New and Forthcoming from William Stallings
Computer Organization and Architecture:
Designing for Performance Ninth Edition
This is an extensively revised new edition of this popular textbook. New topics include point-to-point processor interconnect (including QPI); new I/O standards (including Thunderbolt); solid-state drives and flash memory. Updated coverage includes new version of IEEE 754; expanded coverage of multicore and embedded system architecture. Also, the project support has been expanded.
Four-time winner of the TAA Best Computer Science and Engineering textbook of the year award (seventh edition, 2007; sixth edition, 2003; fifth edition, 2000; fourth edition, 1996)
ISBN: 013293633X
Due: April 2012 from Prentice Hall
Business Data Communications:
Infrastructure, Networking, and Security, Seventh Edition
with coauther Thomas Case
This is an extensively revised new edition of this popular textbook. The new edition includes expanded coverage of enterprise and service oriented architecture (SOA), extranets and inter-organizational networks, network operating systems, virtual local area networks (VLANs), network services, and network security.BDC 7e will help students gain a clearer understanding of how business networks work and how they are being shaped by emerging technologies, applications, and services such as fourth generation (4G) mobile networks, IP/MPLS backbones, Metro Ethernet, VoIP, virtualization, IPv6, and third party data centers. Students will also gain new insights into SCM and Enterprise 2.0, network-enabled shared services, business network transformation, and mobile payment systems.
The new edition should be especially appealing to universities seeking alignment with the ACM/AIS IS 2010 curriculum model. BDC 7e covers all the recommended topics for IS 2010.5 IT Infrastructure, one of the core courses in the model curriculum. It also addresses multiple topics recommended for the IS 2010.3 Enterprise Architecture course including virtualization, business continuity, software as a service (SaaS), enterprise data models, network management, and emerging technologies.
Due: November 2012 from Prentice Hall
Computer Security, Second Edition
with coauther Lawrie Brown
This is an extensively revised new edition of this popular textbook. New topics include OS security, wireless security,and cloud security. Also, the project support has been expanded.
For instructors and students, there is a technical resource and course page for the book.
ISBN: 0132775069