Search Results for "appendix"

EXI is the result of extensive work carried out by the W3C's XML Binary Characterization (XBC) and Efficient XML Interchange (EXI) Working Groups. XBC was chartered to investigate the costs and benefits of an alternative form of XML, and formulate a way to objectively evaluate the potential of a substitute format for XML. Based on XBC's recommendations, EXI was chartered, first to measure, evaluate, and compare the performance of various XML technologies (using metrics developed by XBC [XBC Measurement Methodologies]), and then, if it appeared suitable,

Hackers into personal and corporate web sites are viewed as invasive by computer professionals and consumers as traditional home burglars. On the browser side, three computer security experts offer break-in deterrent tips via user passwords and IDs, anti-cookie, and advanced anonymity strategies. Server-side security entails firewalls, privacy-conscious Java applets, CGI scripts, and encrypted payment protocols/products. An appendix deciphers cryptography basics. To further ensure that computer users don't get caught in unsecured webs, the authors