Computing & Information Technology

Business intelligence and mobile technology research: an information systems engineering perspective

by Eom, Sean B., International Conference on Information Systems and Technologies, Tangier, Morocco), Laouar, Mohamed Ridda, International Conference on Software Engineering and New Technologies, Tangier, Morocco), Americas Conference on Information Systems, Seattle (Wash.))

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All business organizations strive for increasing their growth by seizing new opportunities, reducing enterprise costs, attracting new customers and retaining old customers. In doing so, business intelligence and analytics allow business organizations to make better plans, inform…

Recent Progress in the Boolean Domain

by Steinbach, Bernd

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In today's world, people are using more and more digital systems in daily life. Such systems utilize the elementariness of Boolean values. A Boolean variable can carry only two different Boolean values: FALSE or TRUE (0 or 1), and has the best interference resistance in technica…

The Egyptian Oracle Project: ancient ceremony in augmented reality

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This is the only book to provide detailed background, historical context and rationale for the Egyptian Oracle Project, a multi-disciplinary, interactive educational experience using virtual reality to immerse a live audience in the enactment of a processional oracle.

Engineering safe and secure software systems

by Axelrod, C. Warren

fromArtech House information security and privacy series

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"This first-of-its-kind resource offers a broad and detailed understanding of software systems engineering from both security and safety perspectives. Addressing the overarching issues related to safeguarding public data and intellectual property, the book defines such terms as …

Operational Support and Analysis: A guide for ITIL® exam candidates

by Sansbury, John

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This user-friendly book aims to assist candidates pass the ITIL® OSA Intermediate examination. It not only references the source material from the core ITIL texts, but crucially also gives practical guidance based on real-life experiences. This new edition reflects the latest IT…

Operational Support and Analysis: A guide for ITIL® exam candidates

by Sansbury, John

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This user-friendly book aims to assist candidates pass the ITIL® OSA Intermediate examination. It not only references the source material from the core ITIL texts, but crucially also gives practical guidance based on real-life experiences. This new edition reflects the latest IT…

Configuration Management: Expert guidance for IT service managers and pract…

by Lacy, Shirley, Norfolk, David

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Configuration management is the tracking, recording and monitoring of the elements of a business IT system and any changes and developments. This book provides invaluable advice and real-life examples for IT professionals who are implementing configuration management and also fo…

Configuration Management: Expert guidance for IT service managers and pract…

by Lacy, Shirley, Norfolk, David

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Configuration management is the tracking, recording and monitoring of the elements of a business IT system and any changes and developments. This book provides invaluable advice and real-life examples for IT professionals who are implementing configuration management and also fo…

Technology, Media Literacy, and the Human Subject: A Posthuman Approach

by Lewis, Richard S.

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"What does it mean to be media literate in today's world? How are we transformed by the many media infrastructures around us? We are immersed in a world mediated by information and communication technologies (ICTs). From hardware like smartphones, smartwatches, and home assistan…

Professional issues in information technology

by Bott, Frank

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Relevant to all sizes of organisations, this book addresses the social, legal, financial, organisational and ethical issues faced by IT professionals. It is designed to accompany the BCS HEQ 'Diploma in IT' core module: Professional Issues in Information Systems Practice. This n…

Professional issues in information technology

by Bott, Frank

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Infrastructure as code: dynamic systems for the cloud age

by Morris, Kief

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This title explains how to take advantage of technologies like cloud, virtualisation, and configuration automation to manage IT infrastructure using tools and practices from software development. These technologies have decoupled infrastructure from the underlying hardware, turn…

The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT): Cooperative governance for network innovation, st…

by Zachariadis, Markos, Scott, Susan V.

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This book traces the history and development of a mutual organization in the financial sector called SWIFT, the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication. Over the last 40 years, SWIFT has served the financial services sector as proprietary communications platf…

Bash cookbook: solutions and examples for bash users

by Albing, Carl, Vossen, J. P.

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The key to mastering any Unix system, especially Linux and Mac OS X, is a thorough knowledge of shell scripting. This book gives professionals and power users all the scripts they need to automate routine tasks and enable them to truly manage their systems, rather that have thei…

Chapter 12 Design Fictio: The Future of Robots Needs Imagination

by Dörrenbächer, Judith, Neuhaus, Robin, Ringfort-Felner, Ronda, Hassenzahl, Marc

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What kind of robots do we want to live with in the future? Which ones do we not want? How will robots affect our everyday lives? What will be the consequences of our coexistence with them? Roboticists tend to focus on the product design of the robot, its exact configuration, and…

Chapter 1 Towards Designing Meaningful Relationships with Robots

by Dörrenbächer, Judith, Neuhaus, Robin, Ringfort-Felner, Ronda, Hassenzahl, Marc

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Social robots are on the brink of entering our lives. However, little knowledge is available about how best to design them. This introductory chapter discusses the real-life social robots of the present as well as of possible futures-without, of course, forgetting the history of…

Chapter 3 How to Design Robots with Superpowers

by Dörrenbächer, Judith, Neuhaus, Robin, Ringfort-Felner, Ronda, Hassenzahl, Marc

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Robots are often designed to increase efficiency. They are typically positioned in a particular field of application to replace humans, making someone's work obsolete. But robots are able to complement the humans they work with through collaboration and the incorporation of the …