From a distance, the concept of e-commerce security seems simple. Just allow authorized people to transact business securely and efficiently through the Internet, and keep unauthorized people away from valuable information. But in today's impersonal and global economy, how can a business or...

The role of information technology (IT) has becoming increasingly important in both private and public sectors over recent years. The advent of personal computers, information networks, and the Internet has engendered an information revolution, which has created new means of production, new...

Increasing every day in frequency and sophistication, planned cyber attacks are impacting systems, data and user access at virtually every business and government organization. Whether accidentally triggered by users opening their daily e-mail, or planned denial of services attack triggering a...

In response to increasingly high customer demands and formidable competition, today's organizations have implemented new technologies that generate and collect massive volumes of data. However, a large majority of the data collected goes to waste or becomes obsolete. Inconsistency, repetition,...

"This book explores the current and future trends, needs, and priorities that affect the development of distance education in a postmodern world for those interested in online learning, teaching and training, communication, and education across multiple sectors such as universities, colleges,...

"This book provides the basic vocabulary and managerial framework for managing strategically the IT workforce at the firm level. It also informs managers what tools and services are available to assess the skill levels of their IT workforce and job candidates. Finally, it gives different...

This book addresses management methodologies for projects that change rapidly in requirements and technology. These projects are most common among small to medium enterprises. The book addresses both the value and the skills that an IT project manager must have, and uses these values in a new...

1. Space, time, and process / Giuseppe Refrigeri -- 2. Contribution of psychopedagogy to the inclusion of ICT in the pedagogical environment / Maria Mamede-Neves -- 3. ICT, knowledge construction, and evolution / Antonio Cartelli -- 4. Education and organization / Pier Rivoltella -- 5. Some...

1. Technology operation and concepts for teachers -- 2. Teacher productivity and professional practices -- 3. Using technology for learning, teaching, and designing the curriculum -- 4. The principles and applications of digital design -- 5. Desktop publishing for schools -- 6. Creating...