The e-business environment is a tangle of disconnected and often incompatible data sources and applications. Today's hottest business tools - corporate portals - make it easier to navigate that maze. Corporate Portals and e-Business Integration explains what portals are, and how you can seamlessly integrate them into your corporation's e-business infrastructure. You learn about integration techniques developed at companies such as Dell, Cisco, and Broderbund Software. Like these leading-edge firms, you can apply corporate portals to cut costs, improve business intelligence, enhance Internet access, increase security, provide better, faster customer service online, and more.

This book gives a comprehensive overview of the basis and the current applications of LC-NMR and related techniques. It deals with the practical aspects of the hardware and software set-up for a successful performance of on-line coupling experiments. It covers the solution of real-word problems from the fields of biomedical, pharmaceutical and environmental studies as well as the analysis of natural products and polymeric compounds.

Shell-shocked investors have lost patience with the traditional buy-and-hold approach to investing. All About Market Timing arms investors with simple, easy-to-use timing techniques that they can use to enter rising markets, exit (or go short) falling markets, and make consistent profits in both market environments while protecting against catastrophic losses. Compelling arguments demonstrate the superiority of basic timing over buy-and-hold, while step-by-step instructions show how uncomplicated timing can be. Specific investment vehicles are recommended that fit well into most timing strategies. Investors who want to time the market using their own strategies are provided with information on available software and Web sites. And those investors who are looking for advisors to help them are provided with unbiased rating services to help them select the advisor that is best for them.

The SSCP Study Guide & DVD Training System is a one-of-a-kind integration of text, DVD-quality instructor led training, and Web-based exam simulation and remediation. This system gives you 100% coverage of the official International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium, Inc. (ISC)2 SSCP security domains plus test preparation software for the edge you need to pass the exam on your first try.

This work offers contemporary approaches to: system development, design, and installation; system customization; software and hardware compatibility; quality assurance and regulatory requirements; and resource utilization.

Today's rapidly changing global business arena has made undaunted leadership as fleeting as yesterday's software. Yet the wisdom of one reluctant leader - Moses - has grown more relevant with each passing millennium. In Moses on Management, Rabbi David Baron - a nationally renowned spiritual leader and successful entrepreneur - draws surprising parallels between the world of Moses and our own. Through Bible passages, amusing anecdotes, interviews with visionary leaders, and his own insights, Rabbi Baron conveys fifty powerful lessons for today's business managers.

Whatis.com's Encyclopedia of Technology Terms belongs on the bookshelf of anyone who's ever been tripped up by a computer acronym, curious about the origins of a technology term, or looking for the definitive guide to get them through a world laced with jargon, computer acronyms, and techno-speak. Written in plain English and organized alphabetically, Whatis.com's Encyclopedia of Technology Terms gives you easy-to-understand definitions to more than 3,500 technology terms and 10,000 acronyms, covering computer hardware, software, networking, the World Wide Web and Internet, data storage, wireless telecommunications, and security. Students, writers, journalists, high-tech marketers, and computer enthusiasts alike will find Whatis.com's Encyclopedia of Technology Terms an indispensable and enjoyable companion in today's technology-driven world.

Get the most from your iMac with the solutions-oriented details in this unique resource. Fully updated to cover the latest models, software, and operating system - Mac OS 9, Mac OS X, and Mac OS X v10.1, How to Do Everything with Your iMac, Third Edition shows you, step-by-step, how to maximize your iMac's software and bundled applications. Create business presentations and documents, build dynamic Web sites, view pictures, listen to music, edit digital movies, and even run your own network - all with your iMac's built-in tools. Macintosh expert Todd Stauffer provides invaluable tips, tricks, and techniques that will make you a power user in no time!

Here's a winning combination: a series of successful project management strategies that cover every phase of the process AND an insider's guide to the most powerful and versatile project management software available anywhere. That's what you'll find in Managing Projects with Microsoft Project 2000. A synchronized learning system helps you get with the program Microsoft Project 2000 brings 21st-century power to this already formidable tool. Whether you're an experienced user preparing to upgrade to Microsoft Project 2000 or an aspiring project manager who needs to understand the big picture as you gain control of the details, this remarkable one-stop guide helps you make the most of this outstanding new program.

A quick, clear introduction to editing and authoring high-quality DVDs using the latest products and technologies. DVD burners are now sold at a price point that makes them suitable for everyday computer users. Packaged with a DVD that includes the examples from the book, DVD design templates, and demo or ''lite'' versions of a variety of DVD editing and authoring tools. Upon completion of this book readers will be able to assemble materials, edit videos, and create DVD multimedia projects. DVDs are quickly replacing tape as the video publishing format of choice for video professionals and video enthusiasts. DVD burners are now widely available at prices well within the reach of average consumers. And DVD authoring software makes it possible for video enthusiasts to create professional-looking DVDs. Sams Teach Yourself DVD Authoring in 24 Hours opens the door to new possibilities for consumers burdened with shoeboxes of old videocassettes and no easy way to show off their handiwork to friends and relatives. It provides step-by-step instructions on how to assemble material, edit videos, and create DVD multimedia projects. Jeff Sengstack is an Adobe Certified Expert on Premiere. He has worn many hats: TV news reporter/anchor, video producer, writer focusing on PC technology, high school math/science teacher, and music publisher marketing director. He's written more than 300 magazine and newspaper articles as well as three books, including Sams Teach Yourself Adobe Premiere 6.5 in 24 Hours, 0-672-32428-8.

This step-by-step guide leads developers through the entire process of developing custom software beyond simply cutting code. Covering the other 90 percent of software development, this guide is ideal for the software developer who is comfortable with the technical aspects of developing an application and wants to improve the rest of the process.