Version 2.0 of the .NET Framework will offer powerful
enhancements to ADO.NET that will give application and service
developers unprecedented control over their data. In A First Look at ADO.NET and System.Xml v. 2.0,
Microsoft’s lead program manager on XML technologies joins with two
leading .NET and XML experts to present a comprehensive preview of
tomorrow’s ADO.NET and System.Xml classes.

Drawing
on the first .NET Framework 2.0 Technology Preview Release, the authors
introduce powerful new techniques for simplifying development,
enhancing flexibility, and leveraging .NET’s new support for emerging
XML standards. They also preview important new synergies between .NET
Framework 2.0, XML, and the next version of SQL Server (code-named
“Yukon”).

This book’s detailed coverage includes:

• Clear explanations of Microsoft’s data-access intentions and directions–so you’ll be ready when .NET 2.0 arrives
• A brief overview of ObjectSpaces–the exciting new technology for using objects that represent and hold their own data
• Major improvements in bulk loading, batch execution, and paging
• Support for truly asynchronous connection and command operations
• In-process server-side cursors for programmatic data processing within stored procedures
• XML class improvements that enhance standards support, promote integration, and maximize performance
• Beyond SQLXML 3.0: leveraging XQuery and XML Views in distributed query processing
• Better support for storing XML data and integrating relational and XML data management
• “Yukon’s” new XML data type: using SQL Server as an XML document store

You probably have your favorite blogs to visit each day, but there are countless other blogs that you could never find on your own and that could potentially be added to the top of your favorites! Blogosphere: Best of Blogs is a collection of the blogs you’ve heard about and the ones still waiting to be discovered. Organized into sections based on interests and moods, you’ll find a listing of the best blogs out there, along with the reasons why they’ve made the list. Complete with searching tips and strategies, Blogosphere will help you find the greatest voices in the blogging universe.

As a system administrator or security professionals, you probably find yourself inundated each day with a deluge of log files from seemingly countless devices, servers, and applications on your network ranging from Windows Server to Snort to your PIX firewall and everything in between. At times, the task of “seeing the forest through the trees” to extract useful, repeatable information from these logs may seem almost impossible. This unique book will show you how to use a combination of open source software such as Tcpdstats, and Snort perfmonitor to create succinct, meaningful reports that give you the big picture of your network’s overall health and well being. So, if you need to analyze and prioritize everything from how much of your bandwidth is devoted to browsing ESPN.com, to the most targeted machines in your IDS logs, this is the book for you. This book teaches IT professionals how to analyze, manage, and automate their security log files to generate useful, repeatable information that can be use to make their networks more efficient and secure using primarily open source tools.

The book begins by discussing the “Top 10″ security logs that every IT professional should be regularly analyzing. These 10 logs cover everything from the top workstations sending/receiving data through a firewall to the top targets of IDS alerts. The book then goes on to discuss the relevancy of all of this information. Next, the book describes how to script open source reporting tools like Tcpdstats to automatically correlate log files from the various network devices to the “Top 10″ list. By doing so, the IT professional is instantly made aware of any critical vulnerabilities or serious degradation of network performance. All of the scripts presented within the book will be available for download from the Syngress Solutions Web site.

Writing Security Tools and Exploits is the foremost authority on vulnerability and security code and will serve as the premier educational reference for security professionals and software developers. The book has over 600 pages of dedicated exploit, vulnerability, and tool code with corresponding instruction. Unlike other security and programming books that dedicate hundreds of pages to architecture and theory based flaws and exploits, this book dives right into deep code analysis. Previously undisclosed security research in combination with superior programming techniques are included in both the Local and Remote Code sections of the book.

The book is accompanied with a companion Web site containing both commented and uncommented versions of the source code examples presented throughout the book. In addition to the book source code, the CD also contains a copy of the author-developed Hacker Code Library v1.0. The Hacker Code Library includes multiple attack classes and functions that can be utilized to quickly create security programs and scripts. These classes and functions simplify exploit and vulnerability tool development to an extent never before possible with publicly available software.

Microsoft Access 11 is a powerful, relational database software
package that makes it easier for you to create and manage complex
databases. With Access, you can create a database quickly from scratch
or by using and Access database Wizard. Once you’ve created your
database, Access provides all the tools you need to enter and
manipulate data. Using Access, you can do the following:

• Quickly start a new database by using the Database Wizard.
• Create tables from scratch or by using a Wizard.
• Add and edit database information by using both tables and forms.
• Manipulate data in a number of tables by using queries and reports.

Purchasing this book could change your future Recognize a good idea and gauge its chances Analyze and research your market Learn what investors look for in a business venture Make your planning pay Pick a winning team Know when to reach for ready-mades Effectively deal with blocks to success Keep the process on schedule Work within your budget Learn from winners Control the product launch Discover the secrets of keeping customers Hang on to your hard-earned profits Plan for future growth Creating successful software looks easy, and that is its initial appeal for many who attempt to do it. In truth, very few individuals who start off with a really bright idea ever reach the finish line successfully.
The reason is simple until now, no one had a logical road map to follow. Written by one of the most experienced entrepreneurs in the era of the Internet, this book steers you around the classic pitfalls. Ed Hasted explains what successful software pioneers have discovered, and how you too can overcome the many stumbling blocks. You don’t have to be a conceptual genius, programmer, accountant, researcher, statistician, manager, designer, marketer, and award-winning salesman combined to reach your goals. You just need to know which bits of professional wisdom should be used at each stage. Read this book as you begin your journey to software success. It will turn a complex process into common sense.

Field-proven presentation tips and communication skills, from two of
today’s top corporate coaches Every business situation is both a
presentation and a chance to leave a positive impression. In Talk Your
Way to the Top , corporate communications gurus Kevin Daley and Laura
Daley-Caravella give readers the know-how to recognize and maximize the
opportunities they face throughout the day. Each chapter represents a
specific situation, from running a meeting to disagreeing with the
boss, and outlines the steps needed to handle it with poise, skill, and
success. Communication has a tremendous impact on how professionals are
judged. Talk Your Way to the Top gives them the skills they need to:
Know when and where to speak up–versus when to shut up Convey passion
and make it contagious Connect with an audience on multiple levels.

Engineer Your Way to Excellence

Maximize the capabilities of
Visual C++ .NET using the advanced development strategies presented in
this professional resource. Inside, you’ll find full details on using
threads and graphics, working within the .NET Framework, handling
database integration, ensuring security, creating administrative tools,
and much more. Build and deploy robust Visual C++ .NET applications
that take full advantage of the innovative features of this powerful
development tool.

• Build managed and unmanaged (native EXE) desktop applications
• Maximize machine resources using threads
• Utilize the Active Directory Service Interface (ADSI)
• Take full advantage of ADO.NET for database management
• Work with Internet Server Application Programming Interface (ISAPI)
• Reduce development time using attributed programming
• Write distributed applications using Simple Object Access Model (SOAP)
• Understand how Web Services can help you develop applications faster
• Use the Windows Security and Cryptography APIs
• Develop customized Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-ins

Out of work? Can’t find a job? Or just tired of your current position?
Now there’s a handy guide to address all three scenarios under one
cover: Catherine Beck’s survey, It’s Your Career: Take Control!, is
based on her twenty years of helping thousands search for and find new
jobs and careers. It’s Your Career: Take Control! is specifically
designed as an interactive workbook and provides exercises, sample
cover letters and resumes, sample interview questions to expect–and a
number of fill-in spaces on many of the pages.