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Sarbanes-Oxley IT Compliance Using Open Source Tools-Second Edition, Second Edition

Paperback: 480 pages Publisher: Syngress; 2 edition (November 16, 2007) Language: English ISBN-10: 1597492167

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act (officially titled the Public Company Accounting Reform and Investor Protection Act of 2002), signed into law on 30 July 2002 by President Bush, is considered the most significant change to federal securities laws in the United States since the New Deal. It came in the wake of a series of corporate financial scandals, including those affecting Enron, Arthur Andersen, and WorldCom. The law is named after Senator Paul Sarbanes and Representative Michael G. Oxley. It was approved by the House by a vote of 423-3 and by the Senate 99-0.
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The Definitive Guide to the Xen Hypervisor

Hardcover: 320 pages Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR; 1 edition (November 19, 2007) Language: English ISBN-10: 013234971X

“The Xen hypervisor has become an incredibly strategic resource for the industry, as the focal point of innovation in cross-platform virtualization technology. David’s book will play a key role in helping the Xen community and ecosystem to grow.â€
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The Open Source Alternative: Understanding Risks and Leveraging Opportunities

Hardcover: 285 pages Publisher: Wiley (February 8, 2008) Language: English ISBN-10: 0470194952

Almost every engineer developing technical products wants to use open source software. It’s free, reliable, and can cut product development cycles. But convincing management to jump on board may be a challenge. Open source can have legal strings attached. How does a company use open source intelligently, without stepping on a lawsuit land mine? Based on the author’s ten years of broad experience in the trenches of intellectual property licensing, The Open Source Alternative is a practical guide for anyone who needs to find out more about the legal intricacies, risks, and rewards of open source.
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Using Moodle: Teaching with the Popular Open Source Course Management System

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Paperback: 282 pages Publisher: O’Reilly Media, Inc.; 2 edition (November 15, 2007) Language: English ISBN-10: 059652918X

Using Moodle is a complete, hands-on guide for instructors learning how to use Moodle, the popular course management system (CMS) that enables remote web-based learning and supplements traditional classroom learning. Updated for the latest version, this new edition explains exactly how Moodle works by offering plenty of examples, screenshots and best practices for its many features and plug-in modules.
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GUI Bloopers 2.0: Common User Interface Design Don’ts and Dos

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Paperback: 424 pages Publisher: Morgan Kaufmann; 2 edition (September 14, 2007) Language: English ISBN-10: 0123706432

Is your application or Web site ready for prime time?

A major revision of a classic reference, GUI Bloopers 2.0 looks at user interface design bloopers from commercial software, Web sites, Web applications, and information appliances, explaining how intelligent, well-intentioned professionals make these mistakes–and how you can avoid them. While equipping you with the minimum of theory, GUI expert Jeff Johnson presents the reality of interface design in an entertaining, anecdotal, and instructive way.
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