Web services will transform the way software is created, sold, and delivered. In this executive briefing, leading analyst and consultant Joe Clabby tells IT and business decision makers what the Web services revolution really means. Web Services Explained clearly explains the fundamentals of Web services technology, offers examples of how it can be used for competitive advantage, and shows how it will impact every player in the IT value chain. It delivers the strategic insights and specific recommendations you’d expect to find only in a $1,000 analyst report, answering the critical questions managers must ask:

* What exactly are Web services?
* How do Web services technologies actually work?
* What are the shortcomings and “gotchas” of current Web services architectures, and what can I do about them?
* What can Web services help me do that I can’t do already?
* Who’s already using Web services, and what results are they achieving?
* What are the most appropriate Web services applications for my company?
* What questions should I ask Web services vendors, and how should I choose among them?
* Should I commit to Microsoft’s .NET platform, Sun’s J2EE platform, or neither?
* How will Web services impact my organization?
* How will Web services impact my suppliers and my broader business environment?

If you need to make key decisions about Web services, you need the strategic intelligence that can be found in only one book: Web Services Explained.

The Emotionally Intelligent Nurse Leader offers nurse managers, health care leaders, and emerging leaders a useful guide for identifying, using, and regulating their emotions (emotional intelligence). As the author clearly demonstrates, harnessing the power of emotional intelligence can transform the work environment and the nursing profession as a whole. This important resource combines a strong theoretical base with illustrative case examples and practical insights. Every day, nurse leaders must resolve conflict, form alliances, and coach others in a complicated health care environment. Each chapter in this book is designed to help these professionals identify, understand, and hone the skills of emotional intelligence–skills that will bolster the nurse professional’s ability to lead effectively. The Emotionally Intelligent Nurse Leader explores how to invent an emotionally sensitive workplace culture, upend the hierarchy¾making  leaders more responsive and line employees more responsible¾and visualize and create an emotionally intelligent workplace.

This practical reference guides programmers developing Linux applications or porting applications from other platforms. Linux is fundamentally similar to Unix-so, much of the book covers ground familiar to Unix programmers-but this book consistently addresses topics from a Linux point of view. The aim throughout is to provide the detailed information you need to take full advantage of Linux.If you are already a proficient Unix programmer, this book will greatly facilitate your transition to Linux. You will also find helpful discussions of some tricky Unix topics, such as process and session groups, job control, and tty handling.

If you are a C programmer, but know neither Unix nor Linux, reading this book in its entirety and working with its numerous examples will give you a solid introduction to Linux programming.

If you are already a Linux programmer, this book’s clear treatment of advanced and otherwise confusing topics will surely make your programming tasks easier.

Microsoft developers, get ready for Windows Vista programming! Microsoft Windows Communication Foundation: Hands-on addresses an unmet need in the marketplace as there are no books, or much documentation at all, of the post-Beta 1 WCF programming model. This book contains the information you will need to work with this technology upon its release.

You will gain a comprehensive understanding of how to apply the Windows Communication Foundation to almost any distributed computing problem, from enterprise scale to peer-to-peer. Most importantly, after reading the book and working through the examples, you will actually have considerable experience using WCF, because the book takes you through the steps of actually building Windows Communication Foundation solutions.

Microsoft Windows Communication Foundation: Hands-on is the only book to cover capabilities comprehensively, including the facilities for building Representational State Transfer and Plain XML software services, and the extensive management interfaces.

Scott Ambler, award-winning author of Building Object Applications that Work, Process Patterns, and More Process Patterns, has revised his acclaimed first book, The Object Primer. Long prized by both students and professionals as the best introduction to object-oriented technology, this book is now completely up-to-date, with all modeling notation rewritten in the just-released UML 2.0. All chapters have been revised to take advantage of Agile Modeling (AM), which is presented in the new chapter 2 along with other important new modeling techniques. Review questions at the end of each chapter allow readers to test their newly acquired knowledge. In addition, Ambler takes time to reflect on the lessons learned over the past few years by discussing the proven benefits and drawbacks of the technology. This is the perfect book for any software development professional or student seeking an introduction to the concepts and terminology of object technology. Previous Edition Pb (2001): 0-521-78519-7 Scott W. Ambler is a senior object consultant with Ronin International, Inc. and a popular speaker at conferences worldwide. He has worked with OO technology since 1990 as a business architect, system analyst, system designer, mentor, Smalltalk/C++/Java developer, and OO software process manager. He is a member of the IEEE Computer Society, the ACM, and Mensa.

For large-scale web application development, Visual Studio 2005 is the most capable product around. This book shows team members and leaders how to use its power in several key dimensions. You’ll master dozens of built-in features for creating a large, high-performance website based on ASP.NET 2.0. You’ll work seamlessly with dynamic data, both reading from and writing to databases. And throughout, you’ll learn how Visual Studio 2005 supports a more efficient group process in terms of design, development, and deployment. And everything is brought together with the enterprise-scale example, “ABC Incorporated,” that runs throughout the book. This is a book no web developer, and no web-dependent organization, should be without.

Coverage Includes

• Reaping the benefits of master pages and themes
• Generating site maps and other navigational aids automatically
• Building a shopping cart application for your website
• Adding search functionality to your website
• Creating a flexible user environment using Webpart technology
• Increasing application performance using client-side and server-side scripting technologies
• Giving users the ability to change the website’s theme to meet specific needs
• Using components and controls to add special effects and user customization
• Improving team efficiency using modern development and design techniques
• Monitoring and responding to usage statistics
• Combining technologies to get the best possible results from large applications
• Making your site accessible to everyone

Master Standards-Based Web Development Techniques New to Visual Studio 2005

Discover How Visual Studio 2005 Solves Team Development Issues, Such as Source Code Control and Application Design

Simplify Database Application Development without Compromising Security or Reliability

This total learning package for the introductory meteorology course includes much more than a text–the book is packaged with the exciting Blue Skies CD-ROM and four months’ free access to InfoTrac® College Edition, an online university library. At the core of this learning package is Ahrens’ respected text, which presents the fundamental concepts of meteorology in the context of everyday weather observations. Fun and easy to understand and relate to, the book and its cumulative organization enables students to build on each concept and gain greater understanding into the dynamic nature of the atmosphere.

Network designers face specific challenges in finding the best way to integrate new network specific circuits with existing network systems. The Handbook of Sensor Networks: Compact Wireless and Wired Sensing Systems captures the current state of sensor networks and deals with technical challenges such as software protocols, data processing, security, and limited power sources for remote sensors. A selection of highly respected professionals and researchers from leading institutions worldwide contribute their expertise to assemble a referential set of 40 brand new, in-depth articles that cover various aspects of sensor networks, from basic concepts to research grade material, including future directions.

With so many books out on particular development tools and languages, it’s refreshing to see one that tackles the overarching topic of Web design and implementation techniques. Web Design: The Complete Reference is a rare combination of design theory and detailed information on implementation.
Powell addresses topics like navigation theory and user profiling, backing up high-level discussion with excellent, practical technique. He goes beyond your garden-variety explanation of what particular features are and how to code them by specifying the problems you might face and offering solutions. You get insight you can use: how to handle those pesky frames by understanding UI consequences, keep frames from opening within themselves, and offer your users the ability to print framed pages reliably.

All the bases are covered, including adding GUI interactivity, solid page layout and formatting techniques, and a look at the various Web technologies and their effect on site design. The entire work exudes the confidence of a well-seasoned writer, and the discussions leave you feeling well informed. This book bridges the gap between knowing how to build Web sites and having a holistic knowledge of all of the intricacies and pitfalls of coding for the Web.

Effective project management skills are essential to every employee in an organization from the CEO to a line manager. Here is a quick-start way to create fully comprehensive half-day to two-day programs that provide skills your learners can immediately put to use. All the tools you need are in this handy, practical guide from classroom handouts to customizable presentations.