This report is one of a series on digital broadband content prepared since 2005, focusing on changing value chains and developing business models and the implications for policy. The series is part of ongoing OECD analysis of the digital economy and information and communications policy. The report was drafted by Sacha Wunsch-Vincent and Graham Vickery of the OECD Directorate for Science, Technology and Industry as part of the digital content series under the overall direction of Graham Vickery (Head, Information Economy Group).

The report was presented to the OECD Working Party on the Information Economy (WPIE) in December 2006, and in March 2007 the Committee for Information, Computer and Communications Policy recommended that the report be made available to the general public. The authors are grateful for the contribution of national delegations that provided information and commented on the draft. Other documents in the series cover scientific publishing, music, on-line computer games, mobile content, and public sector information and content (all available at www.oecd.org/sti/digitalcontent), and further reports are forthcoming on film and video and on-line advertising. Some of these reports are also summarised in the OECD Information Technology Outlook 2006 (see www.oecd.org/sti/ito) or are forthcoming in the next edition, to be published in 2008.

Interference determines the performance of UMTS radio networks. In order to provide good coverage and high capacity, network operators need to control the effects and dynamics of interference coupling among users and cells. This is a major challenge in planning and optimizing UMTS radio networks. Hans-Florian Geerdes establishes a concise system model, which describes interference coupling and its impact on the network. The system model enables an efficient analysis of radio network performance. It is also the basis for new automatic planning algorithms. Extensive computational experiments on realistic data demonstrate that the presented evaluation and optimization methods are well-suited tools for use in practice.

The essential guide for getting the internet traffic every smallbusiness owner needs. CD included.

Today’s small-business websites require advanced features that visitors expect: streaming video and audio; e-commerce; custom surveys, forms, and polls; and discussion groups. This book covers all the basics of creating and publicizing a successful webpage.

•Free CD includes JavaScript and numerous templates
•Everything from design and publishing the site to automating and publicizing It
•100 million websites as of 2006—and it keeps on growing
•Simple and easy how-to for small businesses and organizations that can’t afford a professional web designer

About the Author

Paul McFedries has been programming computers since the mid- 1970s. He has written more than 50 computer books that have sold nearly three million copies. He is the author of The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to Windows Vista.

Mark of the Unicorn’s Digital Performer began as a MIDI-only application (Performer) back in the mid-1980s. It was a great program that gave the Mac user an intuitive way to record, edit, and play back MIDI performances. During the mid-1990s, MOTU added digital audio capabilities to this already successful MIDI software application and took the music software industry by storm. Since then, DP has undergone incredible upgrades and enhancements, allowing the end user to manipulate MIDI and digital audio to a degree never before imagined.

This book offers a comprehensive overview of DP5’s features, system setup, and configurations within the OS X environment, while also supplying useful engineering tips and shortcuts to help you get the most out of Digital Performer.

INTERACTION DESIGN: BEYOND HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTION is an up-to-date exposition of the design of the current and next generation interactive technologies, such as the Web, mobiles, and wearables. These exciting new technologies bring additional challenges for designers and developers-challenges that require careful thought and a disciplined approach.

Written for both students and practitioners from a broad range of backgrounds, this book addresses these challenges using a practical and refreshing approach. The text covers a wide range of issues , topics, and paradigms that go beyond the traditional scope of human-computer interaction (HCI). A central focus is how to design interactive products that enhance and extend the way people communicate, interact and work.

The book is an ideal resource for learning the interdisciplinary skills needed for Interaction Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Information Design and Web Design. It:

• Explains how to use design and evaluation techniques for developing successful interactive technologies;
• Demonstrates, through many examples, the cognitive, social and affective issues that underpin the design of these technologies;
• Provides thought-provoking design dilemmas and interviews with expert designers and researchers;
• Uses a strong pedagogical format to foster understanding and enjoyment;
• Adopts an accessible conversational style of writing that will appeal to students and professionals alike.
• The authors have an impressive track record of writing about this field. They come from a broad range of backgrounds and have experience of working in academia, industry and corporations.

About the Author

The authors are all senior academics with a background in teaching, researching, and consulting in the UK, USA, Canada, Australia, and Europe. Having worked together on two other successful text books, they bring considerable experience in curriculum development, using a variety of made for distance learning as well as face-to-face teaching. They have considerable knowledge of creating learning texts and websites that motivate and support learning for a range of students.

All three authors are specialists in interaction design and human-computer interaction(HCI). In addition they bring skills from other disciplines. Yvonne Rogers is a cognitive scientist, Helen Sharp is a software engineer, and Jenny Preece works in information systems. Their complementary knowledge and skills enable them to cover the breadth of concepts in interaction design and HCI to produce an interdisciplinary text and website.. They have collaborated closely, supporting and commenting upon each other's work to produce a high degree of integration of ideas with one voice. They have shared everything from initial concepts, through writing, design and production.

Master the powerhouse of image-editing software

Photoshop is the industry leader in image editing software and this bestselling Photoshop reference shows you why in spades. Packed with over a thousand pages of step-by-step instructions, techniques, and tricks, this essential book covers everything — from the basics to using effects to building spectacular composites to creating projects for the Web or video. Start creating your best work with Photoshop CS4 and the only Photoshop book you need to succeed.

• Find out the latest on Photoshop CS4

• Master image editing for Web, video, and technical images

• Bring out your subjects' best with lighting, color, and retouching tools

• Take control with layers, channels, smart objects, and selections

• Add effects, paint with "brushes," and boldly enter the world of 3-D

About the Author

Stacy Cates (Rome, GA) is an Adobe Photoshop Certified Expert as well as Adobe Certified Instructor. She has been an instructor teaching Adobe Photoshop classes for the past six years. Simon Abrams (Brooklyn, NY) works in interactive advertising at an agency in New York City.

Few World War II stories are more gripping than those fought behind enemy lines by spies, underground members, and special forces.

In his latest collection, Daring Missions of World War II, popular author and distinguished historian William Breuer brings to light largely unknown stories of behind-the-scenes bravery and covert activities that helped the Allies win critical victories both on the ground and in the air. Here are more than seventy tales of espionage, sabotage, and derring-do, including thrilling accounts of "impossible" rescues, ingenious secret networks, and high-stakes U.S. Ranger missions within enemy territory.

Vivid, fast-paced, and dramatic, Daring Missions of World War II introduces you to the heroes and heroines who risked their lives for victory–and sometimes notoriety. Among those you’ll discover are:

• Lieutenant Colonel Montague R. Chidson, who single-handedly saved Amsterdam’s diamond cache from the Nazis
• General Henri Honoré Giraud, who escaped twice from the Germans–the second time from an "escape-proof" prison
• Mathilde Carré, a.k.a. "La Chatte (the cat)," the only female triple agent of the war
• The Netherlands’ Queen Wilhelmina and her daring rescue from Hitler
• The Kachins, a small mountain tribe in Upper Burma, who helped the United States, Britain, and China dislodge a Japanese stronghold
• A young Ho Chi Minh, who was saved by American medics

Courage. Brillance. Intrigue. Whether you’re a history buff or are simply looking for a thrilling read, Daring Missions of World War II allows you to watch the course of history change–and to meet the extraordinary men and women from all corners of the world who were responsible.

About the Author

WILLIAM B. BREUER is the critically acclaimed author of twenty-six military history books, including Unexplained Mysteries of World War II, Top Secret Tales of World War II, Undercover Tales of World war II, Vendetta!: Castro and the Kennedy Brothers, and Shadow Warriors: The Covert War in Korea. Ten of his books have been Main selections of the Military Book Club, including The Great Raid on Cabanatuan and MacArthur’s Undercover War.