Computer Book Reviews
Page One of TwoAdvanced ColdFusion 4.0 by Ben Forta
Que, January 1999.Trade Paperback, 730 pages.
ISBN: 0789718103
Ordering Information:
Amazon.com.
Advanced ColdFusion 4.0 covers
new and advanced
features available in ColdFusion.
The book provides instruction,
example code, screenshots and
case studies to illustrate these
new concepts which include: monitoring
server performance, scaling, clustering,
security options, NOS security, custom
tags, CFX tags, extending ColdFusion
with COM/DCOM, Corba, customizing
ColdFusion, ColdFusion scripting,
the WDDX format, structured error
handling, regular expressions and
intelligent agents.
Appendices to the book provides
References on ColdFusion tags and functions,
VTML, WIZML and the
WDDX.dtd files.
The accompanying CD-ROM includes:
evaluation versions of ColdFusion,
code listings from the book,
and third-party software tools.
With this release author Ben Forta, an Internet developer who also conducts ColdFusion seminars, has provided an excellent extension of his previous book The ColdFusion 4.0 Web Application Construction Kit (an introductory ColdFusion reference). Web developers who like developing and working with Cold Fusion applications will discover lots of new information and tools in this release. Recommended for programmers who have some prior experience with ColdFusion.
The Complete Small Business Internet Guide by Tom and Lori Heatherington
Que, September 1998.Trade Paperback, 272 pages.
ISBN: 0789718308
Ordering information:
Amazon.com.
These days, launching a website requires
a great deal of effort and specialized knowledge
about web hosts, web design,
content, marketing and numerous
other issues. The Complete Small
Business Internet Guide helps to
demystify this complicated process with information
about how to put a
business online, how to create
a web business and how to market
products and services on the Web. The book
covers numerous internet business
subjects including: e-commerce,
push technology, internet marketing,
web advertising, email marketing,
Internet connections, modems,
domain names, online communication,
website design, Microsoft FrontPage,
copyrights, trademarks, linking, creating
online stores and website submission.
The book also contains web addresses
to online resources that contain more information
on these topics.
In addition, the book contains a valuable
glossary of "geek speak" containing
hundreds of definitions of technical
words. The accompanying CD-ROM
contains a trial version of Microsoft
FrontPage and thirty days free web
hosting with Netcom.
This resource is an excellent introduction to internet business and web marketing concepts, teaching readers how to use this knowledge to get a business online and effectively promote and sell products or services. The web design sections of the book concentrate on using Microsoft FrontPage and working with Microsoft Office software, so Windows 95 or 98 is recommended. A valuable resource for companies ready to make the move online, or for those considering a launch of a new web business.
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