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WIRELESS
Mobile Wireless
Worldwide Learn:
Communications Online Training in
Wireless Technology
M
obile Wireless Com-
munications, Mischa
http://www.worldwidelearn.com/online-
Schwartz. Wireless
training/wireless-technology-training.htm
communication is ubiquitous
and includes global cellular This organization offers a directory of online training
telephone systems, local net- courses in wireless technologies, including wireless com-
works, and even personal area munications, networking, fundamentals, and applications;
networks. This book reviews and the Wireless Application Protocol (WAP).
propagation phenomena and Featured training partners include Serebra Learning Corp.,
examines channel allocation, modulation tech- which offers online training in Wireless Markup Language
niques, multiple access schemes, and coding tech- (WML). The University of Calgary is another training part-
niques. ner, and offers online courses such as an introduction to 2G
The author reviews Global System for Mobile or 2.5G digital mobile technologies, Global System for
Communications (GSM) and IS-95 systems, and Mobile Communication (GSM), 3G, open-source software,
discusses 2.5G and 3G packet-switched systems. and asynchronous transfer mode. The International
The book also covers performance analysis; access- Engineering Consortium provides free online tutorials down-
ing and scheduling techniques; wireless local area loadable in PDF format, including a WAP tutorial.
networks; and personal area networks.
Cambridge University Press; ISBN 0-521843-47-2;
580 pp.; $75.
IT Professional (ISSN 1520-9202) is published bimonthly
by the IEEE Computer Society. IEEE Headquarters, Three
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C
aution! Wireless Network-
ing: Preventing a Data Di-
saster, Jack McCullough.
The author aims to alleviate
fears that users might have
about the security of a wireless
home network. Using real-
world examples, this guide
helps users protect their data on wireless home net-
works from crackers, viruses, and worms.Written in
non-technical language for novices and intermedi-
ate users, the book briefly introduces wireless net-
working and identifies common internal and
external pitfalls. It helps readers to
• understand how Wi-Fi works and see what makes
it vulnerable,
• look inside the cracker community and see what
makes it tick,
• recognize specific attacks,
• check their system for weaknesses that crackers
can exploit, and
• protect their privacy from spyware, Internet serv-
ice provider monitoring, and other invaders.
John Wiley & Sons; ISBN 0-764572-13-X; 320 pp.;
$16.99.
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E-COMMERCE

Making the E-Sale

E-commerce Times

S
elling Online: How to
http://www.ecommercetimes.com Become a Successful E-
ECT News Network, an e-business and technol- Commerce Merchant, Jim
ogy news publisher, has a network of news sites that began Carroll and Rick Broadhead.
in 1998, when the company launched E-Commerce Times. This book provides a five-step
In May 2003, E-Commerce Times became the anchor pub- process for creating an online
lication of ECT News Network. store: planning, preparation,
The network currently includes several e-business development, education, and
and technology news sites: E-Commerce Times, refinement. Using illustrations
TechNewsWorld (http://www.technewsworld.com), of businesses on the Web—
LinuxInsider (http://www.linuxinsider.com), CRM Buyer including Staples, and Amazon.com—the authors
(http://www.crmbuyer.com), and MacNewsWorld (http:// explain how to design a user-friendly Web site. Easy
www.macnewsworld.com). ECT News also publishes the navigation, search functionality, and fast download
E-Commerce Minute, Tech News Flash daily newsletters, times are characteristics of such a site, according to
and the ECT News Network Weekly Newsletter. These the authors.
products target e-business executives and IT decision The book highlights actual retail dot-com busi-
makers. ness owners who offer advice to aspiring entre-
preneurs and discuss what makes their companies
successful. E-facts presented throughout the book
Analyst Views provide demographics and statistics related to e-
http://www.analystviews.com commerce.
Dearborn Trade Publishing; http://www.
Analyst Views from Bitpipe Inc. is a resource for IT ana- dearborn.com/trade/; ISBN 0-793145-17-1; 416 pp.;
lyst reports and market research. The site provides access $13.97.
to free and paid analyst reports, and market research from
more than 85 IT analyst firms, including IDC, Gartner,
Forrester, Current Analysis, and Aberdeen.
Analyst Views offers three levels of access:
E-Business Strategy
• Free. All visitors to the site can read The Daily Report,

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trategic Management of e-
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reports and download a PDF file directly from Analyst includes
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firm’s Web site to obtain the report. Paid subscribers • an overview of technologies for e-business and
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