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Web Protocols and Practice: HTTP/1.1, Networking Protocols, Caching, and Traffic Measurement
by Balachander Krishnamurthy, Jennifer Rexford
Web Protocols and Practice: HTTP/1.1, Networking Protocols, Caching, and Traffic Measurement describes the technical underpinnings of the World Wide Web--the technology for transferring, caching, and measuring the messages that carry the content between Web sites and end users. The messages are exchanged between clients, proxies, and servers: the three main software components of the Web. The format and transfer of these messages are dictated by communication protocols codifed in standards documents over a period of years. Evaluating and improving Web performance relies on having effective techniques for collecting and analyzing measurements of the message traffic. By moving Web content closer to the end users, caching reduces user-perceived latency, as well as load on the Web servers and the underlying network. Web traffic is moving from delivery of text and image content to include audio and video streaming. Multimedia streaming has its own suite of communication protocols. These topics, constituting the technical core of the Web, are discussed in detail in this book. --From the inside flap

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Professional Java XML
by Kal Ahmed, et al
Professional Java XML covers the full scope of both Java and XML. We develop applications with the Java Enterprise platform and its array of sophisticated components and programming interfaces. Similarly, we explore a full range of XML techniques, such as XSL transformation, querying with XPath, and validation with XML Schema and DTD using state-of-the-art Java XML tools. This book brings together the enabling technologies of Java and XML, and shows you how to develop applications that exploit the best features of each. --From the publisher

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Java Servlet Programming (2nd Edition)
by Jason Hunter, William Crawford (Contributor)
Java Servlet Programming, Second Edition is a superb introduction to Java Servlets and their various communications mechanisms. It includes deep and comprehensive coverage of the Java Servlet API, and also of HTTP, non-HTTP socket communications, Remote Method Invocation (RMI), and more. Throughout, the authors present excellent illustrative code and go to much effort to explain why things work the way they do.

XSLT Programmer's Reference 2nd Edition
by Michael Kay
As XML begins to take hold, the eXtensible Stylesheet Language: Transformation (XSLT) standard will be playing a major role in making all those XML predictions a reality. Author Michael Kay exudes enthusiasm in this guide, XSLT Programmer's Reference, by taking every opportunity to illustrate the power and flexibility of XSLT.

Installing and Configuring Apache Web Server
by Melanie Hoag
The newest in Gearhead's Point to Point series, this book invites readers to join a project team as it works through the complexities of planning, installing, configuring, administering, customizing, and troubleshooting Apache on Linux or Windows NT and Windows 2000 to create a functional Web server for a small business or a division of a large corporation. Starting from scratch, the author leads readers through each phase of the implementation, comparing popular Linux distributions and how they work with Apache and its extensions, examining the Apache architecture, publishing Web content, and monitoring an Apache Web server for usage and performance. Because “what can go wrong will go wrong,” an entire chapter is devoted to hardware and software troubleshooting. Installation and configuration of Web server extensions and add-ons--such as active scripting, Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption, antivirus protection, and PHP--are also included. --From the publisher

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E-Maginer Luxury Pack
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With 14 included 3-D universes such as "Snow-surf-skate" and "Scientist-Hacker," the E-maginer Luxury Pack lets users generate creative and dynamic virtual worlds. Download textures, objects, and music from your favorite Web sites to enhance your creations, or use the "World Modeller" option to customize a new architecture for your Web site. Use the rotate tool to animate objects on your site, or engage in role playing games with visitors to your 3-D universe. There's even a camera that lets you broadcast what's going on around the site. Guess you can be in two places at one time after all.

SCS Site Construction Kit
Cryonetworks
A professional Web site development tool that allows novices and experts alike to build creative and dynamic Web sites, SCS is based on the SCOL DMS (Distributed Modules System) architecture. As a result, you can create entire Web sites by combining modules, without ever having to write a line of code. Each of the available modules manages a specific function of your site, such as 3-D spaces, banners, or an administrative interface. In addition to the 100 modules, the application also includes 3,500 textures and 800 3-D objects. Experienced designers can even create new objects and 3-D spaces and import them into SCS using the 3-D converter.

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