The jBPM5 Developer Guide book was written with the main goal of providing a comprehensive guide to understanding the main principles used by the jBPM project to build smarter applications using the power of business processes. This book covers important topics such as the BPMN 2.0 specification, the WS-HT specification, domain-specific constructs, and integration patterns. All these topics are…
JavaFX 2.0 is Java’s next generation graphical user interface (GUI) toolkit for developers to rapidly build rich cross-platform applications. Built from the ground up, JavaFX takes advantage of modern GPUs through hardware-accelerated graphics while providing well-designed programming interfaces enabling developers to combine graphics, animation, and UI controls. The new JavaFX 2.0 is a pure …
The world of information technology is evolving rapidly. Enterprise applications must deliver services that meet the needs of the global business environment, ensure that users’ data remains private, protect the integrity of enterprise data, and ensure that business transactions are accurate and processed quickly. Enterprises today need to extend their reach, reduce their costs, and lower the…
Intelligent Vision Systems for Industry
The iPad is transforming the way businesses work with the power of mobile solutions; these include the manufacturing, retail services, and medical industries. Using the iPad makes it easy to deliver stunning presentations, collaborate with colleagues remotely, and access important business information from wherever your work takes you. Some businesses have been using the iPad as a mobile sales…
The chapters of this volume are grouped into a number of topical areas — demonstrating that the security canon is a very varied one. As Chris Earnshaw so rightly highlighted in his preface, getting the appropriate security built into new products, systems and services is fundamental to a rosy Internet future. We highlight a number of the vital issues to address as part of that process.
In general, document capture refers to the process of scanning paper documents using scanners or cameras, and transforming these documents into an electronic file such as a PDF, TIFF, and so on. Through a type of document capture software, these electronic files are assessed through character or pattern recognition (that is, OCR, ICR, and OMR) and converted into meaningful data or information, …
When programmers get together to talk, the conversation is likely at some point to turn from .NET frameworks or memory usage patterns to copyrights, patents, or trade secrets. People in the computer field realize that a cluster of legal concerns known as intellectual property (IP) plays a big role in its development. Consider just a few of the headline-making legal issues in technology over the…