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.

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

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.

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

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

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

The Apress Pro series books are practical, professional tutorials to keep you on and moving up the professional ladder.

You have gotten the job, now you need to hone your skills in these tough competitive times. The Apress Pro series expands your skills and expertise in exactly the areas you need. Master the content of a Pro book, and you will always be able to get the job done in a professional development project. Written by experts in their field, Pro series books from Apress give you the hard-won solutions to problems you will face in your professional programming career. Related Titles from Apress BizTalk 2006 Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach Pro BizTalk Server 2006 Foundations of BizTalk Server 2006

"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

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.

"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."

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

"Electronic Value Exchange" examines in detail the transformation of the VISA electronic payment system from a collection of non-integrated, localized, paper-based bank credit card programs into the cooperative, global, electronic value exchange network it is today. Topics and features: provides a history of the VISA system from the mid-1960s to the early 1980s; presents a historical narrative based on research gathered from personal documents and interviews with key actors; investigates, for the first time, both the technological and social infrastructures necessary for the VISA system to operate; supplies a detailed case study, highlighting the mutual shaping of technology and social relations, and the influence that earlier information processing practices have on the way firms adopt computers and telecommunications; examines how "gateways" in transactional networks can reinforce or undermine established social boundaries, and reviews the establishment of trust in new payment devices."

Anomaly detection is the detective work of machine learning: finding the unusual, catching the fraud, discovering strange activity in large and complex datasets. But, unlike Sherlock Holmes, you may not know what the puzzle is, much less what "suspects" you're looking for. This O'Reilly report uses practical examples to explain how the underlying concepts of anomaly detection work. From banking security to natural sciences, medicine, and marketing, anomaly detection has many useful applications in this age of big data. And the search for anomalies will intensify once the Internet of Things spawns even more new types of data. The concepts described in this report will help you tackle anomaly detection in your own project. Use probabilistic models to predict what's normal and contrast that to what you observe Set an adaptive threshold to determine which data falls outside of the normal range, using the t-digest algorithm Establish normal fluctuations in complex systems and signals (such as an EKG) with a more adaptive probablistic model Use historical data to discover anomalies in sporadic event streams, such as web traffic Learn how to use deviations in expected behavior to trigger fraud alerts

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.

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.

Das in diesem Buch vorgestellte Konzept schliesst eine Lucke im Forschungsstand zum Bereich prozessnaher Echtzeitkommunikation fur rekonfigurierbare Produktionssysteme. Aktuelle in der Automatisierungstechnik eingesetzte Echtzeitzeitnetzwerke zeichnen sich durch hohe Konfigurationsaufwande aus, welche bei der Inbetriebnahme und nach jeder Rekonfiguration anfallen. Fur die Realisierung "Plug and Produce"-fahiger Anwendungen ist es notwendig, diese Aufwande moeglichst zu reduzieren. Hierzu wird in diesem Buch die Entwicklung eines Verfahrens zur automatischen Konfiguration aktueller in der Automatisierungstechnik eingesetzter Echtzeitnetzwerke beschrieben. Konkret werden die Echtzeit-Netzwerke Profinet, Ethernet/IP, Ethernet Powerlink und Ethercat betrachtet. Fur diese Netzwerke wird zuerst untersucht, welche Informationen fur eine Inbetriebnahme notwendig sind. Darauf aufbauend wird das Konzept zur automatischen Konfiguration entwickelt. Anhand einer Probandenstudie wird exemplarisch fur Profinet gezeigt, inwiefern der Inbetriebnahme-Aufwand durch die automatische Konfiguration reduziert werden kann.

Das Thema Produkt-Management ist in allen Unternehmen von zentraler Bedeutung fur den Erfolg und das langfristige Erreichen und Halten einer gewissen Marktposition. Allgemeine Bucher uber Produkt-Management werden den speziellen Anforderungen in der Software Branche wenig gerecht. Dieses Buch, geschriebenen von erfahrenen Praktikern und Fuhrungskraften mit unterschiedlichem Hintergrund (Hard- und Software-Hersteller, Dienstleister, IT-Consulting, Anwender), beschreibt das Thema Software-Produkt-Management aus verschiedenen Blickwinkeln. Dabei wird dem Umstand Rechnung getragen, dass Produkte in diesem Umfeld aus einer komplexen Verzahnung von Standard- und Individualsoftware mit Dienstleistungen bestehen.

Building a successful health care claims 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 837 EDI standard, 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. The topics in this book include building complete inbound and outbound solutions for 837 Institutional and Professional EDI document types. In addition, topics around 997/999 acknowledgements and related document types are included. Covering mapping, trading partner configuration, AS2, SFTP, data extraction, data routing, and batching, you will find this to be a goldmine of information to aid you in a successful implementation. What you'll learn 1. Successfully create HIPAA compliant 837 Professional implementations 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 batching of documents for various scenarios Who this book is for BizTalk 2010 Developers, technical architects, and executives of Health Care Companies looking to implement BizTalk or EDI, BizTalk 2010

Diese Monographie beschreibt den Stand der Technik der computergrafischen Sichtsysteme und deren Grundlagen in einer umfassenden und kompakten Form. Zentrales Thema sind die sogenannten Realzeit-Displays, deren Architekturen und Funktionsprinzipien anhand mehrerer signifikanter Beispiele ausfuhrlich diskutiert werden. In diesem Zusammenhang werden auch die Algorithmen der Visualisierungsprozesse insoweit behandelt, wie sie zum Verstandnis der Architekturkonzepte erforderlich sind. Zu den weiteren Themenkomplexen gehoren auch jene Architekturen von Sichtsystemen, die speziell fur die Visualisierung von multidimensionalen Datenfeldern geeignet sind. Die Monographie dient vor allem Entwicklungsingenieuren, die sich in kurzer Zeit in das Themengebiet einarbeiten wollen. Daruber hinaus ist das Buch auch fur Studenten der Elektrotechnik und der Informatik gedacht, da es fur beide Interessentengruppen die Verbindungen zwischen den Bereichen der Rechnerarchitektur und der allgemeinen Computergrafik in verstandlicher Form aufzeigt."

Clustertechnologien.- High Performance Computing.- Public Resource Computing: vernetzte Welt zum Rechnen nutzen?.- Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing (BOINC).- Architektur des BOINC-Systems.- Technik.- Serveristallation.- Serveradministration.- Die Grundlagen der BOINC-Programmierung.- Die BOINC-Schaltzentrale modifizieren - Programmierung der BOINC Server Komponenten.- Debuggen - Fehlersuche in BOINC.- Praxis.- Kreiszahl@home: Monte-Carlo-Algorithmus fur die Kreiszahl.- Eine Filmsequenz mit Bildverarbeitungsfunktionen modifizieren.- ComsolGrid: COMSOL Multiphysics und BOINC.- [email protected] Verwendung von Legacy-Applikationen.- Die C/C++-Schnittstelle von BOINC.- BOINC-Fehlernummern und Fehlermeldungen.- BOINC-Konfigurationsdateien.- Literaturverzeichnis.- Sachverzeichnis.

Jeder hat schon die Erfahrung gemacht, dass Webseiten nicht lesbar sind oder Programme unverstandliche Meldungen hervorbringen. Kurz: Die Software ist nicht gebrauchstauglich. Ausgehend von der menschlichen Informationsverarbeitung legt der Autor dar, wie Schnittstellen beschaffen sein mussen und wie bei der Entwicklung vorgegangen werden muss, damit die Software gebrauchstauglich wird. Dabei werden neueste Normen und Vorschriften berucksichtigt. Die begleitende Website bietet weitere Beispiele und UEbungsaufgaben, Loesungen und weiterfuhrende Links.

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.

Allgegenwartige, in den Hintergrund tretende Informationstechniken konnten den Menschen in allen Lebensbereichen bei der Arbeit, beim Einkaufen, beim Reisen und zu Hause unbemerkt und mitdenkend" unterstutzen. Eine solche Entwicklung bietet nicht nur die Vision, intellektuelle und physische Begrenzungen des Menschen zu uberwinden, sondern auch viele neue Herausforderungen fur bisherige Werte und Lebensweisen. Daher drangt sich die Frage auf, wie wir angesichts dieser Moglichkeiten kunftig leben wollen und wie wir die vor uns stehenden Entwicklungen beeinflussen konnen. Das Buch beschreibt diese Entwicklungen, ihre moglichen wirtschaftlichen und gesellschaftlichen Folgen sowie ihre Auswirkungen auf das Weltbild und das Selbstbild der Menschen und es analysiert die Moglichkeiten, diese Entwicklungen gestaltend zu beeinflussen."