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Pro SQL Server 2008 Replication is for Microsoft database developers and administrators who want to learn about the different types of replication and those best suited to SQL Server 2008. This book w
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The readership for this guide includes professional system administrators and developers of open source software environments based on Linux or Solaris. Readers should be familiar with the GNOME-based
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Written for enterprise architects familiar with Silverlight and .NET Framework 3.5, this guide demonstrates the enterprise capabilities of Silverlight for developing service-oriented rich internet app
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Written for any programmer familiar with C#, this guide introduces the XNA game studio framework for developing games that will run on Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Zune portable music player. Exercises il
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This book, written by veteran Oracle database administrator Iggy Fernandez, a regular on the Oracle conference circuit and the editor ofNoCOUG Journal, is a manageable introduction to key Oracle datab
