkit for Microsoft Visual Studio .NET.(Brief Article): An article from: EDP Weekly's IT Monitor

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This digital document is an article from EDP Weekly's IT Monitor, published by Millin Publishing, Inc. on February 17, 2003. The length of the article is 504 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Guardian angel: now called active capital, the former ACE-Net website is completely revamped and ready to help match companies with angel capital.(Raising ... Network): An article from: Entrepreneur

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This digital document is an article from Entrepreneur, published by Entrepreneur Media, Inc. on March 1, 2005. The length of the article is 1069 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Internet - only "starting" to change the world
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Is your business ready for the Net? Amir Hartman and John Sifonis say it better be, and they aren't just talking about a snazzy corporate Web site when they ask that question in Net Ready. Instead, the two managing directors at Cisco's Internet Business Solutions Group are referring to "seamless interactivity" organization-wide, the recognition that manipulating customers is no longer easy--nor, for that matter, desirable--and other realities and requirements in the still-evolving commercial climate they've dubbed the "E-conomy." Their book's opening section offers real-world trends and scenarios as a "framework to which emerging network-based businesses can map themselves," along with a "Net Readiness Scorecard" to measure preparedness in the core areas of leadership, governance, competencies, and technology. The second explores "using the Net to exploit new opportunities" by transforming products and markets, business processes, and entire industries. (They show, for example, how AOL reconceived itself from ISP to media company, how Ford connected with suppliers online, and how Schwab countered competitors by redefining the cyberbrokerage.) The third examines how everything comes together at Cisco Systems, and summarizes lessons learned--in 11 guiding principles. This is a serious book for those serious about doing business in the 21st century. --Howard Rothman

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TheWall Street Journal Business Bestseller!

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CISCO is the global standard not just for internetworking but for Web sales strategies that work. CISCO has made itself the pre-eminent player in the new global economy. Net Ready shows how this vibrant company has done it and how anyone else can apply its unique strategies to succeed on the Web. It's not a blueprint but a set of flexible strategies for Web successa unique toolkit for every company ready to seize the Internet's limitless business potential. Net Ready explores the 12 tactics that have catapulted CISCO to the forefront, including its trademark concept of "informatization," which involves giving away the product and profiting from the information about the transaction.

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Net Ready shows how CISCO has made itself the pre-eminent player in the new global economy -- and how anyone else can apply CISCO's unique strategies to succeed on the Web.

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Internet - only "starting" to change the world.......2005-05-05

Dotcom bust or not, the Internet is transforming the world around us.

It's been a bit since Net Ready was published and change is in the air. Nonetheless, the book stands the test of time in my opinion. The strategic frameworks and tools are very applicable with today's companies.

In Net Ready, the authors, managing directors at Cisco, ask the question "Is your business ready for the Net?" Amir Hartman and John Sifonis say it better be, and they aren't just talking about snazzy web sites. Instead, the two advocate weaving the net into the business core.

Net Ready is arranged in three segments:

Part I - Strategies for success in the Economy
Part II - Techniques for creating sustainable E-conomy value
Part III - Net readiness realities

Of particular interest are the four pillars of Net readiness.

Leadership
Governance
Competencies
Technology

How Net Ready are You? on page 32 to 34 will offer a quick assessment of your company's strengths as well as areas in need of attention.

I must add this book is directed toward top managers in organizations who are serious about conducting internet business. It's not about how to design "cool" web sites or how to sell stuff on the web. Instead, the book is about moving from mere e-commerce to e-business, that is, integrating various internet technologies into the heart of your enterprise.

Net Ready may be summed up by the statement "Get 'Net Ready' or get left in the dust." Although the dotcom bust made us sit up and take notice, it also gave us a chance to reflect. The Internet is revolutionizing economies, industries, and individual companies - just as the automobile did just over a hundred years ago. The decision is yours, you can get moving or get run over.

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Michael Davis - Editor, Byvation

Things to think about.......2003-05-21

Reads like a great road map for business. Cisco's philosophy comes through and makes us all wonder why our companies don't do the things that they do. It all makes perfect sense. Sifonis is wonderful and provides great insight to just another way to create a positive experience for the customer.

Good job, and I give you 5 stars

Mingling with Genius.......2002-01-14

Would you like to mingle with genius? Then I suggest curling up with Net Ready: Strategies for Success in the E-conomy. Technophobes, technophiles, and everyone in between will be drawn into a provocative journey with 10,000-foot views and stunning strategic implications that prove to be profound, fascinating, and thought-provoking.

And all this insightful information is written with clarity and exquisitely-crafted language, resulting in a meaty read that is hard to put down. Consider this gem:

"Knowledge management..has fallen on hard times because of a fundamental problem... The problem is that people prefer to hoard knowledge rather than share it. We have studied centuries of human organizations and have found that people are addicted to accumulating information, much as they are addicted to accumulating wealth and power. People have found little percentage in sharing information or giving it away. In most organizations, knowledgement management initiatives shrivel in the face of unrecognized human aversion to sharing what is known to be true, and even worse for the organization, sharing what is known to be false. People will always share their knowledge of victories before they share knowledge of where the bodies are buried." (p.23)

The authors balance keen observations of the current state in many organizations with what it will take to enable any organization to be net-ready. The model they propose begins with four pillars of net readiness, which are leadership, governance, competencies, and technology. Then they describe eleven trends in e-business that have changed or will change virtually every facet of life as we know it. These trends will define not only business behavior but individual behavior as well.

They also detail techniques for creating sustainable e-conomy value, which include product and market transformation, business process transformation, and industry transformation. The authors, who are from Cisco, illustrate the key points with provocative and exciting details from a broad range of businesses and industries. Unlike many books which use the same stale case studies, the authors provide plenty of fresh examples. In discussing brand equity and channel equity, they cite 7-Eleven, which

"harnesses this channel equity not only to expand the notion of convenience beyond bread and milk, but also to create a whole array of financial services. Consumers trust 7-Eleven's channel equity when they buy money orders, make cash transfers, and engage in a growing number of financial services...In Japan, for example, 7-Eleven has partnered with a company that allows consumers to print books on demand at convenience stores." (p. 291)

In addition to these examples of successful e-business initiatives and the history of their development, the authors scatter "Net Ready Strategies" throughout the book, which provide very concrete examples to stimulate your thinking about the future of your own business.

If you are interested and excited about future possibilities, read this book; you won't be able to put it down!

getting e-it.......2001-10-13

There are lots of books out there on business being conducted on the Internet. This book brings together a pretty straight forward story without the cloak of hype that comes with so many. If you are really going to do the "e-thing" then take this one to the bank.

The Honeymoon is over.......2001-07-29

Having read this book when it first came out, I thought it fell a bit short on the impact of new business models, and that it focused too much on concepts that were no longer relevant for the new economy.

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"The two most important assets for any entrepreneur are a big idea and enough money to turn that idea into a business. Terri Lonier and Lisa Aldisert have supplied a hands-on manual for getting the capital you need to do something big with your idea. Don't just read this book. Keep it by your desk as a guide and mentor." -William C. Taylor Founding Editor, Fast Company magazine.

It not only takes money to start a business; it also takes money to stay in business. And borrowing from the bank isn't the only way to go. There are all sorts of financing sources out there-from finance companies to "angels" and from leasing to strategic alliances-you just have to know where to look. Small business experts Terri Lonier and Lisa Aldisert provide the essential tools and techniques you need to find and grow your money masterfully. Combining basic money issues with a strong dose of common sense, the authors take you step-by-step through any and all financial situations, and help you position your company for the future.

This indispensable guidebook will teach you:
* How to anticipate when you will need money
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* How to package your company for investors
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