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Newton's Telecom Dictionary : The Authoritative Guide to Telecommunications, Networking, the Internet and Information Technology

Name: Newton's Telecom Dictionary : The Authoritative Guide to Telecommunications, Networking, the Internet and Information Technology
Author: Harry Newton
ISBN: 9781578201044

by Harry Newton

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Overview

Long required reading for anyone involved in the telecommunications, networking, and Internet industry, this new edition of Newton's Dictionary is more essential today than ever before: revolutionary changes continue to unfold, new standards are announced, technologies are released or updated, and vendor-specific terms are created. Useful for anyone trying to keep up with the flood of new technologies and terms, this indispensable reference contains over 21,000 easy-to-understand definitions sprinkled with Harry Newton's trademark dry wit. Each listing is written in a nontechnical style, using as extensive or as brief an explanation as needed.

About the Author, Harry Newton

Harry Newton has 30 years in telecommunications. He founded LAN (now Network) Magazine, the first networking magazine. He founded three leading monthly telecom magazines -- Call Center, Computer Telephony and Teleconnect. He also founded the enormously successful trade show, Computer Telephony Conference and Exposition (CT Expo). He is (of late) a successful angel (early venture capitalist) in telecom, networking and Internet ventures. Recently he started a monthly newsletter, Harry Newton's Technology Investor. For a subscription, go to Technology Investor. Newton holds an MBA from the Harvard Business School and undergraduate degree in economics from the University of Sydney, Australia. He is not an engineer. But he knows enough to be dangerous in front of them. And that, he says, is the ultimate thrill.

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If you're involved with telecommunications in any way, you're handicapping yourself if you don't have a copy of Newton's Telecom Dictionary. Author Harry Newton has been a legend in the telecom industry since long before telecom became trendy. He calls the shots as he sees 'em. So does his dictionary. Very personal. Always opinionated. ("Backhoe Fade: Signal loss caused by some moron who forgot to call before he dug.") Occasionally funny. Always invaluable.

Unlike some dictionaries, Newton doesn't assume you know the backstory. He explains from the very beginning, making his book a wondrous resource for folks without engineering degrees (sales/marketing/PR types, managers, customers, and so forth).

Also unlike other dictionaries, this one's enormously comprehensive. Over 30,000 entries. That's 9,000 more than the previous 17th edition -- so there's plenty of room for the latest new wireless and high-speed stuff. It's also several times as many entries as its leading competitors. Even after you subtract the occasional insanely off-topic entries that'll still teach you something worth knowing ("Fire: To discharge someone. In Scotland during medieval times, if your clan wanted to get ride of you, but not kill you, they would set fire to your house..."). (Bill Camarda)

Bill Camarda is a consultant, writer, and web/multimedia content developer with nearly 20 years' experience in helping technology companies deploy and market advanced software, computing, and networking products and services. He served for nearly ten years as vice president of a New Jerseybased marketing company, where he supervised a wide range of graphics and web design projects. His 15 books include Special Edition Using Word 2000 and Upgrading & Fixing Networks For Dummies®, Second Edition.