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• Bookshare Web Reader - A customized reading tool for Bookshare members offering all the features of DAISY with a single click of the "Read Now" link.
• DAISY (Digital Accessible Information System) - A digital book file format. DAISY books from Bookshare are DAISY 3.0 text files that work with just about every type of access technology that reads text. Books that contain images will have the download option of ‘DAISY Text with Images’.
• BRF (Braille Refreshable Format) - Digital Braille for use with refreshable Braille devices and Braille embossers.
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• DAISY Audio - Similar to the DAISY option above; however, this option uses MP3 files created with our text-to-speech engine that utilizes Ivonas Kendra voice. This format will work with Daisy Audio compatible players such as Victor Reader Stream and Read2Go.
• EPUB - A standard e-book format that can be read on many tools, such as iBooks, Readium or others.
• Word - Accessible Word output, which can be unzipped and opened in any tool that allows .docx files

Professional Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Administration

Learn to take advantage of the opportunities offered by SQL Server 2014Microsoft's SQL Server 2014 update means big changes for database administrators, and you need to get up to speed quickly because your methods, workflow, and favorite techniques will be different from here on out. The update's enhanced support of large-scale enterprise databases and significant price advantage mean that SQL Server 2014 will become even more widely adopted across the industry. The update includes new backup and recovery tools, new AlwaysOn features, and enhanced cloud capabilities. In-memory OLTP, Buffer Pool Extensions for SSDs, and a new Cardinality Estimator can improve functionality and smooth out the workflow, but only if you understand their full capabilities. Professional Microsoft SQL Server 2014 is your comprehensive guide to working with the new environment. Authors Adam Jorgensen, Bradley Ball, Ross LoForte, Steven Wort, and Brian Knight are the dream team of the SQL Server community, and they put their expertise to work guiding you through the changes.Improve oversight with better management and monitoringProtect your work with enhanced security featuresUpgrade performance tuning, scaling, replication, and clusteringLearn new options for backup and recoveryProfessional Microsoft SQL Server 2014 includes a companion website with sample code and efficient automation utilities, plus a host of tips, tricks, and workarounds that will make your job as a DBA or database architect much easier. Stop getting frustrated with administrative issues and start taking control. Professional Microsoft SQL Server 2014 is your roadmap to mastering the update and creating solutions that work.

Professional Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Integration Services

Fill the gap between planning and doing with SSIS 2014The 2014 release of Microsoft's SQL Server Integration Services provides enhancements for managing extraction, transformation, and load operations, plus expanded in-memory capabilities, improved disaster recovery, increased scalability, and much more. The increased functionality will streamline your ETL processes and smooth out your workflow, but the catch is that your workflow must change. New tools come with new best practices, and Professional Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Integration Services will keep you ahead of the curve. SQL Server MVP Brian Knight is the most respected name in the business, and your ultimate guide to navigating the changes to use Microsoft SQL Server Integration Services 2014 to your utmost advantage.Implement new best practices for effective use of SSISWork through tutorials for hands-on learning of complex techniquesRead case studies that illustrate the more advanced conceptsLearn directly from the foremost authority on SSISSQL Server Integration Services is a complex tool, but it's the lifeblood of your work. You need to know it inside out, and you must understand the full potential of its capabilities in order to use it effectively. You need to make sure the right architecture is in place. Professional Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Integration Services is your roadmap to understanding SSIS on a fundamental level, and setting yourself up for success.

Professional Tizen Application Development

Create powerful, marketable applications with Tizen for the smartphone and beyond Tizen is the only platform designed for multiple device categories that is HTML5-centric and entirely open source. <P><P>Written by experts in the field, this comprehensive guide includes chapters on both web and native application development, covering subjects such as location and social features, advanced UIs, animations, sensors and multimedia. This book is a comprehensive resource for learning how to develop Tizen web and native applications that are polished, bug-free and ready to sell on a range of smart devices, beyond just smartphones. Tizen is an open source platform that is housed within the Linux Foundation and is fully supported by Intel, Samsung and the Tizen Association. Professional Tizen Application Development: * Explains how web applications can combine HTML5 features with Tizen device APIs to unleash the full potential of the Tizen platform * Provides detailed, practical explanations of the most important Tizen native APIs * Demonstrates best practices for adding key features like location, contacts and calendars to your apps * Shows you how to use advanced features such as animations, face recognition and sensors to help you create applications that stand out from the crowd * Shares code on advanced topics including multi-threading and hybrid applications * Includes numerous fully functional code examples, for both web and native applications, complete with hints and tips to get the most out of the Tizen APIs Hojun Jaygarl, Yoonsoo Kim, Eunyoung Choi are Samsung engineers working on Tizen. Cheng Luo, Kevin Bradwick and Jon Lansdell are experienced professional developers. Professional Tizen Application Development prepares you to start creating amazing apps for multiple devices with the Tizen platform.

Professional Visual Studio 2013

Comprehensive guide to Visual Studio 2013 Visual Studio is your essential tool for Windows programming. Visual Studio 2013 features important updates to the user interface and to productivity. In Professional Visual Studio 2013, author, Microsoft Certified Trainer, and Microsoft Visual C# MVP Bruce Johnson brings three decades of industry experience to guide you through the update, and he doesn't just gloss over the basics. With his unique IDE-centric approach, he steers into the nooks and crannies to help you use Visual Studio 2013 to its maximum potential. Choose from more theme options, check out the new icons, and make your settings portable Step up your workflow with hover colors, auto brace completion, peek, and CodeLens Code ASP.NET faster than ever with new shortcuts Get acquainted with the new SharePoint 2013 environment Find your way around the new XAML editor for Windows Store apps Visual Studio 2013 includes better support for advanced debugging techniques, vast improvements to the visual database tools, and new support for UI testing for Windows Store apps. This update is the key to smoother, quicker programming, and Professional Visual Studio 2013 is your map to everything inside.

Program Management Leadership: Creating Successful Team Dynamics (Best Practices in Portfolio, Program, and Project Management #9)

This is not another how-to guide for program managers or another reiteration of the Project Management Institute's standards for program management. Instead, Program Management Leadership: Creating Successful Team Dynamics examines various leadership approaches and illustrates the value of effective leadership styles in Program Management for

Programmazione Python Per Principianti

Se volete imparare a programmare in Python ma non sapete da dove iniziare, continuate a leggere.Sapere dove iniziare quando si impara qualcosa di nuovo può essere un problema, soprattutto se l'argomento sembra così vasto. Ci possono essere così tante informazioni a disposizione che non si riesce nemmeno a decidere da dove iniziare, o peggio, si comincia ad imparare e si scoprono velocemente così tanti concetti, esempi di programmazione e dettagli che non vengono spiegati. Questo tipo di esperienza è frustrante e lascia con più domande che risposte.Programmazione Python per principianti non dà per scontato niente su quello che già conoscete della programmazione o del linguaggio Python. Non serve sapere niente per trarre beneficio da questo libro. Verrete guidati passo dopo passo usando un approccio logico e sistematico. A mano a mano che incontrerete nuovi concetti, codice e termini, questi verranno spiegati in linguaggio chiaro, rendendo semplice comprenderli per chiunque.Ecco cosa imparerete leggendo questo libro:Quando usare Python 2 e quando Python 3.Come installare Python su Windows, Mac e Linux, con gli screenshots.Come preparare il computer per programmare in Python.I vari modi di eseguire programmi Python su Windows, Mac e Linux.I migliori editor di testo e ambienti di sviluppo integrati per scrivere codice.Come lavorare con vari tipi di dato: stringhe, liste, tuple, dizionari, booleani ed altri.Cosa sono le variabili e quando usarle.Come fare operazioni matematiche in Python.Come prendere l'input utente.Come controllare il flusso dei programmi.L'importanza degli spazi in Python.Come organizzare i programmi, cosa va dove.Cosa sono i moduli, quando usarli e come crearne di vostri.Come definire e usare le funzioni.Importare le funzioni Python che si usano di frequente.Come leggere e s

Programming 3D Applications with HTML5 and WebGL

Create high-performance, visually stunning 3D applications for the Web, using HTML5 and related technologies such as CSS3 and WebGL--the emerging web graphics standard. With this book, you'll learn how to use the tools, frameworks, and libraries for building 3D models and animations, mind-blowing visual effects, and advanced user interaction in both desktop and mobile browsers.In two parts--Foundations and Application Development Techniques--author Tony Parisi provides a thorough grounding in theory and practice for designing everything from a simple 3D product viewer to immersive games and interactive training systems. Ideal for developers with Javascript and HTML experience.Explore HTML5 APIs and related technologies for creating 3D web graphics, including WebGL, Canvas, and CSSWork with the popular JavaScript 3D rendering and animation libraries Three.js and Tween.jsDelve into the 3D content creation pipeline, and the modeling and animation tools for creating killer 3D contentLook into several game engines and frameworks for building 3D applications, including the author's Vizi frameworkCreate 3D environments with multiple objects and complex interaction, using examples and supporting codeExamine the issues involved in building WebGL-based 3D applications for mobile browsers

Programming and Problem Solving with C++: Comprehensive Sixth Edition

Programming Chrome Apps

Put your web app design skills to work by learning how to create powerful and portable Chrome Apps. With this practical book, you'll learn how to build Google's unique apps to behave just like native apps so they can interact with hardware devices, access external files, and send notifications.Author Marc Rochkind takes you through a hands-on, objective tour of Chrome Apps, which run on any platform that supports the Chrome browser--including OS X, Windows, Linux, as well as Android and iOS. If you know how to work with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and the DOM, you're ready to get started.Learn how to build, run, and debug Chrome Apps step-by-stepUse Chrome Apps to access local files, sync files, and external filesTake advantage of key-value-pair APIs, including sync storage and IndexedDBUse WebSockets, Google Cloud Messaging, and other networking methodsDisplay graphics and images with Canvas, SVG, and the Media Galleries APIUse alarms, context menus, location, the camera, Bluetooth, USB, and other APIsPublish apps to the Chrome Web Store with the Chrome Dev Editor

Programming Elastic MapReduce

Although you don't need a large computing infrastructure to process massive amounts of data with Apache Hadoop, it can still be difficult to get started. This practical guide shows you how to quickly launch data analysis projects in the cloud by using Amazon Elastic MapReduce (EMR), the hosted Hadoop framework in Amazon Web Services (AWS).Authors Kevin Schmidt and Christopher Phillips demonstrate best practices for using EMR and various AWS and Apache technologies by walking you through the construction of a sample MapReduce log analysis application. Using code samples and example configurations, you'll learn how to assemble the building blocks necessary to solve your biggest data analysis problems.Get an overview of the AWS and Apache software tools used in large-scale data analysisGo through the process of executing a Job Flow with a simple log analyzerDiscover useful MapReduce patterns for filtering and analyzing data setsUse Apache Hive and Pig instead of Java to build a MapReduce Job FlowLearn the basics for using Amazon EMR to run machine learning algorithmsDevelop a project cost model for using Amazon EMR and other AWS tools

Programming Heterogeneous MPSoCs

This book provides embedded software developers with techniques for programming heterogeneous Multi-Processor Systems-on-Chip (MPSoCs), capable of executing multiple applications simultaneously. It describes a set of algorithms and methodologies to narrow the software productivity gap, as well as an in-depth description of the underlying problems and challenges of today's programming practices. The authors present four different tool flows: A parallelism extraction flow for applications written using the C programming language, a mapping and scheduling flow for parallel applications, a special mapping flow for baseband applications in the context of Software Defined Radio (SDR) and a final flow for analyzing multiple applications at design time. The tool flows are evaluated on Virtual Platforms (VPs), which mimic different characteristics of state-of-the-art heterogeneous MPSoCs.

Programming in Ada 2012

Ada 2012 is the latest version of the international standard for the programming language Ada. It is designated ISO/IEC 8652:2012 (E) and is a new edition replacing the 2005 version. The primary goals for the new version were to further enhance its capabilities particularly in those areas where its reliability and predictability are of great value. Many important new features have been included such as those defining dynamic contracts and for handling multiprocessors and are integrated within the existing language framework in an elegant and coherent manner. The Ada 2012 Rationale describes not only the changes from Ada 2005 but also the reason for the changes. It starts with an introduction providing a general overview and this is followed by seven chapters focusing on contracts and aspects; extended expressions; structure and visibility; tasking and real time; iterators and pools; predefined library and containers. The book concludes with an epilogue largely concerned with compatibility issues.

Programming JavaScript Applications: Robust Web Architecture with Node, HTML5, and Modern JS Libraries

Take advantage of JavaScript's power to build robust web-scale or enterprise applications that are easy to extend and maintain. By applying the design patterns outlined in this practical book, experienced JavaScript developers will learn how to write flexible and resilient code that's easier--yes, easier--to work with as your code base grows.JavaScript may be the most essential web programming language, but in the real world, JavaScript applications often break when you make changes. With this book, author Eric Elliott shows you how to add client- and server-side features to a large JavaScript application without negatively affecting the rest of your code.Examine the anatomy of a large-scale JavaScript applicationBuild modern web apps with the capabilities of desktop applicationsLearn best practices for code organization, modularity, and reuseSeparate your application into different layers of responsibilityBuild efficient, self-describing hypermedia APIs with Node.jsTest, integrate, and deploy software updates in rapid cyclesControl resource access with user authentication and authorizationExpand your application's reach through internationalization

Programming MapReduce with Scalding

This book is an easy-to-understand, practical guide to designing, testing, and implementing complex MapReduce applications in Scala using the Scalding framework. It is packed with examples featuring log-processing, ad-targeting, and machine learning. This book is for developers who are willing to discover how to effectively develop MapReduce applications. Prior knowledge of Hadoop or Scala is not required; however, investing some time on those topics would certainly be beneficial.

Programming Scala: Scalability = Functional Programming + Objects

Get up to speed on Scala, the JVM language that offers all the benefits of a modern object model, functional programming, and an advanced type system. Packed with code examples, this comprehensive book shows you how to be productive with the language and ecosystem right away, and explains why Scala is ideal for today's highly scalable, data-centric applications that support concurrency and distribution.This second edition covers recent language features, with new chapters on pattern matching, comprehensions, and advanced functional programming. You’ll also learn about Scala’s command-line tools, third-party tools, libraries, and language-aware plugins for editors and IDEs. This book is ideal for beginning and advanced Scala developers alike.Program faster with Scala’s succinct and flexible syntaxDive into basic and advanced functional programming (FP) techniquesBuild killer big-data apps, using Scala’s functional combinatorsUse traits for mixin composition and pattern matching for data extractionLearn the sophisticated type system that combines FP and object-oriented programming conceptsExplore Scala-specific concurrency tools, including AkkaUnderstand how to develop rich domain-specific languagesLearn good design techniques for building scalable and robust Scala applications

Programming Scala: Scalability = Functional Programming + Objects (Animal Guide)

Learn how to be more productive with Scala, a new multi-paradigm language for the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) that integrates features of both object-oriented and functional programming. With this book, you'll discover why Scala is ideal for highly scalable, component-based applications that support concurrency and distribution. Programming Scala clearly explains the advantages of Scala as a JVM language. You'll learn how to leverage the wealth of Java class libraries to meet the practical needs of enterprise and Internet projects more easily. Packed with code examples, this book provides useful information on Scala's command-line tools, third-party tools, libraries, and available language-aware plugins for editors and IDEs.Learn how Scala's succinct and flexible code helps you program fasterDiscover the notable improvements Scala offers over Java's object modelGet a concise overview of functional programming, and learn how Scala's support for it offers a better approach to concurrencyKnow how to use mixin composition with traits, pattern matching, concurrency with Actors, and other essential featuresTake advantage of Scala's built-in support for XMLLearn how to develop domain-specific languagesUnderstand the basics for designing test-driven Scala applications

Programming Sound with Pure Data: Make Your Apps Come Alive with Dynamic Audio

For intermediate programmers, beginning sound designers.Sound gives your native, web, or mobile apps that extra dimension, and it's essential for games. Rather than using canned samples from a sample library, learn how to build sounds from the ground up and produce them for web projects using the Pure Data programming language. Even better, you'll be able to integrate dynamic sound environments into your native apps or games--sound that reacts to the app, instead of sounding the same every time. Start your journey as a sound designer, and get the power to craft the sound you put into your digital experiences. Add sound effects or music to your web, Android, and iOS apps and games--sound that can react to changing environments or user input dynamically (at least in the native apps). You can do all this with Pure Data, a visual programming language for digital sound processing.Programming Sound with Pure Data introduces and explores Pure Data, building understanding of sound design concepts along the way. You'll start by learning Pure Data fundamentals and applying them, creating realistic sound effects. Then you'll see how to analyze sound and re-create what you hear in a recorded sample. You'll apply multiple synthesis methods to sound design problems. You'll finish with two chapters of real-world projects, one for the web, and one for an iOS and Android app. You'll design the sound, build the app, and integrate effects using the libpd library.Whether you've had some experience with sound synthesis, or are new to sound design, this book is for you. These techniques are perfect for independent developers, small shops specializing in apps or games, and developers interested in exploring musical apps.

Programming Windows Store Apps with C#

If you're a .NET developer looking to build tablet apps, this practical book takes you step-by-step through the process of developing apps for the Windows Store. You'll learn how to use Microsoft's Modern UI design language with Windows 8.1 and WinRT 8.1.1 by building a line-of-business mobile app with C# through the course of the book.To develop the app, you'll work with the same system details and design specs that apply to retail apps, such as persistence, backend service, and Windows 8 features for sharing and search. You'll learn how to develop the code, incorporate third-party open source products, and package your app for the Windows Store.Build a UI with XAML and the Model/View/View-Model patternUnderstand asynchrony--and rediscover threads and parallelismStore data and system settings locally with SQLiteUse app bars for commands and the settings charm for Help optionsPresent notifications as tile updates, badges, or toast popupsHelp users visualize locations and tag activities to a mapEnable apps to share data and run side-by-side in the UIImplement functionality for running tasks in the background

Programming with Microsoft Visual Basic 2012, 6th Edition

PROGRAMMING WITH MICROSOFT VISUAL BASIC 2012, 6E by best-selling author Diane Zak is the ideal choice for your introduction to programming. Readers learn to master the basics of effective programming as they work through a wealth of hands-on applications in this book's engaging real-world setting. Numerous learning features address today's varied learning styles with an approachable visual presentation, helpful step-by-step tutorials, and engaging "You Do It" activity boxes. Even students with no prior programming experience learn how to effectively plan and create interactive Windows applications. This edition emphasizes GUI design skills and object-oriented programming concepts throughout.

Programowanie uk?adów AVR dla praktyków

Programowanie uk?adów AVR dla pasjonatów!Wspó?czesny ?wiat elektroniki jest podbijany przez uk?ad Arduino. Przemawia za nim wygoda oraz proste tworzenie ca?kiem zaawansowanych projektów. Je?eli jednak wymagasz najwy?szej wydajno?ci, reakcji na zdarzenia w czasie rzeczywistym lub wielozadaniowo?ci, warto, ?eby? wykona? kolejny krok i pozna? uk?ady AVR firmy Atmel. Brzmi zach?caj?co?Doskonale! W Twoje r?ce oddajemy ksi??k?, która pozwoli Ci pozna? pasjonuj?cy ?wiat tych uk?adów. W kolejnych rozdzia?ach nauczysz si? wykorzystywa? ich potencja? do pisania swoich w?asnych programów w j?zyku C oraz komunikowania si? ze ?wiatem zewn?trznym. Ponadto dowiesz si?, jak korzysta? z komunikacji szeregowej, wej?? cyfrowych oraz przerwa? sprz?towych. Na sam koniec, w cz??ci po?wi?conej zaawansowanym zagadnieniom, zobaczysz, jak u?ywa? prze??czników i protoko?u I2C oraz sterowa? silnikami. Ksi??ka ta przyda si? wszystkim pasjonatom elektroniki, którzy pragn? odkry? potencja? uk?adów AVR.Dzi?ki tej ksi??ce: skompletujesz potrzebne narz?dzia nauczysz si? programowa? uk?ady AVR wykorzystasz Arduino do programowania AVR zastosujesz przerwania sprz?towe u?yjesz uk?adu AVR w zaawansowanych projektach​Wykorzystaj potencja? uk?adów AVR!

Projektowanie stron internetowych. Przewodnik dla pocz?tkuj?cych webmasterów po HTML5, CSS3 i grafice. Wydanie IV

Ty te? mo?esz mie? swoj? stron? WWW!Marzy Ci si? w?asna strona internetowa lub profesjonalna witryna dla Twojej firmy? Je?eli brak Ci odpowiednich umiej?tno?ci, to zadanie mo?e by? poza Twoim zasi?giem. Ale do czasu! Ta ksi??ka zawiera dawk? wiedzy, która nawet kompletnemu laikowi pozwoli zaprojektowa? i zbudowa? witryn? WWW. Dzi?ki licznym przyk?adom przebrniesz przez kolejne etapy tworzenia strony internetowej oraz odkryjesz w sobie pasj? webmastera!Kolejne wydanie tej cenionej ksi??ki zosta?o gruntownie przeredagowane i uzupe?nione o nowe informacje tak, aby prezentowa?o obecnie wykorzystywane narz?dzia i panuj?ce trendy w projektowaniu stron internetowych. W trakcie lektury poznasz sk?adni? j?zyka HTML, wykorzystywane znaczniki oraz nowo?ci zawarte w HTML5. Ponadto zaznajomisz si? z kaskadowymi arkuszami stylów (CSS) oraz przekonasz si?, jaki potencja? kryje j?zyk JavaScript. Nauczysz si? tak?e przygotowywa? odpowiedni? grafik? na potrzeby strony WWW. Ksi??ka ta jest doskona?ym przewodnikiem wprowadzaj?cym w ?wiat projektowania!Dowiedz si?:jak wykorzysta? arkusze stylów CSSdlaczego nale?y odpowiednio przygotowa? grafik? na stron? WWWdo czego wykorzysta? j?zyk JavaScriptjak zbudowa? pierwsz? stron? WWWPrzewodnik dla pocz?tkuj?cych projektantów WWW!

Projekty elektroniczne na iPhone i iPad. Niekonwencjonalne gad?ety z technologi? Arduino i techBASIC

Podstawowe funkcje telefonu, czyli dzwonienie i wysy?anie SMS-ów, nikomu ju? dzi? nie wystarczaj?. Wspó?czesne smartfony wykorzystywane s? na mnóstwo innych sposobów. Gry, przegl?danie ulubionych stron w Internecie, aktywny udzia? w ?yciu portali spo?eczno?ciowych — to tylko niektóre z nich.Przy odrobinie umiej?tno?ci mo?esz u?y? Twojego telefonu tak?e do niekonwencjonalnych dzia?a?: na przyk?ad jako wykrywacza metali, barometru lub ?yroskopu. To urz?dzenia, które mo?esz zbudowa? na podstawie Twojego iPada lub iPhone’a oraz kilku niedrogich urz?dze? dodatkowych. Dzi?ki tej ksi??ce jest to naprawd? proste! W trakcie lektury poznasz j?zyk techBasic, który pomo?e Ci zbudowa? dzia?aj?cy higrometr oraz przy?pieszeniomierz. Ponadto zdob?dziesz wiedz? na temat technologii Bluetooth Low Energy oraz nauczysz si? sterowa? zdalnie samochodem za pomoc? urz?dzenia typu BLE i platformy Arduino. Ksi??ka ta jest doskona?? lektur? dla wszystkich pasjonatów elektroniki, którzy chcieliby maksymalnie wykorzysta? potencja? swoich smartfonów i tabletów. Zaskocz swoich znajomych niesamowitym zastosowaniem telefonu!Dzi?ki tej ksi??ce:

Protecting Oracle Database 12c

Protecting Oracle Database 12c helps you solve the problem of maximizing the safety, resilience, and security of an Oracle database whilst preserving performance, availability, and integration despite ongoing and new security issues in the software. The book demonstrates, through coded examples, how you can enable the consolidation features of Oracle Database 12c without increasing risk of either internal corruption or external vulnerability. In addition, new protections not publicly available are included, so that you can see how demonstrable risk improvements can be achieved, measured, and reported through Enterprise Manager 12c. Most importantly, the challenge of privileged access control within a consolidation environment will be addressed, thus enabling a safe move to greater efficiency. What you'll learnOracle database security issues and how to defend against new risks introduced by Oracle Database 12c and pre-existing architectural vulnerabilities, such as incoming DBlinksControl and audit the use of SYS privilege over a large estate using native toolsUse Oracle native audit as an IPS to block threats in real-timeLeverage root segregation to secure Oracle DBSecure privileged access control and break-glass sessionsScale automated security controls through Enterprise Manager to a large estateImprove your ability to pass audits and stay compliantWho this book is for Protecting Oracle Database 12c is primarily aimed at Oracle database administrators, DBA managers, and security staff who are working to safely and securely implement Oracle Database 12c in their environment. The book especially targets those using privileged access control to enable consolidation and the new cloud features set, including it s multi-tenant database capabilities. Table of ContentsPART I. SECURITY OVERVIEW AND HISTORY1. Oracle Security History2. Current state of the Art3. Extrapolating Current TrendsPART II. DEFENSE COOKBOOK4. Managing Users in Oracle5. Oracle Vulnerability Scanner6. Centralized Native Auditing and IPS7. Pluggable Database PrimerPART III. SECURITY IN THE 12C RELEASE8. New Security Features in 12C9. Design Flaws, Fixed and Remaining in 12C10. New Security Issues in 12C11. Advanced Defenses and Forensic ResponsePART IV. SECURITY IN CONSOLIDATION12. Privileged Access Control Foundations 13. Privileged Access Control Methods 14. Securing Privileged Access Control Systems 15. Rootkit Checker and Security MonitoringPART V. ARCHITECTURAL RISK MANAGEMENT16. Oracle Security Architecture Foundations17. Enterprise Manager 12c As a Security Tool18. Defending Enterprise Manager 12c19. The Cloud and Privileged Access20. Management and Conclusions"

Protection of Information and the Right to Privacy - A New Equilibrium?

This book presents the latest research on the challenges and solutions affecting the equilibrium between freedom of speech, freedom of information, information security and the right to informational privacy. Given the complexity of the topics addressed, the book shows how old legal and ethical frameworks may need to be not only updated, but also supplemented and complemented by new conceptual solutions. Neither a conservative attitude ("more of the same") nor a revolutionary zeal ("never seen before") is likely to lead to satisfactory solutions. Instead, more reflection and better conceptual design are needed, not least to harmonise different perspectives and legal frameworks internationally. The focus of the book is on how we may reconcile high levels of information security with robust degrees of informational privacy, also in connection with recent challenges presented by phenomena such as "big data" and security scandals, as well as new legislation initiatives, such as those concerning "the right to be forgotten" and the use of personal data in biomedical research. The book seeks to offer analyses and solutions of the new tensions, in order to build a fair, shareable and sustainable balance in this vital area of human interactions.

Protein Families

New insights into the evolution and nature of proteinsExploring several distinct approaches, this book describes the methods for comparing protein sequences and protein structures in order to identify homologous relationships and classify proteins and protein domains into evolutionary families. Readers will discover the common features as well as the key philosophical differences underlying the major protein classification systems, including Pfam, Panther, SCOP, and CATH. Moreover, they'll discover how these systems can be used to understand the evolution of protein families as well as understand and predict the degree to which structural and functional information are shared between relatives in a protein family.Edited and authored by leading international experts, Protein Families offers new insights into protein families that are important to medical research as well as protein families that help us understand biological systems and key biological processes such as cell signaling and the immune response. The book is divided into three sections: Section I: Concepts Underlying Protein Family Classification reviews the major strategies for identifying homologous proteins and classifying them into families. Section II: In-Depth Reviews of Protein Families focuses on some fascinating super protein families for which we have substantial amounts of sequence, structural and functional data, making it possible to trace the emergence of functionally diverse relatives. Section III: Review of Protein Families in Important Biological Systems examines protein families associated with a particular biological theme, such as the cytoskeleton.All chapters are extensively illustrated, including depictions of evolutionary relationships. References at the end of each chapter guide readers to original research papers and reviews in the field.Covering protein family classification systems alongside detailed descriptions of select protein families, this book offers biochemists, molecular biologists, protein scientists, structural biologists, and bioinformaticians new insight into the evolution and nature of proteins.