Storage - Computer Hardware, Enterprise Computing - General & Miscellaneous, Optics - General & Miscellaneous, Information Storage and Retrieval
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Overview
No computer technology is affecting the way organization business as much as imaging. This new reference shows you fast-emerging technology can be used to meet today's complex corporate information needs. The book focuses on the specifics of image capture, compression, storage, transmission, and output of both color and black-and-white images. It explains the standards and applications for local and wide area networking and offers the first coverage of such new networking technologies as asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) in the context of imaging. You'll find complete discussion of the technology, standard applications that will be the cornerstone of imaging communications in the 1990s, and gain a thorough understanding of the trends and potential impact of image applications in business, education, healthcare, science, and related fields. Imaging in Corporate Environments includes discussion of how electronic imaging systems fit in a corporate enterprise environment ... the enabling technology required to support image applications spanning networks from desktop to wide area ... and aspects of transmission and services to support distributed applications.Focusing on the specifics of imaging storage and transmission, this book examines standards and applications for workstations, local networking, wide area/remote networking, storage and terminals, as well as future trends, providing enough information for readers to make practical decisions about systems development and implementation.
Editorials
Booknews
An up-to-date overview of the technology used in imaging and imaging communications, primarily for corporate managers who need to assess the potential business advantages of the technology. It explains the technology, standards, and applications that will be the cornerstone of imaging in the 1990s, and provides a foundation for understanding the trends and potential impact of imaging applications in business, education, healthcare, science, and related fields. Acidic paper. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)Book Details
Published
February 1, 1994
Publisher
McGraw-Hill Osborne
Pages
302
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780070425880