Encyclopedia of Networking 2nd Edition

This book contains comprehensive, straightforward summaries of the major concepts, issues, and approaches related to networking. Networking is defined broadly to encompass configurations ranging from a couple of connected computers just a few feet apart to a network of several thousand machines (of all types and sizes) scattered around the world. You’ll find discussions of networking as it’s done by servers and clients, managers and agents, peers, and even over the telephone.

Embedded Systems Specification and Design Languages Selected Contributions

 

System description languages like SystemC and synchronous languages like Esterel are becoming more and more popular for the efficient development of modern hardware-software systems. The common goal of these languages is to establish a model-based design flow, where different design tasks like simulation, verification and code generation (for both hardware and software) can be performed on the basis of a single system description.

Discovering Islam - Making Sense Of Muslim History And Society

Now reissued with a new introduction, Discovering Islam is a classic account of how the history of Islam and its relations with the west have shaped Islamic society today. Islam is often caricatured as aggressive and fanatic. Written in the tradition of Ibn Khaldun, this readable and wide ranging book balances that image, uncovers the roots of Islamic discontent and celebrates the sources of its strength. From the four "ideal Caliphs" who succeeded the Prophet to the refugee camps of Peshawar, an objective picture emerges of the main features of Muslim history and the compulsions of Muslim society.

Asian Affairs
"An intriguing mixture of the history of primitive Islam... very readable."

History Today
"[Ahmed is] one of the more gifted and sensitive Muslim minds of today... With Discovering Islam, he moves beyond anthropology... to set before us the kindlier face of Islam and the dynamics of its history."

Religious Studies Review
"[Ahmed's] bold treatment of such issues as poverty, the status of women, and the plight of refugees contributes to the study's timeliness."

Anthropology and Humanism Quarterly
"Using anthropology and history, Ahmed presents a very readable and valuable study of Islam which provides Westerners with a clear and accurate understanding of this important religion and its influence on numerous cultures."

Crystal Reports XI Technical Reference Guide - Business Objects

This guide includes technical information on the development tools included with Crystal Reports that allow you to integrate reporting into your application. The guide covers the Report Designer Component. It also contains tutorials and samples that will further aid you with adding the power of Crystal Reports to your application.

Crystal Reports is designed to work with your database to help you analyze and interpret important information. Crystal Reports makes it easy to create simple reports; it also has the comprehensive tools you need to produce complex or specialized reports.