Powerbuilder 5.0: Application Development for the Internet & World Wide Web (Itcp-Us Computer Science Series) [Paperback]

Nicholas D. Evans (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1997 | Series: Itcp-Us Computer Science Series

The first book/CD package to thoroughly cover Powersoft's Web extensions to PB 5.0, this book explores Web.pb, Distributed PowerBuilder, and plug-ins. The CD contains ready-to-run sample applications and a small scale Distributed PowerBuilder Class Library to aid in Web development.

Product Details

• Paperback: 401 pages
• Publisher: Coriolis Group (April 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1850328900
• ISBN-13: 978-1850328902
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,177,813 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Mr. Evans is a Vice President within the Office of the CTO at Unisys and is presently leading their Strategic Innovation Program. Prior to this position he was Vice President and General Manager of Worldwide Enterprise Security Initiatives within Unisys' Strategic Program Office. In this role he focused on the strategy and coordination of enterprise security initiatives across Unisys' holistic security portfolio including people, goods & assets, and information systems.

Mr. Evans has nearly twenty years of experience in all aspects of solution delivery in a wide variety of industries. His clients have included 3M, Abbott Labs, American Airlines, American Family Insurance, AT&T, Atlantic Health System, Baylor, Best Buy, Boeing, BP Amoco, ChevronTexaco, Compaq, Conoco, First USA, Integris, Intel, Johnson & Johnson, Kodak, Major League Baseball, Nokia, Schering Plough, PetroCore, Providian, Sears, SunTrust Bank, Texaco, TSI (Verizon), US Army, Van Waters & Rogers and many others.

He is the author of several business-oriented books on emerging technology and IT strategy including titles from Financial Times Prentice Hall ("Business Innovation & Disruptive Technology: Harnessing the Power of Breakthrough Technology'for Competitive Advantage" and "Business Agility: Strategies for Gaining Competitive Advantage through Mobile Business Solutions"), Microsoft Press, and Powersoft Press.

As an industry luminary, he has shared his thought leadership in leading publications such as Fortune, Time Magazine, Financial Times, CIO Magazine, Optimize, Internet Week, RFID Journal, and Washington Technology, as well as broadcast media such as CNBC Squawk Box, History Channel, Discovery Channel and Business Talk Radio.

Prior to Unisys, Mr. Evans was Global Lead, Emerging Technology at BearingPoint Inc. In this role he focused on the delivery of emerging technology strategies and solutions, including Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), wireless/mobility, web services, business process management, real-time infrastructure, and security having strategic enterprise value to BearingPoint clients.

Prior to BearingPoint, Mr. Evans was the National Technical Director for E-Business at PricewaterhouseCoopers within their Global Software Solutions Center. In this role, he was responsible for sales and delivery of large-scale and strategic e-business engagements for PricewaterhouseCoopers clients nationally, personally contributing to over $30 million in revenue. He co-founded the National Internet Practice for Coopers & Lybrand in 1997.

Mr. Evans holds a B.Sc.(Hons) in Geophysical Sciences and an M.Sc. in Oceanography from Southampton University in England. He serves as a board member for the Software Division of the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) and chair of their Web Services Initiative, and as an Emerging Technology Advisor for the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) and chair of their RFID Standards Task Group.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Good and easy reading book, June 5, 1998

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This review is from: Powerbuilder 5.0: Application Development for the Internet & World Wide Web (Itcp-Us Computer Science Series) (Paperback)

I have read this book and I found it very useful for those who are beginning with internet projects (like me). It will explain step by step how to build good and efficient programs. The reason why I rated 8 is because the book doesn't explain too much (at all, in fact) the problems of database connection, and maybe it needs a little more explanation of features like mixing Java (not JavaScript) with PB and so on. Anyway, it's a very good book. Buy it, and learn.