As a co-founder of Symbian and former executive of Psion Software, David Wood has been actively involved in well over 100 smartphone development projects worldwide. Over the time spent on these projects, he has come to understand the key issues which determine the difference between successful and unsuccessful projects for Symbian OS. This book highlights and explains: How to tame the awesome inner complexity of smartphone technology Optimal project team organisation, combining agility and reliability The design and the philosophy behind key features of Symbian OS The potential trouble spots of smartphone integration, testing, and optimisation How to receive the full benefit of the diverse skills in the extensive Symbian partner ecosystem The methods that are most likely to deliver commercial success when using Symbian OS The wider significance of Symbian OS skills and expertise in the evolving mobile marketplace The particular importance of software leaders in bringing breakthrough smartphone products to the market

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• Processes and methods of financial statement analysis
• Framework for evaluating a company�s “quality of earnings”
• Identifies potential problem areas that need to be investigated
• Analytical tools and techniques to meet the objectives of different user groups

Essentials of Financial Analysis

Full
of valuable tips, techniques, illustrative real-world examples,
exhibits, and best practices, this handy and concise paperback will
help you stay up to date on the newest thinking, strategies,
developments, and technologies in financial analysis.

“Essentials
of Financial Analysis is a concise guide with the necessary resource
base for improved client selection by any professional whose practice
is outside the field of financial analysis. I wish that Essentials of
Financial Analysis had been available to me twenty-seven years ago when
I formed an engineering firm. Its use is highly recommended.”
�A. Ray Howland, PE, President, The Howland Company, Inc.

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How to take command of the wide, wonderful Web Thinking of launching a
Web site or an e-business? Want to jazz up the site you already have?
This book is jammed with secrets that entice Web wanderers to stop at
your site and return again. You’ll find out how to create a basic Web
page, enhance it using CSS and JavaScript, morph it into a complete
multipage site, add forms, video, and animation, and get a top ranking
from leading search engines. Here’s the perfect mix of technology and
creativity-the cool stuff you want to do, plus a thorough understanding
of the tools that let you do it. Use Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) to
maintain consistent formatting for a slick, professional look Improve
the quality of your site with XHTML, the next generation of markup
language Jazz up your site with appropriate use of color, graphics,
animation, and sound Discover how to improve your site design to make
it more user friendly Write your pages to make them search engine
friendly and improve your ranking automatically Check out all the
examples and much more at the author’s Web site:
www.intuitive.com/coolsites/

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Make phone calls, e-mail, track appointments, and even remember the
grocery list Wow - it’s a phone, a PDA, and an Internet connection, and
it’s one-fourth the size of this book! You need the book, though, to
explain in plain English what it can do. Find out how to use every
terrific feature built into your BlackBerry, make your life more
productive, and astonish everyone with your efficiency. Discover how to
* Manage e-mail from your BlackBerry * Protect data security * Upload
contacts from other phones * Set up speed dialing * Install a new
application * Sync your BlackBerry and back up data.

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Cisco Unity is the official unified messaging solution for the Cisco
Architecture for Voice, Video, and Integrated Data (AVVID) and
complements the full range of Cisco IP-based voice solutions, including
Cisco CallManager and Cisco Personal Assistant.

Cisco Unity Fundamentals
provides design and administration goals for migrating from PBX to
Cisco IP Telephony, as well as working in a mixed PBX/Cisco IP
Telephony environment. You will learn about the transition from the
traditional model, with separate architectures for voice-mail and
e-mail systems, to supporting unified messaging: e-mail, voice, and fax
messages delivered to a single inbox. You will also discover common
troubleshooting solutions, such as performance monitoring and the
importance of data collection for predicting future system
requirements.

Cisco Unity Fundamentals begins by
introducing the engineering aspects of Cisco Unity and then moves
quickly into the hardware and software platforms. Part I focuses on the
administration of Cisco Unity, describing the features, general setup,
and global settings. Part II describes installation and discusses
various types of integration with Cisco CallManager and other telephone
systems, including Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) proxy. Part II
also delves into networking with other voice-messaging systems. After
reading Cisco Unity Fundamentals, you will understand the system,
configuration, and on-going maintenance issues associated with a
successful Cisco Unity deployment.

This book is part of the
Cisco Press Fundamentals Series. Books in this series introduce
networking professionals to new networking technologies, covering
network topologies, example deployment concepts, protocols, and
management techniques.

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Boost takes you far beyond the C++ Standard Library, making C++
programming more elegant, robust, and productive. Now, for the first
time, a leading Boost expert systematically introduces the broad set of
Boost libraries and teaches best practices for their use.
Writing for intermediate-to-advanced C++ developers, Bj�rn Karlsson
briefly outlines all 58 Boost libraries, and then presents
comprehensive coverage of 12 libraries you’re likely to find especially
useful. Karlsson’s topics range from smart pointers and conversions to
containers and data structures, explaining exactly how using each
library can improve your code. He offers detailed coverage of
higher-order function objects that enable you to write code that is
more concise, expressive, and readable. He even takes you “behind the
scenes” with Boost, revealing tools and techniques for creating your
own generic libraries.

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The Spring Framework is a major open source application development framework that makes Java/J2EE(TM) development easier and more productive. This book shows you not only what Spring can do but why, explaining its functionality and motivation to help you use all parts of the framework to develop successful applications. You will be guided through all the Spring features and see how they form a coherent whole. In turn, this will help you understand the rationale for Spring’s approach, when to use Spring, and how to follow best practices. All this is illustrated with a complete sample application. When you finish the book, you will be well equipped to use Spring effectively in everything from simple Web applications to complex enterprise applications. What you will learn from this book * The core Inversion of Control container and the concept of Dependency Injection * Spring’s Aspect Oriented Programming (AOP) framework and why AOP is important in J2EE development * How to use Spring’s programmatic and declarative transaction management services effectively * Ways to access data using Spring’s JDBC functionality, iBATIS SQL Maps, Hibernate, and other O/R mapping frameworks * Spring services for accessing and implementing EJBs * Spring’s remoting framework Who this book is for This book is for Java/J2EE architects and developers who want to gain a deeper knowledge of the Spring Framework and use it effectively. Wrox Professional guides are planned and written by working programmers to meet the real-world needs of programmers, developers, and IT professionals. Focused and relevant, they address the issues technology professionals face every day. They provide examples, practical solutions, and expert education in new technologies, all designed to help programmers do a better job.

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Hundreds of thousands of new computer users are looking for
straightforward, easy-to-understand information on how to use the
latest version of Windows XP to make computing easier. Absolute
Beginner’s Guide to Microsoft Windows XP is the perfect tool to get
these new Windows users up and running, by focusing on how the features
of the operating system are used in everyday tasks. It includes the
latest coverage of Service Pack 1-the first update to Windows XP since
its 10/01 release. The book also serves as a useful resource for more
experienced computer users who have recently upgraded to XP.

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The indispensable troubleshooting resource for every Linux administrator, developer, support professional, and power user! Systematically resolve errors, crashes, hangs, performance slowdowns, unexpected behavior, and unexpected outputs Master essential Linux troubleshooting tools, including strace, gdb , kdb, SysRq, /proc , and more Includes production-ready data collection script that can save you hours in debugging remote mission-critical systems The indispensable start-to-finish troubleshooting guide for every Linux professional Now, there s a systematic, practical guide to Linux troubleshooting for every power user, administrator, and developer. In Self-Service Linux , two of IBM s leading Linux experts introduce a four-step methodology for identifying and resolving every type of Linux-related system or application problem: errors, crashes, hangs, performance slowdowns, unexpected behavior, and unexpected outputs. You ll learn exactly how to use Linux key troubleshooting tools to solve problems on your own and how to make more effective use of professional support services and the Linux community s knowledge. If you use Linux professionally, this book can dramatically increase your efficiency, productivity, and marketability. If you re involved with deploying or managing Linux in the enterprise, it can help you significantly reduce operations costs, enhance availability, and improve ROI. Discover proven best practices for diagnosing problems in Linux environments Leverage troubleshooting skills you ve developed with other platforms Learn to identify problems with strace , Linux most frequently used troubleshooting tool Use /proc to uncover crucial information about hardware, kernels, and processes Recompile open source applications with debug information Troubleshoot kernel recompilation problems Generate stack traces that simplify debugging Debug applications with gdb , including C++ and threaded applications Debug kernel crashes and hangs, one step at a time Understand the Executable and Linking Format (ELF), and use that knowledge for more effective debugging Assemble your own Linux troubleshooting toolkit Includes a production-ready data collection script that can save you hours or days in debugging mission-critical Linux systems! Copyright Pearson Education. All rights reserved.

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LDAP in the Solaris Operating Environment Deploying Secure Directory
Services Provides an in-depth discussion of Solaris Operating
Environment security methods and how they relate to LDAP as a naming
service Covers migration planning tips from NIS/NIS+ to an LDAP-based
naming service including capacity planning Presents an overview of LDAP
tools and toolkits, and how they are used to administer LDAP as a
naming service Discusses performance principles and benchmarking
techniques for optimizing directory server performance LDAP in the
Solaris Operating Environment is a follow-on to the Sun BluePrints book
Solaris and LDAP Naming Services, and describes the significant
improvements to the Solaris LDAP client and directory server. Deploying
the Solaris Secured LDAP Client is covered in detail. This Sun
BluePrints book introduces NIS/NIS+ migration tools and techniques to
aid in the transition to an LDAP-based naming service. Troubleshooting
tips, examples of extending Solaris authentication methods, and
examples of extending Solaris authentication methods using the
Pluggable Authentication Module (PAM) framework are provided.

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