Summary: It's the clearest window into our modern world, the most popular search engine in existence, and the foundation of an economic juggernaut, eponymously named. This CNBC Original documentary goes inside Google and examines the Internet phenomenon-or transformation-it spawned. CNBC's Maria Bartiromo presents the fascinating story of how two graduate students, Sergey Brin and Larry Page, turned a...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: An economy in which the office is a thing of the past. a sensor system that tracks and identifies goods in transit. a camera that records every life experience in minute detail. If these sound like dreams of a distant future, think again. This program examines the boundless opportunities and staggering challenges of the digital era, presenting concise case studies of 21st-century companies,...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: Seven years and
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: High-tech innovation has triggered an avalanche of new business opportunities. Module one of this program examines how information technology is changing the airline business in Hong Kong. In module two, the impact of the evolving Internet infrastructure on markets and business organization is discussed. In module three, tomato-growing in Iceland is a case in point for the way technological...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: How do companies tap the information locked up in the minds of their employees? The three modules of this program compare various corporate learning systems designed to increase knowledge and promote the sharing and archiving of data. Case studies feature the 70,000-employee consulting firm Arthur Andersen; the European Automobile Manufacturers Association, Daimler Benz, and Volvo; and...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: From prehistoric cave paintings to the invention of today's high-speed printing presses, there has always been a need to "get the message out," and with the advent of computer technology, anyone can get their own message out with the services of a desktop publishing professional. Using computers and DTP software packages, these pros work in home offices and small design firms putting together...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Heimans, Jeremy
Summary: Why do some leap ahead while others fall behind in our chaotic, connected age? In New Power, Jeremy Heimans and Henry Timms confront the biggest stories of our time--the rise of mega-platforms like Facebook and Uber; the out-of-nowhere victories of Obama and Trump; the unexpected emergence of movements like #MeToo--and reveal what's really behind them: the rise of "new power." For most of...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Books on Tape 2018
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 005 HEISummary: In this program two interactive software developers describe multimedia hardware and software, and how multimedia content-text, audio, and video-is created and supported. Tin Man Games programmer Ben Britten discusses Apple's Xcode suite of tools used to make iPhone applications, and gives an overview of the software that plans, captures, edits, and displays multimedia, including codec programs...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: From the minutia of warehouse inventories to the training programs of the aeronautics industry, this program focuses on commercial applications for high-tech electronic systems. Two in-depth case studies are used. The first showcases a HUD or "head-up" display developed by British Aerospace Engineering, used in state-of-the-art flight instruction of civilian aircraft pilots. The second case...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: Designed for novices, this unintimidating program examines the basic steps involved in producing any piece of software: identifying the goal, crafting algorithms, coding and compiling, testing and debugging syntax and logic errors, and documenting. Since the video does not rely on viewer familiarity with specific computer languages, Introduction to Programming is a good starting point for any...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: Going behind the scenes at the world's leading software company, this consumer technology case study takes a front-row seat at the conception, development, and product launch of the Xbox 360. Interviews with executives, designers, programmers, and game testers at the center of Microsoft's initiative highlight a creative and intensely competitive culture prevalent not only at the Redmond-based...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Contents: Outdoor fun : visitors and recreation -- Into the wild : park wilderness -- Alive and well : park health and quality -- Without a trace : human impacts -- High-tech digs : archaeology -- Then and now : historic preservation -- Into the future : park plans -- Safe and sound : roads and trails -- Leading the way : park maps -- Creature comforts : wildlife management -- The big picture :...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: ESRI Press 2004
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 917.3 MAPSummary: Principles of Business: Management provides students and researchers with a solid understanding of the most important aspects of management, from leadership and operations to project management and entrepreneurship. An understanding of the fundamentals of management will serve job-seekers in all industries, alongside those who want to start their own business.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Salem Press, a division of EBSCO Information Services, Inc. 2017