Correct-by-Construction Approaches for SoC Design

At the crossroads of various disciplines, this collective work examines the possibility of a new end-user engagement in ongoing digital/technological products and services development. It provides an overview of recent research specifically focused on the users democratic participation and empowerment. It also enables readers to better identify the main opportunities of participatory design, a concept which encourages the blurring of the role between user and designer. This allows people to escape their status as end-user and to elevate themselves to the level of creator.This book explores new avenues for rethinking the processes and practices of corporate innovation in order to cope with current socio-economic and technological changes. In so doing,...

Winner of the 2011 Axiom Business Book Award bronze medal for Operations Management/Productivity/TQM books.In today's challenging economic climate, organizations faced with limited budgets and frozen staffing levels need proven, common-sense approaches to maximize their productivity. Agile approaches are business practices with a proven track record for helping organizations achieve greater efficiency, higher-quality outputs and increased customer satisfaction. They enable organizations to avoid the trappings of extensive up-front planning and up-front budget commitments by encouraging staff to regularly produce high-value business outputs; and by basing ongoing financial and resource commitments on the delivered outcomes. This focus on responsive pl...

You've heard the saying, 'If you want something done right, do it yourself. Actually, most Internet browsers are done right. Chances are, you're comfortable with yours. Yet, you may want to build your own. You don't have to start from scratchyou can start with the Browser Construction Kit on the CD-ROM that comes with Internet Explorer Construction Kit for Dummies. Best of all, there's no programming required.Whether you personalize your browser or build one just for your business, you can include features and functions not available with traditional browsers, including:Log file: a list of all Web sites visitedAlarm: an audible or popup alarm that signals the end of the time period used with the countdown timerLock: prevents the custom browser from f...