Addison-Wesley
CMMI for outsourcing guidelines for software, systems, and IT acquisition.
Members of GM's global systems development organization and SEI's acquisition support program introduce the 16 core process areas of CMMI for acquisition (CMMI-ACQ), and illustrate the concepts through a case study following an example IT acquisition project. Intended for executives, the book explains how to formulate an acquisition strategy, write requests for proposals, translate requirements into practical design constraints, manage suppliers and projects, and accelerate acquisition improvement within an organization. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Designing forms with Microsoft Office Infopath and forms services 2007.
This book guides information workers and application developers in designing XML-based forms using Microsoft Office InfoPath and Forms Services 2007. Beginning with a primer on the fundamentals of InfoPath, 21 chapters detail tasks for customizing, integrating, and extending form templates, including: working with data, adding custom business logic, submitting and receiving data using ADO.NET, updating templates, publishing to e-mail, among others. Code examples are included. Jean Paoli, cocreator of XML 1.0 an InfoPath, authored the foreword. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Doing objects in Visual basic 2005.
Kurata, a pioneer in object oriented programming and Visual Basic, here offers a concise guide that includes insider techniques and strategies. She assumes even the most experienced need a refresher now and again and provides a comprehensive introduction to object orientation in the .NET environment, moving on to the details of designing software and building projects, including the user interface layer and business logic layer. With examples of code and step-by-step directions she covers class tools and techniques, binding the user interface tot he business objects, and building the data access layer. Throughout she supplies summaries, tips on building along with the text, additional reading, and exercises with instructions. The result is an accessible handbook and study guide that features helpful screen shots and illustrations and a logical build-up from the basics and theories to practical applications. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Endpoint security.
Intended for security managers, this book uses a process control model to explain why securing the endpoint is the best approach for managing the problem of network contamination and infestation. Separate chapters on Windows, Apple OS X, Linux, PDAs, and embedded devices customize the approach for checking the health of a system, hardening the operating system, securing applications, limiting access to the network, and installing vendor tools. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Practical software estimation; function point methods for insourced and outsourced projects.
Parthasarathy has been actively involved in software development and delivery for 20-plus years; he is currently based in Bangalore, India, with Infosys Technologies Ltd., one of the world's largest providers of IT-enabled business solutions. He offers a text on estimating insourced and outsourced software projects, as well as projects blending both approaches, for project and IT managers, individual developers, systems designers, architects, executives, consultants, and outsourcers. Coverage includes estimating all types of software projects, including "fresh" development, reengineering, and maintenance; incorporating the impact of key elements — scope, environment, experience, tools — on estimates; the steps of Function Point (FP) analysis; FP methods for any platform or business function; and other software project estimation needs. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Scaling software agility; best practices for large enterprises.
Leffingwell is a renowned software development methodologist, author, and software team coach; during the past five years he has applied his experience to the implementation of agile methods at scale with entrepreneurial teams as well as distributed, multinational corporations. In this text, he explains how agile methods — generally defined and recommended primarily to small teams — can be applied to enterprise-class development. Coverage includes an overview of software agility; detailed discussion of the seven agile team practices that scale; and an additional set of capabilities, guidelines, principles, practices, and insights that will allow an organization to apply agility at virtually any level of application or system scale. For software developers, testers and QA personnel, managers and team leads, and software organization executives. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Sears and Zemansky's university physics; with modern physics, 12th ed.
This is a basic, well-tried introductory physics text for the undergraduate classroom, beginning with chapters on mechanics and continuing through waves and acoustics, thermodynamics, electromagnetism, and optics, to arrive (in this version) at eight final chapters on modern physics. The 12th edition presents the same material as the previous edition but now incorporates many learning aids, including a focused four-part problem-solving method in each of the chapter examples, a list of learning goals for each chapter, enhanced end-of-chapter problems, and more detail in the figures. Other learning aids are on the online component, including tutorials. (A student access kit is included for creating an account to use the online materials.) (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
