With a variety of media types, multimedia data engineering has emerged as a new opportunity to create techniques and tools that empower the development of the next generation of multimedia databases and information systems. Multimedia Data Engineering Applications and Processing presents different aspects of multimedia data engineering and management research. This collection of recent theories, technologies and algorithms brings together a detailed understanding of multimedia engineering and its applications. This reference source will be of essential use for researchers, scientists, professionals and software engineers in the field of multimedia.

This superb introduction examines all aspects of implementation from concept to reality, and spells out the pros, cons, and effects of EDI in your organization. The cost of EDI hardware, software, training, transmission, and maintenance are broken down and clearly explained to prevent problems and maximize benefits. Checklists and procedural guidelines are also offered to ease your EDI transition -- so that you're never left with a system you can't put online quickly and efficiently.

One of the most important trends in information systems today is the increasing use of electronic data interchange whereby paper is replaced by electronic communication for transactions between companies. Written for financial and accounting professionals as well as the MIS managers with whom they interface, this book offers a comprehensive discussion of the elements of EDI systems that are particularly useful in finance and accounting applications. Thierauf introduces the underlying framework for EDI, comparing it to the present paper operating mode; explains the fundamentals of national and international electronic communication, and explores the hardware and software necessary as well as the typical costs involved. Numerous real-world case studies are included to demonstrate the feasibility, development, and implementation of EDI systems in finance, accounting, and banking operations.

The text's structure follows a logical sequence from concept through application designed to assist the typical end user in the design and installation of an EDI system. Part One shows the relationship of EDI systems to various types of management information systems and discusses factors underlying both U.S. and international systems. In Part Two, Thierauf investigates the currently available EDI hardware and software and presents a custom-designed approach to software. In the final chapter of Part Two, Thierauf provides in-depth treatment of typical EDI applications as well as the design considerations for their development. The feasibility of undertaking an EDI system and detailed procedures for developing and implementing such a system form the focus of Part Three. Separate chapters cover EDI in strategic planning, banking, finance, and accounting. Numerous figures amplify points made in the text. In addition to providing a thorough guide to EDI for accounting, finance, and MIS professionals, this volume will also be ideal as a supplemental text for undergraduate and graduate courses in business information systems.

The public sector uses electronic data interchange (EDI) in areas such as the health sector, procurement, meat inspection, taxation, transportation, and the courts. Also, government encourages private sector to enhance their use of electronic communication to secure faster and more reliable exchange of data, to save manpower, and to enable organizational transformation to the information society. In EDI and Data Networking in the Public Sector authors from eight countries report on the modes of governmental intervention to stimulate the usage of EDI and the challenges facing government as they try to smoothen their own units via organizational management. With cases (a total of 14 chapters) from Singapore, Denmark, USA, Sweden, England, Australia, and the Netherlands, this book finds that government in some countries is ahead of the private sector in utilization of EDI and that government at both supranational, central and local levels are active players on the field. Local levels of government and the quasi-governmental organizations provide an important supplement to the efforts by central government to increase the overall usage of EDI. EDI and Data Networking in the Public Sector also indicates that the payoff from investments in EDI are slow to evolve. Dreams of quick return are not likely to emerge. Also, return of investments are highly linked to the organizations' ability to change their work processes along with the investments in EDI. The authors indicate that many public sector organizations lack the steam and vision necessarily to transform the government to a more technological based organization, where public procurement, taxation, medicine ordering etc. takes advantage ofthe potentials in EDI and data networking. EDI and Data Networking in the Public Sector will be of interest to all researchers and practitioners in MIS, Computer Science and International Trade working on the adoption of new technology.

Provides answers to key questions affecting the future of electronic data interchange (EDI) and its impact on the business community as a whole. This evolving technology is cheaper than fax, easier to use than electronic bulletin boards and faster than the postal services. It contains practical information and alerts the reader to the level and types of controls necessary to protect data handled through the EDI system interface.

In an increasingly globalised built environment industry, achieving higher levels of integration across organisational and software boundaries can lead to improved economic, social and environmental outcomes. This book is the direct result of a collaborative global network of industry and academic researchers spread across nine countries as part of CIB's (International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction) Task Group 90 (TG90) Information Integration in Construction (IICON). The book provides a broad view of some of the opportunities and challenges brought by integrating information across organisational and system boundaries in the built environment industry. Chapters cover a large range of topics and are separated into three sections: resources, processes and added value. They provide a much-needed international perspective on a current global evolution in the industry and present leading original research and valuable lessons for researchers, industry practitioners, government clients and policy makers across the industry. Key features include: a broad range of topics that are not covered elsewhere in the literature; contributions from a diverse group of industry research leaders from across the globe; exemplar case studies providing real-world examples of where information integration has been a key factor for success or lack thereof has been at the root cause of failure; an analysis of future priority areas for research and development investment as well as their strategic implications for public and private decision-makers; the book will deliver innovation in best practice methodology for information sharing across disciplines and between the design, construction and asset management sectors.

Electronics and Communications for Scientists and Engineers, Second Edition, offers a valuable and unique overview on the basics of electronic technology and the internet. Class-tested over many years with students at Northwestern University, this useful text covers the essential electronics and communications topics for students and practitioners in engineering, physics, chemistry, and other applied sciences. It describes the electronic underpinnings of the World Wide Web and explains the basics of digital technology, including computing and communications, circuits, analog and digital electronics, as well as special topics such as operational amplifiers, data compression, ultra high definition TV, artificial intelligence, and quantum computers.

The automatic exchange of data and structured documents, and the implications of 'paperless trade' is a key issue for business in the Europe of the 21st century. EDI in Europe is part of a Europe wide effort to provide business with the best tools and practices in this vital area. At the beginning of this decade, the Commission of the European Communities launched the TEDIS Programme (Trade EDI Systems) in order to promote the use of Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) in the European Community and to increase the competitiveness of European business. SISnet, a research consortium which includes academics from major European business schools and universities, was commissioned to study the use of EDI in Europe within the framework of the TEDIS programme. Specifically this was to take an audit of the adoption and implementation and then to assess its effects on the firms and industries using it. EDI is a recent phenomenon and since it can only really be studied in context, case studies have been used which will encourage understanding of the dynamics within individual settings. Cases spanning a wide range of industries come from Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and Switzerland. EDI in Europe brings all the research together. The team's work is set to continue as the issues are analysed - it is ongoing and will affect business at all levels. EDI in Europe will help make everyone aware of EDI in practice and further its diffusion into, and acceptance by, the entire European business community.

This conference proceedings summarizes invited publications from the two IDES (Institute of Doctors Engineers and Scientists) International conferences, both held in Bangalore/ India.

Building a successful supply chain processing EDI implementation in BizTalk Server can be complex. Decisions must be made around how to extract and publish data, how to map to the various EDI standards, and how to appropriately batch and deliver data. If architected properly, your BizTalk solution can be highly efficient, simple, and something that can be managed and extended for years to come.
What you'll learn 1. Successfully create professional, industry-standard and compliantimplementations
2. Build fully operational inbound and outbound processes using AS2, SFTP, and FTP
3. Integrate with SQL Server, .NET Libraries, and other platforms and technologies
4. Develop maps, schemas, orchestrations and configure encrypted file delivery
5. Configure role links to allow for shipment of outbound data to multiple parties Who this book is for BizTalk Developers, technical architects, and executives of manufacturing or supply companies looking to implement EDI on BizTalk Table of Contents 1. Solution: Receiving 850 Data
2. Solution: Sending 810 Data
3. Solution: Sending 845 Data
4. Mapping Data

BizTalk 2013 Recipes provides ready-made solutions to BizTalk Server 2013 developers. The recipes in the book save you the effort of developing your own solutions to common problems that have been solved many times over. The solutions demonstrate sound practice, the result of hard-earned wisdom by those who have gone before. Presented in a step-by-step format with clear code examples and explanations, the solutions in BizTalk 2013 Recipes help you take advantage of new features and deeper capabilities in BizTalk Server 2013. You'll learn to integrate your solutions with the cloud, configure BizTalk on Azure, work with electronic data interchange (EDI), and deploy the growing range of adapters for integrating with the different systems and technologies that you will encounter. You'll find recipes covering all the core areas: schemas, maps, orchestrations, messaging and more. BizTalk Server 2013 is Microsoft's market-leading platform for orchestrating process flow across disparate applications. BizTalk 2013 Recipes is your key to unlocking the full power of that platform. What you'll learn * Automate business processes across different systems in your enterprise.* Build, test, and deploy complex maps and schemas. * Implement the business rules engine (BRE). * Develop business activity monitoring (BAM) solutions. * Manage electronic data interchange (EDI) with trading partners. * Monitor and troubleshoot automated processes. * Deploy BizTalk to Azure and build cloud based solutions. Who this book is for BizTalk 2013 Recipes is aimed at developers working in Microsoft BizTalk Server 2013. Experienced BizTalk developers will find great value in the information around new functionality in the 2013 release such as that for cloud based integrations. Those brand new to BizTalk will appreciate the clear examples of core functionality that help them understand how best to design and deploy BizTalk Server solutions.

When researching, teaching or working with information systems in the public sector, one is left with few or often no textbooks that provide useful case studies or surveys on the implementation and effects of integrating information technologies in the organizations' operations. This is surprising since in most first world countries the public sector consumes a substantial part of the gross national product. Even more astonishing is the vast amount of financial and organizational resources that are spent developing and implementing various information systems. We decided to write this book to provide information for those studying information systems at business schools, information and computer departments at collegesl universities, and for those working hands-on with EDI and data networking in public administration. Thus, our primary target groups for this book are professionals, training (MA-courses), computer science, MBA, MP A, and political science. EDI has been seen as a means to wire the various policy areas in the public sector. Those included are not limited strictly to the public organizations, but extend to their trade partners. Also, government has sought ways to stimulate the usage of ED I in the private sector beyond those transactions involving direct communication with the public sector. In this book, we have contributors from eight countries and a total of 14 chapters reporting on issues of importance when developing and implementing EDI, when government wants to stimulate the diffusion of EDI in society, and when organizations want to address the impact of their investments in ED .

BizTalk 2010 Recipes provides ready-made solutions to BizTalk Server 2010 developers. The recipes in the book save you the effort of developing your own solutions to common problems that have been solved many times over. The solutions demonstrate sound practice, the result of hard-earned wisdom by those who have gone before. Presented in a step-by-step format with clear code examples and explanations, the solutions in BizTalk 2010 Recipes help you take advantage of new features and deeper capabilities in BizTalk Server 2010. You'll learn to provide rich mapping support, extendedelectronic data interchange (EDI)and trading partner management capabilities, and to deploy the growing range of adapters for integrating with the different systems and technologies that you will encounter. Author Mark Beckner doesn't overlook core functionality, either. You'll find recipes covering all the core areas: schemas, maps, orchestrations, messaging and more. BizTalk Server 2010 is Microsoft's market-leading platform for orchestrating process flow across disparate applications. BizTalk 2010 Recipes is your key to unlocking the full power of that platform. What you'll learn Automate business processes across different systems in your enterprise. Build, test, and deploy complex maps and schemas. Implement the business rules engine (BRE). Develop business activity monitoring (BAM) solutions. Manage electronic data interchange (EDI) with trading partners. Monitor and troubleshoot automated processes. Who this book is for

BizTalk 2010 Recipes is aimed at developers new to Microsoft BizTalk Server 2010. Experienced BizTalk developers will alsofind great value in the information around new functionality in the 2010 release such as that for mapping and for EDI trading partner management. Those brand new to BizTalk will appreciate the clear examples of core functionality that help them understand how best to design and deploy BizTalk Server solutions. Table of Contents What's New in BizTalk Server 2010 Document Schemas Document Mapping Messaging and Pipelines Orchestrations Adapters Business Rules Framework EDI Solutions Deployment Administration and Operations Business Activity Monitoring

A compendium of best practices and implementation wisdom, Pro BizTalk 2009 is a revision of the highly-successful and best-selling Pro BizTalk 2006. The book has been fully updated to cover developments in BizTalk 2009. You'll find chapters on topics such as developing WCF-compliant adapters using the WCF LOB adapter SDK, connecting BizTalk to IBM mainframe line-of-business applications and data using the Host Integration Server adapter, and riding the Enterprise Service Bus. All other chapters in the book have been updated to reflect developments in BizTalk 2009.

Pro BizTalk 2009 is based upon real feedback from BizTalk developers. It is written by recognized experts George Dunphy and Sergei Moukhnitski, backed by a team of top-notch co-authors. The book is a labor of love in which the authors share their experiences and expertise to teach you the art of creating a BizTalk solution using the right tools from the BizTalk 2009 toolbox.Fully updated to cover developments in BizTalk 2009 Focuses on the art of creating a BizTalk solution by helping readers choose the right tool from the BizTalk toolbox for the task at hand Based upon the reallife experience of authors with many years of practice implementing BizTalk solutions for large enterprises What you'll learn Create automated business processes that span disparate systems, even for those systems that were developed using disparate technologies.Apply each of the tools within BizTalk in their intended manner.Tune BizTalk servers for optimal performance.Implement sound disasterrecovery plans for BizTalk environments.Build for success upon recognized design patterns and best practices.Create a solid BizTalk development environment. Who this book is for

Pro BizTalk 2009 is aimed at two audiences: those developing BizTalk solutions and those who must manage the BizTalk servers upon which those solutions deploy. Both camps must have a working knowledge of the other side. Developers will find in this book an excellent guide to programming effectively with BizTalk. Administrators will find what they need to smoothly deploy BizTalkbased solutions. Table of Contents BizTalk in the Enterprise Starting a New BizTalk Project Thinking Inside the Box Pipelining and Components Pipeline Component Best Practices and Examples BizTalk Design Patterns and Practices What the Maestro Needs to Know: Advanced Orchestration Concepts Playing By the Rules? Use the Business Rule Engine BizTalk Server 2009 Operations Deploying and Managing BizTalk Applications To Tune or Not to Tune? Nobody Should Ask That Question WCF Adapters: Standardizing Your Integration Endpoints WCF LOB Adapter SDK Host Integration Server 2009 The Enterprise Service Bus Toolkit 2.0

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"First Steps: Developing BizTalk Applications" is a primer to most other introductory BizTalk books. If you feel like traditional beginning books are too abstract, and that you are mired in detail and missing the big picture, check out this book. It's not a referenceit's a jumpstart to learning BizTalk. You'll learn about the product in a phased approach. This way, you only learn what you need to know, when you need to know it. And the entire book is example-based: you'll learn by doing. Each phase provides detailed instructions for creating, deploying, and testing a BizTalk project. Through the books projects, you will be exposed to orchestrations, pipelines, maps, schemas, messages, ports, shapes, the BizTalk Server Administration console, and the Health and Activity Tracking (HAT) tool.

To quickly get ahead and quickstart your BizTalk learning process, this book is for you.-->Table of Contents-->Creating, Deploying, and Testing a BizTalk Application Working with Schemas Message Mapping

EDI is one of the next big waves in connected systems, as business becomes more dependent on working with partners, suppliers, and other organizations in a streamlined way. Microsoft BizTalk Server 2006 R2 offers an efficient, integrated way to deploy EDI solutions, and with Pro EDI in BizTalk Server 2006 R2: Electronic Document Interchange Solutions, you'll see how EDI can be used in your business and how best to get it set up with BizTalk. With a cursory read of this book, management-level resources will be able to quickly determine the complexity of a BizTalk EDI implementation and the level of resources that will need to be made available. The developer will get an in-depth understanding of EDI and a detailed step-by-step approach to building and deploying projects.

This book's unique approach sees an EDI project from end to end, through inception, into development, and finally through deployment. With this practical guide, you can set up and deliver a BizTalk 2006-driven EDI solution without getting caught up in the complexity of non-EDI items in BizTalk. What you'll learn

With this book, you'll gain Insights into the brand-new Biztalk 2006 R2-based EDI functionality, including the far greater flexibility in handling interchange Advice covering specific implementations, not simply generic advice In-depth understanding of EDI and a detailed step-by-step approach to building and deploying projects Who is this book for?

Any company or individual interested in a BizTalk 2006 EDI implementation will be interested in this book, as there are virtually no resources available. Any company or individual interested in a new EDI implementation (or redeveloping an existing EDIinfrastructure) will benefit from this book as they work to determine what options are on the market, and how complex those options are to build and support. Finally, many BizTalk developers without direct EDI experience will be interested, as it covers a little-understood topic in BizTalk Server development. About the Apress Pro Series

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Die zunehmende Leistungsfahigkeit mobiler Endgerate (z.B. PDAs, Smartcards) erlaubt den effizienten Einsatz mobiler Datenbanktechnologie im Rahmen einer umfassenden Integration mobiler Anwendungen in bestehende heterogene Systeme. Charakteristika des mobilen Umfeldes sowie beschrankte physische Ressourcen mobiler Gerate stellen spezifische Anforderungen an Architektur und Implementierung mobiler Datenbanksysteme. Das Buch liefert eine fundierte Einfuhrung in generische Architekturen und konkrete Implementierungskonzepte sowie einen Uberblick uber existierende Technologien und Konzepte. Zentrale Themen sind spezifische und klassische Replikationsverfahren und ihre Eignung im mobilen Umfeld, mobile Transaktionsmodelle, spezielle Implementierungskonzepte fur Pico-Datenbanksysteme, besonders effiziente Speicherkonzepte und Methoden der Anfrageausfuhrung. Anhand von marktreifen kommerziellen Datenbanksystemen werden realisierte Anwendungsarchitekturen und Implementierungskonzepte erlautert."

"Export Practice and Management" is the third edition of Alan Branch's "Elements of Export Practice". The new title reflects the increased emphasis on management and strategy, a re-orientation which is seen to be appropriate in this period of unprecedented change in the international trade industry. This edition covers current developments, including multi-modalism, the Single European Market, implications of the new Eastern European market, export finance, containerization, Electronic Data Interchange and international distribution strategy. This book should be of interest to undergraduate students of export management, shipping, commerce, international trade and marketing; also students taking relevant professional exams and practising managers. An ELBS/LPBB edition is available.

This book documents the research I conducted on the subject of Electronic Data Inter change during my time at the Institute of Business Informatics, University of Berne, Switzerland. In this effort I enjoyed a great deal of help from numerous others, in cluding professional colleagues, interview partners, and members of my family. Even though I cannot possibly mention them all, I would like to express my sincere gratitude for their selfless support. Above all, I am grateful to Prof. Dr. Gerhard Knolmayer who contributed to the book both in its formative stages and throughout its development. He has been an unwavering source of encouragement during the many difficult stages of the investigation and I greatly benefitted from our discussions of the subject matter. Moreover, he was ex tremely generous with his time in carefully reviewing all the five chapters. The fmancial support for this book came from the Hasler Foundation in Berne. I wish to thank the Foundation, and especially its Managing Director, Dr. P.A. Jaeger, for funding the empirical part of the research project. Likewise, I am grateful to the Uni versity of Berne for providing me with the necessary computer and other resources. The Institute of Business Informatics should be commended particularly for its very stim ulating work environment."

Die Leistung von Computersystemen ist die ausschlaggebende Groe fur ihren Einsatz. Zur Messung der Leistung wird sehr oft das Benchmark-Verfahren als Standard-Tool eingesetzt, obwohl allgemein bekannt ist, dass die entsprechenden Ergebnisse nur eine sehr beschrankte Aussagekraft haben - dafur spricht naturlich ihre starke Orientierung an der Praxis. Modellbildende Techniken werden haufig zu Recht als "Mathematik-lastig" empfunden und suggerieren zudem eine Genauigkeit jenseits der Realitat. Dabei liegt es auf der Hand, dass beide Standpunkte sich erganzen und zusammen eine wesentlich bessere Messung, Analyse und Bewertung gestatten. Anhand dieser Konzeption erlautert der Autor bessere Methoden zur Leistungsbewertung von Computersystemen.

Hochaktuell und spannend: Wir erleben eine standig zunehmende Informatisierung. Informations- und Kommunikationstechnologien werden unseren Alltag kunftig weitaus starker durchdringen als wir es uns vorstellen konnen. Smarte Objekte werden stark an Bedeutung gewinnen. Die Kommunikation mit Alltagsgegenstanden wird selbstverstandlich werden. Die Einsatzmoglichkeiten dieser technischen Neuerungen sind unbegrenzt. Ausfuhrlich stellen die Autoren diese Neuerungen dar. Zudem erlautern sie die Einflusse auf die Gesellschaft und weisen auf Prozesse hin, die ein radikales Umdenken erfordern werden. Das erste deutschsprachige Buch zum Thema."

Das Thema Produkt-Management ist in allen Unternehmen von zentraler Bedeutung fA1/4r den Erfolg und das langfristige Aoeberleben bzw. Erreichen und Halten einer gewissen Marktposition. Allgemeine BA1/4cher A1/4ber Produkt-Management werden den speziellen Anforderungen und Prozessen in der Software Branche wenig gerecht. Dieses Buch, geschriebenen von erfahrenen Praktikern und FA1/4hrungskrAften mit unterschiedlichem Hintergrund (Hard- und Software-Hersteller, Dienstleister, IT-Consulting, Anwender), beschreibt das Thema Software-Produkt-Management aus verschiedenen Blickwinkeln. Dabei beschrAnkt sich die Betrachtung nicht auf das reine Produkt-Management von Standard-Software, sondern trAgt dem Umstand Rechnung, dass die meisten "Produkte" in diesem Umfeld aus einer komplexen Kombination und Verzahnung von Standard- und Individualsoftware mit Dienstleistungen bestehen.

Building a simple but powerful recommendation system is much easier than you think. Approachable for all levels of expertise, this report explains innovations that make machine learning practical for business production settings--and demonstrates how even a small-scale development team can design an effective large-scale recommendation system. Apache Mahout committers Ted Dunning and Ellen Friedman walk you through a design that relies on careful simplification. You'll learn how to collect the right data, analyze it with an algorithm from the Mahout library, and then easily deploy the recommender using search technology, such as Apache Solr or Elasticsearch. Powerful and effective, this efficient combination does learning offline and delivers rapid response recommendations in real time. Understand the tradeoffs between simple and complex recommenders Collect user data that tracks user actions--rather than their ratings Predict what a user wants based on behavior by others, using Mahoutfor co-occurrence analysis Use search technology to offer recommendations in real time, complete with item metadata Watch the recommender in action with a music service example Improve your recommender with dithering, multimodal recommendation, and other techniques

Das Internet der Dinge ist eine der Perspektiven fur Zukunftsmarkte der Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft. Die Vision vom Internet der Dinge wurde erstmals 2004 formuliert, als RFID als eine der Technologien, die die Fantasie der Forscher und Ingenieure beflugelt, in die Welt der Warenstroeme versuchweise integriert wurde. Klar ist, die Technik lasst sich uberall einsetzen, wo man Gegenstande identifizieren, registrieren und ihren Weg verfolgen will. Aber es scheint erst der Anfang einer Revolution zu sein. Das Internet der Dinge entwickelt sich rasant. Realistische Szenarien sollen die Warenstroeme vereinfachen, zuverlassig machen und Problemloesungen nachvollziehbar gestalten lassen. Keine Orwellschen Horrorszenarien, Transparenz der Warenherkunft, des Warenzustands und der Lieferzuverlassigkeit dienen dem Verbraucher und helfen dabei, unsere standig komplexer werdende Welt gestaltbar zu erhalten. Bei der Idee hat denn auch, wie der Name Internet der Dinge andeutet, das existierende World Wide Web Pate gestanden. Jedes Paket, jeder Container, jeder Transportbehalter, so die Vision, findet selbst den richtigen Weg zum Empfanger. Ort und Zustand der Dinge werden transparent und nachvollziehbar, der Schutz der Intimspharen individuell steuerbar. Die RFID-Technik macht es moeglich, prophezeit der Logistikexperte Prof. Michael ten Hompel, Leiter des Fraunhofer-Instituts fur Materialfluss und Logistik IML in Dortmund. Das Ziel wird einfach in die intelligenten Etiketten geschrieben. So weiss das Paket, wo es hin muss, steuert sich selbst auf seinem Weg durch die Anlagen und bucht seinen Platz in einem Transportfahrzeug, beschreibt ten Hompel die Aufgabe, die die Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft in die Realitat umsetzen wird.