Elsevier Publishes Landmark Book on Computer Architecture in Enhanced, Multimedia eBook

WALTHAM, Massachusetts, October 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

Computer Architecture: A Quantitative Approach by John L. Hennessy and David A. Patterson now available in Inkling Edition

Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, today announced the release of Computer Architecture: A Quantitative Approach, 5^th Edition by John L. Hennessy (President of Stanford University) and David A. Patterson (Pardee Professor of Computer Science, University of California Berkeley) as an enhanced eBook.

Adapted from the classic textbook, Computer Architecture: A Quantitative Approach, 5^th Edition, this interactive eBook from Inkling focuses on the dramatic and evolutionary developments in mobile and cloud computing. Using their quantitative approach to design and analysis, Hennessy and Patterson explore the ways in which software and technology in the cloud are accessed by cell phones, tablets, laptops, and other mobile computing devices. The running context in each chapter is computing for personal mobile devices (PMDs) and warehouse-scale computers, with examples from the real world that help to illustrate and describe the impacts of these revolutionary changes.

 "We're honored to create a unique, multifunctional version of this classic text," said Suzanne BeDell, Managing Director, Science and Technology Books, Elsevier. "With this new eBook Elsevier continues to innovate with content delivery."

Computer Architecture: A Quantitative Approach, 5^th Edition enables students to explore cutting edge computing architecture - including mobile and cloud computing using innovative multimedia features:

• Video content in selected chapters including "Cray-1 Supercomputer 30th Anniversary" (the life and machines of Seymour Cray are explored at the Computer History Museum) and "Google Efficient Data Centers Summit" (Barroso, Hamilton, 2008).
• Animations including a set demonstrating "Matrix Multiplication."
• David Patterson's PowerPoint presentation on "Cache Blocking."
• ALL appendices (A-L) included.
• Embedded hyperlinks allow quick access to all cross-referenced content (chapters, sections, figures, tables, and URLs).
• Print text page numbers listed in the margins, to allow Inkling users to quickly locate content whenever a printed text page number is cited or referenced.
• Solutions to selected end-of-chapter exercises.

Distributed exclusively on the Inkling store, the Inkling eBook version is available for USD $74.99, or $11.99 per chapter.

To take a look before you buy, Inkling offers chapter 2 for free. Download the inkling app from iTunes, Register with Inkling, and click the "free chapter download" button here: https://www.inkling.com/store/computer-architecture-hennessy-5th/

About Elsevier
Elsevier is a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services. The company works in partnership with the global science and health communities to publish more than 2,000 journals, including The Lancet and Cell, and close to 20,000 book titles, including major reference works from Mosby and Saunders. Elsevier's online solutions include ScienceDirect, Scopus, Reaxys, ClinicalKey and Mosby's Nursing Suite, which enhance the productivity of science and health professionals, and the SciVal suite and MEDai's Pinpoint Review, which help research and health care institutions deliver better outcomes more cost-effectively.

A global business headquartered in Amsterdam, Elsevier employs 7,000 people worldwide. The company is part of Reed Elsevier Group PLC, a world-leading publisher and information provider, which is jointly owned by Reed Elsevier PLC and Reed Elsevier NV. The ticker symbols are REN (Euronext Amsterdam), REL (London Stock Exchange), RUK and ENL (New York Stock Exchange).

About Inkling

Inkling is reinventing publishing in the era of the screen/the cloud, and we've started by redefining the book. Starting with the world's best textbooks and learning content from leading publishers, Inkling rebuilds each title from the ground up into engaging and interactive experiences. But it's about more than just books. Look between the lines, and you'll see a revolution in publishing: a new platform for creating, distributing and consuming media-rich, interactive content. Based in San Francisco, Inkling is backed by Sequoia Capital and partners with the world's leading educational and trade publishers. For more information, visit Inkling.com.

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