This book teaches Business Analysts to model business processes in JBoss jBPM and generate workflow application code from their models without Java coding expertise. It is a full toolkit for anyone wanting to implement Business Process Management correctly, covering tasks common to all BPM implementations, although it is focused on popular, free, open-source jBPM, with its flexible, scalable process engine, pluggable modular architecture, and easy programming model (jPDL) blending the best of Java and declarative techniques. The practical approach with step-by-step instructions uses a realistic case study to explore and explain BPM, model creation, and implementation. It covers: efficient, standards-friendly mapping of business processes; ... Read more »

Review
"This book is recommended reading, both as a textbook and as a reference." (Computing Reviews.com, December 28, 2006)

Book Description
The latest edition of this classic is updated with new problem sets and material

The Second Edition of this fundamental textbook maintains the book's tradition of clear, thought-provoking instruction. Readers are provided once again with an instructive mix of mathematics, physics, statistics, and information theory.

All the essential topics in information theory are covered in detail, including entropy, data compression, channel capacity, rate distortion, network information theory, and hypothesis testing. The authors provide readers with a solid understanding of the underlying theory and applications. Problem sets and a telegraphic s... Read more »

By
Eric Cole, Independant network security consultant and speaker, USA
Sandra Ring, Deputy Directory for Research at the TSGI Advanced Technology Research Center, USA

Description
The Secret Service, FBI, NSA, CERT (Computer Emergency Response Team) and George Washington University have all identified ?Insider Threats? as one of the most significant challenges facing IT, security, law enforcement, and intelligence professionals today. This book will teach IT professional and law enforcement officials about the dangers posed by insiders to their IT infrastructure and how to mitigate these risks by designing and implementing secure IT systems as well as security and human resource policies. The book will begin by identifying the types of insiders who are most likely to pose a threat. Next... Read more »

Service-Oriented Architecture: SOA Strategy, Methodology, and
Technology (c) by AUERBACH

Aggressively being adopted by organizations in all markets,
service-oriented architecture (SOA) is a framework enabling business
process improvement for gaining competitive advantage. Service-Oriented
Architecture (SOA): Strategy, Methodology, and Technology guides you
through the challenges of deploying SOA. It demonstrates conclusively
that strategy and methodology are the keys to implementing SOA and
provides the methodology needed for SOA success. The book examines the
role of both non-agile and agile project management techniques for
deploying SOA. Its methodology applies frameworks of governance,
communications, product realization, project management, architecture,
... Read more »

How do the experts solve difficult problems in software development? In this unique and insightful book, leading computer scientists offer case studies that reveal how they found unusual, carefully designed solutions to high-profile projects. You will be able to look over the shoulder of major coding and design experts to see problems through their eyes.
This is not simply another design patterns book, or another software engineering treatise on the right and wrong way to do things. The authors think aloud as they work through their project’s architecture, the tradeoffs made in its construction, and when it was important to break rules. Beautiful Code is an opportunity for master... Read more »

It has been more than twenty years since desktop publishing reinvented design, and it’s clear that there is a growing need for designers and artists to learn programming skills to fill the widening gap between their ideas and the capability of their purchased software. This book is an introduction to the concepts of computer programming within the context of the visual arts. It offers a comprehensive reference and text for Processing (www.processing.org), an open-source programming language that can be used by students, artists, designers, architects, researchers, and anyone who wants to program images, animation, and interactivity.
The ideas in Processing have been tested in ... Read more »

What is good code? Writing good code is really a question about what the code is trying to solve. (And good code is not to be confused with patterns–because not all pieces of good code are patterns.) We debate about good code because there is not just a single piece of good code, but so many good pieces of code. And each good piece of code depends on the context in which it is used.
How to Code .NET: Tips and Tricks for Coding .NET 1.1 and .NET 2.0 Applications Effectively provides solutions to certain problems. That is, specific problems. This book provides detailed, authoritative explanations of good .NET coding techniques. It’s based on award-winning material that author Christian Gross has previously presented at ... Read more »

Investing Online for Dummies is an invaluable resource for those who want to take advantage of the timely nature of the Internet for online investing. Author Kathleen Sindell covers all the bases for the online investor including setting up stock screens, selecting mutual funds, fishing for IPOs, and online banking and trading. This book is loaded with links to investment res... Read more »