Computer Science Books

New and Published Books

1. Advances in Enterprise Information Systems II

   Edited by Charles Moller, Sohail Chaudhry

   For many years now Enterprise Information Systems have been critical in helping businesses successfully navigate the global market. The development that started with design and implementation of integrated systems has evolved to incorporate a multitude of perspectives and ideas. The...

   Published May 24th 2012 by CRC Press
2. Intelligent Technologies for Web Applications

   By Priti Srinivas Sajja, Rajendra Akerkar

   Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery Series

   The Internet has become an integral part of human life, yet the web still utilizes mundane interfaces to the physical world, which makes Internet operations somewhat mechanical, tedious, and less human-oriented. Filling a large void in the literature, Intelligent Technologies for Web Applications...

   Published May 20th 2012 by Chapman and Hall/CRC
3. Shadow Algorithms Data Miner

   By Andrew Woo, Pierre Poulin

   Digital shadow generation continues to be an important aspect of visualization and visual effects in film, games, simulations, and scientific applications. This resource offers a thorough picture of the motivations, complexities, and categorized algorithms available to generate digital shadows....

   Published May 20th 2012 by A K Peters/CRC Press
4. Managing the Insider Threat

   No Dark Corners

   By Nick Catrantzos

   An adversary who attacks an organization from within can prove fatal to the organization and is generally impervious to conventional defenses. Drawn from the findings of an award-winning thesis, Managing the Insider Threat: No Dark Corners is the first comprehensive resource to use social science...

   Published May 16th 2012 by CRC Press
5. Web 2.0 and Beyond

   Principles and Technologies

   By Paul Anderson

   Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Textbooks in Computing

   Web 2.0 and Beyond: Principles and Technologies draws on the author’s iceberg model of Web 2.0, which places the social Web at the tip of the iceberg underpinned by a framework of technologies and ideas. The author incorporates research from a range of areas, including business, economics,...

   Published May 14th 2012 by Chapman and Hall/CRC
6. Project Management Concepts, Methods, and Techniques

   By Claude H. Maley

   Series: ESI International Project Management Series

   In order to succeed in today’s increasingly competitive environment, corporations, companies, governments, and nonprofit organizations must be conversant with modern project management techniques. This is especially true for individuals looking to remain professionally competitive. Illustrating...

   Published May 14th 2012 by Auerbach Publications
7. Knitting the Semantic Web

   Edited by Jane Greenberg, Eva Méndez Rodriguez

   The Semantic Web, extends the popular, day-to-day Web, enabling computers and people to effectively work together by giving information well-defined meaning. Knitting the Semantic Web explains the interdisciplinary efforts underway to build a more library-like Web through “semantic knitting.” The...

   Published May 14th 2012 by Routledge
8. Media Networks

   Architectures, Applications, and Standards

   Edited by Hassnaa Moustafa, Sherali Zeadally

   A rapidly growing number of services and applications along with a dramatic shift in users’ consumption models have made media networks an area of increasing importance. Do you know all that you need to know? Supplying you with a clear understanding of the technical and deployment challenges,...

   Published May 13th 2012 by CRC Press
9. Hacking Capitalism

   The Free and Open Source Software Movement

   By Johan Söderberg

   Series: Routledge Research in Information Technology and Society

   The Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) movement demonstrates how labour can self-organise production, and, as is shown by the free operating system GNU/Linux, even compete with some of the worlds largest firms. The book examines the hopes of such thinkers as Friedrich Schiller, Karl Marx, Herbert...

   Published May 9th 2012 by Routledge
10. Ethics in IT Outsourcing

    By Tandy Gold

    Series: Applied Software Engineering Series

    In IT divisions and organizations, the need to execute in a competitive and complex technical environment while demonstrating personal integrity can be a significant personal and organizational challenge. Supplying concrete guidelines for those at an ethical crossroads, Ethics in IT Outsourcing...

    Published May 8th 2012 by Auerbach Publications