This handbook encompasses the spectrum of disciplines and topics related to object technology. It outlines emerging technology and examines advances, trends, specifications and ongoing research. The handbook divides into 15 sections, each containing several chapters related to that specific discipline. Non-abstract information provides the reader with practical, useful knowledge which is directly applicable to the understanding and improvement of the reader's job or area of interest related to this technology. The topics discussed include: the processes, notation and tools for classical...

Communication technologies change the way we live our lives-the ways we communicate and share information, the news, and our entertainment.
The new millennium promises to bring some of the most volatile activity in the history of communications, as we continue to be bombarded by new standards and technologies. The near frenzy of corporate mergers and acquisitions accelerates technological development and can provide hints of what is to come. With the rapid appearance of new protocols, standards, and tools, it becomes increasingly difficult -and increasingly important-for communications...