Offers a preview of Visual Basic programming for .NET--Microsoft's visionary development environment for the Web.

Product Description: Java provides versatile technologies for data access and manipulation. This book investigates these technologies in detail and shows how they can be used to develop robust enterprise applications. The book is divided into five sections, the first of which looks at data and object modeling...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Java servlets are fast becoming indispensable enterprise components, as they provide a means to build scalable and portable business services that communicate over the Web. This book provides a comprehensive guide to developing applications based on the Java Servlet 2...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Unlock the potential of the world's biggest database.This practical book shows you how to build portals, construct search engines and other knowledge-based applications to mine the information you need from the Web.* Written by a developer for developers* A practical, hands-on approach* Illustrates how Java associated tools (XML, HTML) can be combined with database technology to display and manipulate Web-derived information more effectively...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: What is this book about?If you want to use Visio to create enterprise software, this is the book for you.The integration of Visual Studio .NET Enterprise Architect and Visio for Enterprise Architects provides a formidable tool. Visio offers powerful diagramming capabilities, including such things as creating UML models, mapping out databases with Entity Relationship diagrams, and aiding the development of distributed systems...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

A team of Microsoft insiders shows programmers how to use Visual Studio 2005 Team System, the suite of products that can be used for software modeling, design, testing, and deployment. The book focuses on practical application of the tools on code samples, development scenarios, and automation scripting. It serves as both as a step-by-step guide and as a reference for modeling, designing, and coordinating enterprise solutions at every level using Team System. The book begins with an overview of Team System and then offers nuts-and-bolts guidance on practical implementation. Code examples are provided in both VB.NET and C/C++.

Product Description: If your investment falls by 50% you'll need a 100% rise just to get you back where you started. So when speculating in the stock markets, protecting the money you do have is just as important as making some more. This book is for you if you'd like to have a go at beating the system, but don't want to lose your shirt in the process...read more

Product Description: This book is not for computer geeks. It's for regular people, such as parents, who have purchased one or more personal computers for the family; and who are concerned about how those computers can be used safely on-line and off-line so that...read more

Product Description: This original book covers the various order types offered by your stockbroker, and strategies you can use to incorporate the different orders into your trading. The chapters are laid out in such a way that it is easy to familiarise yourself with each concept, and to understand the pros and cons of the different strategies...read more

Product Description: Microsoft Popfly is a web site comprising a social network (the Popfly Space), a tool (the Popfly Creator), and an optional Visual Studio plug-in (the Popfly Explorer), which together allow you to create and combine web content for sharing with others...read more

Product Description: Yahoo! Pipes is a powerful composition tool to aggregate, manipulate, and mashup content from around the web. In this book you will learn how to: * Create Pipes by selecting modules from the library, and connecting them together graphically on the Pipe Editor's canvas; no programming required...read more

Product Description: The Google Mashup Editor (GME) is an online development environment for creating mashups - web applications that draw data from various sources, process it, and present it in novel ways. In this book you will: * Become familiar with the GME environment...read more

Product Description: This book is all about developing web content mashups using the popular Yahoo! Pipes web-based development environment. The case studies demonstrate a range of practical, innovative uses for Yahoo! Pipes mashups in scenarios such as Affiliate Marketing, Selling Online, Price Comparison, Stock Trading, Mapping, and Integrating Other Mashup Technologies...read more

Product Description: Dapper offers a simple, accessible approach to web content 'mashup' development. It is a free-to-use, online mashup creation tool that requires only a web browser and no software downloads. This book assumes no prior knowledge of Dapper, yet by the end you will be able to develop complex feature-rich mashups that utilize Dapper alone, or Dapper in conjunction with other mashup technologies like Microsoft Popfly, Yahoo! Pipes, and the Google Mashup Editor...read more

Product Description: Are high Dividend Yield, low Price / Earnings (P/E) ratio, and low Price / Earnings to Growth (PEG) ratio good indicators of future share price performance -- as conventional wisdom would suggest? Did high yield stocks (the Yield Stars) perform much better than low yield stocks (the Yield Dogs) in recent years? Did low P/E stocks (the P/E Stars) perform much better than high P/E stocks (the P/E Dogs)? What about PEG Stars vs...read more

Product Description: A stop order is an essential tool used for money management and risk limitation, but for many investors and traders it is not terribly well understood. The author begins by presenting a thorough survey of the various stops available, including buy and sell stop orders and trailing stop orders...read more