En este libro, nos embarcaremos en un viaje a través de la vida de Larry Ellison, cofundador , CEO y CTO de Oracle Corporation , una de las empresas de software más influyentes del mundo. Desvelaremos su trayectoria, desde sus humildes comienzos hasta convertirse en uno de los hombres más ricos del planeta. Exploraremos sus innovaciones revolucionarias en el mercado del software empresarial, sus inversiones estratégicas en tecnología médica y nuevas empresas de vanguardia, y su filosofía empresarial única moldeada por experiencias y visiones distintas. Nacido en Nueva York en 1944, Larry Ellison tuvo una infancia desafiante. A los nueve años se mudó a Chicago con su madre adoptiva, donde asistió a una escuela pública. A pesar de las dificultades financieras, Ellison siempre demostró fascinación por la tecnología y la informática. Después de algunos años en la Universidad de Illinois en Urbana-Champaign , abandonó sus estudios para perseguir sus sueños en el ámbito de la tecnología. Trabajó en varias empresas, acumulando experiencia y conocimientos que le llevarían a fundar Oracle en 1977, junto con Bob Boehm y Ed Oates . Oracle surgió con la misión de desarrollar un innovador sistema de gestión de bases de datos relacionales (DBMS), Oracle Database. La visión de Ellison era crear un sistema eficiente, escalable y seguro capaz de satisfacer las demandas de las empresas en un mundo cada vez más digitalizado. Su apuesta resultó ser correcta. Oracle Database se convirtió rápidamente en líder del mercado, impulsando a Oracle a la cima de la industria del software empresarial. La compañía amplió su portafolio con varias soluciones de gestión empresarial, análisis de datos y computación en la nube, consolidando su posición como referencia global en tecnologías de la información. Descubra mucho más...

Keith Stoner lay frozen in an alien spacecraft for fifteen long years; during that time he came to be something more than just an astronaut, just a man. Stoner became partly alien hismelf--merged with an alien intelligence embodied in the nanotechnology that lived inside Stoner's body. The alien whose tomb that spacecraft was, brought humanity both a blessing and a deadly peril. The technology now the control of Vanguard Industries has changed the face of the earth. The technology that lives in Stoner's bloodstream will change mankind forever. There are powerful leaders, both corporate and political, who are becoming aware of Keith Stoner and the power he seems to control. They want that power for themselves, and will do anything to gain it. Nothing Stoner can say or do will convince these ruthless men and women that the power they seek may destroy them utterly. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

The second novel in Isaac Asimov’s classic science-fiction masterpiece, the Foundation series THE EPIC SAGA THAT INSPIRED THE APPLE TV+ SERIES FOUNDATION Led by its founding father, the psychohistorian Hari Seldon, and utilizing science and technology, the Foundation survived the greed and barbarism of its neighboring warrior-planets. Now cleverness and courage may not be enough. For the Empire—the mightiest force in the Galaxy—is even more dangerous in its death throes. Even worse, a mysterious entity called the Mule has appeared with powers beyond anything humanly conceivable. Who—or what—is the Mule? And how is humanity to defend itself against this invulnerable avatar of annihilation? Filled with nail-biting suspense, nonstop action, and cutting-edge speculation, Foundation and Empire is the story of humanity’s perpetual struggle against the darkness that forever threatens to overwhelm the light—and of how the courage of even a determined few can make all the difference in the universe.

Create and distribute data-connected Microsoft Office Visio diagrams and reports Get full details on the powerful features of Microsoft Office Visio 2007 inside this comprehensive volume. Written by Visio expert David Parker, Visualizing Information with Microsoft Office Visio 2007 demonstrates how to effectively visualize, explore, and communicate complex business information. Learn to use PivotDiagrams, Data Graphics, and Smart Tags, as well as link data to shapes and create meaningful Visio documents and reports. Plus, you'll get vital security information, time-saving tips, troubleshooting techniques, and downloadable macros and code samples. Essential Skills for Database Users and Professionals Create shapes and link them to data Summarize and analyze information using PivotDiagrams Use Data Graphics, Smart Tags, and SmartShapes to reinforce information Generate robust Excel, HTML, and XML reports Create custom, reusable templates, stencils, and masters Update and enhance diagrams with Reviewer's comments and markups Integrate Visio diagrams with other Windows applications Publish and securely distribute Visio documents and summaries Extend functionality using VBA macros, add-ins, and wrapper applications

Contains 15 science fiction stories from the 19th century.

War is humanity’s only hope. “Aldiss’ dark vision of collapsing society and withering earth is poignant and brutal . . . [a] richly detailed world” (Science Fiction Ruminations). In a future where the Earth has been savaged by overpopulation and over‐farming, robots are considered more valuable than humans and sand must be altered to create artificially fertile soil. Ex‐convict Knowle Noland, the hallucinating sea captain of the Trieste Star, finds himself wrapped up in a plot to incite a global war that will wipe out millions. War, it seems, is the only way to drastically reduce the population and create a better world for those who survive.

Throy is volume three of the Cadwal Chronicles trilogy. Glawen Clattuc uncovers the conspirators who seek to destroy the unspoiled natural environment of planet Cadwal. Now, it's open war. Grandmaster Jack Vance brings a galaxy-spanning space-opera mystery to an explosive conclusion. - Matt Hughes Throy is Book III of the Cadwal trilogy, and Volume 57 of the Spatterlight Press Signature Series. Released in the centenary of the author's birth, this handsome new collection is based upon the prestigious Vance Integral Edition. Select volumes enjoy up-to-date maps, and many are graced with freshly-written forewords contributed by a distinguished group of authors. Each book bears a facsimile of the author's signature and a previously-unpublished photograph, chosen from family archives for the period the book was written. These unique features will be appreciated by all, from seasoned Vance collector to new reader sampling the spectrum of this author's influential work for the first time. - John Vance II

Vlad Taltos, an assassin, takes the side of the Teckla, peasants who are in revolt against the Empire and his own family, the House of Jhereg.

Three novels of fast-moving adventure -- and side-splitting humor -- in one book: Hour of the Horde by Gordon R. Dickson: Against an approaching merciless alien horde is an outnumbered galaxy-wide legion.Wolfling by Gordon R. Dickson: Earth was only a primitive outpost, its people dubbed primitive wolflings by the galaxy's rulers -- until Jim Kell was sent to the rulers' Throne World.Gremlins, Go Home by Gordon R. Dickson and Ben Bova: Suppose that elves, gremlins, and leprechauns are really aliens marooned on Earth centuries ago. Now they can go home -- if they can hijack NASA's Mars rocket!