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John Vacca is an information technology consultant and internationally known author based in Pomeroy, Ohio. Since 1982, John has authored of 28 books and more than 370 articles in the areas of Internet and Intranet security, programming, systems development, rapid application development, multimedia and the Internet. John was also a configuration management specialist, computer specialist, and the computer security official for NASA's space station program (Freedom) and the International Space Station Program, from 1988 until his early retirement from NASA in 1995. His most recent books include: Internet Security Secrets (IDG Books/Published Date: 1-96/Translations: Russian, German, Spanish and French); VRML: Bringing Virtual Reality to the Internet (AP Professional/Published Date: 4-96/Translations: German); JavaScript Development: Bringing Development and Customization to Intranets and the Internet (AP Professional/Published Date: 11-96/Translations: German); Official Netscape LiveWire Pro Book (Ventana/Published Date: 3-97); Intranet Security (Charles River Media/Published Date: 8-97/Translations: Russian and Chinese); VRML Clearly Explained2ndï¿ Edition (AP Professional/Published date 1-17-97); The Cabling Handbook, (Prentice Hall/Publication date: 9-98); "MCSE: Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Systems Management Server 2.0," (Prentice Hall/Publication date: 2-99);ï¿ Satellite Encryption, (Academic Press/Published date 7-26-99); and, The Cabling Handbook, 2nd Edition (Prentice Hall/Publication date: 12-2000); and, Electronic Commerce, 3rd Edition (Charles River Media/Published Date: 1-2001). John was alsoï¿ one of the security consultants for the MGM movie titled : "AntiTrust," which was released on January 12, 2001. Among his recent books are Net Privacy (co-authored with Michael Erbschloe); Wireless Broadband Networks Handbook : 3G, LMDS & Wireless Internet; and Information Warfare (co-authored with Michael Erbschloe)--all available from McGraw-Hill.

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UNDERSTAND WIRELESS DATA COMPLETELY, EASILY WITH "WIRELESS DATA DEMYSTIFIED"

Wireless subscribers are up, but revenue per subscriber isn't - and it isn't going to be unless wireless service providers can provide more than plain-vanilla voice services. The road to successful deployment of data services has been difficult, but it is essential if the industry is going to survive. This book takes you inside the data services that will - one way or another - transform the wireless industry.

John R. Vacca wrote the book on wireless data, literally: His "Wireless Broadband Networks Handbook" is the field's standard professional reference. Now, in "Wireless Data Demystified," he offers a book anyone can understand--without being a certified technical expert. And if you are a technical expert, you will find here the essentials you need, without wading through hundreds of pages of technical detail.

You "must" read this book if--
* understanding wireless data technologies and their future is your career
* you want a sightline on interlinked wireless data technologies - and a realistic timeline on what's really happening now
* wireless e-mail, e-commerce, audio, video, stock quotes, information retrieval, and other subscriber services are part of your plan for the future
* networks, technologies, and the protocols that deliver wireless data services are your responsibility
* making the move from straight wireless voice services to data is your company's survival strategy - or should be
* basic network design and deployment concepts, clearly explained, could put you ahead of the pack
* implementing fixed wireless or WLL (wireless local loop) is a servicepossibility
* you're a network manager, administrator, or technician, or work in wireless sales or marketing
* you can see past the troubled present to future investment potential of wireless data

Transmitting wireless data will be a $7.5 billion-a-year business by 2005, industry analysts predict. This book unpacks wireless data essentials to position you to take advantage of this difficult but fast-growing market.