The Real-time Transport Protocol (RTP) provides a framework for delivery of audio and video across IP networks and unprecedented quality and reliability. In RTP: Audio and Video for the Internet, Colin Perkins, a leader of the RTP standardization process in the IETF, offers readers detailed...

This book covers all of the JDBC^TM API, the application programming interface that provides universal data access for the Java^TM programming language. The first edition covered the JDBC 1.0 API, which provides the basic functionality for data access. The second edition added the JDBC 2.0 API, which...

Advance your expertise with ASP.NET and the Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1—and build dynamic Web solutions that can run across multiple browsers and mobile devices. This guide expertly balances coverage of ASP.NET infrastructure with practical, hands-on examples you can modify for your own Web applications and services. As you examine...

Next time you hit the wall with a tough Visual Basic .NET problem, get the code behind the...

Discover how you can use XML-based Web services to dramatically improve the data sharing and communication capabilities in your organization. This pragmatic guide teaches you how to exploit the interoperability features of the Microsoft .NET Framework to build highly available, platform-independent Web services. Easy-to-follow sample...

Under mandate of Section 253, Study and Report on Effectiveness of Air Force Science and Technology Program Changes, of the Fiscal Year 2002 National Defense Authorization Act (Public Law 107-107; U.S. Congress, 2001), the U.S. Air Force contracted with the National Research Council (NRC) to conduct the present study. In response,...

The Finite Element Method (FEM) has become an indispensable technology for the modelling and simulation of engineering systems. Written for engineers and students alike, the aim of the book is to provide the necessary theories and techniques of the FEM for readers to be able to use a commercial FEM package to solve primarily linear problems...

With a detailed explanation of vertex and pixel shader programming, coverage of the new Microsoft HLSL (High-Level Shader Language), and greater concentration of the fixed-function pipeline, the second edition of this popular reference guide will take you farther than you ever imagined! Written by an industry expert, this book will put an end...

Today's home wireless networks offer tremendous advantages over hard-wired networks-among them, unprecedented portability and, of course, the freedom from wires strung all over your house! Unless you have a firm grasp on all the latest networking technologies, though, wireless networks won't free you from digging your way through...

Learn how to easily add custom images to your home and business graphics projects with Paint Shop Pro 8 Fast & Easy. The reader will learn how to retouch, repair, and edit photos with easy-to-use, high-quality, automatic photo enhancement features. Built-in Web tools and artistic drawing and text tools enable the reader...

Harness the power of Adobe Acrobat to create and publish sophisticated PDF (Portable Document Format) documents. From simple memos to interactive forms, learn why Acrobat is the tool for any electronic publishing task--including projects that require multimedia. Create, enhance, and edit PDF documents, or use the Internet to share working PDF...